The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First, the usual administrative matters like the theater announcements we use to receive, we are getting used to those, we follow the advice of the attending physician and sergeantatarms consulted with all the right people, we are seated 6 feet apart, that means no room for public or the media here but the media is participating and we hope the public is as well. And the videoconference is a real change for the United States senate and a very welcome one because it makes it possible to attract witnesses who have busy schedules on the same day such as today, by video conference, you may remove your masks since were 6 feet apart. The sergeant at arms, press gallery, architect of the capital, capital police, committee staff, Evan Griffiths for their hard work to keep us safe. We will each have an Opening Statement and we turn to our witnesses we thank for being with us today, each witness we ask you summarize
Post. This response or, if you could again by reminding us what u. S. Telecom is and who you represe represent. Guest thank you very much, peter. Rate to be here but i represent the future of conductivity and members of u. S. Telecom are the broadband carriers, innovators and Technology Companies that are all about delivering and Building Networks of the future to all americans. We have Large National providers like at t and verizon and wonderful regional providers like consolidated frontier and windstream and Alaska Communications but we also represent a number of our smallest providers serving our Rural Communities across the country and we are really proud to know that around us as well some of the most innovative Global Technology Enterprises Like cisco and ericsson and they are a part of our effort to raise the bar when it comes to this Important Technology which is broadband. Host give us a snapshot, if you would, of the last couple of months for your member compani companies. Gu
Www. Health. Senate. Gov is our website. I think it makes it possible for us to be table to attract witnesses who have very busy schedules on the same day such as today. Some senators are participating by videoconference. Senators may remove their masks since were 6 feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, the sarge want at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, our Committee Staff for all their hard work to help keep us safe. Senator murray and i will each have an opening statement, and then well turn to our witnesses who we thank very much for being with us today. Each witness we would ask that you summarize your remarks in five minutes, which will allow more time for the large number of senators who we expect to participate to present their testimony. Well have one round of questions for a five minute round. Less than four months ago on march 1st the coronavirus situation was about this. At the end of february there were 79,000 cases around the world, only 14 in the Uni
The fall. And include social distancing, hygiene measures and handwashing. Schools will attempt to maximize the number of School Events that can be held virtually. School lunches will be eaten in classrooms or out doors. Guidelines are meant to prioritize student safety. The guidelines are to help administrators and others put the right procedures in place to reopen. However, whether schools can move forward with reopening for in Person Instruction will depend on the containment of covid19 in the weeks and months to come. The guidance will allow all of our schools to plan effectively for the possibility of School Campuses offering and Person Instruction in the 2020 2021 school year to the greatest extent practical. The guidelines do not allow electives and Extracurricular Activities in which social distancing and face coverings cannot be maintained at all times. This includes choir, band, and cheerleading. The announcement from Santa Clara County comes after a National Organization of
People are worried that during the fourth of july holiday, people will let down their guard, stop their social distancing and handwashing that has been so successful so far. Just as many states are seeing the numbers of covid19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb. We are going in the wrong direction. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci had a dire warning at a Senate Committee hearing on tuesday. We are now having 40,000 new cases per day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 per day, if this is not turnaround. Reporter nationwide, the spread of the coronavirus has been increasing in at least tens days. In arizona, cases increased nearly 300 in june and hit a new daily record of nearly 5000 on tuesday. Governor doug ducey close down the bars, theaters, and water parks ahead of the holiday weekend. Indoor and outdoor Public Events of 50 or more will be prohibited. Reporter in texas, hospitals are near capacity, so elective procedures have been canceled. Many bar owners protest