This economy. Get the strong eco mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Mr. Durbin mr. President , america has never seen anything like this before. To think that half of the people who live in the United States are under some order to either stay home or at least avoid contact with others, unheard of. This is an enemy, this virus, the likes of which weve never faced as strong and determined our nation is when it comes to these challenges, this is uniq unique. And it calls for unique leadership. There are a lot of critics of the United States congress for good reason, but i think what weve demonstrated in the last several weeks since weve addressed this coronavirus is that there is a capacity for commonsense bipartisan work and a timeliness that is essential. First two measures were passed in record time, one for 8 billion that really opened the door for more medical resources. The second for 100 billion which tried to guarantee to people they would
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
Coronavirus briefing with vermont governor phil scott to keep longterm commitment to coverage of the us senate. You can watch the remainder of this briefing on cspan. Org. Senate lawmakers are completing work on the third coronavirus economics to me was plan, final vote on the bill is expected today. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our father, we lift up our hearts in prayer because we trust in you. Lord, we know well the weakness and the insecurity of our hold upon this life. Comfort those who have lost loved ones during this Global Health crisis. When we wrestle with sad memories of mortal loss, give us all the glorious hope of life eternal. Lord, provide our lawmakers with the confidence that your allsufficient grace and power will enable them to become more than conquerors during this time of trouble. Remind them t
Rights activist ted nugent. And in the chamber, our chief white house correspondent, jon karl. You are right above the speakers shoulder, jon . Right off to the left, 20 feet from Gabby Giffords and mark kelly. As we watch the president s cabinet come into this chamber, george, you will see a confident president come in. He is convinced that the American People are with him on the big issues. And he is also convinced that he has a mandate coming out of that election. So, he will be at times confrontational in this speech. Compromising, willing to compromise, but only so much with the republicans. The key issue, as you mentioned, is the economy. They gave us some excerpts of the speech early. One that hit me was that he said that the economy, an economy that creates job, good, middle class jobs must be the north star for our efforts, for everything we do. And that will be the message here. This is a divided chamber. John boehner, right over his shoulder, just this morning, told reporter
You. We welcome you, as we gather with you to watch president obamas state of the Union Address. As he challenges congress and tries to harness Public Opinion behind his plan of action for the first year of his second term. The focus will be on the economy, diane. Creating jobs. Thats been the struggle of his presidency. The president believes he has the public on his side on that issue. Most of the speech will be about that. But he has a new mission for his second term. Ending gun violence and so much emotion around that issue tonight. Emotion in that room and also this convergence with the drama we have seen unfolding today out in california. Just to bring you up to date right now, the gun battle that was under way in big bear lake, california, you can still see the flames at that cabin where Police Officers believe they had trapped Christopher Dorner, the excop who had been on a murderous rampage for the last nine days, vowing to bring war to los angeles. And tonight, his fourth cas