Departments especially in the counties experiencing the highest growth. Lee, mecklenburg and weick are our particular concern. D over the weekend i talked to Vice President depends about North Carolinas concern in numbers and i asked him in the federal government to help us with increasing our testing sites and his capabilities, especially focused on these counties. Another focus will be testing all nursing home residents and staff and this testing is ongoing. I now will ask our secretary of health and Human Services doctor mandy to share an update for us. Doctor cohen. Thank you, governor. Slowing the spread of the virus early on has allowed us to build our capabilities to be ready to respond to this surgeon covid19 cases that we are seeing. That included building up our inpplies of protective equipment, strengthening and expanding our hospital capacities, expanding our ability to test people for covid19 and staffing up our Contact Tracing. We are now drawing on these capabilities as
Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on the communicators on cspan2. Lets bring in an actual expert on this topic so we will turn to brian who is the chief executive officer of the property and Environment Research center. He will walk us through what happens with the Great American outdoors act and he will tell us all the details that we need to know great brian, good morning. Good morning. Can you hear me . Host i can hear you just fine but thank you for being with us. First of all, no, go ahead. Guest greetings from those in montana which is the gateway to Yellowstone National park. Host let me ask you this question because this is what people are wondering. The bills that the senatet was working on in the midst of everything going on in the country, the bill the senate was working on was the land and Water Conservation fund and the bill called the Great American outdoor act c but what does this bill do and why was it important for the senate to be working on it right now . Guest well, thi
Lawmakers on crafting a proposal to combat Racial Discrimination following nationwide protests over the death of george floyd. He made the announcement while Senate Republicans spoke to reporters for their legislative agenda. Good afternoon everyone. A couple of observations and then im going to call on senator gardner and senator daines to talk about the Great America outdoors build which is on the floor of the senate this week. First, we are all encouraged by the jobs report last friday. By virtually all analysis it indicates the cares act is working, ppp is working and it is encouraging to see is the very states open up, americans are engaging the economy opening up. Secondly a best center tim scott to lead a group that is working on a proposal to allow us to respond to the obvious Racial Discrimination we have seen on full display on her Television Screens over the last two weeks and what is the appropriate response by the federal government . Tim spent most of our lunch explaining
Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 53, the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered madeland upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Paul mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for kentucky. Mr. Paul i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Paul mr. President , i rise to ask expedited passage of h. R. 35, the emmett till antilynching act, as amended. I seek to amend this legislation not because ive i take it or i take lynching lightly but because i take it seriously. And this legislation does not. Lynching is a tool of terror that claimed the lives of nearly 5,000 americans betwe