Vanderbilt medical center, welcome back to Washington Journal. Dr. Schaffner good to be with you. Host we are having you on as covid cases arise around the country great reflected in this headline from usa today, fourth wave of virus hits the u. S. , unvaccinated kids and adults suffer most from this spread. This is coming from the Delta Variant. Are you surprised by these numbers going up or is this to have been expected given the recent fourth of July Holiday . Dr. Schaffner im concerned about it for sure and somewhat distressed, but not surprised. This Delta Variant is extraordinarily contagious, so it is spreading widely. Initially this virus was affecting people who were older. Many of them have now been vaccinated, so this virus is now seeking out and honing in on people who are unvaccinated, middleaged and younger adults, adolescents and down into children also. It doesnt surprise me and cases are going up, behind them a czar rising and it is likely that deaths will rise also. U
Guest i had no intention of writing a third book. I thought two was plenty. But then january 6 happened, and i thought, you know, how can i walk away from this story . This story has immense implications for the moment, for the future. It was a story that for better or for worse, i thought i knew as well as anyone, and i put my boots back on. Host he also wrote Fire And Fury and each siege. What struck me was the sense of chaos around the election returns and the whole period of challenging the election, generally six. Did that surprise you at all . Guest well, no, i mean, the underlying theme probably of the three books ive written about the Trump Administration is, to say the least, chaos. I think maybe it even goes further than chaos. A through the looking Glass Dysfunction about the trump white house has been kind of an epic story. But having said that, the period after the election on november 3 came even more for the top administration, saying quite something. Even more out of co
This hearing runs two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i want to thank my colleague and our staff and his staff who work very well together as well as Senator Grassley who has been such a leader when it comes to these competition Issues Way before ites was cool so thank yu for being here, Senator Grassley. This is the latest in the Subcommittee Series of hearings examining americas monopoly problem. Today we are going to focus on the lack of competition in the Prescription Drug markets. The stakes could not be higher according to the centers of Medicaid And Medicare services, Healthcare Spending accounted for 17. 7 of u. S. Gross domestic products in 2019. That is more than 16 of the american economy. That is projected to rise to 19. 7 by 2028. And rising Prescription Drug prices is a key driver in those numbers but it isnt just about gdp. Its also about the all too real human cost that we will hear about to
Point welcome to the transportation maritime Subcommittee Hearing entitled take me to this guy examining Tsa Strategy for increased Summer Travel. As rates are vaccination of covid19 three increase across the country growing number of travelers take to the sky once more. The numbers are striking. Indeed on the first day of this Month Tsa screened more people in one day than it did on the same day in 2019 before the pandemic. The daily number of travelers at the checkpoints cross the 2 milliondollar threshold is multiple times in june. Longer lines at airports and higher tensions the passengers with the old and new rules we will hear how tsa is managing the increase of Summer Travel. And with the role of unruly Passenger Behavior at checkpoints and in the Air Progress Travel increases our witnesses but tsa is undertaking to have more Transportation Security officers and with adequate staffing. And then to be disturbed by the violence and what we have seen in the news. So i am particular
The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Mr. Kehele, pursuant to House Resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. Kehele will Vote Yes on h. Res. 535. The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 219. The nays are 208. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Hoyer pursuant to section 7 of House Resolution 535, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 67 , h. R. 1036, 1158, 1250, 1754, 1833, 1850, 1871, 1877, 1893, 1895, 2118, 2195, 2998, 2980, 3003, 3138, 3223, 3263, and 3264, and agree to House Resolution 277 and House Resolution 294. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The Clerk H. R.