People who study pipework health have been saying listen, this is going to happen. Its only a matter of time. This is a message from the governments chief medical officer coronavirus. You should now only go out to an absolutely necessary for food medicine, work or exercise. Always try to stay 2 meters apart, to not meet others outside your household, even friends and family. I think this disease is remarkably infectious, even compared to influenza in the flu. And so even though we were prepared, were almost overrun by the ferocity of the pandemic. Is highly transmissible, like all the crying about it, which would only cause a common cold. You know, if youre in the room with someone with a cold, youre likely to get the cold. But the problem with this virus is it doesnt stop in the nose. It doesnt stop in the long. It can spread very rapidly into the rest of the body. And thats why it is such a dramatic disease portobello road in the heart of Londons Notting Hill district, normally packe
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i hate sitting up here. I feel so far away and i asked the step to do the chair position to the front row but theres no room for the bench. Another day and another room. The subcommittee on oversight and accountability will come to order. The purpose of this hearing to examine the state departments Climate Policy and the budget of the special president ial envoy for climate office. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. As we examine the state departments climate agenda and budget we are joined today by former secretary of state john kerry. Firstever special president ial envoy for climate mr. Kerry youre sitting in a newlycreated position that from the Root Research ive done in two years you have largely managed to avoid any real oversight or accountability in that position. My Community Cares about this as an issue. We sit on the port of east coast and we felt the consequences of their garments of disaster and is a member
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Epa administrator, scott pruitt, testifying on his priorities at the epa, and youre watching live coverage here on cspan3. These issues we want to do all we can to eliminate those things so we dont have those kind of sites across the country, absolutely. Well, and youre your rush to eliminate regulations, thats exactly what youre doing, is creating opportunity for new superfund sites to be created. I wouldnt interpret it that way, congressman. The gentlemans time has expired. The chair will recognize the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Hudson, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, mr. Administrator, for making the extra effort to come back and take all of our questions. And thank you for your strong leadership at the agency. I appreciate also that your efforts to make the epa focus on air and water and soil contamination. My state of North Carolina has been shaken by a discovery of a chemical called generation x. I know my state reports that gen x is no longer gettin
This morning we have a hearing the preparedness and response capabilities we will hear from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response hhs and the director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response for health at cdc and dr. Gottlieb commissioner of the fda. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second tuesday january 23. Senator murray and i each have been openingng statements or any opening remarks they may haverk after that we will introduce our panel and hear their testimony then each minute member has up to five minutes for any remarks or questions. First welcome to the chairman for giving me the opportunity to have this hearing that discusses the topic critical to National Security and has seen many years of bipartisan work in this committee and congress. We have developed strength in the name work with and other Nuclear Threats with the potential to jeopardize the health of all americans. This created a framework as we have