Briefing to get underway with secretary of state antony blinken. He is about to take questions about the withdrawal of u. S. Military forces from afghanistan. All u. S. Military service members are now out of afghanistan. The general thing i can say that with 100 certainty. We are planning to bring you coverage at 6 00 from mississippi. The governor talking about hurricane ida. Here is a portion of this Morning Cost this mornings washington journal. Washington journal continues. Host our next guest is dr. Lee Sabio President of american academy of pediatrics. Welcome to washington journal. Guest thank you for having us here. Host how many pediatricians to you represent, your organization, and what is its mission . Guest the american academy of pediatrics represents over 67,000 pediatricians and our mission is to support the health and well being of all children. Host youre joining us this morning after News Yesterday some positive news on the Vaccine Front for kids at least from former
Background noise. Members are responsible for on un muting themselves. Members will be muted only in the event of background noise. In addition, the members must have cameras on. If you must step away, turn your Camera And Audio off, rather than bogging out. In the event logging out. In the Event Something occurs, the congresswoman is authorized to serve as chair. We will look at the budget with the health and human Services Secretary sec. Becerra. Let me extend a warm welcome to you, and i know i speak on behalf of all members of this committee is we offer that welcome. After a year and a half of devastation, economic uncertainty, the loss of more than 500,000 american lives, we meet with renewed optimism as our nation make strides in eradicating covid19. Next to thanks to president Bidens Leadership in the diligence of everyday americans and workers, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and death have dropped dramatically, and no small part due to the vaccinations. There is still muc
Good morning. I want to welcome everyone including secretary good morning, i want to welcome everyone and thank Secretary Becerra for joining us on todays remote Hearing And Compliance for to remind membera few procedures to keep these proceedings running smoothly. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themself when recognized for their five minutes. Committee staff will mute members only in the event of inadvertent background noise. In addition [inaudible] they must have their cameras on. If you need to step away to attend another proceeding, please turn your camera off rather than logging out of the platform. Finally, in the event that i experience technical difficulties or need to step away from the hearing, Congresswoman Delbene is authorized to serve as chair. The topic of todays hearing, the d. Of Health And Department of health and human services, Secretary Becerra. Let me ext
Boroughs on the biden 2022 Budget Request for the agency. He also talks about pandemic preparedness, Insurance Coverage gaps, and the impact of unaccompanied minors at the u. S. Border. This hearing is about three hours and ten minutes. Good morning, i want to welcome everyone and thank secretary by sarah for holding todays remote hearing in compliance with the rules and regulations for remote pursuant to House Resolution eight. Before we begin, i want to remind members of a few procedures for things to run smoothly. First, consisting with regulation, keep Mike Funds muted in till background noise, to be limited. Members are responsible to unmute themselves for seeking recognition, or one recognized for their five minutes. Committee staff will meet members only in the event of inadvertent background noise. In addition, when members are in the proceeding, they must have the cameras on. Need to step away to please turn your Camera And Audio off rather than logging out of the platform. Fi
Unmuting themself when recognized for their five minutes. Committee staff will mute members only in the event of inadvertent background noise. In addition [inaudible] they must have their cameras on. If you need to step away to attend another proceeding, please turn your camera off rather than logging out of the platform. Finally, in the event that i experience technical difficulties or need to step away from the hearing, Congresswoman Delbene is authorized to serve as chair. The topic of todays hearing, the d. Of Health And Department of health and human services, Secretary Becerra. Let me extend a warm welcome to you, mr. Secretary, and i know i speak on behalf of all members of this committee as we offer that welcome. After nearly a year and a half of devastation, economic Uncertainty And Loss of more than half a million american lives, we meet today in a moment of renewed optimism as our nation continues to make significant strides in eradicating to covid19. Thanks to President Bid