Distinguished democratic and republican colleagues for your participation in this rather unique forum. Over 80,000 citizens have lost. Heir lives due to covid19 more than in any other country on earth. Many families have lost loved ones, including my own. Our fellow Committee Member Maxine Waters has recently experienced a loss in her family due to this pandemic. This select committee was not established to cast blame on or cast disparities on foreign or domestic or to search for the viruses origin, but to pursue future success. We have been tasked with the urgent and important work to ensure that our countrys response to the seminal crisis is effective, efficient, and equitable. I agree with ranking Members Police that one of the most important components of our response is answering the region that is being discussed at every Kitchen Table in america right now. How do we know when we are ready to safely reopen our country . To answer that question, we should be informed by history an
Thanking our panelists. The democratic and republican colleagues for your participation in this forum. Over 80,000 citizens have lost their lives due to covid19. More than in any other question, country unearth. Many families have lost loved ones including my own. Mrs. Waters has also lost a member of her family due to the pandemic. This committee was not established to possibly or cast failures, or to search for the viruses origin. A relative, pursuit future success. We have been tasked with the urgent an important work of ensuring that our countrys response to this crisis is effective, efficient, and equitable. I agree that one of the most important components of our response is answering the question that is being discussed at every Kitchen Table in america right now. How will we know when we are ready to safely reopen our country . To answer that question, we should be informed by history, and guided by science. Well we all want to reopen as soon as possible, doing so before the pr
As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning, it is monday , april 6, 2020. The u. S. President warned americans to prepare for a pivotal week, with the Surgeon General drawing comparisons to the 1941 pearl harbor attack in the 9 11 terror attacks to describe the dark days likely ahead. This morning we are doing what we always do, opening up our phone lines and letting you talk about it. If you are in the eastern or central time zones, text messagesand this morning, if you would like to join us that way, the number is 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. You can get us on twitter cspanwj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good monday morning, the front page of usa today with a picture of Surgeon General jerome adams on meet the press yesterday when he was asked about of the advice he has given to governors who have not issued stayathome orders. Say. Is
Casstevens, serving as president ime, and then you start to come down. Washington journal continues. Host scott burris joins us from philadelphia, serving at temple universitys research. Some 300 andris, 11 million some 311 Million People living under stayathome orders in their states. Do these are the stayathome orders created equal, or are more restrictive than others . Guest while, they are getting to look a lot like each other well, they are getting to look a lot like each other. I think the trend is basically, you stay at home, your kids dont go to school, your universities are closed, you can go out for exercise, but you so have to socialdistance during that time. Playgrounds are closed, team sports armband. You can go to the team sports are banned. You can go to the Grocery Store. You can go to the gun shop. Gas stations are open, pharmacies are dont try to get your hair done. As they say, gray is the new blonde. Host what would be the difference between a national stayathome or
Blood americas stealth war on the mexico border. Wrote the book to expose our militarization at the u. S. Mexico border. The stealth war at u. S. Mexico border includes casualties as well as all of the pieces of rule. War right inscale our backyard. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace repoport. Iim amy goodman. A report by nbc shares new accounts of mistreatment and Sexual Violence experienced by locked up Migrant Children at a yuma, arizona, detention facility. In nearly 30 accounts collected by health and Human Services case managers, children complained of hunger, having to sleep on concrete floors or outside, and lack of access to basic sanitation. A 15yearold girl said an officer groped her underneath her clothing during what was supposed to be a routine patdown and joked around with other agents during the ordeal. The Trump Administration has dismissed reports of abuse against detained migrants despite recent congressi