Obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate Via Videoconferencing as part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and as a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullen at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is, okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine
And make sure that they get exactly what they need. The chair would like to recognize the gentleman from oregon, mister schrader. Is he available . Not seeing or hearing him. The chair recognizes Mister Kennedy. Mister kennedy available . Not in his chair. Then the chair will recognize thegentleman from New Hampshire , miss custer or five minutes of questions. You need to unmute. You. Thank you very much. Thank you madam chair. I appreciate this hearing and i appreciate the opportunity to address you on this important issue. Here in New Hampshire weve had a dramatic increase. Depression, anxiety, trauma and grief as a result of covid and we are struggling as well with changes to the Economic Impact on our Healthcare Providers particularly Mental Health providers. 83 percent of small and large groups Substance Abuse providers have described what is a Financial Hardship as a result of covid and 48 percent of those providers have had to cancel income generating events while 74 percent hav
Restricting the number of hours a baker could work each week. Watch landmark cases tonight on cspan 3. And any time on cspan. Org. Now a hearing on the impact of the coronavirus on Mental Health. The house energy and commerce subcommittee on health discusses the benefits telehealth has provided americans and the need to continue after the pandemic ends. This is just over four hours 15 minutes. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Due to covid19, todays hearing obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate via Video Conferencing. As part of our hearing, microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. I just say that as a reminder and a little housekeeping issue. Please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullin at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the reco
The watch list counties will be required to shut down fitness centers, indoor services, places of worship, offices for nonessential workers, hair salons and indoor malls. Melanie woodrow has been following the story and joins us with the newest developments. Melanie . Reporter kristen and dan, a big step back as you say, indoor activities including Indoor Dining is now off the table for all of california. The governor has also ordered the closure of additional indoor sectors for those county tas are on the watch list. The governor dimming the switch on californias reopening. Thisirus isot reporter announcing all california counties across the state will close Indoor Dining, wineries and tasting rooms, theaters, Family Entertainment centers, zoos and museums, card rooms, and bars, which must close all op this includes san mateo county, which had resumed Indoor Dining. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. We were going to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were
Dow jones industrials, mark it at down 167 points, low of the session, a loss of 271 so we are off that. We have the s p down 12, the nasdaq lower by 11. So what we need to do is talk about right before we go there, the discussion which will intersect with the worrisome news that some states, including florida, texas, are now seeing sudden increases in new cases in the wake of reopening their economies. Lets go straight to the white house where blake burman is standing by. You are waiting with us for this event. What is expected to be the real focus here . Reporter well, we have seen this over the last several weeks here at the white house, liz, as governors, republican and democrat, have come over here to the white house to sit down with President Trump, talk about the reopening in their states and their future plans to reopen, going on down the line. Im told from a white house official this event coming up here is along those lines. As President Trump will be sitting down with the go