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
Senator from montana. Mr. Daines mr. President , americans want their privacy protected. For far too long the patriot act and the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, commonly referred to as fisa has been used to trample the Civil Liberties of american citizens. For montanans the right to privacy is so fundamental it is enshrined in our own constitution. In fact, very few states have such protections, but the drafters of the Montana Constitution recognized that privacy was essential to exercise all of the other freedoms that we hold so dear. The fill the u. S. House has sent us does have some good reforms. It has some good provisions in it, including a provision from my bipartisan bill with my colleague from oregon, senator wyden, called the safeguarding americans private records act which would revoke the now terminated call Detail Program which secretly collected data on our cell phones, our land lines as well as private conversations. But the house bill fails to enact real reforms
Pandemic. The paycheckum Protection Program receiving 349 billion and another 310 billion of supplemental legislation. And with accountability are crucial because the moment theti administration became clear for those that needed it most. So we are not taking any other floor and then to take this opportunity for unanimous consent to get Something Real done with bipartisan support and who can be against transparency and otaccountability . Were close to 700 billion of the taxpayers money iso going and unfortunately the publicly traded companies have secured ppe loans putting some Companies Truly Small Businesses however hundreds of thousands of momandpop shops with the Restaurant Owners with the baker and the candlestick maker have been shut out with a standing relationship with a big bank. So when it comes to minority owned businesses with the center for responsible lending 90 percent of africanamerican and latino ownedno businesses are likely to shut out of ppe funding womenowned busin
For far too long the patriot act and the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, referred to as fisa, have been used to trample the Civil Liberties of american citizens. For montanans, the right to privacy is so fundamental it is enshrined in our own constitution. In fact, very few states have such protections, but the drafters of the Montana Constitution recognized that privacy was essential to exercise all of the of the freedoms that we hold so dear. The bill the u. S. House does have some good reforms. It has some provisions in it, including a provision from my bipartisan bill with my colleague from oregon, senator wyden, called the safeguarding americans private records act, which would revoke the now terminated call Detail Program which secretly collected data on our cell phones, our land lines, as well as private conversations. But the house bill fails to enact real reforms to fisa that will actually protect a the privacy of the American People. And we saw what a handful of scornf
Suspending production in South Carolina green arrows across the board. The dow will open about 600 points also looking at the green on the nasdaq and s p 500 if you take a look at what is happening in the treasury as well s p indicated up 72 points in the treasury, youll also see what is happening on the yield in that front. It is the 10year that is yielding closely at 7. 04 . Lets get everybody updated on the latest on the pandemic numbers. Nearly 11,000 people in the u. S. Have died from covid19. The country has more than 361,000 cases. New york has 131,000 of those cases. New jersey reaching a grim milestone with more than 1,000 deaths in the state. Overseas, we have positive numbers from italy that reports its lowest daily number of new cases since march 17 spain reporting its lowest number since march 22nd. The second time since january, china reported no new coronavirus deaths reporting 30 new asymptomatic cases and two with symptoms. President trump has struck a deal to buy mill