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The Latest: Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday

October 13, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court — before her confirmation hearings have even ended.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham scheduled a committee vote for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, the morning of the last day of hearings. Barrett’s nomination is expected to be brought up for a vote at that meeting and then delayed for a week, per committee rules.

If that happens as expected, the GOP-led committee would then vote to approve her nomination Thursday, Oct. 22. That would set up a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor the week of Oct. 26.

Republicans are moving quickly to confirm Barrett before the presidential election Nov. 3. Unless circumstances change, Republicans are expected to

Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday

October 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):

a person sitting at a table: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court — before her confirmation hearings have even ended.

If that happens as expected, the GOP-led committee would then vote to approve her nomination Thursday, Oct. 22. That would

Applied Health Analytics Will Host Panel at Tennessee HIMSS Summit20 Virtual Event

October 12, 2020

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On October 29^th, 2020, Applied Health Analytics will host a panel, Employers Are the New Payor: How Health Systems Are Responding to the Changing Demands of the Commercial Market, at the Tennessee HIMSS Summit20 virtual event.

The panel will be moderated by Robert Chamberlain, Chairman and CEO, Applied Health Analytics, and will feature Applied Health Analytics’ clients as panelists. Panelists include: William Satterwhite, III, JD, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Health; James Porter, MD, FAAP, FACHE, President, Deaconness Health System; and Ruth Krystopolski, Senior Vice President, Population Health, Atrium Health. The online panel will take place from 11:10 am – 11:50am and will include a question and answer session at the conclusion of the panel.

The panel includes senior leadership from three respected health systems that are collaborating with employers to implement data-driven, population

Pelosi eyes creation of panel to determine a president’s fitness to serve

October 10, 2020

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jamie Raskin unveiled a bill Friday that would create a standing committee to evaluate the mental or physical capacity of any sitting president.

They said the legislation was not intended to remove the current president from office before the election, but to set out a process stemming from the 25th Amendment.

“This is not about President Trump. He will face the judgment of the voters,” Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, said. “He shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.”

“This isn’t about any judgment that anybody has about someone’s behavior. This is about a diagnosis,” she added.

The 25th Amendment provides for the transfer of presidential power in the case of removal from office, death, or disability. Congress, the president’s cabinet, and the vice president have the power to remove a president unable to serve, but it would take a

FDA Panel: All Thumbs Down for Amphetamine Product Meant to Deter Abuse

October 9, 2020

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An FDA advisory committee voted unanimously Thursday that the risks of a novel amphetamine designed to deter abuse outweighed the benefits, concluding it may in fact be misused and could be even more dangerous than conventional stimulant medications for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The panel also voted 19-2, with two abstentions, that drugmaker Arbor Pharmaceuticals did not adequately address the safety of AR19 (amphetamine sulfate), with many panelists noting that the drug appeared safe when administered orally, but that high levels of talc and polyethylene oxide in the drug’s composition could be toxic if taken through snorting or injection.

The joint meeting of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee also concluded with a 15-8 vote that Arbor did not adequately demonstrate AR19 would deter intravenous use, and voted 19-4 that it did not adequately demonstrate it would deter intranasal use.

In fact,

Pelosi eyes 25th Amendment panel to assess presidential capacity

October 9, 2020

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Pelosi plans to introduce legislation to create a commission as outlined under the 25th Amendment to assess the president’s capacity to hold office.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a constitutional law professor, rolled out legislation that would create a commission to assess a president’s capacity to serve as outlined under the 25th Amendment.

The 25th Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified in 1967 as way to ensure a continuity of power in the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

It says the vice president and a majority of principal officers of the executive departments “or of such other body as Congress” may by law provide a declaration to Congress that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” At that point, the vice president would immediately assume the powers of acting president.

On Friday, Pelosi said the proposed

Pelosi To Propose Panel To Assess Trump’s Fitness For Duty

October 9, 2020

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“We’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, previewing legislation she plans to introduce that would create a commission to evaluate President Donald Trump’s health and ability to serve as president.

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In 25th Amendment Bid, Pelosi Mulls Trump’s Fitness To Serve

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties. Just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Pelosi said Trump needs to disclose more about his health after his COVID-19 diagnosis. She noted Trump’s “strange tweet” halting talks on a new coronavirus aid package — he subsequently tried to reverse course — and said Americans need to know when, exactly, he first contracted COVID as others in the White House became infected. On

Pelosi plans 25th Amendment panel to study Trump’s fitness to serve

October 9, 2020

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties.

Just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Pelosi said Trump needs to disclose more about his health after his COVID-19 diagnosis. She noted Trump’s “strange tweet” halting talks on a new coronavirus aid package — he subsequently tried to reverse course — and said Americans need to know when, exactly, he first contracted COVID as others in the White House became infected. On Friday, she plans to roll out the legislation that would launch the commission for review.

“The public needs to know the health condition of the president,” Pelosi said, later invoking the 25th Amendment, which allows a president’s cabinet or Congress to intervene when a president is

Pelosi plans 25th Amendment panel to review trump’s fitness | Articles

October 9, 2020

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The White House has not said when Trump last tested negative for the virus — which would help pinpoint when he was infected — because that’s his “privatemedical history.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said two negative PCR tests 24 hours apart are a key factor in determining whether someone is still contagious.

“So, if the president goes 10 days without symptoms, and they do the tests that we were talking about, then you could make the assumption, based on good science, that he is not infected,” Fauci said Thursday on MSNBC.

Pelosi planned to roll out the legislation that would launch the commission for review on Friday. Congress is not in session, so any serious consideration of the measure, let alone votes, is unlikely. But the bill serves as a political tool to stoke questions about Trump’s health during the coronavirus pandemic.

The bill would

Citing 25th Amendment, Pelosi, Raskin move to create panel that could rule on president’s fitness for office

October 8, 2020

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The 25th Amendment formalizes that the vice president takes over the duties of the presidency in the event of a president’s death, inability to perform his duties or resignation from office. It also lays out a process by which a sitting president may be removed from office. Congress’s role in this, however, is limited.

President Trump’s four-day hospitalization at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after contracting the novel coronavirus forced the administration to answer questions about the 25th Amendment and succession.

Administration officials said Trump remained on the job despite his hospitalization for covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, and there were no plans for Vice President Pence to assume even temporary authority as president. Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening.

Pelosi, who as speaker is second in line to the presidency, previewed the move on Thursday, telling reporters that she would discuss the 25th