Pro forma session, we do expect Mitch Mcconnell to ask unanimous consent to pass the latest Coronavirus Relief measure. Reports are that ideal has been reached on nearly 500 billion for Small Businesses, hospitals and further covid19 testing. The House Majority leader says members are ready to return to the capital quickly to pass the measure. Likely by the end of the week. Take you cliff and after the senate floor on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C, april 21, 2020. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable daniel sullivan, a senator from the state of alaska, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order for a pro forma s
If anything can be done also coming out the global race for Coronavirus Vaccine and germany a German Company wins approval to stop the countrys 1st Clinical Trials for humans. I merely phenomenon welcome a virus that could make us sick and leave us hungry the u. N. World food program is sounding the alarm over Food Shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic saying we could soon see famines of biblical proportions the w. F. He says there already 800000000 people without enough to eat the pandemic could force 130000000 more choose a brink of starvation by the end they hear. From those inside. Now said don trying to ward off their latest invasion no chris saw threatening to destroy what crops they have left in a country where hunger is parts of the life after years of civil war the majority of south sudanese are already in a state of food crisis now things look set to get even worse last year we had to feed 5000000 people due to fighting and flooding already in 2020 weve had locust inva
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Here are in the bay area, five counties saw up takes in confirmed cases, there are now close to 8000 confirmed cases. A number of states are beginning to reopen despite failing to meet the standard of a twoweek steady downward trajectory in cases as fox news reports that led to a patchwork approach. The nations governors are taking different approaches to reopening states sending millions of americans back to work and keeping millions about it others at home. We have to make decisions based on the science, data, facts, they also just as you rightfully point out, you are not out of this yet. Guidelines expired on thursday leaving the path forward in the hands of the states decisionmakers. However, none have met the two weeks downward trajectory leading to a patchwork approach to reopening. The they are pretty firm policy on what we think, roughly 30 states, have lifted restrictions while other are being more cautious. Mississippis governor backed off his plan to move into the next phase
Mr. Mcconnell so, mr. President , earlier today, leaders in both chambers and the administration reached a bipartisan agreement to supplement the historic cares act. At the core of our agreement is 320 billion more for the paycheck protection program, which is already saving millions of Small Business jobs and helping americans get paychecks instead of pink slips. Mr. President , this is even more money than we had first requested a while back. In the intervening time and at our request, this new money puts a special focus on Community Banks and credit unions. Separately, thanks to the hard work of senator collins and senator rubio, the bill supplies 60 billion for additional Economic Injury disaster loans, and because of senator roberts, senator daines, and our other colleagues from rural states, it will be clear that farmers and ranchers will be eligible as well. Senate republicans wanted more funding for americans paychecks nearly two weeks ago. Before the program even shut down. Bu