a doctor he said we have an example of a single-payer system and it is terrific he said the veterans administration. that they are not getting top care they don't have access as you know to drugs and biologics. so we really have to educate people and the american people understand the veterans administration is a disaster. is that what we want? these politicians are really pushing so let's go and have a public option. my own ob/gyn said recently i lose a lot of money on my medi-cal patients i barely break even on medicare and i have to make my salary from you with people like private coverage. >> so talk about sanders plan but to destroy medicare as we know it and young americans that would be into a new government run healthcare system. >> exactly. as chairman of the medicare for all caucus she is pushing to tell the american people. but senator sanders says medicare would be eliminated medicaid is a laminated the only two programs left would be the indian health services which i don't think is the best care to the indian people and then the veterans administration which is another example that ha

and medicaid would be eliminated but the only two programs left and then the second is the veterans administration and then when asked what would happen to the people that work in the insurance industry? and elizabeth warren when confronted said what will they do and she said work in the auto or life insurance industry there is no comparison with health insurance versus auto insurance and then bernie sanders to say i will set up a federal training program to inside to have a new career and that it would be incredibly expensive. >> medicare for all for bids doctors that participate that with any service the government covers. and then to say i lose money on medicaid. if you take that away what does that mean to salaries of healthcare workers? >> people that work in hospitals. with a tremendous impact on the ability to keep your job it also means a federal government takes it over. and maybe 1 million people that government has to expand tremendously and with a whole new bureaucracy and the up and to me a on --dash to say i find it amazing american people will think it's so wonderful. do you know ho

the veterans administration has reported one confirmed veterans case with the virus in the chicago area. that person is now under home quarantine. we had an exceptional situation at midway airport where two faa tower employees tested positive for the virus several days ago. we of course have to have an abundance of care and caution for the remaining employees there and so the f.a.a. together with the city of chicago has been involved in screening the other employees and also determining whether the workplace has been cleaned properly before anyone goes back to work. the net result of it has been southwest airlines suspending -- announced suspending its flights into midway airport because of this tower situation. when i spoke to the head of the federal aviation administration, he told me there was a similar challenge at another major airport. i'm afraid we haven't heard the last of it. it's an indication of what happens when someone tests positive in a work atmosphere that is a critical part of our economy and the safety of our nation. so our hope is -- fingers crossed -- that this tower

the veterans administration has reported one confirmed veterans case with the virus in the chicago area. that person is now under home quarantine. we had an exceptional situation at midway airport where two faa tower employees tested positive for the v

government unfortunately is not doing enough the us government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdraw from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans. from 3 election campaign has filed a 3rd or 3rd lawsuit against us media in just 2 weeks the president's team is now a king c.n.n. a false and defamatory statements about alleged russian support for the upcoming vote his campaign has already sued the washington post and the new york times or legal actions are calling for milli

government unfortunately is not doing enough the us government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdraw from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans. well stocks are taking a heavy hit from the spread of coronavirus all prices plunged monday after the crude producing group opec failed to agree to a cut in output to study the markets i think is to me has more now on the mounting economic losses will wind. a few months ago no one had even heard of corona virus but now it's ca

my promise to herb as the former chairman of veterans affairs committee, our administration will never forget the veterans. [applause] our administration will never put the men and women in the armed forces in wars that should that should not be fought. [applause] we are here tonight because we are determined that donald trump will be a one term president. [applause] the american people, no matter what their political views may be, they do not want a president in office who is a pathological liar. who is running a corrupt administration. who apparently has never read the constitution of the united states. every day, there is a tax on the media, judiciary, congress, it is undermining american democracy. veterans like herb and millions of others have put their lives on the line to defend our democracy and our constitution and donald trump will not undermine american democracy. i am very proud that in this campaign so far we have won the popular vote in iowa. we have won the new hampshire primary. we have won the nevada caucus. you cannot win them all. a lot of states out there -- tonight

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdraw from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans. and that is your new strap for this hour thanks for watching back again in about 35 . welcome to max geysers financial survival guide. looking forward to your sense of a down. yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain don't let this happen you watch kaiser report. so she and i as a nation subject to us and investors. as a whole she's a mug for for you'v

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on and so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdrawal from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't that the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans and that is news for the sad if you get there because the stories for you to at our website as always you can find that come. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world the politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. a low in welcome to crosstalk are all things are considered i'm peter lave

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdrawal from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans. she's coming up to hop os 4 in the afternoon here in moscow that's how things are looking so far today we're back again intestines. russia and turkey negotiate deescalation regarding what is next for syria also the coronavirus is a time to start me thinking the impact of globalization. i'm after attention we're going underground i'm a dog you will escalating

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdraw from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans that's it for now just gone $530.00 here in moscow boom bust get me away just a few of it's time the team went back in 30 minutes with the latest cable news headlines see about the. best cars are survival guide ecstacy just like walt to start simply reading all these are. you sure it's still there are you going to get it back. oh heck no this is a repatriation s

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdrawal from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans that's a round up of these top news for now thanks for telling it. as a nation establishment thing to do yes and investors. should i say there's room for a full view of the troika 1st for. the new chairman that begins. next to try to accomplish for. the. purpose. it was because the global was going to have to close you. always you. have the flavor of us to mov

government has done more over the years the veterans administration is in much better shape today than it was 15 years ago when i 1st started using it but that's not because the government took it upon themselves to do it it's because thousands of veterans and family members of veterans stood up and fought for those things and of course the wars continue to go on so we need to deescalate all of the current wars we need to withdraw from afghanistan completely we need to withdraw from iraq we need to withdrawal from syria we need to withdraw from libya we need to withdraw forces from somalia and all over africa. and that would be the best 1st step if we don't the the best thing you can do for veterans is to not create more veterans. that's all for this hour news wise but if you're looking for more ahead on over to our web site artie dot com for countless articles and all of our shows. presence of the full bore sure that all the little truck was and was new york at the saw into the stuff and sure also to cheat a quick look you feel and i'd missed these for a while for the program or not a

and allomise to herb the other veterans of this country him and i say this as the former chairman of the u.s. senate committee on veterans our administration will never forget the veterans. [cheers] our sanders: and administration will never put the men and women in the armed forces in wars that should not be fought. [cheers] we are here: we are because determined that donald trump will be a one-term president. [cheers] sen. sanders: of the american people, no matter what their political views may be, do not want a president in office who is a pathological liar. [cheers] sen. sanders: who is running a corrupt administration. [cheers] sen. sanders: will apparently has never read the constitution of the united states. [cheers] sen. sanders: and who, every day, spews attacks on the media, on congress, is undermining american democracy. and millions herb of others have put their lives on the line to defend our democracy and our constitution, and donald trump will not undermine american democracy. [cheers] sen. sanders: now, i am very proud that in this campaign so the popular won vote in iowa -- [cheers] sen. sanders: we have won the new hamps

government where there are health departments across the domain, department of the defense, the veterans administration, the department of homeland security, the responsibilities fall to my position to basically manage and integrate and synchronize those efforts so we can come with a unified response. most importantly to support state and local authorities in disasters. >> thank you, dr. kadlec. madam chair, appreciate it. >> thank you. the gentleman woman from illinois, miss kelly is recognized. >> thank all of you. i'm the chair of the congressional black caucus trust and also my district is urban, sub urban and rural. when i hear you talk about there's 30 states affected so far, but within those states do you see it more urban or is it a >> just for clarification, when tony and i were mentioning the 30 out of 35 it comes from europe. as of this morning we have 44 states and the district of columbia that have reported at least one case. and i will say that i'm not going comment in the distribution. i can get that exact information for you. but it is -- we are seeing more and more jurisdictions report

deliver the sorts of mobilized federal resources that the army corps of engineers, that the veterans administration the department of defense and state and local fema can deliver to scale up our response with an a prompt and appropriate way. we should not leave this building and session until we have taken up and put together a package that will provide an appropriate stimulus for working families all over our country to provide a floor for small businesses and working families who will be gravely concerned tonight about what will happen tomorrow. we've got hard choices to make. but that's why people hire us. instead of being here in a largely empty chamber with nothing on our agenda tonight, we should be taking up, debating, passing, and sending for the signature bold strokes that will give confidence to the american people and address the concern that families all over our nation are facing tonight and then for our health and the health of our staff and families we should go into recess. but we should not do so, as we just did for a long weekend until we take up and pass the pressing measures of

nonstop stream of requests to the federal government three letters going out today, one to the veterans administration to hhs, requesting that unused beds in veterans administration hospitals be freed up for the battle on the coronavirus and requesting that medical supplies be expedited and delivered to new york city, including surgical masks of all different kinds, surgical gowns, all the elements we need to protect our health care workers and allow them to do their work. another another letter to hhs on specific medical supplies that have been provided, but insufficient in previous shipments we have received, and we're sending a letter to the leadership of the united states, house of representatives, united states senate, imploring them to use their power to ensure that the military will be activated in this crisis and that aid will reach new york city and other parts of the country. guy okay. so listens to the it is new york city mayor there, a couple headlines, number one, the mayor says new york city will now have up to 5,000 tests per day. that starts this thursday and he says a shelter in place

state of maryland if i don't have a maryland license, i can see patients, if i'm part of the veteran administrationystem i have one license in all 50 states that allow that to happen. it is a difficult situation because experts in parts of the country the can't function in other parts because of the state license because there are board certified physicians, 49 and 50 states but they don't have that license to practice we have gaps in coverage. and load balance was valuable, we wouldn't have it otherwise. the point is to get a doctor to see -- are you really that sick? or can you manage remotely from home? or go to the doctors office and have them check you out. rob: without having to expose themselves. we appreciate your time. jillian: you asked and we are here to get your answers. doctor jeanette has your concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. julie: jillian: kansas becomes the first state to close all schools for the rest of the school year amid the covid-19 outbreak, california signaling it could be next. >> i need to be transparent and honest with you the way i am with my children. one of my

. $20 billion for the veterans administration. $11 billion for vaccines, therapeutic, diagnostics and other preparedness needs. now, if there are larger needs, come and tell us that and we'll work with people, but this is a generous bill. $4.5 billion for the centers for disease control. $1.7 billion for the strategic national stockpile. $12 billion to assist the military in -- in addressing this coronavirus. $12 billion for k-12 education. $6 billion for higher education. $5 billion for fema disaster relief funds. there is $10 billion in it for airports. my colleagues have heard from airports, and $20 billion for public transportation. this is an injection of appropriated money to keep this economy going until this virus subsides. it is an injection of long -- loan money to large businesses and also an opportunity for the federal reserve, within their discretion under a program that's been established for decades and decades, to loan money not only to big companies but medium sized companies and small companies under a federal reserve program commonly known as section 13, subparagrap

also, earlier this morning, i had the opportunity to have a phone call with secretary of the veterans administration, robert wilke, and renewed our request that we forwarded through fema for supplemental assistance from the v.a. potentially with respect to surge capacity of hospitals here in louisiana, looking primarily towards new orleans. and last night, i was able to have a conversation with fema administrator, pete gainer, on the most pressing needs we have in louisiana, all of which relate to our surge capacity. principally, as i mentioned to you yesterday, those being ventilators. also, p.p.e. and other requests. i am pleased to announce -- and in fact, the president announced this during the call with all 50 governors today -- and just as an aside, we have 55 governors because of territories. i think we had about 50 governors on the call today. but the president announced that he had granted our request related to two 250-bed federal field hospitals. now, these are basically beds and i.v. poles. by beds, i am talking about primarily cots. they do not, themselves, come with the personnel to ru

medicines.f we should bring back the buy american preferences in the department of defense and the veterans administration. all of that creates demands for domestic production and part of it is actually requiring pharmaceuticals to tell us how much of the -- what percentage of the ingredients in your medicine comes from overseas, particularly from china. we believe the estimate isis right. we think it could be higher. we don't actually know how high that percentage is because that requirement is not embedded in every pharmaceutical company profile. >> tucker: it struck me even disclosure requirements seem missing. if you are taking. pharmaceuticals you are very likely taking pharmaceuticals with chinese ingredients but yoa don't know that why is that not evident on the bottle? >> well, again, the theory around here for a long time as you well know is don't worry, we are going to open up to china and capitalism is going to change china and instead it's china changed capitalism andpe weaponized it. we gave away theist industries two or three years as most favored nation we had multiple c closings of pharmac

likewise, the veterans administration may have some at capacity that they can scare. ma can do is coordinate. figure out the need and make sure the logistics are in pla place -- >> to have a physical illustration in terms of the lead time in planning what's necessary. you brought up these military medical ships, the comfort, which the president announced yesterday, he goes i'm sending the comfort to new york city. people thought it was on the way. that's not true. it's in a port in virginia being repaired. it won't leave for a few weeks. won't arrive here in new york city at best until april. so just so people understand, it's going to take some time now. had that been done a month ago, you're saying maybe that vessel would be here now. you think fema is uniquely suited to be involved here, correct? >> well, because they have -- fema has the capacity to manage logistics, do contracts with the private sector and coordinate between the states and the private sector to make sure that those necessary items get to where they are most urgently required. >> i've heard you dis

. $20 billion for the veterans administration. vaccines.n for this is a generous bill. the centers for disease control. $12 billion to assist the military in addressing this coronavirus. boone dollars for k-12 foration -- $12 billion k-12 education. there's $10 billion in it for airports. $20 billion for public transportation. this is an injection of appropriated money to keep this economy going. it is an injection of loan money and an opportunity for the federal reserve within their discretion under a program that has been established for decades and decades to loan money not only to be companies but medium-sized and small companies under the federal reserve asgram commonly known section 13, subparagraph three. so i would just say to my president, mr. before we come down here and make inaccurate statements, read the bill. understand what we are doing, that this is to get money to workers who need to stay on the job. this is the bill to get unemployment benefits to workers who are already off the job and injection meant -- and injection of cash into our economy. and to k

said for the first time, got the highest marks, highest poll numbers in the history of the veterans administration came out a week ago. that they're happy. look, one of the reasons that happened, highest in history, one of the reasons that happened is because veterans choice. they have to wait online. they see a private doctor and we pay the bill and they get better. they don't have to wait three weeks or two weeks or three days but they get better. a lot of times they waited so long they would, they would have a problem and it would end up being terminal because they couldn't get the kind of treatment they deserve. so highest poll numbers, highest approval numbers in the history of the va. i was just given that information yesterday. we restricted visitors access to 135 veteran community living centers which house nearly 8,000 veterans with chronic medical conditions. so that we limit their exposure to the virus. we want to totally take care of our veterans. and that's what we're doing. the va has canceled most elective and medical, surgical procedures, delaying them until after this is gone. aft

said, for the first time, get the highest marks -- highest poll numbers in the history of the veterans administration. it came out a week ago, that they're happy. and look, one of the reasons that happened -- highest in history. one of the reasons that happened is because of veterans' choice. if they have to wait in line, they go see a private doctor, we pay the bill, and they get better. they don't have to wait two weeks and three weeks or two days, but they get better. and a lot of times, they waited so long that they would have a problem and it would end up being terminal because they couldn't get the kind of treatment that they deserve. so, highest poll numbers, highest approval numbers in the history of the va. i was just given that information yesterday. we restricted visitors' access to 135 veteran community living centers, which house nearly 8,000 veterans with chronic medical conditions so that we limit their exposure to the virus. we want to totally take care of our veterans. and that's what we're doing. the va has canceled most elective medical and surgical procedures. they're delaying the

. $20 billion for the veterans administration, 11 billion dollars for vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostic and preparedness needs. now, if there are larger needs, come and tell us that and we'll work with people, but this is a generous bill. $4.5 billion dollars for the centers for disease control. 1.7 billion dollars for the strategic national stockpile. $12 billion to assist the military in addressing this coronavirus. $12 billion for k through 12 education, $6 billion for higher education, $5 billion for fema, disaster relief funds. there's $10 billion in it for airports. my colleagues have heard from airports and $20 billion for public transportation. this is an injection of appropriated money to keep this economy going until this virus subsides. it's an injection of loan money through some large businesses and an opportunity, also, for the federal reserve within their discretion under a program that's been established for decades and decades, to loan money not only to big companies, but medium sized companies and small companies under a federal reserve program commonly known as sectio

time, we've got the highest marks in the hist -- highest poll numbers in the history of the veterans administration. cannot it week ago -- came out a week ago. they're happy. highest in history. one of the reasons that happened is because of veterans choice. they go see a private doctor, we pay the bill. and they get better. there have to wait two weeks or three weeks or two days, but they get better. a lot of times they waited so long, they would have a problem and it would end up being terminal because they couldn't get the kind of treatment they deserved. numbers,st poll highest approval numbers in the history of the v.a. i was just given that information yesterday. we restricted visitors access to 135 veteran community living centers, which has is nearly 8000 veterans with chronic medical conditions, so that we limit their exposure to the virus. we want to totally take care of our veterans and that's what we're doing. the da canceled most elective procedures. they're delaying them until after this is gone, after we've won. we began providing life-saving care to patients who had symptoms across

community to access health care and housing and apply for their benefits and engaging with the veterans administration system through the city's department of health and human services. jason will be an invaluable asset because of his continuous self-less service in the community. he urges veterans from any situation to get on their feet and get to a better place. i think jason chittivong will bring our veterans home. further, i'd like to add that bill barnickel -- [inaudible] >> clerk: speakers time has elapsed. >> chair ronen: thank you very much. thank you so much. next speaker. >> good day, supervisors. my name is irwin umbau, and i'm a managing supervisor of citibank. i'd like to support bill barnickel about three years, and i think the three words that can describe him are dedication, motivation, and commitment. my nephew, who recently separated after seven years from the air force, came to me and said i'm separating into civilian life. bill took him by the arm and walked him through the process of getting all his benefits. bill and i study martial arts in the same school. there was a veteran th

the veterans administration has reported one confirmed veterans case with the virus in the chicago area. that person is now under home quarantine. we had an exceptional situation at midway airport where two faa tower employees tested positive for the virus several days ago. we of course have to have an abundance of care and caution for the remaining employees there and so the f.a.a. together with the city of chicago has been involved in screening the other employees and also determining whether the workplace has been cleaned properly before anyone goes back to work. the net result of it has been southwest airlines suspending -- announced suspending its flights into midway airport because of this tower situation. when i spoke to the head of the federal aviation administration, he told me there was a similar challenge at another major airport. i'm afraid we haven't heard the last of it. it's an indication of what happens when someone tests positive in a work atmosphere that is a critical part of our economy and the safety of our nation. so our hope is -- fingers crossed -- that this tower

deliver the sorts of mobilized federal resources that the army corps of engineers, that the veterans administration, that the department of defense and that state and local fema affiliates and agencies can deliver to scale up our response in a prompt and appropriate way, and we should not leave this building and session until we have taken up and put together a package that will provide an appropriate stimulus for working families all over our country, to provide a floor for small businesses and for working families who will be gravely concerned tonight about what will happen tomorrow. we have got hard preserves to make, but that's why people hire us. instead of being here in a largely empty chamber with nothing on our agenda tonight, we should be taking up, debating, passing, and sending to the president for signature bold strokes that will give confidence to the american people and address the concerns that families all over our nation are facing tonight and then for our health and the health of our staff and our families, we should go into recess, but we should not do so, as we just did for a lo

said for the first time, got the highest marks, highest poll numbers in the history of the veterans administratione out a week ago. that they're happy. look, one of the reasons that happened, highest in history, one of the reasons that happened is because veterans choice. they have to wait online. they see a private doctor and we pay the bill and they get better. they don't have to wait three weeks or two weeks or three days but they get better. a lot of times they waited so long they would, they would have a problem and it would end up being terminal because they couldn't get the kind of treatment they deserve. so highest poll numbers, highest approval numbers in the history of the va. i was just given that information yesterday. we restricted visitors access to 135 veteran community living centers which house nearly 8,000 veterans with chronic medical conditions. so that we limit their exposure to the virus. we want to totally take care of our veterans. and that's what we're doing. the va has canceled most elective and medical, surgical procedures, delaying them until after this is gone. after w

roybal-allard: are you coordinating with other agencies on this problem such as sensa and of the veterans administration? dr. houry: to look at things like why are some veterans not accessing va when they're having suicidal ideations and look at what we can do more in the community. we work closely with samhsa's for there is mayors chums. we talked about our technical package to help cities implement their strategy. >> over the last two decades we can significant gains in the life expectancy for people living with spina bifida. with adults living into their 60s and 70s. this creates new challenges because when young adult patients aged at out of pediatc care and the national spina bifida registry there is no system in place to follow and care for them. cdc spina bifida program has been flat funded at 6 million for the last six years and is currently down two staff members. do you have concerns investigation into critical life-saving issues such as the cause of sudden death in midlife and prevention of sepsis related morbidity are possible within the current staffing structure? >> we are working withinn

experts warn that it's going to get worse what can the government do we're joined by chris lewis of course is a form a veteran of the obama administration he served as the former deputy secretary of labor he's in washington chris what's going on. the wires it's going to be severe larry but i don't think we quite know the extent of it yet we don't know if this is a shoot week shut down at the church you might be out of the economy but wonder if it's one or the other up for working men and women into this you know about 58 percent of workers in this country are hourly wage worker this is food service workers retail workers none of those people are getting a they're all filing for unemployment insurance now we've got a whole industry of independent contractors it workers that are going to be able to get paid and can't get an image and we just see if low down in the rest right now we've got school loans being we've got businesses closing and so it's important to provide relief as quickly as possible to individual workers who are affected as well. is it going to get worse before it gets better. you know larry and 14 i think it's going to get

. >> are you coordinating with other agencies on this problem such as sensa and the veterans administration. >> very much so. and working closely with the v.a. sarn the veterans organizations to look at things why are some veterans not accessing v.a. to look at what can he could do more in the community and work closely with sampsaw and talked about the medical packaging done at cdc to help cities implement those strategies. >> dr. arias, over the last two decades we've seen significant gains in the life expectancy for those living in spina bifida. this cre aces new challenges because when young adults age out of pediatric care there is no system in place to follow and for them. the cdc the program has been flat funded at $6 million for the last six years and it currently down two staff members. do you have concerns that progress and investigation into critical life-saving issues such as the cause of sudden death in mid life and prevention of sepsis related morbidity are possible within the current staffing structure? >> we're working within the confines of the resources that we have to add

joining us now in the situation room, the former trump administration veterans affairs secretary davidin along with leon panetta who served as white house chief of staff in the clinton administration and defense secretary and cia director under president obama. secretary panetta, the president signed what's called the defense production act today but he didn't say exactly how he plans on using it. what can he actually do with this new authority? >> well, i'm glad that the president enacted the defense production act, because what it can do is give the president the power to mobilize industries in this country to produce what's necessary in order to deal with this enemy that we're confronting, this silent virus that is killing people. i hope that the president fully mobilizes our country in this war against this virus. he's beginning to take steps that are important, but i think a lot more needs to be done to identify the extent of the enemy we're dealing with, because right now the greatest threat to our country, to our economy, is the tremendous uncertainty about where we're going wit

experts warn that it's going to get worse what can the government do we're joined by chris lou of course is a form a veteran of the obama administration he served as the former deputy said.

experts warn that it's going to get worse what can the government do we're joined by chris lewis of course is a form a veteran of the obama administration he served as the former deputy secretary of labor he's in washington chris what's going on. the wires it's going to be severe larry but i don't think we quite know the extent of it yet we don't know if this is they shoot we shut down at the church you might strike out of the economy but wonder if it's one or the other for working men and women it is just you know about 58 percent of workers in this country are hourly wage worker this is food service workers retail workers none of those people are getting a they're all filing for unemployment insurance a we've got a whole industry of independent contractors. that are going to be able to get paid and can't get an image and we just see if low down in the rest right now we've got school and we've got businesses closing and so it's important to provide relief as quickly as possible to.