Advantage, we hope the republican majority on the Homeland Security committee has not become a sympathetic audience and a potential Entrance Point to foreign influenced campaigns wittingly or unwittingly. What a disastrous and disgraceful fate of affairs. The senate should pass this resolution today. I yield the floor to my colleague from oregon. Wyden wyden mr. President. Mr. Wyden mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for oregon. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i rise in support for this resolution, the democratic leader. We are calling for an end to a horribl horribly flawed investigation, attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sew distrust are an established matter of fact. And it is especially troubling because for periods over the last year, two Senate Committees have conducted an investigation involving the ukraine, former Vice President biden and his son hunter. Homeland security and Government Affairs committee, led by our colleague from wisconsin, chairman john
Early investments in child health and nutrition are crucial. The time period from pregnancy through Early Childhood is one of rapid physical, cognitive emotional and social development and because of this this time period in a childs life can set the stage for a lifetime of good health and success in learning and relationships or it can be a time of toxic stress when physical, mental, and social health and learning are compromised. Micronutrients such as iron and folate have demonstrated effects on Brain Development but are commonly deficient in pregnant women and Young Children in the united states. These deficiency cans lead to delays in attention motor development, poor shortterm memory and lower i. Q. Scores. One of the most Effective Investments congress can make during the prenatal to school age period is to support the special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants and children, or wic and i thank the committee for its strong bipartisan support for wic over the past f
Test new models of telehealth without regard to the geographic barriers and some of the other statutory restrictions. We have a number of very interesting telehealth models that are being tested currently including the health link model i mentioned in my testimony. Thank you very much. Senator moran . Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Thank you for you and senator murray having this hearing. A very important one certainly from a senator from kansas. But really for the country. Let me start with mr. Morris. Tell me what statistics are there that demonstrate over a period of time how many rural hospitals are closing or being in addition to that are threatened to close. Ive seen an ap story just in the last few days indicating that 50 rural hospitals have closed that expectations for more a total of 50 hospitals in the rural u. S. Have closed since 2010 according to the ap. And the pace has been accelerating with more closures in the past two years than the past ten. This is according to
Prices. Whatever his comment is, its getting sidelined from comments from a chief of staff and white house aide. Joe biden just slammed the comments about senator john mccain saying its a new low. Mccain is battling brain cancer. While the president did not utter the offense, his lack of condemnation so far speaks volumes. Mccains daughter megan speaking out today. Whatever you want to say in this kind of environment, the thing that surprises me most is i was talking about this with you, joy, that i dont understand what kind of environment youre working in when that would be acceptable and then can you come to work the next day and still have a job. My fathers legacy is going to be talked about for hundreds and hundreds of years. I agree. These people, nothing burgers. Megan mccain was reacting to a comment made by white house aid kelly sadler. A white house official says that sadler was dismissing senator mccains opposition to trumps pick to the cia director when she said as a joke ab
History of the United States. Dozen of initiatives. Smart, targeted, but ensuring that patients have access to the best therapies. Dana that was alex azar. Now we turn to chief White House Correspondent john roberts at the white house. John . John good afternoon. Welcome to the rose garden where the sun is shining today. Ivanka trump is wearing black and that might not have been the best choice that it is always ten degrees hotter here with the sun beating down and the air doesnt move. I digress. The president promised in the campaign he would try to do something about drug prices. Its emerging as one of the big issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections. The president this afternoon will announce a number of different measures, not just one thing to bring down the price of drugs including encouraging innovation , promoting price competition and addressing foreign freeloading. The white house complains that the u. S. Consumer bear unfair burden of the Drug Development because of other countr