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
Seth good evening, im seth meyers this is late night. Hows everybody doing tonight . [ cheers and applause that is great to hear. In that case, lets get to the news President Trump tweeted last night that he was looking forward to the World Economic forum this week because the u. S. Economy is quote number one in the universe by far. [ light laughter ] which is a real slap in the face to Prime Minister glaxor [ laughter ] Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has unveiled his proposed rules for President Trumps impeachment trial. And to keep things simple he revealed the rules by emoji. [ laughter ] Vice President mike pence [ applause ] Vice President mike pence will visit the vatican this week and he will have a great time as long as he doesnt look up [ laughter and applause theyre just friends, right . [ laughter ] democrats today accused republicans of attempting to hold most of President Trumps impeachment trial late at night to limit the number of people watching on Television E
Two of americas leading election scholars for a discussion about the constitution and the electoral system. We advertise this as a show about how to fix americas elections, some of you noted thats maybe not the best verb. Our goal is precisely the opposite to figure out how to prevent American Elections to be fixed. We will have a very wide ranging discussion of the two books that both of our panelists have written and about constitutional issues in news relating to the coronavirus and the electoral system. Please join us next week for a superb discussion of another book that is by you of all leaven on his new book about how to restore trust in the americans institution thats next tuesday and you can learn more about that program constitution alcenter. Org awe will be taking questions throughout the program so you can put your questions in the q a box and i will offer them to our panelists when it seems right during the discussion. Please be interactive these are very meaningful opport
Equipment for personal gain, we now know the china is hacking our university and Companies Looking to head back, to slow the process down and undermine efforts to solve the problem. Thousands i did or second millions out of work. Nancy pelosi is so tone deaf that she dismisses china as a divergent. For more than a year i have been working with the speaker to get a Bipartisan Committee to look at chinas behavior long before. She agreed in february, now she calls it and i version. Instead she want to focus on the wish list. When you look at past behavior of the democratic majority when the Intel Committee should have been looking at china, they are working on impeachment. Now the virus is upon us, we look what china is doing now, trying to steal the vaccine process and what we see on the floor today. Democrats priorities continue to be on full display. For weeks we have encouraged them to open congress back up believing it is essential. One of the few things they think is essentially sta
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