Going to those who needed it most. So today, we are not taking any other action on the floor dealing with covid19 so weak that we would take this opportunity to ask unanimousne consent, to get Something Real done should have bipartisan support on both sidesot of the aisle. Who can be against transparency. Who can be against accountability. Know where close to 700 billion that taxpayers money is going, to the right places. And impartially today at least 200 publicly traded companies have managed to secure pp e and most of those are not very small. Including some companies, as owners are large contributors to present trump rating truly Small Businesses however, hundreds and thousands of momandpop shops with less than 20 in place, the bproverbial restaurant owner, e butcher the baker and candlestick maker, have been mostly shut out because he did not have a standing relationship with the big banks. There have been great disparities when it comes to minority businesses. According to the se
Ives in our state and thats a number that will continue to rise, unfortunately. Hearts ache for all of the washingtonians and their virus. S affected by this as we move forward, we cannot that those osses families have suffered. This is a human tragedy. Yet scale we cannot project. Down. Ime to hunker in order to win this fight. O tonight, i am issuing a stayhome order to fight this virus. Washingtons stay home order. Althy this includes a ban on all gatherings and closures of many businesses. Are s those businesses essential to the healthy functioning of our community. Let employees work remotely from home. Is still safe to go outside six social distancing of feet. But really only for essential purposes. Grocery stores, doctors offices and other essential will remain open. Its also does not prohibit eople for merely going outside to enjoy a walk on a sunny spring day. Go on, but for all of us in every part of it has to do so with this in mind. Stay home. Healthy. The less time you spe
Clear, we have been invaded by a potentially lethal species, a virus that is infecting americans now by the tens of day, its killing americans, including in my state. We have infected people in every single one of our states, and the numbers are growing rapidly. In response to this threat, we have been taking progressively more serious measures because of the degree of the danger. The disaster, the illness, the death that we fear if we dont try to stop this virus. So we have gone to an extreme that i would just candidly acknowledge, i never could have imagined. What im talking about is among other things, the fact that my state of pennsylvania, and many other states across america, they are closed. I could never imagine i could even put that since together, my state m is close. What does that even mean . Ill tell you what it means. It means its not legal to operate a business its not legal to go to work in the morning. Tomorrow morning at 8 00. Theres only a very small percentage of pe
I ask unanimous consent when the senate completes its Business Today it edger until 9 a. M. Monday march 23. Further, that following the morning pledge the morning our be deemed expired, approved to date, time for the two leaders to be reserved and use later and morning business be close. Further, following the remarks of senate presume consideration of the motion of pre proceed to h. R. 748. Is her objection . Reservingng the right to object. The democratic leader. Thank you, madam president. Now, i know majority leader likes to talk about partisanship but were not here for that reason. The bill where voting on will affect us for not just in the days to, but in the months and years to come. We need the best deal possible. We democrats have seen some real flaws in the bill that was put on the floor by the republicans. And what it has is, for instance, a giant, giant Corporate Bailout fund with no accountability. You wouldnt even know if the loans were made until six months later. What
He was joined by Vice President pence as well as medical and Health Officials. Pres. Trump thank you. A lot of things going on. We are having a lot of meetings. , this is anancial medical situation, not a financial situation. Financial is moving along very nicely. Thank you for being here and update you on the progress weve made after a week of extraordinary mobilization. Its our war against the virus. Governors, mayors, businesses, charities, and citizens are working with urgency and speed toward one common goal. That is saving american lives. We are in communication with foreign countries. Now at 148 foreign countries. Can you believe that . You talk about a spread, a violent spread. 148 countries. Not even believable. There has been a week of National Action and Great National solidarity. People are getting along. Democrats, independents, liberals, conservatives. Its a very nice thing to see. We are all one beautiful american family. That is taking place right now. Last night, i app