pappas of new hampshire. mr. purl metter -- mr. perlmutter of colorado. there soto of florida. ms. titus of nevada. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 5580 and 5581 of the revised statute of 20 u.s.c. 4243 in the order -- and the order of the house of january, 2021, of the of the following members on the part of the house board of regencies of the institution. read the names, please. charlie: mr. smith of -- the clerk: mr. smith of nebraska. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speak's appointment pursuant to 22 u.s.c. 276-l and the order of january 4, 2021, of the following members on the part of the house to the british american interparliamentary group. the clerk will read the names. the clerk: mr. kind of wisconsin. chair. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to 2 u.s.c. 501-b as amended by the public law 116-260 and the order of the house of january 4, 2021, of the following members to the house communications standing committee. the clerk will read the names. the c

vanessa pappas, interim head, was named chief operating officer.helley, who is chu, what do we know about him? >> he is most well-known for taking xiaomi, the chinese smartphone maker, public, and one of the biggest ipos of all time on the hong kong stock exchange last year. chew was the cfo at xiaomi, and the international business had for them. he joined bytedance one month ago. emily: what message does this send about what kind of company bytedance want tiktok to be? >> well, what was great about what chew did at xiaomi, is he helped create a company or sell them company to the global market, and to financial folks around the world, who were trying to figure out what this company is. so, that is the hope for what bytedance as. bytedance has a problem, it is a chinese company that makes a lot of money. but it has this huge asset of tiktok, that is global. the question is, can he now sell this to other investors around the world? emily: how do we expect him to deal with the regulatory hangover? we do not know what the biden administration is going

ignored a few to demonstrate for a 2nd ice over the shooting of a black man and he sees tega some pappas place this bus the crowds gather them but consent to a suburb of minneapolis don't tell wright was killed on sunday helen fisher reports on what a police chief is calling a tragic era. it started as a routine traffic stop and ended in a fetal shooting of another black man by police 20 year old aunty right killed on the streets of brooklyn center near minneapolis a tragic error says the police chief is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet this appears to me from what i viewed in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge this all coming as a former police officer stands trial in minneapolis for the murder of another black man george floyd just a year ago the media expressing his shock at such a twist we recognize that this is happening at a time when our community when all of america indeed all of the world is watching. our community from the white house preside

see how this is how this virus moves so there is a legitimate question there but i agree with dr pappas that when we look at the history of haiti and the diseases in the past there has been no you know evidence to have you believe there we have a situation in haiti where you've had like in ecuador or brazil or other countries where you've seen his explosion and people are dying in large numbers unaccounted for so many say almost feels like. has dodged a bullet for the moment is that to do with how the government is monitoring it in terms of the cove 8190 samak. thank you listen to this i concur with bob and jacqueline had we actually have many a cause of death in haiti everyone would know it's there is no such thing we we need also to mention that the government has been the block too since the beginning with close schools universities port and airports so we need to also take into account dools upon it is i do believe that the government has been a fit of efficient and managing a $1000.00 and haiti so it's clear that we. countries according to that actually base money does the cause we

representative pappas: thank you. chair takata: thank you, representative pappas. you are ahead of the game here. mr. roy, you are recognized for five minutes. mr. roy? if mr. rory is not available, we will go to ms. luria. representative luria: thank you for appearing before the committee today. i have seen and heard the same things from my employees here at the hampton v.a. management is refusing to abide by president biden's executive order, so i'm just asking, and hopefully you can reiterate some of the conversation that you will work with your offices to make sure the president's executive order is complied with in the order will be fully implemented. secretary mcdonough: i will. representative luria: thank you. i really want to take care of our veterans, so that is really important. one of the things that we spoke with that was really challenging for some veterans was claims for military sexual trauma. you will soon be relieving -- you will soon be receiving a letter from myself and several colleagues on both sides of the aisle with several policy recommendat

pappas: we know that they are currently conducting a study thereto establish a connection between toxic exposure and certain health concerns linked to fast -- pfas. as we wait for additional health information to come out, we have to move as quickly as we possibly can. another important point you noted was the disc rumination by women and minority veterans. we are working on legislation that would improve the sexual harassment reporting process. this is an issue that it was so committee will be working on as we move forward. i am wondering if you can talk about ending the steps that you think our committee could take to make sure that women in minority veterans feel comfortable. >> it is important that everyone of our veterans feels safe when they go get their care. joy: we were very pleased that the commander really wanted to step up front on that. we were as an organization very pleased to see the secretary come out after they were confirmed to communicate that they would be working with us. we are looking forward to your committee really holding them to that. this behavior is so dest

aww, thanks pappa d!but the members of the dunn family have given up trying to convince each other that their health care choices are best... carole: "cheers, guys." fealofani: "cheers!" brangham: they're okay with the division. carole: and i was going to say, 'vive la difference. group: vive la difference! brangham: i want to shift gears here for a second, to talk about, obviously, the elephant in the room, the reason why we are sitting so far apart, and we have the windows open, and that's this pandemic that we are all living through. as we've been reporting this, the question keeps coming up: does having a universal care system in your nation make it easier, does it give you extra tools, to fight a pandemic when one arrives. ashish, what does the evidence tell us in that regard? jha: the evidence in my mind, is having a universal system doesn't automatically mean you will be able to manage a pandemic well. we can look at a place like the uk, which has not done a great job managing the pandemic. lots of

why don't we move on to charles pappas for seats 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. >> yes. can you hear me? >> supervisor peskin: yes. we can. >> okay. i apologize for not being there with you. why do i want to join the oversight committee, i think i can improve them immensely. i appreciate the work they've done especially considering the pandemic. the office of cannabis really facilitating the meetings through ray law. in my view, it was a little limited because i don't think they were organized enough, what i would bring to that committee, i worked eight years on the cannabis committee. we accomplished a lot from 2011 to present and, before that, i was a dispensary owner, we were closed by [inaudible] boo. and we started in 2005 in the tender -- south of mission -- south of market. sorry about that and we did move to the tenderloin right after that and we were very well received there. and i have a report from our landlord and the union and also the mayor's office of disability. i'm very impressed by the members you have, but i hope you will consider me i think we can improve this group a

pappas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new hampshire is recognized for such time as he may use. . mr. pappas: i rise today and urge swift passage of h.r. 2630. this legislation will save american lives by getting deadly fentanyl analogs off our streets and allowing law enforcement to bring drug trafficers to justice. the c.d.c. reports there were more than 50,000 deaths involving all synthetic opioids in the 12-month period ending in july, 2020. 50,000 deaths in 12 months. the addiction crisis has worsened as a result of this pandemic and this is mot the time to let regulations lapse or to back away from our commitment to get people the help they need. my state of new hampshire, like so many, has been hit incredibly hard by fentanyl and its chemical analogs. chemical versions of fentanyl are ever changing and we know that traffickers intentionally make small variations in substances, knowing that the scheduling process may take months in order to place these deadly drugs on sched

why don't we move on to charles pappas for seats 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. >> yes. can you hear me? >> supervisor peskin: yes. we can. >> okay. i apologize for not being there with you. why do i want to join the oversight committee, i think i can improve them immensely. i appreciate the work they've done especially considering the pandemic. the office of cannabis really facilitating the meetings through ray law. in my view, it was a little limited because i don't think they were organized enough, what i would bring to that committee, i worked eight years on the cannabis committee. we accomplished a lot from 2011 to present and, before that, i was a dispensary owner, we were closed by [inaudible] boo. and we started in 2005 in the tender -- south of mission -- south of market. sorry about that and we did move to the tenderloin right after that and we were very well received there. and i have a report from our landlord and the union and also the mayor's office of disability. i'm very impressed by the members you have, but i hope you will consider me i think we can improve this group a

lethal means safety training act with senator blumenthal and representatives brownley, mrvan, and pappas. this is an evidence-based approach to prevent suicide and creates valuable time and space between a veteran in cry cries is ena potentially lethal means. suicide proveengs experts including the american foundation for suicide prevention, minority veterans of america, american association of suicide allergy, and many more. i urge my colleagues to support the lethal means safety training act and join me in the urgent mission of ending our veteran suicide crisis. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to honor the life and memory of david kern. david recently passed away at the age of 79 following a long fight with cancer. i'm particularly extending my condolences to his beloved wife, katie, his four c