24,000, far cry from nearly 30,000 we were touching in february. The reminder, you dont lose any money until you take money out. It could be a bull market, bear market, combined head fake here. Be that as it may, this comeback is pronounced and some of the earnings already factored to be awful, the case of couple of them not awful, that is good enough. President will be meeting shortly with some of the coronavirus victims who came out of it and you know, he wants to get a sense, their plasma in high demand. Speakers on behalf of the 80 plus percent who survived the virus quite well, will be a telling moment, when we go to the white house, get a tape of the meeting with those patients, what it was about them that made them survive in the first place and thrive. Right now, so much so that their plasma is in huge demand. As man and woman theyre more than happy to help out. Were following that. Were getting a gauge what the president will do with socalled Economic Advisory board. Theyre no
That my colleagues on the other side of the aisle chose to vote no on even the ability to move forward with debating this legislation tonight. And to my colleague, the democratic leader who said this is a highly partisan bill, thats just not the case. Lets put the partisanship aside. Lets do whats best for the American People. I will tell you that over the past several days, through a bipartisan process, we sat down democrat and republican in four Different Task forces and put together the elements of this legislation. As a result, the bill before you tonight, the one were talking about, reflects republican priorities and democratic priorities. And im going to take the time to walk through it and to talk about some of those who people understand whats in this legislation. I was pleased to see the democratic leader say at the end he believes we can figure this out over the next several hours. He said 24 hours. I hope its not 24 hours. We cant the way that long. We need to move and move
Forward with debating this legislation tonight. And to my colleague, the democratic leader who said this is a highly partisan bill, thats just not the case. Lets put the partisanship aside. Lets do whats best for the American People. I will tell you that over the past several days, through a bipartisan process, we sat down democrat and republican in four Different Task forces and put together the elements of this legislation. As a result, the bill before you tonight, the one were talking about, reflects republican priorities and democratic priorities. And im going to take the time to walk through it and to talk about some of those who people understand whats in this legislation. I was pleased to see the democratic leader say at the end he believes we can figure this out over the next several hours. He said 24 hours. I hope its not 24 hours. We cant the way that long. We need to move and move quickly. We see what the markets are doing globally. We know what the markets are going to do h
Ms. Collins madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maine is recognized. Ms. Collins thank you, madam president. Madam president , the United States is facing a crisis unlike any other in our recent history. Madam president , this is no time for partisanship or for political differences to prevent us from coming together and working in the best interests of the American People. The coronavirus pandemic has arrived on our shores and is growing exponentially, sickening our people and devastating our economy. As of today, more than 26,700 americans have tested positive for the virus, and 340 people have died, while 176 have recovered. In my home state of maine, there are now 89 cases in eight different counties. Hospitals, doctors, and nurses are struggling to triage the influx of patients. Nursing homes are locking down their facilities in an attempt to safeguard their vulnerable residents. Students and teachers have had to transition abruptly to Online Learning as school
accountability. my name is tortuous and i have the honor of serving as chair of the board of directors of the united states institute of peace. for those of you who may be joining us for the first time , us it was established by the u.s. congress in 1984. as a nonpartisan public institution. dedicated to preventing mitigating and helping resolve violent conflicts abroad. to lead our discussion today we are very pleased to have with us chuck todd, director of nbc news. and bill taylor, vice president, director of the europe and russia center here at the us institute of peace. their topic is a difficult and sobering one. how to address and expose mass atrocities committed in the midst of our armed conflict. and how to understand the strelationship between realistic reportingand accountability . throughout its history, us id has been deeply engaged in the examination of how to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. the institute served as cochair of the 2009 genocide invention