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Which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] good morning, everyone. Im dr. Bill shatner for the nfid, im professor for Preventive Medicine in the department of policy and Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt School of medicine. Im pleased to welcome you all here this morning to talk about influenza, better known as the flu. Two quick announcements before we get started. Hashure tweeting, use the tag, fightflu. Theres still time to join the c. D. C. Thunder clap. The list is available at www. Nfib. Org. Now for more than 20 years, nfid has gathered partners in the medical and public communities to address the challenges of each flu season and as they say if youve seen one flu season, youve seen one flu season. Every year, the flu season may vary but one thing remains consistent. ....
Florida, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands have been devastated by hurricanes. I first want to express our heart felt sorrow for the millions of americans impacted by these devastating storms and say all members of this committee on both sides of the aisle stand with those affected by the hurricanes. I would also like to thank dr. Burgess, both members of the subcommittee who each recently visited puerto rico to assess the impact the hurricanes have had and continue to have on our fellow americans. This committee has been conducting oversight of the federal response to the recent hurricanes since shortly after harvey made landfall in texas. Unfortunately, i expect that our work here will continue for years to come. The committees jurisdiction involves not just Public Health issues but rebuilding the electrical grid, addressing environmental cleanup and restoring telecommunications to name only a few. The people of puerto ric ....
But i do want to say that its been one of the great honors of my life to have the opportunity to serve with a man of integrity and honor and decency and commitment to not only arizona, but the United States of america. I have seen jeff flake stand up for what he believes in knowing full well that there would be a political price to pay. I have seen him stand up for his family. Ive seen him stand up for his forebearers who were the early set he he early settlers of e state of arizona. There is a place called snowflake, arizona. Obviously the flake part comes from his direct predecessor. It is the flake families and families like them that came and worked and slaved and raised families and made arizona what it is. And it has never had a more deserving son than jeff flake and his beautiful wife cheryl and children. So i would just like to say, jeff, ive known you now for a number of years. I know you have served arizona and the countr ....