Competitive Enterprise Institute's Dr. Joel Zinberg discusses the Covid-19 vaccine and potential mandates and Economic Security Project's Natalie Foster discusses a movement in some cities for a guaranteed basic income.
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety examined plans for nationwide distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders with FedEx and UPS testified on their public-private partnership with the federal government to effectively ship the vaccines as soon as they are approved and ready to go. Both companies also outlined how they'll track the shipments and get them to the specific destinations overnight. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine also testified. She spoke about the state's planning and preparations for receiving these vaccine shipments and how they'll be distributed to hospitals and nursing homes in the first phase.
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), joined the Council on Foreign Relations for a virtual conversation on his agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Redfield provided an assessment of projected COVID-19 fatalities in the U.S., saying, "We are in the timeframe now that probably for the next 60 to 90 days we're going to have more deaths per day than we had at 9/11 or we had at Pearl Harbor." Shortly after this event, an FDA advisory panel recommended authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Joel Zinberg, a medical doctor and senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses his Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he argues against government mandates for the Covid-19 vaccines.
Today's program looks at the FDA's expected approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, more of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations and the Texas-led election fraud lawsuit. Interview with TIME's Brian Bennett on Biden/Harris named POY.
Our guest discusses the six vote margin between Iowa's 2nd district house candidates, Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Their election outcome has been thrown to a decision by the House of Representatives. Plus, we discuss a previous race that went before the House of Representatives known as the "Bloody Eighth."
Today's program looks at the FDA's expected approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, more of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations and the Texas-led election fraud lawsuit. Interview with TIME's Brian Bennett on Biden/Harris named Persons of the Year.
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) gave his farewell speech from the Senate floor. He talked about his experience on Capitol Hill for the last three years, working with colleagues across the aisle, and the many issues he hopes the Senate might address in his absence. Before his remarks, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer paid tribute to Sen. Jones.
West Virginia University professor and writer Christa Parravani discussed how she was denied reproductive choice and healthcare for her children. She was interviewed by Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Vice President and Women's Health Policy Director Alina Salganicoff.
President-elect Biden introduced his pick for top positions in the administration. The president-elect selected Tom Vilsack to return as Agriculture secretary, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to serve as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Denis McDonough as the secretary of Veterans Affairs, Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative and Susan Rice as the director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council. President-elect Biden also briefly responded to a reporter's question about a federal investigation into his son Hunter saying, "I'm proud of my son."
Today's program looks at the FDA's expected approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, more of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations and the Texas-led election fraud lawsuit. Interview with TIME's Brian Bennett on Biden/Harris named Persons of the Year.
Our guest discusses the six vote margin between Iowa's 2nd district house candidates, Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Their election outcome has been thrown to a decision by the House of Representatives. Plus, we discuss a previous race that went before the House of Representatives known as the "Bloody Eighth."
West Virginia University professor and writer Christa Parravani discussed how she was denied reproductive choice and healthcare for her children. She was interviewed by Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Vice President and Women's Health Policy Director Alina Salganicoff.
