Good afternoon, the meeting will come to order. Without objection, declaring a recess of the committee, i recognize myself for an Opening Statement. This morning, we heard the president in his own words recorded in february slam the coronavirus has, quote, deadly stuff. Yet we also heard remarks, i wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because i dont want to create a panic, end of quote. The Trump Administration did play down the pandemic refusing to level with the American People about the known danger and refusing to develop and implement a National Plan to stop the spread. As a result, 190,000 americans have died, continuing to kill hundreds, tens of thousands every day. Over the last eight weeks, americans will be changing their votes in the midst of this ongoing crisis. A free, fair and safe election under these circumstances is a challenge. Let there be no doubt we do our part, america is up to the challenge. In june the centers for Disease Control and preve
In the Washington Post on how you will cast your ballot in november. If you are voting early, the number to call 202 7488000. If you are voting on election day, november 3, 202 7488001. If you are going to vote by mail, 202 7488002. And if you are not voting at all in the selection, 202 7488002 202 7488003. Join us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, facebook. Facebook span. Org showing thathere most americans want to vote before the november third election with a significant shift from previous years. About six out of 10 registered voters nationwide say they want to cast their ballots before election day. A significant shift that will force the candidates to reshape how they campaign in the final weeks of the election season. Fear of coronavirus and doubts about the reliability of mailin voting after months of attacks from President Trump weighing heavily on americans as they decide to safely how to safely make sure that their vote will be counted. Host House Homeland Security holdin
President trump, but a lot of it is your partys message about joe biden. What is your focus in pitching joe biden to the nation . Our focus this week is about uniting america. Not just uniting the party, but uniting america. This is about telling everyone you have a seat at the table. We will be highlighting what we are doing to build back a better america. We will be highlighting the leadership of joe biden and Kamala Harris and this historic partnership. We will be talking about the pandemics confronting america, coronavirus, economic collapse, and our civil rights pandemic. We are going to be talking all week about how democrats are building a vision of an america that works for everyone, Building Back better. What joe biden will do. It is not just a conversation with the luminaries in the party. We are excited to have barack obama, michelle obama, and remarkable speech are speakers of that nature, but people are going to hear from ordinary people doing extraordinary things, a param
Will tell us with some infected and ideally can we go back into society and be safe. The truth is we dont yet have that information. The test cannot provide that assurance. I think a lot of people think if they get this Antibody Test and they test positive that they are going to have a shield that allows them to go to the Grocery Store without their mask on. Is that what a positive Antibody Test means . I think we cannot safely say that to people yet. ticking this is a snapshot of the microbiome. And this is the trillions of bacteria represented by the different colors. The microbiome, the they help process the food that we consume, but they do a lot more than that. They make vitamins. Theyre able to produce essential amino acids. Theyre able to talk to ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im sharyn alfonsi. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking ticking ticking because there are options. Like an unjection™. Xeljanz. The first and on
It has impacted how we are holding todays hearing. People are putting themselves at risk every day, from doctors and nurses to first responders, postal workers and many others, including poll workers. We know that covid19 has con. Any do not. We can do our work in a safe, secure, online format. The highest levels of the federal government have already decided the circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by Holding Virtual hearings, that includes a house and senate, which of Health Virtual hearings like this one. It includes the Supreme Court, which has modified how it conducts its oral arguments. And it includes executive agencies which have recognize need forimacy and the remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by conference by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to remind our members and participants of a few things that will help us navigate this new platform. We are holding this hearing in compliance with the regulations of Committee Meetings pursuant to