And questions for the Stanford University medical dean, dr. Lloyd miner, joining us from california. The phone lines are joint the phone lines are open, host [indiscernible] ,ur numbers are 202 7488000 ,202 7488001, 202 7488002 and you can join us on facebook. Cspan. We begin with the numbers from john hopkins university, now 0orldwide more than 530,00 cases across the globe, 24,000 deaths, the u. S. Surpassing china with more than 8700 cases of the coronavirus. The house and senate, acting quickly on a massive spending bill. Joining us in studio is alex bolton of the hill. Com, the Senate Passing 960 that bill, and i dont think i have ever seen about total that large. Alex i cant remember you nanas miss vote on legislation of such significance, and it is remarkable, especially given partisan fighting over the weekend and late into the night. It got acrimonious. Republicans and democrats accusing each other of politicizing the crisis, but in the end everyone voted for the bill, even th
Fair and lease zero impeachment inquiry in American History jeopardizing the foundations of our system of government. , Speaker Pelosi told the country impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there is something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont think we should go down that path. That was the speaker less than a year ago. In 1998, when democrats were busy defending president clinton , congressman jerry nadler said there must never be a narrowly impeachmently voted. Of n impeachment that was obviously a standard when the democrat was in the white house. Democrats, house cared more about attacking President Trump rather than keeping their promises. They rushed through a slapdash investigation. They decided not to bother with the standard legal processes when pursuing witnesses and evidence. They dont have time to do that. Told theadam schiff country on National Television that Getting Court decisions take a long time. He did not want to wait. It takes a l
116th congress, no votes are planned but we spent remarks the two leaders, Mitch Mcconnell and Democrat Chuck schumer. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Father of all, in a world where each new day seems to bring the the chaotic and unexpected, we praise you that you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Lord, you are your help in ages past. You are our hope for years to come. Give thus day wisdom to know your words and obey your precepts. May we show our gratitude with obedience because you have demonstrated your might, wisdom, and love throughout the days of our earthly pilgrimage. As our lawmakers follow your lead, may they trust you to carve tunnels of hope through mountains of despair. Give our senators the courage to embrace integrity with a clear conscience. May they not retreat from lifes battles but faithfully keep their hands in
This was friday about the Upcoming Senate trial. The senate will have to address some of the deepest questions contemplated by our constitution. We will have to decide it for going to let shortterm partisan rage overcome them. Back in december, i explained how House Democrats sprint into the most rushed, lease fair, at least thorough impeachment inquiry in American History, has jeopardize the foundations of our system of government. A spring, Speaker Pelosi told the country impeachment is so divisive to the country, that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont think we uld go down that path ago down that path. In 1990 eight, congressman jerry nadler said, there must never be a narrowly voted impeachment or an impeachment substantially supported by one of our Major Political parties largely imposed by the other. Such an impeachment would like legitimacy, said congressman jerry nadler 20 years ago. That was obviously a standard when the democrat was
Counterpart, senator Chuck Schumer who discussed the same topics. This is 45 minutes. Irans master terrorist is dead. Irans master terrorist is dead. This morning irans mast ever the architecture of the worlds most active state sponsor of terrorism has been removed. From the battlefield. At the hand of the United States military. No man alive was more directly responsible for the deaths of more American Service members than qassim suleimani. Revenuesa. His schemes and his agents killed hundreds of American Service members in iraq and afghanistan. He personally oversaw the statesponsored terrorism that iran used to kill our sons and our daughters and as weve seen in recent days and weeks, he and his terrorists posed an ongoing threat to american lives and american interests. Soleimani made it his lifes work to take the Iranian Revolutionary call for death to america and death to israel and turn them into action. But this terrorist mastermind was not just a threat to the United States an