3, 2, 1. This hearing will now come to order. Is in a hybrid format and the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended six foot social distancing between senators, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which we have kept to a minimum. , a those joining remotely few videoconferencing reminders which you should be familiar with at this point. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before your display on the screen. To minimize background noise, click the mute button until it is returned to speak or ask questions. Issue,e is a technology we will move to the next senator until it is resolved. I remind senators and our witnesses the fiveminute clock still applies. Those remote should have on your screen one of the boxes labeled clock which will show how much time is remaining. Weve had some trouble getting those boxes to everyone screen or at least getting everybody to be able to find them and follow them. We are going
Believe President Trump will take action againstst iran . No, i no, i dont. I think the reports that asked for options is fairly typical of the erratic, idiosyncratic, illinformed, inconsistent way he makes decisions. The thought occurs to him that maybe it would be a good thing to do, so it talks about it and then is talk out of it for Something Else detracts his attention i dont think thats at all likely. I think if anything dirty days from nowif he could be thinking about trying to meet with the ayatollah and make a deal to go back in the 2015 nuclear deal. That would be par for the course i think with him. What are you coming from inside . Well, i think he is definitely notin reconciled to have lost the election. Thats for sure. At i think he is being spun up by bad legal advice and that political advice that may be he does have a chance to win. I i think any that he will never concede that he lost turkey will say that the election was stolen from him, and im worried that in the ne
Subcommittee looks at marine readiness with a hearing on wednesday. Our live coverage but separate 915 eastern on cspan three, online at cspan. Org or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Earlier today Senate Republican and Democratic Leaders held news conferences to discuss the current state of covid19 negotiations. First move from Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. And Senate Republicans. Cnet. [background noises] [background noises] good afternoon everyone. We just had a lunch meeting, Conference Call this time, where the growing concern about the rise of coronavirus. And we adjusted our meeting to reflect our concern about being extra safe. And conducting what we believe is essential work for the American People. The subject of additional Coronavirus Relief is on the minds of lots of members. Youve already spoken to et cetera calls, send a romney and others who have been with democrats about a possible way forward. We received a proposal through a letter from Speaker Pel
On facebook, youtube, twitter and from axios. Com. With theollow along axios on twitter. We will unpack how the pandemic has changed the trajectory of healthcare and what is expected over the next four years. Is dr. Robertt blendon, professor of Health Policy at the school of Public Health. He is joining us from boca raton. Welcome. Thank you for having me. Theets Start Talking about Number One Health topic right now, the coronavirus. Lets talk about equities and disparities. Can you outline what are the best things we can do from a policy perspective to help reduce the pain of the pandemic and to reduce the inequities associated over the next few months . Dr. Blendon first i want to be very cautious. A number of things are done under an emergency basis over the next six months. A lot of like and hispanic americans could die. There are a lot of things we can do about race inequity that are really important. I am really worried about the next six months. Americansent black and latino am
Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on creating a federal pandemic Risk Insurance program. Even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves, and to admit themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulation accompanying house rest 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized to avoid any background noise. Members are reminded that all house rules relating to order and the corn to this remote hearing. History is entitled insuring against a pandemic, challenges and solutions for policyholders and insurers. And i now recognize myself for three minutes to give an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 Million People worldwide could enter a state of extreme poverty due to the Global Economic contraction, and here in the United States 657 Million People have filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this