we ll have much more on when children might be able to start getting those shots, coming up. as efforts to get back to pre-pandemic normal appear to be gaining speed, there is now a new threat, one with real life implications for millions of americans and for our broader national security. the fbi today said a criminal hacking group known as dark side is behind the ransomware attack, targeting a 5500-mile-long network pipeline system that provides the east coast with nearly half of its gasoline and jet fuel. colonial, the company that operates the pipeline, halted operations late friday after it discovered the hack. they said they hope to restore most service by the end of this week. the shutdown comes on the verge of the summer driving season, of course, and gas prices are already surging as a result of it. today the white house tried to reassure the nation about gas supplies. on the issue of gas prices, as i indicated right now, there are no supply disruptions. we re work
subcommittee on social sushlg held a hearing on the impact of coronavirus on social security. several raised concerns about a payroll tax cut which they said would reduce funding for the program. the subcommittee on social security will come to order. i want to welcome all of our witnesses and audience members. thank you, everyone, for joining with us today as we all bear up under covid-19 and address technologically to coming together. we will begin with opening statements by myself and the ranking member followed by testimony from our witnesses, and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. we ll dispense of the practice observing givens rule and instead go in order of seniority for questioning. alternating between minority and majority. members will be responsible for muting and unmuting themselves throughout the proceedings. i thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this great time of need. w
witnesses and audience members. thank you everyone for joining with us today as we all bear up under covid-19 and address technologically to coming together. we will begin with opening statements by myself and the ranking member. follow the by testimony from our witnesses and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. we will dispense of our practice of observing givens rule and instead go to go in order of seniority for questions. alternating between minority and majority. members will be responsible for muting and unmuting themselves throughout the proceedings. i thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this great time of need. with that, i would like to again welcome everybody to the ways and means social subcommittee virtual hearing on the impact of covid-19 on social security and its beneficiaries. again, let me add my thanks to the member and of course our witnesses who have joined us today a
a look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on social security. witnesses before a house panel say recipient to rely on the income could be affected by a prolonged economic downturn. the subcommittee on social security will come to order. i want to welcome all of our witnesses and audience members, thank you for joining with us today as we bear up under covid-19 and addressed technologically to coming together. we will begin with opening statements by myself and the ranking member. testimony from our witnesses and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. we will dispense the practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority. member will be responsible from you ding and then muting themselves throughout the proceedings. thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this time of need. with that i would like to welcome everybody t
government accountability office on a report looking at how well americans are saving for retirement. as always, we take your calls i knew can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] host: good morning. it is monday, april 8, 2019. the house is in at noon eastern and the senate reconvenes at 4:00 p.m. we will be next with you for the next 4 hours. we begin with kiersten nielsen s resignation from her cabinet post on sunday. it comes just days after she joined the president to a trip to the mexican border on friday. we are getting your reaction and we want to hear what you inc. about the latest departure from the president s cabinet. republicans can call at 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. .ndependents, 202-748-8002 you can catch up with ah