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Bill despite talks on capitol hill last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says lawmakers will be given 24 24 hours notice to return to capitol hill to vote if a deal is reached. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our refuge and strength, give us reverence for your greatness. Guide our senators around the pitfalls of their work, enabling them to have hearts sustained by your peace. May they surrender their will to you, as they trust you to guide their lives. Lord, give them the wisdom to receive your reproof with the understanding that you chastise those whom you love for their good. Make their lives productive for the glory of your name. Mighty god, protect the oppressed and helpless, preserving them from evil. We pray in your great name, amen. The presiding officer join me in reciting the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
Feel as little as possible. Lets see how this works out. At the time when we have unemployment figures breaking all records, when we have 10 times theunemployment claims in illinois that we did a year ago , 10 times the unemployment claims in the commonwealth of kentucky that they did a year ago, we leinstead are hearing from the republican side of the aisle the problem with our economy is not unemployment. Its the fact that people who are unemployed are being given too much money. Right now we have a federal benefit package worth 600 a week. That was enacted in the cares act on march 26 that expires in three days. 600 a week federal supplement over the state payment. What republicans have suggested is to cut that 600 federal supplement to 200 and then they turn and say well, but we want to do is to compensate the worker with 70 percent of what they were hurting when they were laid off. Theres a real serious problem here that they are not disclosing to the american people. Back in marc
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