dr. lu indicated, can provide opportunities to promote the health of girls and women before they become pregnant. state governments have incredible convening power, even while there are restrictions on how, when, and for whom our federal dollars can be spent. by bringing together our community organizations, payers, insurance companies, large academic health care systems and smaller community-based hospitals, state governments can be the bridge for idea exchange. the imperative that comes from such an exchange is the creation of interdisciplinary policy and programs that reach communities that have typically not yet benefited from federal funding and programs. in pennsylvania, the department of human services administers both the social services block grant and the maternal infant and early childhood home visiting program. currently over 6,000 individuals representing 3,200 households are served through this program with a total of 40,000 home visits being conducted in 2017. and while these

dr. lu, how can we better and consistently collect data as you have outlined on social determinants of health and risk factors so we can make informed improvements that yield better results for millions of minority women in this country who rely upon our hospitals for safe delivery? put your microphone on, please. dr. lu: first things first, make - let's make sure we get mortality review committee in every state. they do collect a lot of data on social determinance of health. i think we also need to be better tracking severe maternal morbidity. for every single maternal death , there are 50 to 75 near misses. women did not die but suffered a life threatening complication. i think there are a lot of things we could be learning from severe maternal morbidities. i also think we need to be doing a better job in terms of monitoring the quality and safety of hospital care which begs for performance measures on the inpatient side or the outpatient side. lastly and probably most importantly, we need

dr. lu for sure, i think someone else mentioned it, talked about the success that california has had. i want to focus on it a little bit. we started making our progress, it was just in 2006 when we established the cmqcc. seven years after that program was started, our maternal mortality rate in california was cut in half. seven years, cut in half. that's pretty incredible if you think about that. the other thing is the rest of the country, their rate skyrocketed during those same seven years. we have done well in california, but i think we have a long way to go. in particular the gains that we have made in california haven't been shared equally. the mortality rate for african-american mothers in california is still three or four times greater than it is for white women. dr. lu, what are some of the lessons congress and a other states could take from our experience in california? and how can we make sure the benefits of our efforts are equitable? that women of color are not left behind. dr. l

finally, dr. lu will provide her testimony, and please correct me, doctor liu is the maurice r greenberg, fellow for china studies at the council on foreign relations and she will address the role of state owned capital, particularly china's sovereign wealth funds in financing the country's domestic and overseas ambitions. thank you all so much for your testimony. and appearing before the commission today. we all look forward to hearing your remarks. i ask all the witnesses to please keep the remarks to seven minutes. dr. wright, we'll begin with you. >> thank you, commissioner cleveland, commissioner glass, all the commissioners and staff for your kind invitation to testify at this important hearing today. my testimony focuses on three principal arguments related to developments in china's economy and financial system and their implications for the united states. first, the severity of china's ongoing economic weakness is still widely under appreciated and the united states no longer faces a growth

. >> my question was generated by dr. lu's sharing of the knowledge base and things that we know work. i am curious if you have any familiarity or knowledge about how restoreative justice or restoreative practice works with students that have been involved in bullying. >> i know a lot of these good practices, interventions out there and what we are trying to figure out is that instead of the sharing to occur by accident, can we engineer that collaborative innovation so that we can really accelerate our ability to move the needle over the next five years. >> thank you. >> again, a warm round of applause to our speakers. thank you very much [applause.] this next panel looks at what schools can do. speakers two officials from the just advertise department and a deputy assistant education secretary. >> sarah and bob listonbe join me. i think we have enough microphones. while they are getting situated, let me go ahead and do just quick bios about both. so we have sarah hinger who was at the department of justice and she is a trial

that testimony is corroborated by the testimony of dr. lu. if you lk at the amicus briefs , they validate that the methods used are the same as in op. all of the shotsade about the analysis, newly all of them were mader during discovery or during motions or at trial. the court did not reject them. it iunbutted evidence disentangling racend party, which is a form of circumstantial evidence but akin to an alternative map. ifouook at dr. ragusa's rebuttal report, he charged out all e ds in cd 1. he looks at whether racial or litical composition determined their placement. you can see the fo of five heaviest black precincts remove -- were moved out of cd 1. this is unrebuedestimony. it certainlyurse of an alternative map. this crtnanimously said ring is noartilar proof plaintiff to show an equal protection case. >> we have said the bird and you are assuming outf d politics is difficult. but it is your burden. it without any directive and it is with aernative m with no odd shaped districtsch we often get in gerrymandering cases, and with the wealt

we will have to convince them through dr. lu chan a -- dr. lubchenco's organization.ill not be easy. we will need to get ted danson to stand up in front of everybody and say a 100 times. >> hi, dawn. we worked together for many years. part of the problem is we came out of an era where science, without being partisan, it was not really on the throne. was not really leading the way. then you have people -- it was not leading the way. you have people -- we are all products of our self-interest. every industry wants their way. science started to get downplayed, and you lost trust that people would say something and it would be true. if we let science lead the way again, so we can all go ok, he is saying this, and the industry is saying something or other, but science, people who are there to protect us, are saying this, i think we will rebuild trust, and then you can start -- people will allow the positive message to come through. now, we're so conditioned to tell "i do not really know if that is true." so, anyway, i am so grateful for what you do, and how you have restor

lu recognized for five minutes. rep. lujan: dr. diffenbaugh, yes or no promotion should the united states take action to reduce omissions? dr. diffenbaugh: the question of "should" is a question for elected officials such as yourself. diffenbaugh,r. must the united states take action? that is a yes or no. i will submit it to you in writing, that way we can get a thorough response. dr. cleetus, should the united states take effort to reduce emissions? dr. cleetus: yes -- rep. lujÁn: yes or no is fine. delegate hodges: and a market based approach. rep. lujÁn: that is a yes. mr. russell: yes. rep. lujÁn: i was getting lost in should we or should we go. reduce take action to emissions. the two go hand in hand. if any of you are concerned about rising sea levels, it is not just about the actions we take now, it is about the actions we take forward. this is not a complicated situation. i hope that provides a little bit of context from where i stand on this issue. i appreciate the testimony today. areew mexico, we experiencing extreme wea

lu and all the members of the00 senate president ron cole chief. senator della cruz and all of the members of the senate. first lady dawn -- lieutenant governor josh green. dr. libby char and all the members of my cap net and mayor -- cabinet and mayor and former mayors. i also want to thank the i business community, the visitor industry including hotels, airlines and attractions. so the hawaii restaurant association. the hawaii business round table and all of the chambers of commerce. in no you are in we ano delivered help and services today to support so many in need. and there are so many others too many to name. but i wish i could thank you all. please know that all of your efforts are very much appreciated by me. we've endured tremendous hardship over the last two years. throughout the pandemic, we've sacrificed delayed or cancelled so many of life's milestones, weddings and holiday gatherings. we've had to face shutdown. restrictions of all, and two varieties that is changed how we deal with the department and the fight is far from over. but i'm proud of the way that we as the community have responded to the pandemic. our nurse, doctors and healthcare

dr. charles snyderman. virgil dixon. susan heavey. kelly dell, a guest of our speech or -- speaker. a guest of our speaker. lu, a news editor and president-elect of the national press club. [applause] a senior reporter at inside. health and medical editor at "scientific america." marilyn thompson, editor at "kaiser health news." and washington columnist for the "dallas morning news." [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, happy new year. today's luncheon speaker was sworn in as the 22nd secretary of health and human services in june 2014. she inherited the affordable care act. it is known affectionately and not so affectionately as obamacare. she was immediately charged with making it work after its rocky start. secretary burwell is here to provide her perspective on president obama's signature domestic policy and legacy issue. as secretary of hhs, burwell has led more than 77,000 employees in work that strives for every american to lead healthy and productive lives. she has led the administration's efforts to bring a smarter, more accountable government. she has overseen the development of the president's secon

dr. dillinger, you mentioned how pilots and crew need to play an important role in the design and value lu asian -- and evaluation of aircraft. can you speak to the importance of training new pilots? >> it is essential that we grow new pilots. and that novice pilots have experienced pilots to help them learn and become superior experienced pilots. the pipeline a pilots is a constant effort. from a human factors perspective, again, the more experience we get from the pilot cadre and the more they learn how to speak up and make their needs known, especially from a design perspective. the panel was very concerned about the human factors element coming into design from the very beginning. that requires experienced pilots having input into that process. >> very good thank you. dr. de luis, what additional faa oversight do you believe is necessary to ensure stronger safety culture? >> we heard a little before with regards to making sure the faa is able to vet and approve, not just the people but also the organizations, as well as higher scrutiny for not employee ou members. one thing that has be

lu adlert. dan fitzpatrick. william sasso. doug duvoss, chairman of the national constitutional center executive committee. howard schultz, executive chairman, starbucks coffee company. and dr. amy gutman, president of the university of pennsylvania. so i am sure many of you want to share the program tonight with your friends on social media. we invite you with the #libertymedal. we ask you to silence your electronic devices, and i will give you a moment to do that now. thank you. guests have special recorded special messages for senator mccain. please turn your attention to the screen behind me. >> welcomed. i want to thank you for joining us at the center. a true7 liberty medal to american hero, john mccain. the constitution inspires us with a love of liberty and provides us with a blueprint to live. at the constitution alone cannot secure freedom. in our world, the best and bravest have put their lives on the line to defend it. as a young man, john mccain did that. in so doing he modeled for all of us a devotion to the cause of liberty. all of us owe him a great debt of gratitude for this invaluable legacy. on half of my company, i join my colleagues at the national cons

chairman get -- grassley to lead the committee in this highly eric lu situation in which the democrat tactics have left all of us, judge kavanaugh, dr. ford, and the entire senate. dr. ford will be heard. of course, judge kavanaugh will have the opportunity to defend himself against this accusation. it is an accusation in which he has unequivocally denied. stands at odds with every other piece of the overwhelming positive testimony we received about his character and his close friends, colleagues, law clerks, from the distant past to the present day, including high school years during which this man's misconduct is alleged to have taken place. incident is at variance with his entire life history. he welcomes the opportunity to address the committee about this claim. but colleagues, we should not have gotten to this point in this manner, at this time. this process played up with so little order and so little sensitivity, and that lies solely at the feet of senate democrats who sought political advantage in leaking this to the press instead of vetting it through proper channels. but this is where we are. grassley andairman our colleag