But unfortunately there are many parts of the country have not yet reached their peak. The unemployment rolls are as long as they have been since the Great Depression. Working americans struggling to pay rent put food on the table and many have no idea where the next paycheck may arrive it breaks your heart to see people and when they are interviewed by the press. That we here in congress have an obligation to do the nations business to focus onis the crisi crisis, help millions of American Workers then to provide for the common welfare but at this critical them one juncture Republican Leadership led by leader mcconnell is ducking their responsibility plain and simple leader mcconnell has yet to schedule any legislative business having to do with covid it has taken sustained pressure from Senate Democrats to force our republican colleagues to conduct even routine Business Holding hearings on coronavirus. We have had a few hearings now that not many. Where is the sba administrator and the problems with ppe . What about secretary scalia of Unemployment Insurance . How do you protect workers from this pandemic when they are required to go to work . And even the hearings we are having our slow like toothpaste from the two. We are hearing that we are getting an update on the 19th. That is two months after we passed covid three. That is not oversight. That is not congresses job at any time or worse because we are in a crisis. Them last night, amazingly, the republican leader explained the republicans have put back not yet felt the urgency of acting immediately. Let me repeat that with millions of americans second tens of thousands dying with the prescient levels of unemployment the republican leader mcconnell said republicans have pulled mac not yet felt the urgency ofat acting immediately. We live in a divided nation but one thing everybody agrees on his there is a great deal of urgency right now. Leader mcconnell, there is nothing more urgent a family that is struggling to feed their children and keep a roof over their headsr. Leader mcconnell there is nothing more urgent to a Small Business owner inches away from closing the doors of his lifes work. Republican leadership needs to wake up to the dire economic reality a tens of millions of americans are facing. We must have big bold legislation togi confront the crisis before is that is just what the house of representatives is working on right now we dont believe the two parties agree on everything but at the very least we should agree there is an urgency for those that are suffering and struggling so to lack the urgency to get the federal government involved at the outset every history book teaches us to deepen the American Workers when Republican Leaders look at unemployment numbers and say we dont need to act immediately that government has done enough already . They are the latterday Herbert Hoover and i fear it could lead to similar results and god forbid not how it of the question a second Great Depression because of the inaction and the confidence. The lack of urgency of the Republican Party goes down pennsylvania avenue to the oval office from the very beginning of the crisis President Trump has tried to wish it out of existence. The president said coronavirus might disappear miraculously. He said it was a hoax. He said the warm weather might take care of it. To speculate vaccine could be ready in two months. Two months ago the president said anybody once it one a test can get a test the president s words constant belittling of the crisis and ignoring the crisis and burying his head in the sound thats what the president lashes out at reporters asking fair questions. He knows he is to blame for a good part of the death and prolong niche on prolongation of the crisis but he cannot bring himself to face the truth to tell the American People the truth. Medicine, telling people that will go away and then to meet the moment and prevail which planet is he on . 30million light, one. 3 million infested 83 american fatalities. We have failed . The president s comments hurts every american. I dont care your politics president who ignores p the trut truth, said whatever pops into his head and then on his very way to speak the next and truth the president s comments show a stunning disregard for the truth it may havek been on the battleship but to say we have prevailed is a key to declaring Mission Accomplished before the battle is over and the wars are one. Now theecha president we have prevailed on testing but that is false you can stop the outbreak it when we do so we do so safely. And here is what is so ironic about the president hiding his head in the sand he is desperate that we get back to work is when we have enough test. But to anyone who wants anybody in the white house is tested why is that not good enoughta everybody . Even though states that have or topened up georgia the stores are still empty. Because people are worried, justifiably. The way to remove that worry is to make sure everyone can be tested the first tell quarantined i called the mayor and said what do you need . He said enough testing so i can test every person in a new rochelle and those who tested positive they have to quarantined to stay home. But most of the countries that has dealt successfully with corona has had far more testing at the right times and places and we have some abductor felt she can set things straight this morning he and a few other Administration Officials will testify remotely one of the first times that she and the others but to modify their answers to directly contradict the advice. Please dont pull punches particularly when youre askedi. Questions. We know the white house may have to include the statement that you make and it was needed this morning and very technical. You dont have to do that. Pull punches tell the American People the truth. You have an obligation to tell the American People the truth. Because only that will save lives to reduce the economic length of the crisis. And doctor fauci if you tell the truth in a hearing without the president looking over your shoulder, i hope your testimony but then to reopen the country so we stopped there. Dont pull punches. Today the subpoena here if the president can block access. This is related to covid and then to be in this the president wants to hide the truth about coronavirus, the depth of the problem and not the duties his tax returns. For 40 years every president s to even avoid the perception. But this president has used every avenue to deny transparency. What is he hiding . He is not an ordinary citizen but president to the us and the American People have a right to see how he has done with the texas President Trump has an obligation to show. Why has he fought so hard to deny the American People this information . If this court wants to i hope he will step up to the plate but on this issue, like so many others. Madam president there was a meeting lastmr week one dozen major nation