Government response to the pandemic calling for better coordination of the distribution of medical supplies. Critical supplies. I believe our residents will do the right thing if they get Accurate Information to time calling on every elected official from the president on down to send the message that Wearing Masks works in the staying at home can slow the spread. Welcome to Washington Post letter on jonathan capehart, opinion writer for the Washington Post. Phoenix mayor kate gallego is making headlines for her criticism about arizonas governor and the federal government have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Her city and surrounding county has seen a surge in new cases but not in testing. Last end of this week George Stephanopoulos you said it quote feels like they are declaring victory while we are in crisis mode. We will talk about all of that right now with mayor gallego. Welcome. Thank you so much for having me. Theres a lot to talk about. Youve made multiple requests to fem
Of our native communities. As part of our hearing, microphones will be set on mute. Members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Documents can be sent to rebecca at the email address weve provided. And all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Let me find that, now that ive said that. I believe that todays hearing is long overdue. Day after day, our nations tribal communities are suffering inequality, unequal access to Drinking Water, energy grid, broadband, and other problems that have created unnecessary hardship and turmoil. And covid19 is exacerbating the existing problems now. And the Navajo Nation has seen rates higher than wuhan, china, during the height of the pandemic. And weve heard repeatedly about the struggles of the native communities to protect against covid19. As the pandemic rages on, access to ppe and testing and proper san
Provided and into the record to the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for 5 minutes for Opening Statements. Let me find my Opening Statement here. I believe this hearing is long overdue. Suffering terrible inequalities. Unreliable access to the energy grid, little or no broadband connectivity, and reliable funds for the federal government and other systematic problems that created unnecessary hardship and turmoil and covid19 is exacerbating these long existing problems. One third of tribal members are at high risk of serious covid19 complications due to Underlying Health factors and Navajo Nation has seen higher infection rates than those in china at the peak of the pandemic. Despite this stark reality the impact of covid19 on tribal communities, weve seen the struggles of tribal communities and access to personal protective equipment and testing to protect against covid19. Is this pandemic redesign and covid19 cases continue to rise in many areas of the Country Access to p
Order first welcoming our witnessdi director of the cdc we thank you for being here this morning to discuss the cdc and the ongoing response to cover 19. Also want to welcome the subcommittee members congressman thomas cole and the full Committee Chair. And the subcommittee members who are here in person as those who are participating by secure video teleconference. With my Opening Statement and this is the first labor hhs education appropriations subcommitteeapri hearing i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how that will work in order to benefit both members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social between witnesses and members and other individuals in the room necessary to operate a hearing. Some have opted use video teleconferencing which allows them to participateat remotely. On those with videoconference once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. Speak
York times in the newspaper, despite timely alerts, trump was slow to act. Usa today has a very similar story in this mornings paper, online, obviously, and the online headline is golf and maralago conga line squandered week highlights trump slack of covid19 focus. There is no escaping the fact that the spread of a Novel Coronavirus would soon up and american life, there were confirmed cases in two dozen states including washington where a state of emergency had been declared after a least 10 people died in the previous week in connection with a single nursing home. New york city was experience an alarming trend upward in cases, the crew should carrying infected passengers idled off the california coast waiting for a port to 11 to disembark, hospitals, Nursing Homes and Health Officials around the country worried over a lack of testing capabilities and a shortage of medical equipment. The annual Music Festival southbysouthwest was cancel that day. Joining an array of scotland movie rel