ms. brooks for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you to our panel for being here today. i was a u.s. attorney in 2001 and was part of the response in the anthrax attacks and actually had an office where that powder was sent to, you know, multiple government offices were receiving powder which, you know, terrified that employee who opened the mail not knowing if it was actually anthrax or just powder. and i have to tell you, i thought -- i was in federal service until '07, and, you know, felt like we were moving forward, but i have to until you until this report came out and until we've seen kind of the lack of adequate response to ebola, quite frankly, i really do believe we have stepped back and that we have just moved from crisis to crisis. but i just encourage my colleagues, this is an outstanding report with 33 recommendations. it is a road map. it is a blueprint. and it is, in part, the basis upon which congresswoman eshoo and i introduced 3299, the strengthening public health emergency response act of 2015.

ms. brooks. mrs. brooks: thank you for being here today. i was a u.s.ttorney in 2001 and was part of the response in the anthrax attacks and actually had an office where that powder was sent to multiple government offices were receiving powder which terrified that employee who opens the mail and not knowing if it was anthrax or just powder. and i was in federal service until 2007 and felt like we were moving forward but i have to tell you, until this report came out and seen the lack of adequate response to ebola, i really do believe we have stepped back and moved from crisis to crisis. and this is an outstanding report with 33 recommendations. it is a road map and blueprint and the basis on which angresswoman eshoo introduced bill. and i want to talk about that because i really appreciate all of these recommendations and i encourage my colleagues throughout congress to read this book, because you as experts as well, it's not just the people on the panel. a lot of work went into this. mr. greenwood, can you please share with us, the merits you see in re

ms. brooks: i want to thank dr. murphy for introducing this legislation and arranging for this special order today. as i'm sure has been stated, one in five americans struggle with mental illness. one in five. this is a critical situation in the country, as we have just heard. national tragedy. that's why we must address it with a comprehensive, community-based mental health proposal like the one we're talking about here today and we must do it in a bipartisan way so i'm very pleased we have colleagues from the other side of the aisle here as well this evening talking about it. we have all seen the tragic headlines about people who lose their battle with mental illness and their families who are often powerless to help them or prevent them from harming themselves or others. according to researchers, about half of the people with schizophrenia and 40% of people with bipolar disorder don't believe they're mentally ill. these individuals have the right to refuse therapy and medication and under current law, their famil

ms. brooks for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to our esteemed panel for being here today. i was a u.s. attorney in 2001 and was part of the response in the anthrax attacks, and actually had an office where that powder was sent to -- you know, multiple government offices were receiving powder which terrified that employee who opened the mail, not knowing if it was actually anthrax or if it was just powder. and i have to tell you, i thought, i was in federal service until '07 and felt like we were moving forward, but i have to tell you, until this report came out and until we have seen kind of the lack of adequate response to ebola quite frankly, i really do believe we have stepped back and that we have just moved from crisis to crisis. but i just encourage my colleagues -- this is an outstanding report with 33 recommendations. it is a road map. it is a blueprint. and it is in part on the basis upon which the congresswoman and i introduced 3299, the strengthening public health emergency response act of 2015. i want to tal

ms. fiorina: hi brooke's dad. brooke, you have to get dad to vote for me. >> i appreciate you wearing the american pin. [indiscernible] ms. fiorina: get dad to vote for me. thank you. hi. thank you very much. ms. fiorina: all right, help me. thank you so much for running. much.orina: help me thank you. >> with of this, i will have to vote for you. [laughter] thanks. thank you. ms. fiorina: thank you. i really appreciate it. >> i can't say -- i tear up when i think of you. ms. fiorina: all right. help me. >> i am from california, just moved to new hampshire. [indiscernible] ms. fiorina: that is a good change. thank you. i appreciate it. how are you? did i win you over? >> of course. i think you are stepping up. i really understand your personality. a virgo.na: you're have a camera? you need help? maybe karen can help you. we have a battery problem. thank you. i'm counting on you. >> thank you for your time. want to nervous, but i thank you. you are very encouraging. if you have the chance to sit in the oval office,

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creagh: brooks ms. leanne walters, a resident and parents from michigan. pursuant to committee rules all witnesses will be sworn before they testify. if you will please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or from that the testimony give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you, you may be seated. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. and over to allow time for further discussion and questioning, we would appreciate you limiting your opening comments to no more than five minutes. and your entire submission will be made part of the record. mr. beauvais: you are now recognized for 5 minutes. mr. beauvais: good morning mr. chairman distinguished members of the committee. my name is joel >> and i serve as the epa director of water. thank you for the opportunity to testify about the response to the drinking water crisis in flint. i spent yesterday with members of the epa response team on the ground. we met with mayor weaver and other community leaders and members. the situation in

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