Okay, the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my opening statement, i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician. And we asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these. And while he is not mandated their use, he did share that, and i quote, my preference is that members retain their face covers when speaking as speaking is an activity which can release virus particles, especially if the speaking is of high spirited nature. And ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a high spirited nature. So were going to leave it up to individual members to decide. But i think i will to be cautious here, im going to keep mine on. Others will be mindful of the reason why there is guidance on this issue. It has been roughly three months since the First Community transmission of covid19 was discovered in the United States. Since that time, our world has changed dramatically. There are now more than 1. 3 million
A text with send us your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. Facebook twitter and to post your comments. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. How was your governor doing . According to a New Washington post poll, governors are getting high marks for their responses to the coronavirus outbreak. With 72 saying their governor is doing an excellent or good job. 26 saying the governor is doing a not so good or poor job. Compare that to the federal government, 49 say is doing excellent or good, while 51 give the federal government low marks. President trump gets 44 of excellent and good marks. 54 say the president is not doing a good job in responding. How do you rate your governor . Lets begin with alabama ivey. Nor kay [video] they are all eager to open up. The comment is we are alabama. A challe testing is a challenge for them as well. We cant fully reopen the economy but we are working together and sharing ideas. Some states are opening sooner than others but every governor i
To back the bell and set to publish their own support program. Force johnson orders the u. K. Into a three weeks lockdown, sweeping new laws to breakup gatherings and fine any dissenters. Taylor meantime, i want to bring you some breaking news coming out of china. Their companies are having the worst quarter on record, according to china. The headline as it catches my eye, the economy has not gotten better as much as we thought they would be returning to work. It looks for the first three months of this year, a Quarterly Survey of all the firms, it looks like every individual sector was reporting worse results than originally thought. Saleswas a widespread in amid the harder hit retail sectors. The collapse in revenue and profit. Again, Economic Activity collapsed in february. This is as we knew that there was the massive virus spread that was going on. I think the key headline is Chinese Companies continuing to have the worst quarter on record. Every individual sector reporting worst
Preferential treatment today, thursday, march 19th, build more hospitals, equipment, from the day youre born equipment, equipment is going to we never stop taking care of you. Be key mom what can we do after this . Ventilators is going to be key and the federal government want to go tour . Sick. 2020. A tour sounds good. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of let the beat drop today, the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda recognizing that responsibility and fully mobilizing the way the scan, play and collect with big g cereals and yoplait yogurt. President now has, i believe, kotb. Hi, everybody, welcome to thats a very positive step. Today on this thursday morning. We are so happy you are with us governor, as far as youre this morning and like a lot of you got to accenttchuate the positive concerned, i mean just taking a you we are all kind of adjusting step back here, everything that eliminate the negative to our temporary new normal. Im in studio 1a,
To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat