robert redfield is the director of the cdc. he has worked on chronic human viral infections and diseases, especially hiv, for more than 30 years. "the new york times" reporting today that vice president pence, who has been put in charge of the response by president trump, will, quote, control all coronavirus messaging from health officials. the administration says they want to coordinate efforts not control the content of what experts and officials are saying. both officials and scientists will have to clear statements with the vice president's office. that, again, from "the new york times." expecting the hearing to start shortly. >>> the subcommittee will come to order. i appreciate the audience's patience. we don't control the schedule, so thank you, and the witnesses. without objection, all members have filed statements, extraneous materials for the record. subject to the rules i will make an opening statement and turn it over to the ranking member for his opening statement. and i

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on thursday, the head of the cdc robert redfield, along with other federal officials will testify about the federal response to the coronavirus. watch live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span three. online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. senate minority leader, chuck schumer came to the senate floor to talk about the trump administration's response to the coronavirus and election security. >> the world health organization has now reported there are 79000 cases of coronavirus across at least 30 countries. at least 53 confirmed cases here in the united states. as the virus continues to spread, the global economy is already beginning to suffer. all of the warning lights are flashing brightow red. we are staring down a potential pandemic. and the administration has no plan, we have a crisis of coronavirus and president trump has no plan. tno urgency, no understanding of the facts or how to coordinate a response. we must to v get a handle on the coronavirus and make sure the united states is fully prepared to deal with its potential lee far-reaching conseque

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robert redfield issuing this warning for the united states. quote, this virus is probably with us beyond this season, beyond this year. and i think eventually the virus will find a foothold and we'll get community-based transmission. translation. pandemic. there have been 15 confirmed cases in the united states. joining us, dr. marc siegel. the outlook from the cdc is somewhat bleak and it doesn't seem to be supported by the obvious facts on transmission and the straight ahead of the disease within his country. >> i think the concern from coming out of cdc has to do with the fact that there are so many more cases in china than we were told originally. we kind of suspected that. even the number you put up tonight of 66,000 is probably way under. it's probably over 100,000. people can get a virus in the united states and we wouldn't necessarily know. lou: what i'm sort of stunned by in all of this is the surprise that there are 60,000 cases in china, principally hubei province, wuhan, the epicenter. we were just told by peter navarro, the presid

robert redfield. how good is the public health infrastructure in reporting in?ve you an idea how rapidly the situation has changed? >> by the way, the number has changed. it's all chicagctually 15. >> reporter: it's a lot to keep up with. what is the worst case scenario? >> so far, we're able to dane it. so far the virus is with us beyond this season. and the virus will find foothold. and you can start to think of it in the sense, like seasonal flu. the only difference is, we don't understand this virus. >> reporter: which is exactly why the cdc wants to be on the ground in china. it's probably redfield's biggest frustration. >> right now, there's no evidence to me that this outbreak is at all under control. it's definitely not controlled. and the sooner we can help them get it under control the better for the whole world. >> i guess that does raise the question why are we sitting near atlanta, talking about this, versus the cdc being in china collecting some of this medical data? >> i don't think it's a medical decision. >> what do you think it is? a political

robert redfield and others will testify on the coronavirus response before a subcommittee. watch that live thursday at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span-3, online or listen live with the free c-span app. morning, wethis hear from the secretary of health and human services, alex azar him who will testify before a senate appropriations , whommittee --alex azar will testify before a senate appropriations committee and get the response to the coronavirus outbreak. the white house is asking for $1.25 billion in new funding and would take the same amount from ebola preparedness and other programs to deal with the coronavirus. the center for disease control and prevention will also testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. we will have that live at 2:00 eastern over on c-span-3. you can also stream that hearing live online or tune in with the radio app. the budget proposal for 2021 includes nearly 95 billion dollars in discretionary budget authority and 1.3 trillion dollars in mandatory funding for hhs. more than $9 billion have been made in two health and human serv

robert redfield. how good is the public health infrastructure at reporting in? give you an idea how rapidly the situation is changing. >> the number has changed. >> it's actually 15 there. >> reporter: it's a lot to keep up with. what's the worst case scenario here in the united states? >> so far we've been able to contain it. but i think this virus is probably with us beyond this season or beyond this year. and i think eventually the virus will find a foothold and we'll get community-based transmission. and you can start to think of it in the sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is that we don't understand this virus. >> reporter: which is exactly why the cdc wants to be on the ground in china. it's probably redfield's biggest frustration. >> right now there's no evidence to me this outbreak is at all under control. it's definitely not controlled. and the sooner we can help them get this under control the better for the whole world. >> i guess that does raise the question, why we are sitting here in atlanta talking about this versus the cdc being in chi

robert redfield and other federal officials will testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommitteee at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-sp c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >>> we want to welcome back to our table jan schakowsky, democrat of illinois. the headline from

robert redfield and other federal officials will testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. watch that live thursday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on krc-span3, online at c-span.org or live with the c-span radio app. >>> next a panel on human rights and democracy with former state department official victoria nuland and other foreign policy analysts. this discussion was part of the annual conference on the state of the world and was hosted by florida international university and the mccain institute. it's just over an hour. >> greetings to those gathered for the state of the world conference at florida international university. i salute your efforts to address today's foreign policy challenges and the role of american leadership in the world. it is important to remember that what happens abroad and how people

. >> reporter: cdc director robert redfield told congress more community transmission is likely. >> i want them to know we are going to start identifying more cases like we did the other day. >> reporter: he added the public does not need to buy masks. >> we need to make sure those n 95 masks are available. the doctors and nurses. >> reporter: still, consumers are emptying out shelves. the world health organization is still declining to label this a global pandemic, but the head of the organization is urging every country in the world to lay out clear plans to deal with the outbreak. anne-marie. >> we're learning that china is now reporting a downward trend in new cases. i guess that's good. how does that compare to other countries around the world? >> most countries are still seeing a spike, especially in south korea, italy and iran. tokyo disney land, announced it will shut down completely for two weeks starting saturday. that's the same city where the olympics are set to be held this summer. organizers said the fate of the event will be decided within the next several months. but a

robert redfield, director of the centers for disease control and prevention, to discuss the current situation on the novel coronavirus. >> inc. you, mr. secretary. let me give you an update on the current situation of the coronavirus. i want to emphasize this is a serious health situation in china. publick to the american is currently low. do all we can do to keep it that way. currently, there are another 23 countries that have confirmed 132 cases. this also includes 12 individuals who have been confirmed in six countries who did not travel to china. the cdc has launched an aggressive response focused on early case recognition, isolation of those cases identified, and contact tracing around those individuals. this response is a layered response that includes both targeted airport screening, as well as heightened education and awareness of the american health-care community to be vigilant in ascertaining the possibility of recent travel to china when they are evaluating patients with upper respiratory tract infection. today, we have confirmed six cases of the novel virus on low u.s. ally most

robert redfield and other federal officials will testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. watch that live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-sp c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >>> we want to welcome back to our table jan schakowsky, democrat of illinois. the headline from "the independent," trump official refuses to say that coronavirus vaccine would be affordable to all. what did you hear from the secretary? >> the secretary said in no uncertain terms that he could not ensure that the coronavirus -- that the vaccine would be affordable although they would work to make it happen, because we had to rely on the private sector. he's talking about big pharma. and understand, i made the point that the taxpayers have really done the research, the bulk of the money has been from every one of us. and yet he's saying that we can't assure that it's going to be affordable. imagine, we're talking about the potential of worldwide pandemic, saying, well, we can't do anything about controlling the private sector, big pharma. >> why -- well, is he righ

robert redfield and other federal officials will testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. watch that live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >>> secretary of defense has indicated that protection of the force is his number one priority for the coronavirus. his lead in the department is working closely in support of health and human services. we're connected with them on a daily basis, a frequent number of times a day. so we're watching this very closely for any implications on global mobility. >> and what specific actions are you taking? >> inside the transportation enterprise, locations like travis air force base has become a receiver for a potential folks coming out of the theater, particularly indo-pacific. we're not taking particular health protection measures inside the command other than to protect the force, and in a more broad sense we're in support of health and human services. and that's done through the lead of us north com. >> general waters, do you feel you've been given the necessary resource

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robert redfield will testify on the coronavirus response before a sub committee. watch that live thursday on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen live with the c-span radio app. >> so this november, we're going to take back the house. we're going to held to senate. and we are going to keep the white house. >> president trump speaks at a rally in south carolina friday ahead of the primary. watch our campaign 2020 coverage live friday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the c-span radio app. >>> the supreme court heard oral argument in hernandez versus mesa. the justices recently ruled against the parents of a mexican national on whether they can sue a u.s. border patrol officer for damages after that officer shot and killed their son in a cross-border incident. the supreme court first heard argument on this in 2017 and subsequently returned the case to a lower court for additional consideration. >> we'll hear argument next in

robert redfield issuing this warning for the united states.lly the virus will find a foothold and we'll get community-based transmission. translation. pandemic. there have been 15 confirmed cases in the united states. joining us, dr. marc siegel. the outlook from the cdc is somewhat bleak and it doesn't seem to be supported by the obvious facts on transmission and the straight ahead of the disease within his country. >> i think the concern from coming out of cdc has to do with the fact that there are so many more cases in china than we were told originally. we kind of suspected that. even the number you put up tonight of 66,000 is probably way under. it's probably over 100,000. people can get a virus in the united states and we wouldn't necessarily know. lou: what i'm sort of stunned by in all of this is the surprise that there are 60,000 cases in china, principally hubei province, wuhan, the epicenter. we were just told by peter navarro, the president's man on the case to fight this virus in vaccines and anti-virals and treatment. he believes

anthony fauci, robert redfield. ken kiewc cuccinelli. but this an incredibly competent task force and they are quite right to say the risk to americans is low. you know what happens if you wear a mask unnecessarily on the street? you are sending a message coronavirus is coming down the street when it's not there. you have got to worry about other viruses like the flu. we have to keep track of this. i was at the nebraska medical center where they have their quarantine unit. they are finding out, more contagious than we thought, probably more contagious than the flu. they have been dealing with elderly people with underlying health problems who got better. in south korea, people are getting bert. it's a mild virus with the caveat it can call pneumonia. gregg: let's not even gang in the mass hysteria being driven in large part by the media and trump's political opponents. the director of the cdc said we are doing everything in our power to prevent the spread. he said don't panic. maybe future quarantines and travel restrictions in select ar

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] doctor robert redfield as director for the center of disease control and prevention he with others give a response before the house foreign affairs committee. members have covered coronavirus spreads and whether china is cooperating with un officials. this is just over two hours. >> [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. first off, i appreciate the audience patience and given. we don't control the voting schedule so thank you and the witnesses. without objection all members have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials for the record subject to lengthy and limitations in the world. i will now make an opening statement and then turn over to the ranking member for his opening statement and i want to thank the ranking member for his longtime friendship and partnership in this issue and also thank the members of the cbc and senior state department officials for taking the time to come up here. obviously this is a very timely subject. this is our second hearing. a couple weeks ago we had the first heari

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robert redfield. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the house armed services committee hears from defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley on the president's budget request for the defense department. health and human services officials held a briefing for an update on the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. hhs secretary alex azar spoke about the administration's efforts. he was joined by dr. anthony fauci. this is 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us here today. this is the h.h.s. briefing on the china coronavirus and we aim to do two things today. provide the american public with an update on the risk presented by the virus, and provide the latest update on the actions that president trump's administration is taking to respond to the outbreak and keep americans safe. mr. azar: i'm joined today by the principle deputy -- principal deputy director for the centers of disease control and prevention in atlanta. the nation

robert redfield. >> how good is the infrastructure at reporting in. >> to give you an idea of how rapidlyctually 15 there. >> it's a lot to keep up with. >> what is the worse case scenario here in the united states? >> so far we've been able to contain it but i think this vier virus is probably with us beyond this season, and i think eventually the virus will find foothold and we will get community-based transmission and you can start to think of it in a sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is we don't understand this virus. >> which is exactly why the d cdc wants to be on the ground in china. it's probably redfield's biggest frustration. >> right now there's no evidence to me that this outbreak is at all under control. it's definitely not controlled. and the sooner we can help them get it under control, the better for the whole world. >> i guess that's why we're talking about it and china is not inviting us. >> i don't think it's a medical decision. i think it's above the medical. i don't think the director of cdc is making that decision. >> you think it's political? >> all i can

the centers for disease control headed by robert redfield, a top flight professional, the national institutesth involved, francis collins, an extraordinary human being. >> sean: anthony fouche -- >> yeah, terrific. and these are the people that are helping the acting homeland secretary, chad wolf and the department of health and human services, secretary alex azar. they're helping plan this. three of them are completely apolitical. schumer is trying to politicize something that should be left alone. if these top professionals thought that $2.5 billion was insufficient, they would say so. the president is paying close attention to them. this ought to be done outside of politics. stop it, schumer. this is not good. >> sean: very quickly. 40 second for your white board. what do you have with delegates? >> i want to remind everybody, 3,979 delegates at the national democratic convention. it's going to take 1,991 to win. 101 of them have been elected. 2.5% of the total number of delegates have been elected. 2.5%. and it's all over. we know how it's going to play out. "new york times," 45 delegates

robert redfield, from the centers of disease control and prevention. dr. tony fauci, deputy secretary of state stephen biegun, acting deputy secretary of homeland security ken cuccinelli, an assistant secretary of transportation, joe sabato. we are joined by hhs assistant secretary for preparedness and response. first we want to send our sympathies to everyone in the united states, in china and elsewhere in the world for been sickened by the virus foreseen loved ones fall ill. i want to emphasize how grateful we are to those responding to the outbreak in china and around the world. as i said last week, we are working as quickly as possible on the many unanswered questions about this virus. that includes exactly how it spreads, how deadly it is, whether it's commonly transmitted by patients who are not yet displaying symptoms and other issues. there have now been 12 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus here in the united states, including two cases of transmission to people who had not recently been in china. right now our scientists and public health e

coronavirus case, i went inside the agency's emergency operation center with director robert redfieldcture at reporting in? to give you an idea of how rapidly the situation is changing. by the way, the numbers changed. it's 15 there. it's a lot to keep up with. what is the worst case scenario here in the united states? >> so far we've been able to contain it. but i think this virus is probably with us beyond this season or beyond this year. and i think eventually the virus will find a foothold and we will get community-based transmission. and you can start to think of it in a sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is we don't understand this virus. >> reporter: which is exactly why the cdc wants to be on the ground in china. it's probably redfield's biggest frustration. >> right now there's no evidence to me that this outbreak is at all under control. it's definitely not controlled. and the sooner we can help them get it under control, the better for the whole world. >> reporter: so i guess that raises the questions why are we sitting here in atlanta talking about this rather th

robert redfield, specifically about the -- specifically about the worst-case scenario here in the united states. here's how he put it. >> we've had a very aggressive approach to try to do early case identification, and then isolation and contact racing. that's enabled us to contain this at this point, but i think this virus is probably with us beyond the season or beyond this year, and i think eventually the virus will find a foothold, and we will get community based transmission, and you can start to think of it in the sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is we don't understand this virus. at least seasonal flu we pretty much understands how it acts. >> so, brooke, to your question, 57 is the number right now, but dr. redfield, others are saying it's looking more and more likely this is going to gain a foothold here in the united states. it doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be something that is wildly lethal. we still seem to think that most people who get this infection have no symptoms or minimal symptoms, but the idea that it's going to start spreading more widely, that

robert redfield. >> how good is the infrastructure at reporting in? give you an idea of how rapidly the situation is changing. >> the numbers change. i can tell you there is 15 there. >> it is a lot to keep up with. what is the worst case scenario here in the united states? >> so far we have been able to contain it. but i think this virus is probably with us beyond this season, beyond this year. and i think eventually the virus will find a foot hold and we will get community-based transmission. and you can start to think of it in the sense like seasonal flu. and the only difference is we don't understand this virus. >> which is exactly why the cdc wants to be on the ground in china. it is probably redfield's biggest frustration. >> right now there is no evidence to me that this outbreak is at all under control. it is definitely not controlled. and the sooner we can help them get it under control, the better for the whole world. >> i guess that does raise the question, why are we sitting here in atlanta talking about this versus the cdc being in china

concerning, but i think right now what we have to focus on is the fact that the cdc director, robert redfield predicted ten days ago, two weeks ago that this -- in talking with sanjay gupta that this virus will gain a foothold in the united states and, guess what, that's what happened, and it's starting like so many things in california, northern california. so this is our first significant community level transmission in the u.s., and the big question now is is this a one-off thing or probably not. it's probably we're going to be looking at multiple points, nodes where we're going to be seeing community level transmission, and then the question's going to be is that all we'll see, or are we going to see a significant percentage of the population affected by this virus? >> sure. and we'll come back to this california patient, but i really just want to get you on these whistle-blower claims. this whistle-blower says that more than a dozen of these employees lacked the proper training, didn't have the protective gear, right, when they were dealing with the americans coming out of wuhan, so how

the center for disease control headed up by robert redfield, completely apolitical, a professional, andstitute of health intimately involved in this effort. francis collins, the director and the extraordinary human being. tony fauci, one of the heroes -- >> sean: anthony fauci. ah>> absolutely. tony fauci was terrific. these are people helping the acting homeland secretary chad wolf and the department of health and human services secretary alex azar, two terrific individuals. these five people are helping plan this. three of them are completely apolitical. schumer is trying to politicize something that should be left alone. if these top professionals, redfield, collins, fauci bought $2.5 billion was insufficient, they would be saying so. the president is paying close attention to them and this ought to be done outside of politics. stop it, schumer. this is not good for our country. >> sean: very quickly, only 40 seconds for your whiteboard. what you got tonight with delegates? >> i want to remind everybody, 3,979 delegates at the democratic national convention. not including superdelega

which the president was flanked not only by the vice president as chair of the task force, but by robert redfield, tony fauci and also the head of the fda, steven hunt. that shows that -- kristin: what about his decision to impose new travel restrictions against foreign nationationals who have been inn or traveled to iran over the last 14 days and some travel advisories to countries like italy and south korea? >> i think most countries now are considering how best to keep their people safe and if that's thought to be through travel restrictions of the kind that you've described, then that's the way it those be. i must say that we do need to be prepared for people with coronavirus to be in our communities, whatever travel restrictions are imposed, and that's why the various speoses f advice that were given to people and also talking about public health services and how they're planning and our hospitals are getting ready, that's what really matters. and thank you to the president for saying he will be talking regularly with the american people because this is a situation moving very, very fast. i

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and in the afternoon, robert redfield appears before a house foreign affairs committee with state department officials talking about the response to .he coronavirus outbreak >> health and human services secretary alex a's are as been on capitol hill this week answering questions from lawmakers. abouts hearing, he spoke the federal government response to the outbreak while also testifying on his budget request.

then in the afternoon, cdc director robert redfield appears before a house foreign affairs subcommittee with state department officials, talking about the u.s. and international response to the coronavirus outbreak. that gets underway at 2:00 p.m. eastern. so, this november, we are going to take back the house, we are going to hold to the senate, and we are going to keep the white house. >> president trump speaks that i rally in south carolina on friday ahead of the primary. watch our coverage live on c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> ahead of south carolina's democratic presidential primary, former vice president joe biden received the endorsement of congressman jim clyburn, the third highest ranking democrat in the house of representatives. there are 54 delegates at stake in south carolina. and a recent poll from clemson university shows the former vice president with a double-digit lead over his closest primary opponent. mr. clybur l

robert redfield. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the house armed services committee hears from defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley on the president's budget request for the defense department. health and human services officials held a briefing for an update on the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. hhs secretary alex azar spoke about the administration's efforts. he was joined by dr. anthony fauci. this is 40 minutes.

robert redfield and other federal officials will testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. watch that live thursday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on krc-span3, online at c-span.org or live with the c-span radio app. >>> next a panel on human rights and democracy with former state department official victoria nuland and other foreign policy analysts. this discussion was part of the annual conference on the state of the world and was hosted by florida international university and the mccain institute. it's just over an hour. >> greetings to those gathered for the state of the world conference at florida international university. i salute your efforts to address today's foreign policy challenges and the role of american leadership in the world. it is important to remember that what happens abroad and how people live elsewhere affects us here at home. when america turns a blind eye, we invite the evils of oppression, poverty and extremism to take root around the globe. we must work together to safeguard the democratic order that has provided peace, prosperity, and human achievements at

robert redfield, i want you to listen to how he put this, chris, and how he described what he thoughtas going to happen here. >> this virus is probably with us beyond this season or beyond this year. and i think eventually the virus will find a foothold and we will get community-based transmission. and you can start to think of it in the sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is that we don't understand this virus. >> seasonal flu is one of the biggest countries in the killer. it sure as heck ain't the common cold. >> that's right. and, look, the concern is, and no one should be minimizing the coronavirus. the numbers are still small here. with flu in the 2017-2018, roughly 61,000 people died of flu. the fatality ratio with flu is .1%. with this coronavirus it's closer to 2% depending on how you look at the numbers. if you start to get that kind of widespread, you know, issue with the coronavirus, you can see how big a problem this is. this is 20 times as lethal. again, hopes that no one is wanting that to happen obviously and doing everything to prevent that from happening, but

anthony fauci and robert redfield had said risk is low to the average american.ernight, i believe, changed its evaluation of the risk of the spread of coronavirus to et ceteits highest level. are we talking about two different things? meaning is the risk of spread different than the risk to you? >> i'm not aware of the w.h.o.'s new advice. the risk to you has not changed in the united states. it's still very low risk. >> so i guess the question is when they are warning -- the world health organization or others are warning about an increased risk of spread, do you distinguish between those two things? >> i think the w.h.o. saying that there's an increased risk of spread is acknowledging that there are more cases in more countries. >> got it. >> and our global world, it's bound to spread. we can't stop it from spreading. >> what's your evaluation of p drp -- there were a number of reporters trying to get this, and i think this has something to do with the fact we're not doctors, scientists, infectious disease experts but trying to get greater clarity on what it me

finally, we are honored to be joined by doctor robert redfield director of the centers for disease control and prevention. please summarize your written statements to fivreturnstatemend without objection prepared return statements will be made part of the record. if you would like to begin. >> thank you in the department of state's response throughout this global public health emergency, the department has worked around-the-clock on what has always been mission number onone focus ensuring the safety and security. the secretary and senior leadership team have been personally engaged in directing and supporting the u.s. response to this outbreak including the cdc colleagues in the department of homeland security, department of defense and others. utilizing the expertise and our diplomats and staff serving in the region executed plans, provide consular services, engaged foreign government and reported on economic issues arising in the outbreak. we simply couldn't have done so much to care for the citizens and personnel without a departmentwide effort. u.s. diplomats in china, tokyo and elsewh

and in the afternoon, robert redfield appears before a house foreign affairs committee with state department officials talking about the response to .he coronavirus outbreak >> health and human services secretary alex a's are as been on capitol hill this week answering questions from lawmakers. abouts hearing, he spoke the federal government response to the outbreak while also testifying on his budget request. >> i will have to be strict with the gavel. the witnesses have a tight timeframe, i know you will all cooperate with that. let us begin. welcome, mr. secretary. we are glad that you are here. we have a lot to take up and every bit of it is obviously serious. the chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement let me begin with this, mr. secretary. i think that confusion is the enemy of preparedness. confusion is the enemy of preparedness. i believe that the administration's lack of fairness the coronavirus response is on full display. markets are reacting, in some part, to the lack of trusted information amongst many other factors. our government has to speak with credibility and

robert fed -- redfield. again, live thursday at 2:00 eastern time over on c-span3. both hearings nd online at c-span.org and listen ive to the c.d.c. hearing on the free c-span radio app. answered trump questions about the coronavirus spreading in the united states. he spoke during a news in india. there are 35 people infected in 80,000s. out of more than confirmed cases worldwide. the president told reporters the well under very control in our country. at the same time, his dministration asked congress for that $2.5 billion for of a ations in case widespread outbreak. president trump:: thank you very much. couple good days in india. the prime minister is a terrific an, he's a terrific leader and we have a lot of things going in being purchased by india. we just had a meeting, a lot of the press was there. thought it was a great meeting with some of the biggest businessmen in the world. come from india. they agree to invest billions and billions of dollars. for yourself. investing billions of dollars in our one -- so that was the purpose. helicopters, apaches, and v

robert redfield, the director of the centers for disease and prevention. please summarize your written statements to five minutes and without objection your prepared written statements will be made a part of the record. mr. fritz, if you'd like to begin. >> thank you, chairman bera and ranking member yoho. thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the outbreak of the criminal investigation division coindividual virus. throughout this emergency the department has worked around the clock on mission number one for us. ensuring the safety and security of u.s. citizens abroad. secretary and senior leadership team have been personally engaged in directing and supporting the u.s. response to this outbreak. in close consultation with colleagues at the donepartment health and human services, including cdc colleagues, the department of homeland security, the department of defense and others. utilizing their expertise, our diplomats and staff serving in the region executed evacuation plans provided consular services, engaged foreign governments, and re

robert redfield is telling people as well about the danger to the american public.dfield says the danger to the american public is low. here is what dr. redfield had to say. [video clip] have confirmed six cases of this novel virus in the united states. the most recent case had no travel history to china but was a close personal contact of one of the previous cases that we had identified through our aggressive contact tracing. in addition, there are currently 191 individuals that are under investigation. once again, i want to emphasize that this is a significant global situation, and it continues to evolve. i also want to emphasize that the risk at this time to the american public is low. host: let's go back to our phone lines and see if we can get in a couple more calls before the top of the hour on the senate impeachment trial. let's start with barbara, calling from taxes on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i have been trying to get him since this thing first started. i have heard a lot of calls. i think peopl

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robert redfield and other officials are testifying on the coronavirus response before the house foreignubcommittee at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three, on our website, and if you download on your mobile device our radio app mary, -- radio app. mary, grand rapids, michigan, democratic:. what do you think about the preparedness? caller: i am calling because i feel like this. care what the republicans are doing and the democrats are doing. shelter,with closing everything comes from china. some of our food comes off of the ship. can we eat the food in the restaurant? can i go out to the restaurant to eat some food? i am afraid to catch a plane. can you discuss about what we can do, what we can eat, so eating food from china, to buy overseas, china and does it come through with the products? i don't want to hear about the democrats or republicans fault. this is bigger than them. host: listen to this from yesterday. securityg homeland chief talked about their role in screening people at airports, borders, and also cargo ship's. guest: can you kindly clarify what your department's specific re

robert redfield briefed the president and vice president after speaking with washington state healthials after it was a woman. washington state has corrected. what does it say there was some confusion there? >> you need clear lines of communication with all the states because they will collect the data. we're taking it seriously and they all get the same information at the same time. this is a problem. coordination is key. we'll make mistakes. that was important but only if we're prepared. it was quite clear we under prepared for this moment. i'm very worried we're going to under prepare in subsequent moments. there's hundreds of people who have been infected now. that's what most of the american public is worried about. can we get our hands around it. >> you teach at harvard, you give grades out. if you had to give this add mvrmrgs a grade in how they are dealing with it, what kind of grade would you give them in. >> for some of the confusion and communication, i would give a b minus. in terms of efforts now that ramping up the fda approvals for kits and allows these different lapse