Outbreak a global pandemic. Cdc has now reported that we have almost one thousand confirmed cases. That is up from 100 reported cases a week ago. A 900 increase. Americans are worried. They are scared. It is essential that we are able to hear directly from the Health Officials leading this effort with just the facts. Im going to go to the republican side first, which is where we left off. Before i do that, without objection, the following three letters we sent on march 3rd to hhs and cdc requesting basic information including about testing are entered into the record. We have not gotten any response to those letters. And with that i recognize mr. Higgins. Thank you, madam chair. Dr. Fouci, gentlemen, thank you for returning today. And let me ask dr. Fouci, do you lead the executives task force regarding our nations response to coronavirus . No, i dont, sir. Your status is what on the task force . I dont lead the task force. The task force is led by the Vice President. Youre the lead sc
Thank you all for being here. I will start by introducing myself quickly. Im the executive director of the task force and the political work and legal work [inaudible] [inaudible] most through the region and ba back. To my left is along side of the foundation an and they visited e border and theyve met with victims, medical workers, former detainees, survivors. The foundation has played a key role in helping to evacuate the Womens Center that we have so theyve been incredible supporters and close friends. The end of course that had testified here today. And works closely with us and that is all the introduction and i think the best way to do this is maybe [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] i would like to thank all of the organizations in the United States and the community in the diaspora as the Holocaust Memorial museum for making this opportunity possible for us to talk about what is happening and what our practical steps are that can be taken to alleviate the suffering of peop
Including some turtles. Thats right. Your tax dollars actually paid for a study that put turtles on treadmills. So here we have our turtles on a treadmill. To no ones surprise, it turns out that turtles are really, really slow. Okay. Thats what our tax dollars went to. In fact, this wasteful study found that turtles moved at nearly the same pace as dead turtles on a treadmill. Arent you glad that washington bureaucrats used your hard earned dollars to conduct this study . Good grief, folks. Now how many of your tax dollars went to this study exactly . Well, folks, your guess is actually as good as mine because there is no legal obligation for most federal agencies to publicly disclose the price of government projects even though the american taxpayers are paying for them. Folks, this is your money, your money. So shouldnt you have a right to know how it is being spent . Its been said before, and i sure believe it, government functions best when it operates in the open. This is the basi
Following the Senate Foreign hearing, committee befor witnesses and director m. Night joined the witnesses at a press conference. [indiscernible conversations] all, for being here and for your interest. I am the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task force. We are an organization that does humanitarian work, political work and legal work. Ourre proud to have organization an amazing family and m. Night shyamalan, caesar and omar, who play an Important Role in the work that we are doing. Kikoler is at the center for prevention event prevention of genocide at the u. S. Holocaust museum. The museum has been an amazing resource and ally to innocent civilians in syria, taking trips to the region and back to shine a light on atrocities. Left is the cohead of the m. Night shyamalan foundation. They have visited the borders and met with victims, medical workers, detainees, chemical weapons survivors. Their foundation has played a key role in helping evacuate a Womens Center and a schoo
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