Bring this collection of great talent and Close Friends together today for this conversation, and that Susan Glasser of the new yorker kindly agreed to host today. Susan, thank you, and over to you. Susan thank you so much, steve, and to everyone who is joining us on this incredible allstar panel of experts we have with us today. I cannot think of a group that as a citizen, and not just as an observer, im hoping you can help us provide, if not definitive answers, at least some thoughts on what the path ahead looks like, recognizing we are in a world where we could not have predicted what we would have been talking about this week even two weeks ago. So, no one will hold you to it, but i want to thank the panelists in advance for their expertise and insights today. Let me do a quick introduction of everybody so that our guests today can understand just what an allstar lineup this is. I guess in no particular order, but the order i am saying people seeing people on my view screen, i dont
Steve welcome to todays Bob Schieffer series, conversation on covid19 societal instability, where are we heading. I want to offer special thanks to the foundation that supports this series, as well as the Schieffer School of communications at tcu. Several staff here at csis have worked hard to pull this together. Emma, among the foremost of the staff, made this possible. We also have travis hopkins, Clifford Johnson special thanks to them. Lastly, we are thrilled we can bring this collection of great talent and Close Friends together today for this conversation, and that Susan Glasser of the new yorker kindly agreed to host today. Susan, thank you, and over to you. Susan thank you so much, steve, and to everyone who is joining us on this incredible allstar panel of experts we have with us today. I cannot think of a group that as a citizen, and not just as an observer, im hoping you can help us provide, if not definitive answers, at least some thoughts on what the path ahead looks like,
International studies hosted the discussion. Steve welcome to todays Bob Schieffer series, conversation on covid19 societal instability, where are we steve welcome to todays Bob Schieffer series, conversation on covid19 societal instability, where are we heading. I want to offer special thanks to the foundation that supports this series, as well as the Schieffer School of communications at tcu. Several staff here at csis have worked hard to pull this together. Emma, among the foremost of the staff, made this possible. We also have travis hopkins, Clifford Johnson special thanks to them. Susan, thank you, and over to you. Susan thank you so much, steve, and to everyone who is joining us on this incredible allstar panel of experts we have with us today. I cannot think of a group that as a citizen, and not just as an observer, im hoping you can help us provide, if not definitive answers, at least some thoughts on what the path ahead looks like, recognizing we are in a world where we could
Communications. Several staff here have worked really hard to pull this together. Emma colebrand among the foremost who have made this to believe. He was Travis Hopkins and clifford johnson, special thanks to them. And lastly, were just thrilled that we could bring this collection of great talent and Close Friends together for this conversation, and Susan Glasser has agreed to host for today. So susan, thank you so much. And over to you. Well, thank you so much, steve. And thank you not only to everyone who is joining us, but to this incredible allstar panel of experts that we have with us today. I cant think of a group that in my as a citizen and not just as an observeobserver, i hope y help provide us somedy fintive answers, recognizing were in a world where we couldnt have predicted what we would be talking about this week, even two weeks ago. No one will hold you to it, but i want to thank the panelists in advance for their expertise and insights today. Let me do a quick introducti
Chairman the committee will come to order. The department of health and Human Services, everybody is sitting six feet apart. All Witnesses Today are participating in person. We thank you for that. Participatingare by videoconference. I would like to say a word about masks. The office of attending physicians advised us we may remove the mask and talk to the microphone as long as we are six feet apart. Msak imask isy off. When i am walking the senate floor, i am wearing a mask. Simple clothsd, help from transmitting it to others. Unfortunately this practice has become part of the political debate that says if you are forced from you do not wear a mask, if you are against trump you do. I suggested the president occasionally wear a mask even though, in most cases, it is not necessary for him to do so. The president has plenty of admirers. They would follow his lead. End this help an political debate. The stakes are too high about this to continue. Masksrs and staff wear because we do not w