Chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frankly members of this committee were very involved in to see if we couldnt establish a new way to look at responding to pandemics. I think we have the chance to actually write a new important chapter in what that response looks like. Developing the right vaccine, the right therapeutics, the right testing is important. And
Senator blunt the appropriation subcommittee on labor, health and Human Services, education and related agencies will come together. Im glad to be here this morning with my colleagues, some offices or from some other location. This is the first appropriations hearing being held in person and virtually and want to thank chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frank
Concementing wico consulting with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control. Individuals are seated 6 feet apart. Vupt theres no need for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool. The hearing may be watched online and unedited recording will be available on our website www. Health. Sena www. Health. Sena www. Health. Senate. Gov. Some senators are participating by videoconference. Id like to say a word about masks. We may remove our masks and talk into the microphone as long as were 6 feet apart. So thats why my mask is off right now because im 6 feet away from everybody else. But like many other senators when im walking the hallways or on the senate floor im wearing a mask. People wear a mask because cdc has said, quote, simple cloth coverings slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Unfortunately, this simple lifesaving practice
A race face to to sticks to help the end discrimination. And chaotic scenes in kenya police fired tear gas at mourners trying to prevent the speedy burial of a popular singer. Now nearly 3 weeks after George Floyds death sparked mass demonstrations across america the Police Killing of another black man has triggered demonstrations anger and condemnation just in the past few hours atlantas police chief has resigned after a video of the fatal incident emerged youre watching live pictures now out of atlanta we can now speak to our correspondent Andy Gallacher whos in miami and the obviously this comes at a hugely charged time talk us through just what happened and the fallout that weve been seeing. Well as you can see from those live pictures people in atlanta are extremely angry and remember this is a city where just 2 weeks ago 2 young africanamerican students were violently pull from their car tasered while their vehicle had its tires ripped open its windows smashed theyve got a situat
Looking back at history and remembering and making if for the leap of progress every person who has and ever will live on this planet has a purpose in life for good or bad tire from helsinki says i dont need the statues of races to get educated history is what we need to learn getting from the media says i dont see any point on taking down slave master statues i think the best option is to keep history and let the current generation change their hearts nancy says this is all part of history destroying them wont change anything it would be a great History Lesson to others never to let these things happen again. Stewart says its nothing short of vandalism for what ever the reason and finally brenda says i think the statue should stay the out of mind to of what has been what will be next burning then if these patches and street names educate people and either ignored by people or they can in like book lets not brush a history under the rug bettering your faith and not i think the wondrous