Of direct payments for Contact Tracing. House democrats move forward after negotiations with the white house failed to produce a compromise. Floor debate before the final vote. Lowey, is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield five minutes to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, from my class, the chair of the committee on ways and means, mr. Neal. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman neal is recognized. Ms. Neal thank you, madam chairwoman. I stand in support of the updated heroes act. The previous gentleman was dismissive of the idea that there is some import to this moment in terms of getting a package done. So that means expanding Unemployment Insurance, thats not important . Unemployment insurance that we might consider now which is part of the need of the American Family . A reminder, there are 26 million americans right now collecting Unemployment Insurance. Let me put this in terms of what an economist might say. If we dont expand Une
This includes the National Fish Habitat Conservation through partnerships provision, a bill i championed. This title establishes a National Fish habitat board that supports a successful Publicprivate Partnership to restore fish habitat. I would like to thank the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources committee, rob bishop, and the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on water, oceans and wildlife, tom mcclintock. I would also like to to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle for their ceaseless effort and commitment to making sure we do everything we can to conserve prork tect and enhance the resources that we are in charge of taking care of. I look forward to continuing to advance other important provisions, but this bill hopefully will be on its way to the president s desk. As cochair of the Chesapeake Bay watershed task force i would specifically like to act modge my friends an colleagues in the bay delegation who labored so hard for so long to help clean up our great Che
Roberts and senators are about to be sworn in for the trial of President Trump 7 we expect to have a special report in moment trs nbc news. Good day. To conduct the impeachment trial of President Trump. Mr. Bennett. Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Blumenthal. Right now, they are just deciding on the decor rum, which they clearly do. The trial arrived at the capitol a short time ago on the senate side. The Supreme Court justice is about to be escorted into the senate chamber. This is moments ago. He will swear in the senator who is will take an oath to do impartial justice under the constitution and laws. Different than the one they took upon the election. So right now, they are looking at 99 senators in the room. Senator inhofe is indisposed with a family medical issue. Lets go to kasih hunt. This is a pretty unusual set is nar owe now. It may seem as though viewers have just flipped on the usual senate floorks with us its rare that all 100 of them would assemble on the floor at a the same time an
President that was not paying attention to his oath of office. And passed an impeachment resolution. That issue is now over in the senate and in their hands. We could spend some time talking about that but then last friday another issue occurred. Ill spend more time talking about that. A little later. But what it came but what i came to the floor tonight for is to talk about what a democratic aucus, our leadership, and the 230plus members of our caucus have been working on diligently over the last year. For the people. A series of legislative initiatives that address the fundamental concerns that america has, that americans talk about as we like to say, at their breakfast table. Or dinner table. The concerns about their familys education. About their job. About their retirement. And as i learned yesterday from my neighbor, a rancher, about the extraordinary cost of health insurance. I come to the floor tonight for that purpose. But im going to delay my discussion of that and ask the ch
That issue is now over in the senate and in their hands. We could spend some time talking about that but then last friday another issue occurred. Ill spend more time talking about that. A little later. But what it came but what i came to the floor tonight for is to talk about what a democratic aucus, our leadership, and the 230plus members of our caucus have been working on diligently over the last year. For the people. A series of legislative initiatives that address the fundamental concerns that america has, that americans talk about as we like to say, at their breakfast table. Or dinner table. The concerns about their familys education. About their job. About their retirement. And as i learned yesterday from my neighbor, a rancher, about the extraordinary cost of health insurance. I come to the floor tonight for that purpose. But im going to delay my discussion of that and ask the chairman of the labor education committee, bobby scott, to talk about the extraordinary work that his c