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Not have dealt with it the way Charleston South Carolina did. We dont talk about it very often. Tim scott was there, and because of that mayor, the time they had with each other they move forward and overcame, and and how many black men, and stops playing politics with race. 75 billion going into the most economically challenged country because of tim scott, donald trump and, eight black colleges and universities are stronger today because of donald trump than they have ever been. Mister president , the time to act is now, stop pandering to the Democratic Base and get something done. This was never intended to be a end all but a platform for constructive debate and here we are with two Democratic Senators to start the debate. I yield back. Thank you, senator perdue. There is a scripture in the bible in the book of ezekiel chapter 33 around verse 6, a watchman on a wall, there is danger coming. Very important job. A watchmans job is to say there is danger coming. I had that conversation
First actions of the committee is we are going to take over the roles and Means Committee to make this a rules committee but first let me say that i appreciate, wanted to say this from the beginning i appreciate the flexibility of our Ranking Member mr. Cole. Im incredibly proud of how we have worked together here in this congress. We have examined a lot of things in the committee and no matter how politically alike we are doing things in the constructive when and i look forward to working with you mr. Cole in a bipartisan effort that was announced today and we will examine how congress can better adapt to the emergencies of the coronavirus pandemic pandemic. I know we both care deeply about this institution in one way or another congress is going to have to adapt to whatever the future may bring. The cdc said this fall could be worse than what we are going to right now. And we need to be prepared and that may mean working remotely. Changes when we operate should be done whenever possi
Financial crisis and experts say this is probably going to get a lot worse kron fours rob fladeboe joins us live to tell us about the growing demand for help from local food banks dropped. And thats right catherine does give you kind of a snapshot of a the demand for help putting food on the table Second Harvest food bank. Which services santa clara and San Mateo County i would normally provide food for about a quarter of a Million People per month. This month. The number is a 100,000 people. Lets take a look. The California National guard is helping Second Harvest food bank crack and distribute thousands of boxes of food to hungry people across and the tail and santa clara counties as the demand for food amid the covid19 pandemic keeps growing every day says Vice President casts then go see for the month of april we think were going to distribute 9 Million Pounds of food. Before this it was about 5 and a half million per month. That kind of need is only going to continue this was the
Government says apparently this is the sharpest quarterly drop since the 2008 financial crisis. Experts say this is probably going to get a lot worse kron fours rob fladeboe tells us about the growing demand for help from local food banks. The California National guard is helping Second Harvest food bank track and distribute thousands of boxes of food to hungry people across and the tail and santa clara counties as the demand for food amid the covid19 pandemic keeps growing every day says Vice President casts then go see for the month of april we think were going to distribute 9 Million Pounds of food. Before this it was about 5 and a half million per month. That kind of need is only going to continue this was the scene today at most Holy Trinity Church in san jose one of more than a 1000 Distribution Sites where and hearing to physical distancing rules is only adding to the challenge to this is taking many different shapes you know before the pandemic we were serving folks. And kind o