Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses for your service to our country. 13 people lost their lives, 30 people were injured. It underscores what we are dealing with here in terms of a threat environment. This is my ninth annual threat hearing that i have either chaired or participated in. I often say im not the most uplifting character. Those i could say that in nine years, i have seen tremendous progress being made and we have reduced these threats and all is well. Unfortunately, we face the same threats. If anything, the threats are growing. Nine years ago, we were talking about the blind use of drive drones or the use of social media. We face the same threats. They are evolving. Terrorist groups are metastasizing. They are spreading around the world. , it has happened is grown more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibilities on your shoulders. Really, i will turn it over to my Ranking Member and we will get to witness testimony.
Innovation panel. Weber honored to have dr. Anne schuchat, the center for Disease Control and prevention, and our second panelist is dr. Daniel salmon, Bloomberg School of public school. We are very honored to have the help and security interface from the World Health Organization joint joined us and he is going above and beyond the call of duty as he is alone in from australia through los angeles and took the redeye to be here this afternoon. He has come really above and beyond the call of duty. And then a final panelist is doctor irene koek, acting assistant administered for Global Health United States agency for international development. We will have a similar format of our last panel, and i would also maybe encourage the panelists if they feel the urge to ask one of their copanelist a question that just interrupt me and do it. Ask a wrong question, they just restate the question you would rather answer and go for it. What we are way behind so well probably go to audience q a much
There are going to go ahead and resume. Once introduced quickly our panel of speakers. This represents more of an institutional leadership and Innovation Panel where pariente have Anne Schuchat from the center for Disease Control and dr. Daniel salmon director of the institute for vaccination safety at Johns Hopkins university. We are very hard to have that there Maurizio Barbeschi health and security interface from the World Health Organization join us and hes gone above and beyond the call of duty as he came to los angeles and took the red eye to be here this afternoon so he has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Our final panelists is that your irene koek the administrator for Global Health United States agency for international development. We are going to have a similar format for a last panel and i would also encourage the panelists if they feel the urge to ask one of their copanelists a question just interrupt me and do it and if i asked the wrong question as david said on
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
21st Century Public Health threats. The nations preparedness and response capabilities. We will hear from the assistant secretary preparedness and response at the department of human health and services. Chapter at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. And doctor Scott Gottlieb commissioner for the fda. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then i will turn to senator alexander and casey for opening remarks they might have. After that will introduce the panel of witnesses and we will hear their testimonies and then each member will have up to five minutes for any remarks and questions. First i would like to welcome the chairman and thank him for giving me the opportunity to hold the devil today. This hearing discusses a topic that is critical to the National Security and has seen many years of bipartisan work in this committee and in this congr