Let me begin with asking about the president , his performance so far in this pandemic. How is he doing . Guest dan to that question you have to acknowledge this is a very difficult situation that no president would find easy and the federal government was always going to have to go through some mobilization, being overwhelmed by a crisis and rising to it. The question is how are they doing at that and obviously there are weaknesses to the response we have seen from the white house and i think above all there has been a certain kind of dysfunction where there has been an unwillingness to confront some of the top or realities of this crisis, or at least to acknowledge them publicly. In a lot of ways the federal government has mobilized and certainly the country has, where people are willing to put their lives on hold in order to respond to a Public Health crisis. Unwillingnessome to confront basic realities at the top and still now we are seeing the system overwhelmed in such a way that
Was also testifying on the coronavirus outbreak and federal government response. Next, a look at how the federal government response to coronavirus is impacting state and local governments. This House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing includes state Health Officials from mississippi and new jersey, and a former Obama Administration official who oversaw coordination efforts during the ebola outbreak. The subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness response and recovery will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on Community Perspectives on coronavirus, preparedness and response. Without objection the chair may , declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Without objection, members not sitting on the subcommittee will be permitted to participate in todays hearing. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We are here today to discuss the coronavirus, also known as covid19. We are at a critical point in responding to the Coronav
Recovery will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on Community Perspectives on coronavirus, preparedness and response. Without objection the chair may , declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Without objection, members not sitting on the subcommittee will be permitted to participate in todays hearing. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We are here today to discuss the coronavirus, also known as covid19. We are at a critical point in responding to the Coronavirus Crisis that is facing our nation. Americans are concerned. Hundreds of americans are sick. Sadly, there are families mourning the loss of loved ones from the coronavirus and our hearts are with them. The nation is seeing cases on the rise and experts saying the outbreak is getting worse. In new jersey, we were just informed that we had our first death from coronavirus and at least two dozen schools are closing for coronavirus preparation. We have seen an
Legacy energy source. Senator udall of new mexico and i have an amendment that will close a loophole in federal Energy Policy. I want my colleagues to know, and i think they do, of my long support for renewable and alternative sources of energy and so i agree with the aims of the murkowskimachin murkowskiy bill. The amendment that senator udall and i have introduced is the same as the bipartisan bill we introduced last week. The title of that bill is the fair return for public lands act. Mr. Grassley this bill was introduced 100 years to the date of the mineral leasing act of 1920. This amendment would increase the royalty rates on federal lands from 12. 5 to 18. 75 . Everybody here knows that a royalty is what the oil company will pay to a mineral owner. In this case the mineral owner is the american taxpayer, and that royalty is paid for the right to extract oil and natural gas from the lands of the United States. The legislation modernizes the public lands leasing system and it does
2027488000. Call in at 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents. 2027488002. You can also send us a text. That number is 2027488003. Include your name and where you are from. Erwise you can start calling now as we show you the map as it stands after what is being called super tuesday. The allimportant state of michigan. Michigan the state where senator Bernie Sanders committed his campaign to winning. He spent most of his attention headed into tuesday. Joe biden winning by 17 points, 99 reporting. The race being called quite a while ago. Joe biden at 52. 9 . 36. 5 . Sanders at michigan expected to be a key battleground state in the fall. A few states remaining outstanding including washington , a delegate rich state, some 89. Elegates in washington 33 point 7 . Joe biden at 32. 5 . Just 67 reporting at this point. Is other state outstanding north dakota. Bernie sanders at 48. See 78 reporting. We will keep you updated throughout the program as more of the races get called. Her