Speaker pelosi good morning. Good morning, everyone. Another happy day. Joe biden, president elect. This week our nation paused for the sacred observance of veterans day. Every day, we honor our veterans, but one day especially set aside, just as the military leaves no soldier on the field, in battle, when they come home, our commitment is to leave no veteran behind. This morning, it was my honor to be joined by the chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee as we enrolled, signed the veterans compact act, critical legislation to prevent veteran suicide. As our nation confronts the accelerated coronavirus crisis, it is important to note that this has affected tens of thousands of veterans and va workers. It is imperative that we secure even more funding to support the v. A. And care for veterans and their families. I also had the privilege of participating in the work of Elizabeth Dole, the observances she had on veterans day this year. It was in cars, at the kennedy center, and some o
Saturday morning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a News Conference with reporters at the capitol. She spoke about legislative priorities, including her goals of passing a covid19 relief package during the upcoming lameduck session of congress. This is 25 minutes. S of passing a covid19 relief package during the upcoming lameduck session of congress. This is 25 minutes. Speaker pelosi good morning. Good morning, everyone. Another happy day. Joe biden, president elect. This week our nation paused for the sacred observance of veterans day. Every day, we honor our veterans, but one day especially set aside, just as the military leaves no soldier on the field, in battle, when they come home, our commitment is to leave no veteran behind. This morning, it was my honor to be joined by the chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee as we enrolled, signed the veterans compact act, critical legislation to prevent veteran suicide. As our nation confronts the accelerated coronavirus crisis, it is
As leader schumer and i discussed yesterday, this is an emergency of the highest magnitude, and yet our republican colleagues want to focus elsewhere instead of recognizing as the Health Emergency which science has given us a path to crush. Again, we have worse numbers than even yesterday. The numbers speak very eloquently. 160,000 infections were reported a horrifying number following more than a week of over 100,000 infections a day. These levels are two times higher than the summer peak. More than 67,000 americans are hospitalized with covid, a new record threatening to overwhelm our hospitals. Our hospitals in rural areas, too. Over 10 Million People have been infected over 10 Million People. 240,000 americans have died because of this pandemic. According to news reports, it was reported that more than 130 secret Service Agents are infected or quarantining. In the wake of Trumps Campaign schedule. 130 secret service. Agents. Meanwhile, on the economic front, over 20 million america
This year because of the covid pandemic do we have any real baseline to understand what is going on with the electorate going into this election . I think this election will be unlike anything we have seen in the past. Its hard to know if there is a good corollary. At this point we are seeing far more early and absentee voting then we saw in 2016. Its really off the charts. That looks atart early and in person voting and how it has trended over the past couple of years. People can see from watching it that the trend has been for more voting by absentee or mailin ballots then by in person on election day. What is happening in the thinking about conduct of elections that has led to this and celebrating this trend this year . Its been a trend about 20 years in the making. Ever since colorado and Washington State made it easy for their voters to vote by mail we have seen that once voters have that option they like that option. In a pandemic voting by mail is a good and safe option. In addi
Final sprint to the white house which tonight runs straight through pennsylvania, which is with just eight days until the election and with the coronavirus pandemic worsening nationwide, President Trump and joe biden arrive in the keystone state today trying to win over voters in a state both candidates believe holds the key to the oval office. But with new cases of coronavirus now at their highest since the crisis began and with hospitals across the country again overflowing with patients, tonight the pandemic is once again center stage on the campaign trail. In a surprise visit to a voter center, joe biden pointed to the surge of infections saying President Trump is the worst person to manage the nations response to the virus. For his part, President Trump downplayed the crisis, holding three large rallies and saying no one would be talking about covid after the election, even as his own white house is dealing with a second outbreak of it. Tonight five of the Vice President s aides h