Formed bidenharris ticket, and the role of women in 2020. Professor jennifer lawless joins us to discuss the evolution of women in electoral politics. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. 14, 2020. Ay, august yesterday, the Labor Department announced thousands of americans filed new jobless claims. It is the first time weekly jobless claims have fallen below one million since march. This morning, we are spending our first hour talking directly to those whose jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. Give us a call. 202 are unemployed, 7488000. If you have had your work hours reduced, 202 7488001. If you have recently returned to work, 202 7488002. Text,n also send us a 202 7488003. Please include your name and where you are from. A very good friday morning to you. Go ahead and start calling in now as we give you more context to the weekly jobless numbers that were announced yesterday, this courtesy of u. S. Todays front page of their money sec
Good friend nick kristof and just one minute. Following that, we will have an interview with the ambassador of china. Missile, nbcdrea is our corporate strategic partner. Be5 30, our last event will beinterview who will interviewed by margaret rendon. A word about my friend nicholas kristof. Thee we can bring him up on screen. Hes a longtime friend and a member of the aspen strategy group. He writes a very important twiceweekly college for the column for the New York Times. When i read your column and read it avidly, you put people first. You dont put government first. He put human rights and dignity first. Because of his extraordinary repair extra ordinary career, hes won two pulitzer prizes, one for reporting on china and one for darfur. Hes just wrote a book with his wife which we will talk about. I think it has deep meaning for him personally. He has had an extra neri journalistic life full top he has lived on for continents. He has traveled to 160 countries and his biography says
This minibus combines six appreciate appropriation bills, defense, commerce, justice, science, energy, Water Development, Financial Services and general government, labor, hhs, and education, transportation, housing and urban development. Than 200s more billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nations transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure, to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas and to rebuild age, Public Health, and support state and local Health Agencies and Global Health activities. The bill prioritizes public 47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the National Institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f. Y. 2020, for firearm injury and Mortality Prevention Research at the n. I. H. And c. D. C. , and it includes strong funding for Numerous Public Health efforts, including initiatives to reduce h. I. V. Infections, address tobacco and ecigarette use, and ensure food safety. As we confront the twin crises
On cspan. Org. The senate is weighing in on defense policies for 2021. And now to live coverage. Senate here on cspan2. To or. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for the gift of this day. Open the minds of our lawmakers and give them a vision of the unlimited possibilities available to those who trust you as their guide. May our senators embrace a hugh millty embrace a humility that seeks first to understand rather than to be understood. Inspire them to seek your wisdom as you sustain them with your grace, mercy, and peace. Lord, remind them that you will judge their fruits, productivey and faithfulness. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president.
Hospital the other day, i have the mask right here, i carry it. I will use i had gladly, no problem with it. I said. That i say if you can use the mask, when you can, use the mask reporter and President Donald Trump sending treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and his chief of staff to the hill today, with a starting point for cares four of one trillion dollars. The hour long meeting with republicans those there say the administration now may be open to giving 25 billion for states for testing. Republicans also want payroll tax relief. 105 billion to reopen schools safely, business Liability Protections and incentives for going back to work. The american job market needs another shot of adrenaline. Senate republicans are laser focused on getting American Workers their jobs back. Reporter mnuchin also met with Senate Majority leader, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer as well as nancy pelosi while he was up on capitol hill. Both of them criticized the administration that they came to them