Administration, it is already manufacturing tens of millions of doses of six vaccines. And by the end of the year there will be tens of millions of doses of these vaccines already manufactured, ready to distribute. First, of course, to the priority individuals, those who are most vulnerable, Health Care Workers and others. Then according to the administration, they expect to be able to produce 300 million to 700 million doses of vaccines by march or april of next year. That is unprecedented. When i was a kid, we were terrified by polio. I had classmates who were in an iron lung and parents who were worried their children might be just as well. It took ten years to get a polio vaccine and polio is now eradicated. Most of the vaccines that our children take before they go to school, like mumps, measles, chicken pox, you have to take these vaccines, all 50 states and the district of columbia before you go to school. Most of them took ten years to develop. If the optimism of the administra
On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
For a bill combining several Clean Energy Initiatives followed by five measures dealing with veterans issues. Live now to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. Orde the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The advance of Coronavirus Infections continues to rise in a number of states around our nation, send your spirit of healing and wellbeing among those who suffer and your angels to protect the Many Health Care workers who place their own wellbeing in danger every day. Comfort those today in the Supreme Court who begin the blic mourning of a beloved colleague, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and console those who worked with over so many years. Bless the members of this peoples house who labor today to pass bills to advance the common wheel of our nation. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolut
Hello and welcome im peter w. Watching all to 0 live from our World Headquarters here in doha also ahead this half hour more rains expected in sudan where floods have already affected hundreds of thousands of people. And a prominent critic of the chinese president is sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption. Also ahead increasing influence in sri lanka the president seeks to push through a bill that would remove limits on his powers. The u. S. To set the stage for a showdown at the u. N. General assembly this week slapping additional sanctions on iran to irans representative at the u. N. Dismissed the move as an act of desperation President Trump is expected to use his speech later on tuesday to send a strong message to iran is of ministration declared on its own that sanctions eased under the 2050 nuclear deal have been reimposed but nearly all u. N. Security Council Members reject this new sanctions mainly target those involved in irans defense sectors. Just imagine what iran w
Corruption. Also ahead a position in this ruling come parliament as the president seeks to push through a bill that would remove limits on his powers. The u. S. Has set the stage for a showdown at the u. N. General assembly this week slapping additional sanctions on iran tehrans representative at the u. N. Dismissed the move as an act of desperation President Donald Trump is expected to use his speech later on tuesday to send a strong message to iran is that ministration declared on its own that sanctions eased on to the 2050 nuclear deal have been reimposed but in all u. N. Security Council Members reject that the new sanctions mainly target those involved in irans defense sectors. Just imagine what iran would be therefore able to freely purchase more advanced weapons we have no intention of letting that happen the president s executive order announced today gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the u. N. Arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade u. N. Sanctions accountable