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And extended Unemployment Benefits until january 2021. The heroes act will provide significantly more funding to cities and towns and also would clarify treasury guidance that currently prevents State Governments from using [indiscernible] alternative bills provide zero dollars to states, zero dollars for financial assistance, and clawed back hundreds of billions of dollars that could be used to support struggling businesses. In addition the president cut funding to states. The protestsike against racism and Police Brutality in the streets in many communities. Families across the country suffer [indiscernible] about the challenges their faces and the response needed from the federal government in this international crisis. I recognize the Ranking Member of the committee for four minutes. I think the chairwoman for yielding. Here we are again. We are having hearing about a bill the house passed four months ago that has no chance of becoming a law. The committee is being used to prioriti
Would anybody trust a vaccine coming out of this administration . And when it is [indiscernible] we are having technical problems with our live feed, but we are working to fix the problem and when you back to the discussion shortly. [no audio] second round of economic stimulus payments to families and extended Unemployment Benefits until january 2021. The heroes act will provide significantly more funding to cities and towns and also would clarify treasury guidance that currently prevents State Governments from using [indiscernible] alternative bills provide zero dollars to states, zero dollars for financial assistance, and clawed back hundreds of billions of dollars that could be used to support struggling businesses. In addition the president cut funding to states. The protestsike against racism and Police Brutality in the streets in many communities. Families across the country suffer [indiscernible] about the challenges their faces and the response needed from the federal governmen
Several investigations into corruption close to the u. S. President s in a circle today and seeing an indictment charging love parness igor froman in october last year he announced charges against 2 men linked to Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani they were accused of trying to buy influence of u. S. Policy in ukraine and a case that added fuel to the calls for trumps impeachment they saw political influence not only to advance their own financial interests but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official. These cases and an investigation into giuliani have concern to the trumpet ministration on friday night attorney general william announced berman was leaving his position saying that the president intends to nominate jay clayton the current chairman of the securities and Exchange Commission a lawyer with no experience as a prosecutor statement ending by thanking Jeffrey Berman describing him as stepping down after 2 and a half years of service the only
But the virus is still spreading flies it is still deadly and most people are just too susceptible. We call on all countries all people to exercise extreme big deal and. The w. H. O. Is also drawing attention to the Coronavirus Crisis in brazil the number of infections there is believed to have passed 1000000 more than 1200 people died on thursday or latin america editor they see a new and says despite this the government is pushing to reopen the economy. But the government doesnt seem to be planning anything new on the contrary president ed balls the novel has been urging the country to open up to open up its business is and to open up its entertainment including football which as you probably know is very very important in a country like brazil and so last night for example the 1st game was made the 1st state championship was played in Rio De Janeiro right next to a an emergency tent hospital where the rotavirus patients are being attended and where these 2 people died we understand