colleagues in a program called rad-x, the rapid acceleration of diagnostics is working very closely with many of these companies as well as they go through the development stages so we remain very committed to the work these companies are doing and look forward to partnering with them as they begin to bring these products forward. >> thank you. >> senator? >> thank you. ms. o'connell, over the past two years, congress has appropriated $82.6 billion specifically for -- >> we're going to pull off from the hearing now and continue listening to the senate hearing as it place out. as you can see, some of the helpful information that can come out of the senate hearings with top officials but some of the unhelpful his takes and drama that can come from this as well. joining me for now is dr. jean maroszzo director of infectious diseases at the university of