Election, everyone was in good spirits. We welcomed our new members. Were excited about them and the opportunity to serve with people from throughout the north to south to east and the west. Another incredibly diverse class that will add to the most Diverse Congress in the history of the republic. More women serving in congress than ever before. More africanamericans. More latinos. More asian americans. More members of the lgbtq community. Two muslimamerican women. Two native american women both serving in congress for the first time in history. And our diversity will be strengthened by the new class upon its arrival. We also value the fact that our Long National nightmare is about to come to an end. On january 20 at noon. Because the most existential threat to our democracy, our values, our american way of life has been defeated decisively. He lost the popular vote. Decisively. He lost the Electoral College vote decisively. Joe biden has secured more votes than any other president ial
I am proud to say it led to the first bipartisan package in decades. It took time and a willingness to acknowledge that no party has a monopoly on good ideas. M proud of what we are what we created together. Although we were already holding these hearings in our committee, we require that others hold them also so that all members have a chance to be heard in front of congress. Hopefully, more good ideas have the chance to see a light of day. I couldnt ask for a better partner than our Ranking Member, tom cole. We come from different parties, but we share the same dedication to this institution. What this is really all about, a wellfunctioning house allows us to tackle the issues that can make a positive difference in peoples lives and that is why we already for prep congress and the first place. Before i turn to our ranking on the job to for the house of new parliament parliamentian. Mr. Jason smith. Mr. Cole and i have said a lot about him to his predecessor. And he and his predecesso
Transition team, more people may die if we dont coordinate book as my chief of staff, ron klain, handball vaccine is important solution to your vaccinated. So how do we get the vaccine . How do we get over 300000000 . Americans vaccinate once again, its a huge, huge, huge undertaking. The u. S. National security advisor says hed like to see the blockade on counts are resolved within 70 days. Brian said a 1st step would be for saudi arabia and bahrain to fully reopen their airspace to could taria crocked, former world bank official. Francisco sagacity has been chosen by Police Congress to be the new interim president , the National Leader in a week or so gusty from a centrist political party, assumes a presidency ahead of elections called for april, former interim leader. Manual merino, resigned on sunday. 5 days after he replaced martin biscardi who was impeached. The u. S. Is expected to have the number of troops in afghanistan by the middle of january, leaving about 2 and a half 1000
Carried out an attack that sparked the fighting with addus ababa. Mr. It was time to that will conduct missile attacks to foil military movements in misawa and a Smaller Group undertake every other kind of measure to foil efforts to subjugate its a great people inside the great all other places. After, after 8 years of negotiations, 15 asia pacific nations assigned the worlds biggest free trade agreements. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was agreed securing a Virtual Summit hosted by feet. On to syrias foreign story is following the story from kuala lumpur. And what it hopes to achieve is it wants to progressively lower tariffs within the coming years. It also aims to set one just one set of rules that would make it easier for Member States to trade with each other and to invest in each other. Now this where this agreement fails though, if it doesnt go far enough, it doesnt mention Environmental Protection and labor standards. And thats where the criticism of this deal
Industry the biotech playing a role in the coronavirus pandemic . Yearrly in january of this , most of the biotechnology industry was focused on cancer. About 55 of it. With very little or no programs in covid. When the industry came together early in january, we had called tom together and asked them tell us what did they see happening in china. What they saw happening led very quickly to 40 or 50 of them saying we will jump on finding cures or vaccines right now. And january, over 770 programs were initiated. And what this meant was the entire industry pivoted, not because we were asked to do it, but because we decided it was the right thing to do. Incredible high risk taken. Weare where we are today, have close to 170 new vaccines on the horizon. Imminent and then in addition to which, you have a whole host of antivirals being developed and a whole new science but attacking the virus is coming out. Lets talk about the news that was announced. Moderna has a vaccine. This follows pfiz