The defenseliams on act and its use in the government. On this boat, the yaeah the bill is passed. Host good morning the Senate Approved a third economic aid package with a price tag of 2. 2 trillion dollars and it goes to the house for a vote scheduled on friday. And then, to the president s desk. We will get your thoughts on action to respond. 202737,000 you can text us with your first name, 2027488003e at or join the conversation on twitter and facebook. Let us begin with the action in the house. , democrat ofleader maryland sent a letter out to the rank and file members saying that the house will convene at 9 00 a. M. On friday to consider the bill in order to protect the safety of members and staff and prevent further threat, the republican leader and i expect the houseboat will be done by voice house vote will be done by voice vote. Members who want to come to the floor will be able to do so. We are working to ensure that those who are not able to return to washington may express
We came up with policy recommendations and issued a 2019 thatjanuary of laid out those recommendations. We went on the road and traveled the country again to conduct 14 public hearings with subject matter experts, again allowing the public to have an input to vet the policy recommendations. During this whole time, it was an exhaustive and Extensive Research process under way in which we look at all of the Data Available on these two issues. Once that was completed, we came up with a list of policy recommendations which have been released in our report yesterday. The report is titled inspired to serve. The vision of the commission is that every american would be inspired and eager to serve, and forth four put recommendations on Selective Service and how we can encourage and incentivize and increase awareness of more Service Opportunities in the military, national, and Public Service sectors. Host the headlines from politico . Guest one of the questions we were charged to look out was an
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. We are gathered today for a meaningful and important event. The great composer and prophet Hannibal Lokumbe has been moved oratorio in tribute to a crucial event in our national history. Dr. Kim phuc, who is here today, was the young girl in vietnam in 1972 who was pictured running down the street after a napalm attack. That photograph so transfixed the world that it helped lead to an end to the vietnam war. And dr. Phuc has gone on to a distinguished career, advocating for children who are the victims of war and in recognition of her extraordinary achievements, she was honored earlier this year with the dresden peace prize, one of the most important in the world. [applause] when hannibal wrote to me and said that he wanted to present a preview of his performance at the constitution center, my immediate answer was yes. Because hannibal, a year ago, wrote and said he had been moved to introduce a similar piece that he ha
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Everybody enjoying burlington . Thank you all for being here. Major healthof a care crisis that is currently facing our country, i would like to take a few minutes to talk about the lessons that we can what wengterm about are experiencing today. As i discussed yesterday, our country is facing, as everybody knows, a medical and economic crisis, the likes of which we have not seen in generations, for thisst prepare response in an unprecedented way, making certain that our government responds effectively and protects the interests of all of our people, regardless of their income or where they live. In other words, this is not just about tax breaks to large corporations, but about remembering the people today who do not have much money, who are theirervous about Economic Future and about their health care prospects. Needless to say, we must massively increase the availability of test kits for the coronavirus and the speed in which those tests are processed. To anticipate significant increa