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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Hearing On Biodefense Preparedness 20160213

We will have votes in a couple hours. We want to make sure we move quickly through this. Before i start, i want to acknowledge that our good friend and Ranking Member of the committee, frank palone is not with us because his father died. We keep his family in our prayers. I did not personally know his father, i know he raised a good son. So we thank him for that. We will continue on from there. Next, joined today also with my colleague who is wearing Denver Broncos orange. Congratulations for a super they must be a good team, because they beat the steelers. Now on with our hearing. Good more than, wer good morning. Were reminded those that seek to do us harm through a variety of harms, including biological attacks. The threats are growing and every changing. We are ill prepared to detect and respond to the threats as rapidly as needed. We have been caught flat footed too many ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Lectures In History 20160217

So the Vice President is the only person that can cut through that, talk to the private sector and simultaneously talk to state and local governments. And put all those pieces together. Hes also the only person that can demand a unified budget out of the omb and across the government. This was a bipartisan recommendation. It was a bipartisan recommendation. I have to tell you, i hesitated, as someone who sat in a government agency, a powerful government agency, i hesitate to transfer power to a Vice President or to the white house in general. As you know, cabinet agencies have a certain amount of tension with white houses. But at the end of the day, this is one of the areas where you need a unified budget. The only other place we have a unified budget is actually in intelligence. So this is a parallel to that, to pull all the pieces together. And its important enough to ident ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Hearing On Biodefense Preparedness 20160213

Next, a Senate Hearing on u. S. Preparedness for biological threats. Then Gina Mccarthy talks about the clean water act and the clean power plan. After that, new mexico governor sus Susanna Martinez gives her state of the state address. Now a house hearing on the nations preparedness for biological threats. It comes following the release of recommendations from a special panel on biodefense. This is just over two hours. Good morning. We will begin this hearing. We will have votes in a couple hours. We want to make sure we move quickly through this. Before i start, i want to acknowledge that our good friend and Ranking Member of the committee, frank palone is not with us because his father died. We keep his family in our prayers. I did not personally know his father ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Hearing On Flu Season Preparedness 20151125

We should get all the questions in from all the members before the second series of votes. Well be back. Thank you. Were in recess. Now recognize mr. Green from texas for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you for our understanding our vote schedule on the floor and hope you had some rest between the questions earlier. 20 years ago we started doing vaccinations for our children so we would raise our vaccination rate. Weve been doing that since then. And its been really successful. Well partner with our local school districts, our county health department. Texas children hospital. Weve raised the percentage of children immunized and always talk about its the cheapest medical doctor we could ever spend. Because its most effective. Texas Childrens Hospital did childrens vaccines. Walgreens, pharmacy, one of the chain pharmacies in our community did the adults and seniors. We didnt get a good turnout. This is our first. ....

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