Word signup box. While the house of representatives remains out of session due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the House Appropriations subcommittee met on capitol hill to look at the virus. The hearing included testimony from former cdc director tom frieden and caitlin rivers from the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security. This is 2. 5 hours. The hearing will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to the labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee. Todays hearing is on the nations ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts on the supplemental package, it has been bipartisan. Let me commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including my friend and Ranking Member congressman tom cole. Our witnesses, dr. Tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives and former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the cdc. From 2000 92016. Dr. Caitlin rivers, featured scholar at the Johns Hopkins center
Pandemic, members of the House Appropriations subcommittee and on capitol hill to look at the virus. The hearing included testimony from former cdc director tom frieden and caitlin rivers from the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security. This is 2. 5 hours. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to thend labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee. Todays hearing is on the nations ongoing response to the coronavirus. On thether supplemental package, it has been bipartisan. Let me commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle clouding my friend and Ranking Member. Before i begin, i want to extend a very warm welcome to our witnesses, dr. Tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives and former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the cdc. From 2000 92016. Dr. Caitlin rivers, featured scholar at the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security and assistant professor in the department of Environmental Health and engineerin
Human services unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, the office of Inspector General department of health and Human Services, Jonathan Hayes, director of the office of Refugee Resettlement department of health and Human Services and jonathan white, commander Public Health service commissioned. This hearing is part of our oversight responsibility which we take this hearing is really part of our oversight responsibility which we take very seriously. Taxpayer resources are at stake and something even more precious is at stake and that is the mental and physical wellbeing of children. That is why the office of Inspector Generals report was so alarming. It confirms our worst fears that intentional policy choices by this administration created what i would call a Mental Health crisis which the office of Inspector General said health and Human Services and the office of Refugee Resettlement failed to address. It is a crisis of deliber
With muchneeded water, food and fuel as well as medicine to enter. But a u. N. Source is telling cnn that they are afraid that convoy might not be allowed to go in on friday. And Israeli Forces are also seemingly poised to enter gaza, with the Israeli Defense minister in a Statement Today saying that his troops will soon see gaza, quote, from the inside. This as airstrikes in Gaza Continue with desperate scenes of the wounded rushed to a hospital in the khan younis neighborhood of gaza. But that is not the only front in that war. The Israeli Defense forces say 20 rockets were launched toward israel from lebanon today and hezbollah, the iranbacked Lebanese Group that the u. S. Classifies as terrorists, claims it targeted five Israeli Military posts along the lebaneseisraeli border. President biden in israel yesterday warned Prime Minister netanyahu to consider the Lessons Learned by the u. S. After 9 11 in iraq and afghanistan and to not let rage consume the israeli people as the Ground
A little of this is flight to safety. Were going to talk geopolitics. Were going to the white house. The white house announcing sweeping new rules on what is called a crackdown on junk fees including banking, travel, lease sure, and housing. Theyre looking to ban businesses from charging hidden fees. That would include resort fees, live event fees, car rentals and more. They would be required to show customers the full price up front. That i would be empowered to secure refunds if the mandate is violated. The white house also taking aim at banks. The Consumer Protection bureau will require large banks to stop charging fees for basic Services Like requesting your Checking Account bans or payoff balance. Its more of a simple process. This is a big deal. You know what . For consumers, its sort of hard to think how its a good thing. Im sure there are folks on the other side, business leaders, saying, oh, my goodness, this is a whole other level of complication and we dont want to do it or