If you do think there should be, the number is 202 7488000. If you dont, 202 7488001. A special line this morning to hear specifically from those who have recently lost their jobs, 202 7488002. You can send us a text, 202 7488003 is that number. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise catch up with us on , andl media, cspanwj facebook,. Facebook. You can start calling in now on those phone lines as we show you a chart about what congress and the president have approved so far from it comes to coronavirus relief. Thattrillion, including inst spending bill from back march, followed by the Families First Coronavirus Response act, the bulk of it coming from the , 2. 7 trillion, and the additional money approved in the paycheck protection program, additional money needed to heat that going last month. Of course, the unemployment numbers we learned on friday, stand like this as of april. 14. 7 jobless rate, 27 million in the month of april. Economic projections
Still down. That is not eating into stocks. The reason why the tech heavy nasdaq is up higher is being helped out by the faang index. At this point the investors who have chosen to invest alongside the fed liquidity efforts and nuanced machinations. They are benefiting with stocks down just a little bit. Some of the stocks are helping out, the stayathome stocks, netflix reports tomorrow. Theyll be interesting to see whether the stayathome companies are benefiting from all of this. Some are making the point people might be at home, but if they are already a Netflix Subscriber it might not boost their numbers. David that is what i was going to ask. How much of this is an anticipation of some of the tech earnings . Abigail i do not they do it is in anticipating, i think it is the momentum for some of the stayathome stocks that they will benefit. One will be that the crisis will last much longer than expected and those stocks are up. Another idea could be the new normal is forever changed
Health care. Reaction to wednesdays first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Washington journal is next. Is next. [video clip] is this what americans should now expect from their president . If this is not impeachable conduct, what is . Would not be surprised to see all the typical signs that this is a carefully orchestrated media Smear Campaign. Host and with that, day 1 of the house impeachment in korea began. House democrats led by adam schiff laying out the criteria to remove President Trump. Nunesicans and devin calling the entire process a sham. The next round of hearings continuing tomorrow morning and for the next three hours, how the story is playing out in the news, editorial pages, and social media. We will have highlights and your calls and comments and reaction. For democrats, 2027488000. For republicans, 2027488001. If you are an independent, 2027488002. Send us a text message, be sure to tell us your first name and where you are texting from at 2027488003. Join us on fa
Live on cspan. Org or the cspan radio app. Senator rick scott of florida and bob menendez of new jersey came to the floor to talk about temporary protection standards for venezuelan citizens fling their government. The senators disagree on certain tenets of the potential deal. This debate is about 10 minutes. Mr. President. Senator from florida. I rise to speak today about my amendment to hr 549. Which grants temporary protective status, tps, for venezuelan, fleeing Nicholas Maduro oppressive regime and reform to the broken cps program. Id like to thank my friends senator marco rubio and congressman bullard is have a been advocates in the venezuelan people as we fight for r freedom across the globe. Im proud to her work with sam rubio along with my colleague a ato offer protections for the venezuelan people while making the forms to tps. Rathe crisis in venezuela is a defining human rights issue of our time. Maduro is starting his own people and innocent children are dying. Whats happe
Do that as an 18 leinz to federal judge about that case in 2018. Does the prosecution have an airtight case . Ill let my nesc next guests debate that. Also had did these universities city of michigan protesters crossed the line, masked antiisrael activist putting fake corpses and bloodied stuffed animals outside the homes of several regions at the university city, one region who woke up to a list of demands on his door, will join me this hour plus the latest in our series, Homeless In America, City And Park Service Employees closing Homeless Encampments in washington, dc. Today, i went out to see their efforts. Are they fixing a problem when were just chasing it a few blocks away. But lets start with Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial In Manhattan where the defense went after Michael Cohen and his past lives under oath, even suggesting that some of his testimony in this current trial has been dishonest. Cohens crossexamination will continue on monday. Were told cnns paula reads ou