06.26.20

Appropriations Schedule for Week of June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of June 29, 2020.

 

 

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

 

 

LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Roy Blunt, Chairman)

 

Hearing to review Operation Warp Speed: the researching, manufacturing, and distributing of a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine

 

10:00 a.m., Room 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building

 

Witnesses:

 

The Honorable Francis S. Collins, Ph.D.

Director

National Institutes of Health

 

Dr. Robert R. Redfield

Director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Dr. Gary Disbrow

Acting Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

NOTE:  For this hearing, the Senate Committee on Appropriations will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of Members, witnesses, staff, and the public.  This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room.

 

Additionally, pursuant to guidance from the CDC and OAP, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time.  Accordingly, we encourage interested persons to utilize the Committee’s live video webcast of the hearing, available on www.appropriations.senate.gov.

 

In-person press coverage will be limited.  For coverage information, please contact the appropriate gallery:

 

Senate Print Gallery: 202-224-0241

Senate Radio/TV Gallery: 202-224-6421

Senate Periodicals Gallery: 202-224-0265

Senate Photographers’ Gallery: 202-224-6548

 

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