More than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430,000 deaths across this country. Accounting for 25 of of the confirmed cases and 20 of deaths worldwide. While cases hospitalizations and deaths at have slightly decrd in the last few weeks, the numbers continued to be staggering. Now there is great concern of varied and more transmissible strains of the virus may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an aggressive effort to combat the pandemic and Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the Public Health response and jumpstart the economy. The future of Health Care Initiative released its first report of bipartisan prescription for Americas Health care in february 2020 Offering Practical Solutions designed to make healthcare coverage more affordable without adding a growing Systemwide Health expenditures. Todays report was led by a Bipartisan Group of heal
The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Administrator of the food and drug administration. Also new yk Health Commissioner serving under both mayor deacon and mayor giuliani. Its such an honor to welcome congressman clyburn. Hes the majority whip, the third ranking democrat from the United States house of representatives of currently serving also as the chairman of the House Select Committee on the coronavirus, and also the democratic working group. He came to congress in 1993 and representing South Carolina sixths Congressional District, straiting his skills. He feels elected president of his freshman class, rose through the ranks and elected chairman to have congressional black caucus. Vice chairman and later chairman of the Democratic House caulk is. He previously chaired as minority whip and assistant democratic leader. But i understand he gran his service as age 1 when he was elected president of his naacp youth chapter so he has longstanding skills in elected ffice. He also comes from Humble Beginnings and clearly his
He is also the chairman of the Rural Broadband task force and democratic working group. He came to congress in 1993 representing South Carolinas sixth Congressional District and rapidly demonstrated his leadership skills in the first year he was elected both president of his freshman class and quickly rose through the. Leadership rank he was subsequently elected chairman of the black caucus and later chairman of the House Democratic caucus. He previously served as minority , andfrom 2007 to 2011 served as assistant democratic leader from 2011 to 2019. Hisderstand that he Began Service in elected office at age 12 when he was elected as president of his naacp youth chapter. He has longstanding skills in elected office. He comes from very humble beginnings. Is from sumter, South Carolina the oldest son of an activist, minister and an independent, strong and civic minded his family taught him many important values that he draws on now, the importance of family ,nd community, faith, integri
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