Our nation is when it comes to these challenges, this is unique. And the calls for unique leadership. There are a lot of critics of the United States congress andea for goodt reason. But i think what we demonstrate in the last several weeks since weve addressed this coronavirus is that there is a capacity for common sense, bipartisan work, and the timeliness that is essential. The first two measures were passed in record time, one for 8 billion that really opened the door for more medical resources. The second or 100 billion which tried to guarantee the people that would never have to pay to be tested for coronavirus, that would be adequate Food Supplies during this calamitous time, that we would have resources sent to the states for medicaid reimbursement at new levels, that we wouldpl also engage peoe with family leave if necessary so that they can stay out of the workplace that they felt badly, and that we also have an idea that we would come together as a nation to move Unemploymen
To register. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Is next. On thisod morning monday, january 13, the beginning of the legislative week in washington. Senators are preparing for votes on curbing the president s use of force against iran and starting an impeachment trial. Iran. St, your thoughts on what steps do you want lawmakers to take to limit the military did lasts the house week or support the administrations strategy. . Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Active and retired military, we want to hear from you, 2027488003 is your number. You can text us on that line with your first, city, and state. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. Lets begin with the hill newspaper. Democrats scramble to reign in trumps iran war powers. Democrats are racing against the clock to shore up as the fight shifts to the senate. A lawmakers looking to limit trump possibility t
the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but he s the man to do it. chad, what s happening? reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost of pharmaceuticals cheaper. elizabeth mcdonough has a lot of sway in process. the closer you can demonstrate a connection between what you re proposing and its fiscal impact on the federal budget, the more likely it is that it qualify for a simple majority vote out will. if i it doesn t, if it runs afoul of the rules of the road and/or is more designed to impact private sector activity reporter: on tapped today a marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on amendme
a i m aishah hasnie. alex alexandria hoff from washington. the chinese foreign ministry has imposed unspecified sanctions on speaker pelosi and her family. while in tokyo yesterday, the speaker says that china s action are part of an effort to isolate taiwan and she said her trip did not change to the statues quo. and calling the exercise in the taiwan straits a grave problem and several missiles landed in japan s exclusion zone. here is antony blinken. since china has launched a dozen ballistic missiles, we ve been hearing from partners and allies across the region who are increasingly concerned about the destabilizing actions. the white house believes that china is using speaker pelosi s visit as a reason to escalate tension. there s no reason for china to escalate the way they have. there s no reason. the policy has not changed. we re in line with the one china policy. the speaker had every right to take that trip. white house officials believe that senior level
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change his or her vote . If not, the yeas are 51. The nays are 49. The concurrent resolution as amended is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell tonight we completed the first step toward replacing our broken tax code by passing a comprehensive fiscally responsible budget that will help put the federal government on a path to balance. The budget also gives us the tools we need to strengthen our economy after years of stagnation under the previous administration. We have a onceinalifetime opportunity to replace a failing tax code that holds americans back with one that actually works for them. To middleclass families across america, we have a very simple message we want to take more money out of washingtons pockets and put more in yours. Now with this budget, were on a path to delivering muchneeded relief to american individuals and fa