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Azar hearing

Dems playing politics with budget...🙄🙄🙄

I wonder when they will get to actually questioning him.

The Dems don't like vaping, smoking or guns🙄🙄

Azar. Drug overdose deaths have declined for the first time.

Record generic drugs approved

Obamacare premiums dropped.

No new cases in the USA...still only 14 cases...plus those from cruise ship

What the hell. This 90 year old lady has purple hair and she is a congresswoman? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Dems are upset that the paperwork isn't in book form🙄🙄🙄

$2.5 billion funds are for USA Homeland .(except $200m for USaid...)..Dems upset there isn't more international aid being asked for.....

Dems want to spend much more than $2.5 billion being requested ....

Rep congresswoman asks about medical supply chain.....FDA is reaching out to all companies...there are 20 drugs/components that are only made in China..

Dems want money for gun violence prevention....🙄🙄🙄

Trump budget will stop this funding.....that's one reason I voted for Trump.....

Azar....Trump priority for CDC is infectious disease not gun control.

Dem want vaping stopped.

Anyone that votes for a Dem is voting to ban all vaping.

Dems want vaping stopped entirely. If you vape and like it and vote for a Dem you are crazy.

Dems call vaping an epidemic.

Showing that spending money is not just a Dem problem. Rep Cole wants to spend more money on all his projects and keep programs that Trump wants to cut.

Asked how ready state and local health departments are. CDC funds 50% at state and local state and local. Most are prepared but need more oversight is needed because sum of money isn't being spent correctly.

China virus

Dem goes over Dem talking points..🙄🙄🙄...

Azar: risk is low at the moment. We are in a state of containment but it could change rapidly...we will see more cases...

Dem acts stupid like he can't understand....what Azar wants money from the wall to pay for virus

We have an approved vaccine for Ebola...??? Wow didn't know that.

Dems are going to play politics with virus funding.yu can count on it.

Virus is spread by sitting on hard surfaces and by airborne.

Fatality rate 0.7-2% depending on location.

Testing CDC test is available. Working with private companies to get more tests.

Shortages pharm...no shortages seen so far.

This Dem thinks biggest health issue is doctor's lie to patients and should give full information.

Title 10 gag rule. 🙄🙄🙄🙄. Of course the biggest health issue in the country is doctor's can't promote abortion....🙄🙄🙄🙄

This committee hearing is typical.

Dems more concerned with vaping, guns and abortion than the China virus. GOP wants to know more information. Every committee hearing I watch it's the same thing. Dems play politics almost exclusively while GOP mostly tries to run gov.

Rep congressman wants to know more about opioid overdose medicine, insurance aspects , rural health, costs, HHS looking at allowing overdose medication to be over the counter.

CDC wants to expand flu surveillance to include China virus for early detection. Talking with Google and social media to help track things. Since social media knows before government.

Dem questions about masks.

Azar says we have 30 million surgical masks

12million N95......will need about 300million....

We are going to scale up domestic manufacturing...it will take time but we can do it.

Dems want money to go to their states....

Dem wants a Czar for China virus...

Azar says he is the lead agency and he is the lead while it's a national emergency.

Says Obama went out of the standard process.

There are no cuts in Medicare just cuts in increases.

Azar says most people who get virus will handle it like a normal cold.

Rep Barbara Lee....asks about masks.....says all masks besides N95 are useless.... Azar says N95 masks are for healthcare workers mostly. Other masks could be worse for you if they don't fit you because you will be touching your faces. Does not recommend N95 to public.

Dow staying at around +350pts

This Dem lady is an idiot. Oh she is from Mass that explains it.

The Dems care more about Ebola in Africa than China virus in the USA. 🙄🙄🙄

Second round of questions 3 mins.

Azar says he doesn't out much stock in politico sources who go off the record. Says he spoke with Trump this morning and there is no czar.

This lady with purple hair is crazy.

Dow now above +400pts.

Rep says it's reasonable since Ebola is under control to take money from that program and put it towards the China virus....

The $2.5 billion request is for 2020 FY which ends in Sept. If they need more Trump will ask for it.

Crazy Dem up next. Asks about Czar....🙄🙄🙄

Azar says things are working out well.....I guess the Dems want a Czar so they can say Trump is mismanaging it. 🙄🙄🙄

Asks about medicine supply chains.

Azar if we force drug production to be here costs will go up.

Dem abortion lady is back. Still harping about the gag rule. She likes the word gag.

Crazy purple lady going off illegal immigration folks being deported.

🙄🙄🙄crazy purple lady going off about ICE protecting children from human trafficking.

Autocorrect sucks. End of hearing. sec Azar is well informed on the China virus and talks to Trump daily. The cuts aren't cuts. They are decreases in projected increases. DC and fake media calls them cuts. Dem for lost part playing politics, GOP for most part trying to govern.