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At a joint hearing on the coronavirus and the procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. This rants an hour and a half. Joint hearing will come to order. Let me begin by thanking everyone for joining us today. I hope that my colleagues, our witnesses and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member king of the Emergency Preparedness response and recovery subcommittee, for coming together with Ranking Member crenshaw and i to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to picker critical supplies and...

I hope my colleagues, witnesses, and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member kane at the Emergency Preparedness respond and Recovery Committee for coming together with the Ranking Member and me to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to procure critical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. I want to acknowledge the federal Emergency Management agency, which was put in charge of the federal governments response, was asked to testify today. Fema is not here today, but i understand there is an administrator...

Have deputy secretary of state Steven Biegun here to testify. Originally planned to hold this hearing back in march but the need to focus on covid19 prevented us from doing that even as we continue to address the pandemic and the impact on the u. S. Citizens. It is important this can many continue it to work on the most pressing Foreign Policy challenges and obviously chinas one of those. This is especially the case and the topic we are discussing today is a Trump Administration is correctly recognized china as a strategic and global pedant competitor of the United States it will be the greate...

Focusing on covidien team prevented us from doing that even as we continue to address the pandemic and its impact on us citizens it is important we continue the work on most pressing foreignpolicys challenges in china is one of those especially the case with today is the Trump Administration has recognized china is a strategic and global competitor to the United States will be the greatest form policy challenge United States bases in the decades to come the policy of the Chinese Communist party undermine us interest and values including those we share with allies and partners around the world ...

Two hours. This hearing will come to order. Been aring room has configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between senators, and other individuals in the room necessary to operate kept aring, which we have it a minimum. This will be a hybrid hearing. Be present andll witnesses are hear in person and coming in by videoconference. Once you startne slight there will be a display before you are on the screen if you are coming in remotely. To minimize background noise button until your time to speak. If there is any Technology Issue senatormove to the next until it is resolved...