First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If they need to step away from the proceeding, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Third, we will discuss instead go in order of seniority. Alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally without objection, representative judy chu is authorized to serve as chair any event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. I thank you all for your continued patience and to navigate this technology in order to continue serving our function together in this time of need. With that i will now turn to the important topic of todays hearing. Maximizing Health Coverage involvement administration sabotage. Sounds like aen movie. So
Numbers are responsible for on muting themselves when they seek recognition when recognized. Members must have their cameras on at all times. Away from theep proceedings, please step away. Dispense with our practice of observing the givens role and go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Objection, thank you all for your continued patience as you navigate this technology in order to continue serving our country together in this great time of need. Turn to the important topic of todays hearing. Maximizing Health Coverage amidst administration sabotage. That sounds like a movie. So good morning everyone. Or good afternoon. Our hearing today will focus on access to Health Coverage in the , continuedistration unconscionable sabotage of americas care. Since its passage over a decade ago, Republican Leaders have treated the destruction of the Affordable Care act like captain ahab treated t
Charge of the recovery act and it was hard as hell to get the votes for it to begin with. And then it was hard as hell to get the number even we got. But one thing we learned, is we cant do too much here. We could do too little. We could do too little and sputter. Real live people are hurting and we could fix it. And we could fix it. That is has been his message from the beginning. And President Biden is focused on this today. Hes expecting to speak live later this hour and on how ep plans to revised the economy in response to covid. And the latest jobs report came out this morning showing only 49,000 jobs were added last month across country. And still there is more. On capitol hill, republican freshman Marjorie Taylor greene, shes about to hold a News Conference and at the moment im going to use the term News Conference loosely as we will see if she actually takes questions from actual real reporters which she has long avoided. Greene now without any Committee Assignments after the h
Has had with lawmakers this week. This is what he said in the last hour. We cant do too much here. We can do too little. We can do too little and sputter. The end result is, its not just a Macro Economic impact on the economy and our ability to compete internationally. Its peoples lives. Real live people are hurting. We can fix it. We got the first jobs report out under President Biden. Its a better report than december. Overall though, we have a long way to go. 49,000 jobs were added last month. The Unemployment Rate fell to 6. 3 in january. We will take a closer look in moments. I want to start with the action in the capitol. We have monica alba at white house, jo ling kent with the jobs report and leigh ann caldwell. President biden will deliver economic information later this hour. What can you tell us about the president s economic focus today . Its the first event, the fact that the white house is having these coronavirus briefings now three times a week from Health Experts and o
This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome dr. Robert redfield, director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Dr. Redfield, to discuss the cdc and the on going response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas pole and our full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to the subcommittee members here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i move to my Opening Statement, and because this is our first labor hhs and education appropriation subcommittee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work in order to benefit both members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended six foot social distancing between members, witnesses, and other individuals in in the room necessary to operate the hea