More debate from the house floor on the economic package, which was passed by a voice vote earlier today. Recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, pleased the eld one minute to gentleman from West Virginia, mr. Mooney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from West Virginia is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mooney thank you, mr. Speaker. There are good parts of this bill. The things President Trump asked or at the very beginning like tax relief for employers, help for those who lost their jobs, funding for the medical responders. D first i thank President Trump for his excellent leadership. Id like tole ideas offer as amendments to this bill but this is a closed process. Members of congress cant offer amendments. Thats not the way were make legislation, especially when it spends 2 trillion. Amtrak, money for National Public radio and the rts, but we dont talk how were going to pay for it, 2 trillion. How do you pay for it . It from to borrow china, borrow it from russia . Are we going to pr
How do you explain a Global Pandemic to a 5 year old child the challenges facing parents and caregivers as millions of kids stay home. Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken to hospital as he continues to battle a corona virus infection a spokesman said that hed been admitted as a precaution because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive earlier Britains Queen elizabeth made a rare address to her nation the 93 year old monarch urged people to remain united and resolute to overcome the virus u. S. President donald trump says that 1600000 people have now been tested for covert 19 of the countrys top surgeons told americans to prepare for the hardest and saddest week of their lives more than 9000 people have now been tested for covert 19 of the countrys top surgeons told americans to prepare for the hardest and saddest week of their lives more than 9000 people have died so far but theres hope in new york state that the situation could be improving. Number of de
The Lincoln Forum symposium hosted the event. Good good morning morning my name is, my name Jonathan White and is jonathan im vice chair of white and im vice the lincoln chair of the Lincoln Forum. Our form. Our next next speaker this speaker this morning is morning Elizabeth Elizabeth are farran. She is williams professor of American History and varon. Associate director of the john shes the associate l now the third center for director Civil War History of the museum of civil War University of virginia. History at the University Author of of virginia. Shes the five book books author of five books that probe that probably important important issues from issues of the sectional the american conflict from the revolution to the civil American Revolution to the war. Her masterful civil war. Her masterful biography, biography, southern southern leaning, yankees by the lady yankees spy, true story of a true story of Elizabeth Van lou a union agent a union agent in in the heart of the the he
Revolution to the civil war. Her masterful biography, southern lady, yankee spy, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy is published by hartford press. Peoples choice award. Today she will speak to us about her new book, armys of deliverance a new history of the civil war published by oxford. Some guy named Harold Holzer called the book, quote, highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on this subject a few weeks ago in hampton rhodes, virginia, and im so glad to have her here at the forum to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [ applause ] all right. Can everyone hear me . Yes . Good. All right. In his first wartime message to congress, delivered on july 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln casts succession as a duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind for 30 years ago lincoln put it, seccessionists had relied on conversion to bring good men to take up arms against the government. Theres much re
And im sure all the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to or turn to more normal times i also want to thank those of you who are staying at home that by helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we would overcome it i hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. That the attributes of self discipline of quite good humored resolve and a fellow feeling still characterise this country the pride in who we are is not a part of our past it defines our present and future. The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud it scared an essential workers will be remembered as