We have an economy in which we have a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality, where the middle class today is being decimated, where millions of workers have lost their jobs and half of our people continue to work paychecktopaycheck, we many for starvation wages. E change is imaging this planet is ravaging this planet, leading to we are living in the moment when Climate Change is is ravaging this planet, leading to fires in the west coast, drought, and unprecedented levels of extreme weather disturbances across the globe. Human right. Over 90 million americans are uninsured or underinsured, and we pay by far the highest prices the world for prescription drugs. And otherse issues are enormously important and should be the issues that are being debated in this campaign. Aboutday, i have to talk any of them. Ist i am going to talk about something that in my wildest dreams and never thought it would be discussing. And that is the need to make certain that the president of the Unit
Joe biden. After months of lobbing longdance attacks, aides for both candidates say tonight the gloves and the masks will come off. The two men arrived at the debate hall at Case Western Reserve University in cleveland a short time ago. They were not expected to shake hands because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lets not forget as we come on the air tonight, this virus has killed more than 205,000 americans. This pandemic has led the u. S. Into its worst economic cracks since the great depression. More than 26 million americans are claiming unemployment benefits. And two late developments have thrown a lit match into an alreadyvolatile race. The republicans effort to quickly replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg with conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett and the latest revelations about President Trumps taxes. So the stage is set for this first showdown. There will be no opening statements. Chris wallace of fox news will be asking the questions. He was chosen by the president ial debate co
Force sham votes that will not pass and will not answer the anguished cries for help that are coming from so many of our fellow americans. On the other hand, over the weekend and yesterday Speaker Pelosi and i continued on negotiations with the white house on the next phase of covid relief legislation. After a week of stalled talks because republicans could not articulate a position on re hardly anything i believe we are making progress. We came closer together on several issues. However, we remain far apart on a number of issues but were finally moving inthe right direction. Reat the moment, the gap between our two parties in the negotiations is about priorities and about scale. As this huge crisis angles our nation, democrats believe we need a whole strong and vigorous response from the federal government. It will take a lot of resources but if we dont commit those resources now , for sure the cost will only grow in the months to come. Democrats are fighting to meet the needs of a de
Resume on Unemployment Benefits that expired last friday and talks on the on a larger package. Live coverage here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, to whom we must give an account for all our powers and privileges, guide the members of this body so that they will be faithful stewards of your will. Lord, open their minds and hearts to know and do your bidding, teaching them to rely on your strength and to serve you with honor. Help them to discover in their daily work the joy of a partnership with you. Use them to bring good news to the marginalized, to comfort the brokenhearted, and to announce that captives will be released and the shackled will be freed. May our senators depend upon the power of your prevailing providence for you are the author and finisher of our faith. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for whic
Judges to administer it impartially will continue to erode if this court fails to put a swift end to this spectacle. The breaking developments follow the release of a fullyredacted email written by former Obama National security adviser susan rice. That email sense by susan rice to herself on the president s Inauguration Day memorializing an Oval Office Meeting on january 5th of 2017. In that meeting general flynn was a major topic of discussion. This newlyunredacted portion of the email shows that fbi director james comey had, quote some concerns about flynns conversations with the russian ambassador. Rice, however, also says comey added that he has no indication thus far that flynn has passed classified information to kislyak but noted their level of communication was unusual. Well, joining this evening by phone is general flynns defense attorney, Sidney Powell. The former federal prosecutor, best selling author. Sid, good to have you with us. And this filing and at the same time Emm