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Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these ....
Including some turtles. Thats right. Your tax dollars actually paid for a study that put turtles on treadmills. So here we have our turtles on a treadmill. To no ones surprise, it turns out that turtles are really, really slow. Okay. Thats what our tax dollars went to. In fact, this wasteful study found that turtles moved at nearly the same pace as dead turtles on a treadmill. Arent you glad that washington bureaucrats used your hard earned dollars to conduct this study . Good grief, folks. Now how many of your tax dollars went to this study exactly . Well, folks, your guess is actually as good as mine because there is no legal obligation for most federal agencies to publicly disclose the price of government projects even though the american taxpayers are paying for them. Folks, this is your money, your money. So shouldnt you have a right to know how it is being spent . Its been said before, and i sure believe it, government functions best when it operates in the open. This is the basi ....
[inaudible conversations] the committee on Health Education and labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she is asked me too proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure we hear from each of you and we want the senators to has questions of each of you. So patty should arrive at about ten. When she comes we will interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and we will resume the hearing. Good morning senator murphy. Nearly a year ago doctor brent james from the National Academy testify before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic up to one half of the American People spend on healthcare may be ....
The committee on health education, labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now, and she has asked me to proceed with a hearing because we have six excellent witnesses, and we want to make sure that we hear from each of you. And we want to senator tuesday have a chance to ask questions of each of you. And so patty should arrive about 10 00. When she comes while well interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and then well resume the hearing. Morning, senator murphy. Nearly a year ago dr. Brent james from the National Academies testified before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic. Up to one half of what the American People spend on Health Care ....
Bills. The committee on health education, labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now, and she has asked me to proceed with a hearing because we have six excellent witnesses, and we want to make sure that we hear from each of you. And we want to senator tuesday have a chance to ask questions of each of you. And so patty should arrive about 10 00. When she comes while well interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and then well resume the hearing. Morning, senator murphy. Nearly a year ago dr. Brent james from the National Academies testified before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic. Up to one half of what the American People spend on Healt ....