Next, a look into advances in research for neurological disorders such as alzheimers, Huntingtons Disease and a. L. S. We hear from health experts on research for treatments and cures as they testify before a house subcommittee. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Due to covid19, Todays Hearing is being held remotely as well as in person. For members and witnesses taking part in person, or following the guidance of the cdc and the office of the attending physician so please wear your mask when you are not speaking, and i thank you for doing so. For members and witnesses taking part remotely, microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise, and youll need to unmute your microphone when you wish to speak. Since members are participating from different locations at Todays Hearing, recognition of members will be in the order of subcommittee seniority. Documents for the record should be sent to megan mullan at the Email Address that weve provided to your staff a
The guidance of the Cdc And Office of the attending physician so please wear your mask when youre not speaking and thank you for doing so. For members and witnesses taking part remotely, microphones will be set on mute to eliminate Background Noise and he will need to unmute your microphone when you wish to speak. Members are participating from different locations at Todays Hearing recognition of members will be in the order of the subcommittee seniority. The Email Address we provided to your staff and all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. My colleagues, i called for Todays Hearing to discuss the challenge of advancing treatment and cures for neurodegenerative diseases. My constituents, Jamie Perry was diagnosed with als one year ago. As she wrote a letter to me saying with als, a piece of you dies every single day. We are simply asking for a Fighting Chance to live the lives w
We hear from health experts on research and cures and if that as they describe for the house committee. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Todays hearing is being held remotely as well as in person. For members and witnesses taking part in person here following the guidance of the Cdc And Office of the attending physician so please wear your mask when youre not speaking and i thank you for doing so. For members and witnesses taking part remotely, microphones will be set on mute to eliminate Background Noise and you will need to unmute your microphone when you wish to speak. Since members are participating from different locations at Todays Hearing recognition of members will be in the order of subcommittee seniority. Documents for the record should be sent to megan mullen, the Email Address we provided to your staff and all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes for herself for five minutes for an opening sta
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] call this meeting to order. Please be seated with good graces. In my opiniond it should be as standing for you. You should all be aware, while several things, one that even though theres not a full committee room, you can see we are assuming this to i think the majority of Commerce Committee which you can see is a large committee, are looking and i think every step but theres a Staff Member from every congress committee, not to mention millions at home. [laughing] or not. I also should give fair warning that this is my first Committee Hearing that i get to chair as the chair of the Space And Science subcommittee, the Commerce Committee, so you have to take your own risks with that. When they told me i was going to get to chair this committee, my communications staff, i should not say this, but i was the moon. [laughing] this is something thats important not only to colorado, something ive had a Passion And In
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the united States House of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 27, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the Majority And Minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. With time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the Majority And Minority leaders and