Responsible for overseeing Nursing Homes to testify today. She was offered dates and times of her choice this month and next month. She was offered the opportunity to come in person or appear virtually from her desk. Administration, which seems more terrified of transparency and accountability then covid19, has declined to provide any witness with the courage to face the responsibility for the thousands of deaths that have occurred. These were send a crisis that existed long before covid19 occurred. We will learn from a nurse who took it on herself to purchase protective equipment with her own funds for her staff. Including preventing evictions and appropriate settings. Like sending nursing home residents to homeless shelters. Thousands of nursing home residents are being evicted across the country to homeless shelters and other inappropriate settings because there is a natural incentive for some homes to take more lucrative patients. We will get their perspective. Much of this crisis
Washington, d. C. In order to become law, it would need to be approved by the senate but Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said in an interview, the measure is not going anywhere. Some remarks prior to the house vote from d. C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes enormousen. The chair recognizes the gentlemen lady from the District Of Columbia. I yield one minute to the gentle lady from california, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. The compare recognizes the speaker of the house of representatives. Rights act for all or whether its observing the 100th anniversary right to aving the vote and whether it is about ourng full participation in democracy to the District Of Columbia. In wearingo join her this mask, 51st. Why this legislation, h. R. Statehood. C. Ill talk about now. But congresswoman Eleanor Holmes been brilliant, relentless, precystent, about the lackrsistent about of full participation in her work in congress. So i salute her. The patron state and guiding star of t
More than 36 million have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. While congress has taken significant action, we must do more. On wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell urged congress to think big, address this crisis. The heroes act is a bold step to provide that support and ensure our nation meets the challenge of the pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. Within the appropriations division, this bill deploys more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds to address this health and economic crisis. First, the bill delivers nearly 1 trillion to states and local governments so that they can keep our heroes, First Responders, health workers, teachers, and other Public Servants paid and working for the American People. I am proud that this bill will provide 67 billion to my home state of new york. Which has been hit so hard by this crisis. Second, we will only beat this disease with a Robust National strategy for testing, tracing, and treatment. Yesterday, dr. Rick bright, one o
Zoom. Good morning to you. I want to talk about the Coronavirus Response you just answer that question we had been asking viewers throughout the morning, the state of Race Relations in this country getting betteror getting worse, saying the same . I think theress and flows. Its still bad in this country, no question about that we had hearing in ways and means about healthcare disparities and you look at the effect of the coronavirus on persons of color throughout our country africanamericans, latinos, have such a higher incidence of infections and deaths and healthcare disparities, so many Different Reasons as to why they exist and not something i felt in my home county back in 2002, 2009 was the fact that in the United States of america representation of africanamerican doctors, of latino doctors, is so small in comparison to the overall dies of the population and theres a lack of cultural competence. Connecting people with the exact same Health Insurance. An africanamerican, and an a
Lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the author of unity, remind our lawmakers that people accomplish laudable goals more through unity than division. May our senators remember that all of us are more effective than any one of us. As our legislators pursue effectiveness in their work, give them the wisdom to forge alliances that make the difficult become easy and the impossible become probable. In their search for common purposes, inspire them with the conviction that nothing is impossible for those who believe. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for one minute. The pres