National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be bro
Too. Rs have eloquence, yesterday our patient suffered a horrifying 144,000 new infections recorded. Overighth straight day of 100 over 100,000 cases being reported. More than six 5000 americans are hospitalized with covid. A new record that threatens to overwhelm our hospitals in rural areas particularly. The devastating milestone of 10 million americans, instead it has been passed. , if they over 100. More than 10 million americans affected. More than 144,000 americans have died. More than 20 million americans america hasloyment one million fewer teachers than a year ago. That is why we keep saying honor our heroes. 8 Million People have fallen into poverty and 17 million children in america are feud insecure. This is a red alert and all hands on deck. It should have been a long time ago. The president and the republicans in congress have ignored by delay, distortion, denial, debts have been cost. What are they doing . Continuing to ignore in spite of these numbers. Hat should be so
There are hundreds if not thousands of people on the front lines of democracy, this week, making it work for the rest of us. They are regular people and they are not committing fraud. That does not mean that they dont have errors along the way. The president is wrong to complain claim fraud. There is no evidence of that. No evidence that would actually show some affect on the Election Results. That would require a conspiracy of lots of people committing fraud together. It does not happen. Host what is the threshold of proof that has to be presented . Guest it is a criminal question. It is against the law in every state. You have to demonstrate, generally, for voting, that the person is impersonating a legitimate voter. So, again, an individual is not likely to commit that crime for the opportunity of voting in one election, knowing it will not actually change the outcome. For years, not just this particular administration, for years, there have been claims of voter fraud under george b
Associated press for him include arizona and wisconsin. The count continues in nevada, georgia, with carolina and pennsylvania, with legal challenges filed in all four of those states by the Trump Campaign. And although alaska has not been declared, the president is leading toone for that states electoral votes. The magic number is 270. In the popular vote, 71 million americans cast votes for the bidenharris ticket, while 68 alien voted for the trumppentz team, compared to 66,000,004 Hillary Clinton and 63,000,004 donald trump in 2016. And good evening. We are going to hear your voices tonight about alexion 2020, and get updated results. Thest want to let you know, michigan secretary of state will hold a press conference very shortly, Jocelyn Benson, and we will go to that live. So we might interrupt our normal flow of events this evening. Brawner. Us is greta begin with states that have not been called on this evening at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. We begin with alaska. You mentioned this, pe
The system. Night atbrayne sunday 8 00 eastern on cspans q7a. Earlier today, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer held a briefing at the u. S. Capitol. This is about 25 minutes. Rep. Pelosi good morning, everyone. As always, it is an honor to welcome back to the house inside , andormer colleagues here our democratic leader in the senate, Chuck Schumer. Welcome, mr. Leader. Words have power. When the president speaks, his words way a ton. We have heard some things lately that are very disconcerting. But numbers have eloquence, too. Yesterday, our nation suffered a horrifying 144,000 new infections recorded. Of overth straight day 100,000 cases being reported. More than 65,000 americans hospitalized with covid. A new record that threatens to overwhelm our hospitals and hospitals in rural areas particularly affected. The devastating milestone of 10 million americans infected has been passed. 144,000 yesterday. Over 100,000. 65,000 people hospitalized with covid. Thanllion americans, more 10 mil