congresswoman lucille roy blunt outcome barbara lee, lois frankel and congressman mark felt can, john bolin are and tom grace. they could not attend but they did send questions which we will ask on their behalf. but i want to underscore that members should not be blocked from participating in the committees hearing. all committee members should be heard, that requires moving as quickly as possible into the 21st century and conduct virtual hearing. every member should be able to participate. i am angry that the white house has just managed america's reaction to the defendant and e president has that everything he could to avoid accountability. i'm particularly upset about the lack of the necessary testing and the personal protective equipment capacity, , both of which could help us gain control. and then yesterday president donald trump told reporters that he would not permit dr. anthony fauci to testify before the democratic house committee because, and i quote, the house is a bunch of trump haters. quote, they frankly want our situation to be unsuccessful. but they are allowing dr. fauci t