Lawmakers will be working on a bill to temporarily extend government funding through december 11th. Current funding runs out tonight at midnight eastern. We accept the final passage later today. Senators also starting to consider Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, amy barrett. We expect lots of debate on the nomination as well. Now live to the senate floor on cspan2. Almighty god, we praise you with our whole hearts. We refuse to forget how you have led our nation in the past and trust you to guard our future. Lord, encourage our lawmakers to be a part of your solutions and not a part of the problems that confront our land. Give them the courage to carry on, knowing that nothing is too difficult for your sovereign might. May the light of your truth illumine their way, as they find in you a sure guide. Help them to commit their lives to goals that will cause justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your sacred name, amen. The president pro te
Of direct payments for Contact Tracing. House democrats move forward after negotiations with the white house failed to produce a compromise. Floor debate before the final vote. Lowey, is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield five minutes to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, from my class, the chair of the committee on ways and means, mr. Neal. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman neal is recognized. Ms. Neal thank you, madam chairwoman. I stand in support of the updated heroes act. The previous gentleman was dismissive of the idea that there is some import to this moment in terms of getting a package done. So that means expanding Unemployment Insurance, thats not important . Unemployment insurance that we might consider now which is part of the need of the American Family . A reminder, there are 26 million americans right now collecting Unemployment Insurance. Let me put this in terms of what an economist might say. If we dont expand Une
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
President donald trump has arrived at middle Military Hospital after testing positive for coated 19 the marine one helicopter brought the president from the white house to the Walter Reed Medical Center in maryland Officials Say the transfer was a cautionary measure and trump was expected to remain at the hospital for several several days earlier his physician said he was receiving an experimental drug treatment white house has said trump is experiencing mild symptoms including a favor and fatigue but is continuing his president ial duties. Washington washington correspondent stephanie months has more for us stefan the president walked by himself to the helicopter and walked off in maryland has the white house shade any more information that supports what these images have shown us. The men of think they have a should be the twitter feeds of the president came back to life and the president himself tweeted and of course this was a retreated by many many of his administration a short vi
We will begin, though, this morning with of course stocks, futures indicate an additional testing of that 3220 level on the s p. Were also talking about the possibility, however remote it might seem, of a relief package coming out of congress,given some conversation, jim, between secretary mnuchin and Speaker Pelosi do you think there is a chance i know that they both care passionately about Small Business if you look at the testimony yesterday by secretary mnuchin, he mentioned restaurants a couple of times. Thats where the yelp numbers that we get, yelp yikes is our vc, where the real damage s youre starting to talk about 50 of the bars and nightlife being closed in this country, thats way too big and i think that the secretary is really alluding to that david, do i think there will be a deal i think there is a sense that both sides feel a deal is bad for them, in other words, if they give if theres a stalemate, they will somehow do better at the election i dont think thats true, but