mr. capito is part of the administration that seems to be on leave right now. he has indicated that there's going to be violence. it would seem to me at least an interview with the bee in order. why have you not interview him? >> congressman, i'm not particularly familiar with the public comments of your referring to, but as i said, if we see credible evidence of violent criminal activity, that is a federal crime and we will pursue that activity. >> mamay i kindly insert the "washington post" article in the record without objection? >> without objection. >> thank you. back to you, again, mr. director of the fbi, my hope is that my calling this to your attention today will give you sufficient reason. you have a member of the united states congress who is bringing to you intelligence that has been reported publicly that a member of the administration has made comments that there will be violence if there's a refusal to stand down. my hope is that it's sufficient for you to at least interview someone. but they move to the director of national counterterrorism. wit

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator reed. senator capito. >> thank you, senator blunt. and thank all of you. i'm pleased to be a part of this hearing today. and i'll start off with dr. redfield. i'm not sure if you're aware, dr. redfield, but i'm abiding now by the cdc guidelines. i was made aware on monday that i had been exposed to somebody who tested positive for covid. i had, according to what the physician told me, i had been in and around that individual for at least 15 minutes, around within 48 to 72 hours of when he exhibited symptoms, and out of abundance of caution, and i think ceding to your guidelines, i went immediately to the physician at the capitol who advised me then that i must quarantine for 14 days. i did subsequently take a test and tested negative, which i'm very obviously pleased about. but i want to ask you, are your guidelines on quarantining, for those of us who are quarantining, following the rules, what kind of success does that bring in terms of isolating and containing the spread? and do you further recommend further testing as people are c

mr. chairman. >> thank you senator reed. senator capito. >> thank you senator blunt and i thank all of you. pleased to be a part of this hearing today and i will start off with dr. redfield. i am not sure if you are where dr. redfield but i am looking at the cdc guidelines and i was made aware that on one day i had been exposed to somebody who tested positive for covid. according to what the physician told me i had been ined and arod that individual for at least 15 minutes within 48 to 72 hours of when he exhibited symptoms. out of abundance of caution and your o guidelines i went immediately to the physician at the capital who advised me then that i should quarantine for 14 days. i did subsequently take a test and it tested negative which i was obviously pleased about but i want to ask you, or your guidelines on quarantines, for those of us quarantined in following the rules what kind of success does that ring in terms of isolating and containing the spread and do you further recommend further testing as people are coming out of their qua

capito says, , we dot need as much rental space. we can save money for the taxpayers in this country. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator braun. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for bring up the topic in the unit i have been here when we're talking about cost savings and doing things that are going to save the government money. it's refreshing to hear and see that. maybe one of the silver linings of this crisis where going through, not only telecommuting but telehealth as well. want to put into perspective, i'm on the budget committee and would be remiss not to bring it up, that we run trillion dollars deficit structurally here in his federal government. also to put into perspective, walmart is the largest company in the world in terms of sales volume of about 524 of billion. the federal government is roughly nine times that size, and each year in just our operating means, we borrow 23% of our budget. so according to global analytics when the workplace analytics did the amount of savings by telecommuting, half of the federal employees, which were just under a million, did do that half of th

mr. huma, i want to talk about concussions. i am introducing a bipartisan resolution with republican senator shelley moore capito of virginia, to raise awareness the impact of concussion and traumatic brain injuries. according to the cdc there are between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports related concussions each year and our current data sources may only account for a small percentage of the total instances of concussions. concussions and traumatic brain injuries are important health concerns for children, teens and adults including many college athletes. we need to improve research diagnosis, overall understanding and management of concussions. mr. huma, what is your organization doing to raise awareness of the concussions and how should we consider them specific to college athletes when we talk about compensation, including benefits like health care and employment related disabilities? >> first, thank you for the work that you're doing. it's an important issue, health and safety is our top priority. and traumatic brain injury is one that's gone unaddressed, unfortunately, and raising awareness is a top priority and how that can lea

mrs. capito: i ask that you vitiate the quorum. the presiding officer: yes. without objection. mrs. capito: thank you. madam president, today i rise to address broadband connectivity and broadband access in rural states like your home state and my state of west virginia. our nation has experienced a very tough couple of months because of the coronavirus pandemic. with the new normal consisting of telelearning and virtual learning, there is no question that this has forced us to recognize and to reckon with the digital divide in this k the ability to have affordable and reliable service is more valuable than ever. however, in 2020, my state remains one of the least connected states in the country. over the last few months, i've heard from many constituents -- hundreds of my constituents -- who are having difficulties properly and efficiently working from home, helping their kids with the homework because they lack robust internet access. i think about those children who either don't have connectivity or don't have an adult in the home who can really help them do their digital learning