Coronavirus without objection. The chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Today, the committee is meeting to hear from medical experts about how our country can best confront the coronavirus. Americans are justifiably concerned about the virus which has spread around the world and claimed the lives of thousands. Understandably, they have questions about how it may affect them, their loved ones and their communities. How concerned do we need to be about the virus . Who is most at risk . What can communities do to compare prepare . What can americans do to protect themselves and their families . What is the federal government doing . What more should it be doing . My constituents are looking to the federal government for leadership, guidance and expertise. I shea i am sure my colleagues constituents are as well. I am concerned that the Trump Administration has downplayed the threat and overstated how close scientists are to developing a vaccine
Officials are asked about the federal governments response to the spread of coronavirus. We will hear from the director at this security meeting. The committee will come to order. The committee is meeting to receive testimony about confronting the coronavirus. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Today the committees meeting to hear from medical experts about how our country can best confront the coronavirus. Americans are justifiably concerned about the virus, which has spread around the world and claimed the lives of thousands. Understandably, they have questions about how it might affect them, their loved ones and communities. How concerned do we need to be about the virus . Who is most at risk . What can communities do to prepare . What can americans do to protect themselves and their families . What is the federal government doing . What more should it be doing . When might we have a vaccine or other treatment .
A conservative m. P. And leading brechts it supporter who Boris Johnson now obey the law the parliament has put in front of him. And your bridge and welcome. One of the biggest obstacles preventing a deal between britain and the e. U. Is the irish backstop the socalled insurance policy to keep open border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic the government has promised new proposals where are there well i think theyre already out there alternative arrangements have been discussed for over 12 months a trust a trade a scheme for regular trade its a very actually a relatively small amount of trade that goes across the board about turn of 1000000000 pounds a year but only exemption exemptions for small traders. And checks away from the border but always 21st the Prime Minister said in berlin standing beside bangalore merkel you rightly say the onus is on us to produce those solutions he hasnt produced any since then why not well i think to an extent the irish border issue is a i
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Mexico can be for journalists more than 150 media workers have been killed there since the year 2000 and this past month feels like its been open season on reporters there thats right richard last weekend never scotland had a meal was found dead in his hometown of to pelco about an hours drive from mexico city he was stabbed to death qantas ran a local news site called observatory 0 does thought he is the 4th john s. Killed in the past month one of 12 murdered this year and only august 2900. 00 will only 13 become the deadliest year on record for mexican journalist and the problem isnt just the rate at which reporters in mexico are being murdered if the virtually no one is being held accountable and punished the Human Rights Organization article 19 puts the impunity rate for crimes against freedom of expression thats almost 100 percent i spoke of Anna Christina a well of from article 19 on the issue of impunity. We say here in article 1000 that the imbue needy. Is sad but to wait to go