It is with profound sadness, mr. Speaker, that i share the news that a great friend and Public Servant has passed away. Darell Ann Pennington was a dear friend, trusted member of my staff, and tireless advocate for marylands Fifth District. For the past 12 years he saved as a case worker in my office in green belt, maryland, serving prince georges county, culvert county and anne arundel county. She had worked for earl yes state senator. Mr. Speaker, she knew the Fifth District and communities better than almost anyone. And she cared deeply about the people who called, emailed, and wrote to us asking for assistance with federal agencies and help accessing government services. In particular, she was a fierce advocate for our district seniors. But she was also a mentor to countless young people, including interns who came to our District Office and learned lessons from her not only about serving our constituents but how to approach life through perseverance, faith, and positivity. Daryl d
International. Have you with us and several countries in the last 24 hours have declared an emergency in response to the 1000 pandemic spain joined neighboring european nations which are struggling with containment measures the u. S. Has limited travel restrictions also affect military personnel there according to the pentagon while has also announced that the u. S. Is stepping up its risk level and response. To unleash the full power of the federal government that this effort today i am officially declaring a national emergency. 2 very big words. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50000000000. 00 of. Very importantly very important. A large amount of money for states and territories that look at all of these in our shared fight against this disease. President trump has ordered us Energy Officials to purchase large amounts of oil to fill up the nations emergency reserve after the biggest price crash in years has also spotted an opportunity to boost sales for the Pharma
Momentum behind the trump pence ticket, and its growing. I know i personally thanked mike for what they did when donald trump and mike pence came down to south louisiana just a few weeks ago. And while people were at their lowest point gutting their houses during and after this tragic flood that we experienced, you could see not only how, how much they lifted people up at a incredibly low time, how much it really gave people spirit to know there was somebody that really cared, that they showed up. Went to churches and gave out relief supplies to people. Thats the kind of people that they are when you look at the momentum behind the trump pence ticket. It shows you that people are really responding to their message of making America Great again. And as we talk about our message of a better way, the a agenda that weve pushed as House Republicans to show how you can get the country back on track, create jobs, rebuild the middle class and how you can strengthen a military thats been deplet
Unusual view of the sun. Experts said it could happen, and now it has. A Dallas Health care workers has become the first person to be infected with the ebola virus in the u. S. The Health Care Worker was part of a team that cared for Thomas Eric Duncan. Her doctors say so far she has shown mild symptoms. Ebola. Health officials warned of the possibility of more cases in the u. S. Tom freedom said that the news out of dallas doesnt mean it is untreatedable. Our thoughts are with the Health Care Worker that appears to have become infected in the process of that care f confirmed. That doesnt change the bottom line, which is we know how to break the transition. Three west africans have not been able to break that transition. The ebola killed over 4,000 in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. In the rest of the world nine people have been claim. We begin request heidi zhoucastro, live from dallas, and joins us with the latest detail in this ever evolving situation. Heidi zhoucastro. We did he
Continue to demand justice. Experts said it could happen, and now it has a Dallas Health care worker has become the first person to become infected with the ebola virus in the u. S. The worker part of a team that cared for Thomas Eric Duncan at the presbytarian hospital in texas. She has shown mild symptoms. Health officials warned of more case, tom freeden said the news out of dallas doesnt mean the virus is out of control. Our thoughts are with the Health Care Worker who is providing care and appears to become infected to the person concerned, in the case of that care. It doesnt change the bottom line that we know how to break the chain of drans in addition. Transmission. Three west african countries have not been able to break the chain of transmission. 4,000 have been infected in given given, sierra leone, and guinea, sierra leone, and liberia. Heidi zhoucastro has more details on this case. The newest development. The c. D. C. Confirmed that the independent Health Care Worker inde