Subcommittee will reconvene. Hearingthe most clunky ive ever participated in, let alone chaired and that is saying a lot for the United States senate, so i apologize for our way to our witnesses, but to all who are paying attention, how challenging it has been with the series of votes. Senator cantwell is next to question. Cantwell thank you for inviting a witness that is both in kansas ander a Washington State residents to boot. I do want to work with you on the manufacturing workforce workforce issue that you and senator warner introduced keeping the supply chain and aviation manufacturing. I appreciate this hearing and i know we are dealing with an increase in the number of cases and challenges we face. Im very proud our state has kept our rates of infections and hospitalizations down, and appreciate the ongoing efforts but im also impressed by the manufacturing efforts in our state. Everybody working together. Outdoor research converted one of its seattle facilities into making sur
Runs just under two hours. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being with us, or being near us, at least in the technology since. I welcome all of you to todays hearing that weve entitled, examining the response to the covid19 pandemic. The subcommittee at the sound of the gavel will come to order. As the nation continues to fight the unprecedented Public Health crisis, americans worked to protect against further spread of the virus while trying to maintain a certain degree of normalcy, including maintaining a job and earning a paycheck. There is not a corner of the u. S. Economy that has not felt the impact of the pandemic todays discussion will talk about the harmful effects on the Manufacturing Sector. During this pandemic, many in the Manufacturing Community have adapted their operations to help provide products needed to prevent the spread of the virus. Distributionlesale company that pivoted to manufacturing face masks in response to a dire National Supply shortage, or a cart
David hawkings is the editor in chief. There are leadership elections. Explain how they go about the two parties electing their leaders and can we see any changes . We will see some so, they meet in caucuses, different causes. No surprise here. The things are happening a little bit differently this year because of the pandemic. The Democratic Caucus which is happening the first of the meetings is happening today. There is a virtual opportunity for members to stay home, stay in their districts and cast the votes in the upcoming leadership elections using a secure app that the democrats have come up with. We wont see any changes at the top. The republican leadership, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, maybe, maybe not liz cheney, thats staying the same. Were not seeing any changes at the top there either. Remarkably long run of nancy pelosi as the leader and jim clyburn of South Carolina as number three, thats all continuing. Thats continuing for a into a 16th year. Its a remarkably long run
Musical career. The name is eddie micah welcome to the program tensions are running high head of president ial elections in ivory coast on saturday after any i decided not to run for a controversial thing that president ouattara is seeking reelection after the death of his favorite success in july the opposition say they are not having it and i calling for you boycott of the elections and civil disobedience people are longing for peace and stability but many a repeat of history about a decade ago at least 3000 people were killed and now at least 30 people have already died from communal violence our correspondents funny fresh our reports from be shot. You can see the tension but you can feel it as ivory coast braces itself for election day obbie john the commercial capital is awash with billboards of the sitting president and a sound of what. He promised not to run for a 3rd term but then hes chosen successor died and he changed his mind. Several dozen people have been killed in protes
The vote no surprise there either im bored off in berlin this is the day. We will win this and lose far as im concerned we already know its not my place or dollars from the place of the player whos won this election thats a decision of the American People he has cast doubt on the integrity of the entire electoral process surely fors own personal advantage its a disgrace absolutely extraordinary comments from him from a sitting president where the. Historic very successful. I think were going to hear more of this will be. Also coming up in the u. S. President s attacks on the very system that brought him to power it has left lawmakers here in europe speechless and holding their tongue at the same time its looking a little minds and we should all lean sees that democratic elections are allowed to be completed that means they are only when old votes have been counted and also could see it declaring yourself the winner at this stage is something i can see that irresponsible and extremely p