Wide range of covid19 topics but none more timely than getting our children back to school. Throughout the last two weeks i have spent countless hours talking with educational leaders around the state. Everyone agrees for the future of our children we must do everything we can to have them back in a learning environment again this fall. Working with States School superintendent woods, educational administrators and School Boards around the state we have guidelines for schools that i am very proud of because it took the assumption we would open schools what do it very safely and ensure that schools have the tools they need to protect students, staff, teachers as well as the community as a whole. We fully expect some cases of covid19 among students and teachers and we are doing what we can to provide the resources that need it to protect everyone in the setting. Working with fema, schools receive less in the coming days. To go back to school, we know schools need to be prepared to respon
The house select cubs subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis resistant to hear from former Federal Reserve chairs about economic inequity during the pandemic. Live coverage here on cspan2. George w. Bush in 2006 and oversaw the Federal Reserve is response to the Global Financial crisis. Before his tenure as fed chicken dr. Bernanke served as the chair of president council, bush is council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010, 2013 before being appointed chair. In 2014 of our president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously served in the white house as chair of the council of economic advisers. This is the first time that either dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen has testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out advice from experts with extraordinary experiences. As Congress Works to end this economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benef
Gov. Kemp good afternoon, everyone. Let me thank you guys for being here. I certainly want to thank the general who was with us today. Homer bryson. Last to my left. And behind the cameras. We appreciate all that they have been doing with these many press conferences we have had. Before i get started i want to thank the faith leaders across our state and the many georgians that which is a painted in our day of prayer. This went well and certainly appreciate that. In our fight debated against covid19 we let we must continue to pray for health care workforce, our front care frontline workers and Law Enforcement nfl the fellow georgians. Casestoday we had 23,773 2 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. ,169ave given a total of 127 tests and through the leadership of the Public Health department, the National Guard, our gustaership with au university, walmart, walgreens and others are testing numbers are quickly
Been doing with these many press conferences we have had. Before i get started i want to thank the faith leaders across our state and the many georgians that which is a painted in our day of prayer. This went well and certainly appreciate that. In our fight debated against covid19 we let we must continue to pray for health care workforce, our front care frontline workers and Law Enforcement and our fellow georgians. As of today we had 23,773 cases with 942 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. 2 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. ,169ave given a total of 127 tests and through the leadership of the Public Health department, the National Guard, our gustaership with au university, walmart, walgreens and others are testing numbers are quickly increasing but we realize we have to continue to do more. As of this morning, georgia ra
Younger people, it is a huge issue. Announcer share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask. Xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7 00 and week nights at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for washington journal primetime. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the states efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. He took questions on the states hospital Equipment Shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize were running a few minutes late. Being you so much for with us today. As usual, i have the Public Health commissioner, dr. Kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, Emergency Management and Homeland Security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. Including them. Theyve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sleep. All those t to tha