[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. First, i want to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today for this important discussion. The fact that most americans can safely assume that things they need will be in stock from groceries to Household Goods and more, is certainly a testament to the success of the freight industry. This is especially important during the pandemic. Deliveries have increased exponentially so that American Families can get what they need from the safety of their homes. We owe a debt of gratitude to the workers have made this possible by putting themselves into harms way by working around the clock. The freight industry is also critical to our economy at large and to american competitiveness. Every day the freight industry moves billions of dollars worth of goods that power Numerous Industries and businesses. As a result the freight industry has outsized impact on our economy. Unfortunately this outsized impact me
Militants if all exchanges of niceties continue we will ask the americans to bring the number of their diplomats who deal with by lots rules relations with russia in accordance with the number of our employees working in the embassy and to general consulates in the u. S. The kremlin is reacting to u. S. Government decision to blacklist Russian Companies expel Russian Diplomats and bar u. S. Banks from buying sovereign bonds from the central bank in Moscow Russia continue to interfere with our democracy all this because washington says russia is involved in malign acts including the persecution of opposition politicians alexina vowel me interfering in elections engaging in cyber hacking as well as occupying crimea are the toughest sanctions since 2018. If the government is frightened by the way the events are developing but they will change course and will continue to be confrontational but the question is how far will the kremlin push it they will try to make it look as though nothing
A shipment of 864000 doses of astra zeneca from the kovacs scheme the government has imposed tougher restrictions including a 3 week nighttime curfew the 1st people to make use of new zealand and australia as new quarantine free travel bubble of touch down families and friends are reuniting after the 2 countries launch the Initiative Following months of coordination new zealand and australia shut their borders to almost everyone except residents and citizens in march 2020. The u. S. President is threatening russia of consequences if kremlin critic alex in the valley dies in prison van these health is rapidly deteriorating and runs the risk of kidney failure according to his personal doctor hes been on Hunger Strike for over 3 weeks i did jocasta reports from washington d. C. Its been nearly 3 weeks since alexina vali launched a Hunger Strike after russian prison officials denied him access to private doctors to treat back pain and the loss of feeling in his legs the symptoms possibly l
A young man buries his father. A few meters away a steady stream of mourners carry bodies of their loved ones in the capitals largest called 900 for muslims its now on most full families speak of their anger and despair as a day to keep piling up in the citys mortuaries. People are being made to run around but theyre not letting anyone meet patients people are desperate even for Drinking Water over there doctors are not meeting the patients they are keeping their distance and if someones oxygen finishes and that person is simply lying there an attendant. You delhi has imposed a weekend curfew and there are restrictions in one of indias most populous states my russia to still infection rates in the worst hit regions but reports of shortages of hospital beds medicine and oxygen have led to more fears or im very very scared the situation is terrifying if i wasnt an essential worker i wouldnt have left my house at all no one should go out but theres no social distancing here polling booths
Hearing is 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. First, i want to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today for this important discussion. The fact that most americans can safely assume that things they need will be in stock from groceries to Household Goods and more, is certainly a testament to the success of the freight industry. This is especially important during the pandemic. Deliveries have increased exponentially so that American Families can get what they need from the safety of their homes. We owe a debt of gratitude to the workers have made this possible by putting themselves into harms way by working around the clock. The freight industry is also critical to our economy at large and to american competitiveness. Every day the freight industry moves billions of dollars worth of goods that power Numerous Industries and businesses. As a result the freight industr