Senate democrats have had to pressure the oversight hearings on the pandemic. The hearings will be the only work weve done in the senate in the entire month of may the republican majority had been pressured to doing those. Theres nowio more than 35 milln americans out of work through no fault of their own. Almost 1. 5 million americans are sick. Nearly 90,000 have died and Senate Republicans have decided to take the month off from the coronavirus. The American People may be wondering what is the republican led senate doing instead of urging this national crisis. Leader mcconnell is scheduled hee judges to the floor of the senate and the republican chairman of the Homeland Security committee will be holding ang hearing designed to slander the family of the president s political opponent. She wants to echo the conspiracy theories to go on an expedition to smear joe bidens son. We all know this is with the president focuses on instead of the crisis but must our colleagues follow such an a
Nomination of scott rash for the district of arizona. Live on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal master the father of us all we thank you that through your spirit you have provided our legislative body with the talents and capabilities to fulfill your purposes. May our senators remember that this body has many parts, each making its distinctive contribution to the success of the whole. As our lawmakers acknowledge and honor the value added by each member of this body, unite them with faith, civility, courage, and gratitude. And lord, we pray for the First Responders and Health Care Workers who stand on the front lines during this Global Health crisis. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
This is real money, you are the most important part of the show. Join in the live conversation by using the handles another sign today that americas job Market Recovery is gaining strength. In a report coming out every month the Payroll Company adp reported that the private sector in the United States added 238,000 net new jobs in december, the most in more than a year, and more than most economists expected. Now, Small Businesses led the charge, adding 108,000 position, the biggest increase since early 2012, the adp number prompted wall street economists to raise estimates for the governments tally of employment growth for december, including all government and private sector jobs, except those in agriculture. Economists had been predicting under 200,000 jobs were created in december. Back on december 18th, if you recall, after the federal reserves last meeting i told you that the rebound convinced the central bank to start pulling back on the bondbuying program. In the minutes releas
A military helicopter off the coast of norfolk, virginia, five people were on board at the time. The crash comes one day after another military Helicopter Crash in new england. Four crew members died in that crash. The country is warming up a bit but not before the extreme cold killed 20 people and cost the economy an estimated 5 billion. Im tony harris in new york. Real money with ali velshi is up next. For the latest on any of our stories head on over to our website. Its www. Aljazeera. Com. New data point a stronger picture of an u. S. Job market. 11 million americans remain unemployed. Ill ask the nation if this recovery has the right stuff. Also what healthcare. Gov could have been. How one States Health exchange was built for success. And what one tech built with a 3d printer, had a you can builwhat you can buildwith a pe. Im ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money. You are the most important part of the show. Join our live conversation in the next half hour by usi