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united military. president biden sought lost his son beau to spring cancer six months ago yesterday. here is what president biden said after the wreath laying ceremony. our sons bow at the national guard unit, the year he s been deployed in iraq, was one of the things he was most proud of in life. yesterday marked the anniversary of his death. and it is a hard time, a heart of the time of year for me, and our family. just like it is for so many of you. it can hurt to remember. but the hurt is how we feel, and how we heal. i always feel bold close to me on memorial day. i know exactly where i need to be, right here. honoring our fallen heroes. after the congressional memorial day recess, president biden will be pressing congress on his legislative agenda including voting rights, infrastructure and police reform. here is what transportation secretary pete buttigieg said about the infrastructure negotiations, yesterday. between now and when congress comes back on j ....
this hearing is just over two and a half hours. the committee will please come to order. today we are hearing the latest update from officials about the efforts to fight the covid-19 pandemic. we will have opening statements and then i will introduce the doctors walensky, fauci, nad and others. and i am glad to have you all back before the committee today. i know we will continue to hear from you as we work to end the pandemic. after the testimony today, each senator has five minutes for questions. before we begin, i want to walk to the safety protocols. through the safety protocols. we will follow the advice of the attending physician and conducting this hearing. we are grateful for everyone who was worked hard to get this set up and help everyone stay safe. remaining members are to stay seated at least six feet apart. while we are unable to have the hearing open to the public, live video is available on the website at health.senate.gov. and if you are in need of ....
the committee will please come to order. today we are hearing the latest update from officials about the efforts to fight the covid-19 pandemic. we will have opening statements and then i will introduce the doctors walensky, fauci, nad and others. and i am glad to have you all back before the committee today. i know we will continue to hear from you as we work to end the pandemic. after the testimony today, each senator has five minutes for questions. before we begin, i want to walk to the safety protocols. through the safety protocols. we will follow the advice of the attending physician and conducting this hearing. we are grateful for everyone who was worked hard to get this set up and help everyone stay safe. remaining members are to stay seated at least six feet apart. while we are unable to have the hearing open to the public, live video is available on the website at health.senate.gov. and if you are in need of accommodations including close captioning, whil ....
come to order. today we are hearing the latest update from officials about the efforts to fight the covid-19 pandemic. we will have opening statements and then i will introduce the witnesses, and i am glad to have you all back before the committee today. i know we will continue to hear from you as we work to end the pandemic. after the testimony today, each senator has five minutes for questions. before we begin, i want to walk to the safety protocols. we will follow the advice of the attending physician and conducting this hearing. we are grateful for everyone who was worked hard to get this set up and help everyone stay safe. remaining members are to stay seated at least six feet apart. while we are unable to have the hearing open to the public, live video is available on the website at health.senate.gov. while we are not yet through the pandemic, we are making significant progress. we administrate administered well over 200 million vaccines, over half the adult pop ....
based on the latest scientific evidence and we are working with our partners around the country and around the globe to reduce the burden of covid-19. i am pleased to report that since january we have seen a consistent downward trend with daily averages of new infections, dropping 76%, hospitalizations down 71%. and reported deaths decreasing by 75%. this progress is also reflected in our data on the county level risk. just a few months ago 85% of all counties in the u.s. were experiencing high covid-19 transmission rates and increased community risk. we are also keeping an r our commitment to prioritize health equity. since march, we have announced a number of investments that center in health equity. these include $2.25 billion to address covid-19 related health disparities and advance health equity among high risk and underserved population. $3 billion on increasing uptake and equity administration particularly in communities hardiers hit by the pandemic. $332 millio ....