The two remaining witnesses on the panels are noshow. They were invited, accepted the invitations and confirmed them of their attendance and we informed them the hearing will proceed so it is unfutunate they have chosen not to chose this official hearing. We will go ahead with the witnesses who did proceed. Thank you very much for coming down from rhode island for this hearing. Thank you. It as a pleasure to be here. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am an associate professor at the Brown University center for health. I earned by doctorate from ha r hararharava harvard. Shortterm ozone exposure and health effects. This is based on studies over decades and showing that ozone leads to increased deaths, hospital visits, increased symptoms and more medical use and reduced air function and reduced air levels. A 2010 study by the scientist at emory found in the atlanta area, ozone was linked to higher rates of hospital visits for asthma even at levels below the current standa
The proposed rule is based on the early hundreds of studies that demonstrate the current standard is not protected. The studies employed multiple scientific methods and models as mentioned by previous speakers but the data are clear. The current ozone standard is not productive, protective of Public Health and the epa must issue a more protective standard. Thank you. Thank you very much doctor. Let me ask a few questions and let me start with dr. Weil nas. You have done some impressive work in rhode island studying heat related deaths and hospitalizations. Is ozone formulation, is ozone formation exacerbated by Climate Change in your view and what is the linkage between added heat and added ozone . Thank you senator for that question. At a local question in rhode island. In rhode island but we have looked at is the relationship between warm temperatures and extreme heat and the number of Emergency Department visits and deaths in the state of rhode rhode island and we have found a Stron
I want to talk about an area that i talk to you once before about Community Banks they were not the speculators that brought about the financial collapse then theyre trying to figure out a way to remain relevant. During the tarp time the preferred stock of Community Banks or now held by treasury considerations of treasury to make it easier to be able to recoup theyre preferred stock. We share the view that Community Banks way a Critical Role in local economies and in creating an engine for Small Business growth and local economic activity. We have in the incb t. A. R. P. Program to work with Community Banks. Appreciated. I was interested in your exchange in regards to the us harmonize with the Unit International community and the fact that we have high Corporate Tax rates and i i also was interested in the exchange on simplification where you are trying sen. Wyden wants to get the code much more simplified command i agree. I would put in the plug that you take a a look at the progressi
Ahead that well be able to have some amendments and there are several that would fix this thing like that that would be able to allow the doctors to get the pay theyre entitled to and they are entitled to it but at the same time not add to the debt. I thank the chair would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from oregon excuse me. Excuse me, ive been on break too long. Senator, my good friend from alabama. Mr. Sessions mr. President , i would ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sessions i would just add that this isnt just my opinion that about these cost overruns in the legislation. Here is a wall street journal article a few days ago. Twothirds of 214 billion cost would be financed through higher deficits. Thats the headline, subheadline on that. The headline is, Senate Wrangles over medicare payment fix. So i dont think
Promising in the sense of what it means for where we might be in two weeks or four weeks or six weeks from now, but it also means that what is happening now is as bad as it gets. More than 32,000 americans have died. We had our highest single day death total again today and that devastation is going to continue. It will be dark for awhile. Were going to talk to a doctor on the front lines of that battle in a bit. But the other side of this, of course, is just the unprecedented and very widespread economic devastation, right . Jpmorgan chase just predicted that unemployment will hit 20 . Thats Great Depression levels. The unemployment claims weve seen are off the chart in terms of filing. Retail sales fell 8. 7 in march, the largest monthly drop on record. And this is all we should say hitting low income households the hardest. The survey conducted at the end of march found 21 of low income workers lost their jobs compared to just 9 of high income workers. Weve seen seemingly endless li