Good morning, this hearing is called to order. The title of this hearing is congressional oversight in the face of executive branch and media suppression, and in particular case study of the crossfire hurricane, corrupt investigation. Ill add that. The hearing is actually quite a bit broader than that. But well certainly focus on that. I became chairman of this committee in january of 2015 and will complete my sixyear term at the end of this month. We can all be proud of the more than 100 piece of legislation we worked on together as a committee that became law. The other than more than 200 bills we passed out of committee, although not signed into law, can still serve as the basis for future legislation. Our committee and subcommittees also have broad oversight jurisdiction, and responsibilities that we have not ignored. We investigated and exposed problems within the Va Health Care system, human trafficking, National Security leaks, and systemic violations of the hatch act within the
Researchers, factory workers, logisticians, and hundreds more have all come together for a singular purpose. That purpose save lives and end the pandemic. We checked our egos at the door. We have worked collectively to solve the problem and we have achieved success as identified last night by the fda when they approved emergency use authorization of the vaccine. Of the vaccine. Now we begin distribution of the vaccines to americans. You have heard me refer to today as dday. Some people assume that i meant day of distribution. In fact, dday in military designates the date the mission begins. Dday was a pivotal turning point in world war ii and was the beginning of the end. Dday was the beginning of the end and that is where we are today. Make no mistake, it was not the end. Months and months of hard work and battles occurred and it took diligence, courage and strength to achieve victory. Victory did come, and while this moment is extraordinary, and i am proud to be here, announcing wher
We have worked collectively to solve the problem and we have achieved success as identified last night i the fda when they of the vaccine. Now we begin distribution of the vaccines to americans. You have heard me refer to today as dday. Some people assume that i meant day of distribution. In fact, dday in military designates the date the mission begins. Dday was a pivotal turning point in world war ii and was the beginning of the end. Dday was the beginning of the end and that is where we are today. Make no mistake, it was not the end. Months and months of hard work and battles occurred and it took diligence, courage and strength to achieve victory. Victory did come, and while this moment is extraordinary, and i am proud to be here, announcing where we are with distribution, we have a lot of work to do it we are not taking a victory lap. We know that the road ahead will be tough. We know that situations will occur, but we will figure it out together collectively to solve the problems.
Good morning, everybody. I think w had senator blumenthal remotely, ishat correct . Mr. Chairman. Is it okay if we move forwar absolutely. Thanks very much . Ill make a brief Opening Statement ts is about censorship, suppression and the 2020 election. A deep dive when it comes t twitter and facebook about the platforms and decisions they make, can we do better . Do we need to do better . The first thing i want to talk about here is health risk associated with social media. The 2018 Research Center survey of nearly 7150, 13 to 17 yearoldsnt 45 online almost constantly. 97 use socia media platforms such as youtube,st facebook or snapchat or instagram. Why are we having thisearing . Shes o companies offer, people like the politics ander u them. They probably more successful in their wildest dream they are having to make decisions that offend people on the left a the right. What we are trying t do is look at section 230 see if it nee to be modified or changed because section 230 basically
Health officials in Contra Costa County are stepping up free covid testing. Now even though they say mixing with those outside someones household is still a risky idea. Rob roth heard from Public Health officers today and gins us now with more. Rob . Reporter yeah, heather, on one hand Health Officials are urging people to stay home over thanksgiving, but theyre also saying if youre going to visit, get tested first. Cars lined up in this parking lot in concord Tuesday Morning for what the Contra Costa Health department calls testing for turkey. This family recently lost their grandfather to covid and know too well the horrors of the virus. We just want to be safe. Were going to meet some family over the holidays, and we want to protect ourselves and protect them, as well. Reporter this is one of 13 sites in Contra Costa County offering free covid testing. The push now is to get people tested before thanksgiving, and possibly exposing others. While inviting everyone that you gather with