Continue off the floor and the republicans 1 trillion economic aid plan in response to the covid19 pandemic. Senators have been staking out their positions with floor speeches. Now, live to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our refuge and strength, give us reverence for your greatness. Guide our senators around the pitfalls of their work, enabling them to have hearts sustained by your peace. May they surrender their will to you, as they trust you to direct their path. Remind them that leadership can work miracles with cooperation, but rarely accomplishes much with conflict. Inspire our lawmakers to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Help them to strive to live with such integrity that they give you the honor do your name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 13. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Ms. Ernst mr. President , the coronavirus doesnt come with a label saying made in china, but perhaps it should. This pandemic which began in wuhan, china, has flooded the world just like so many products from china that we all now rely upon to protect ourselves against the spread of contagion. The situation underscores the conundrum our nation faces balancing the need to work with the Chinese Government and the challenges of holding the communist Party Accountable for its devious deeds. Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist party attempted to cover up the outbreak of covid19 from the very beginning and continues to do so today. Rather than containing the
While we will continue to fight for the passage of this bill in the senate, we wanted to highlight today the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus defined find on many different manifestations of systemic racism. That thisly inspired new movement has elevated the issue, and that people understand this was not a tragedy, one tragedy, and anomaly, but it was a manifestation of much deeper problems in our country. Proud to be joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus who have been on the front lines, and the house of representatives, fighting for change, and they will share those areas where they have been fighting for with you today. After you hear presentations from members of congress, we will open it up to hear your questions and comments. Right now, i have the honor of introducing representative barbara lee. She is is apart of the congressional caucus and is the founder of the task force in the house of representatives to address poverty. And we have a slogan in the hou
Morning but over a 1000000 people. So many people are over. There weve never had an empty seat and we certainly were. Also on the day of the uns high commissioner for Refugees Program and he talks about the need for a Global Response to global challenges and if we dont Work Together we wont be able to overcome them hes teaching a lesson every day not that were learning very much and hes teaching us this lesson. Welcome to the day we begin with a u. S. President ial campaign in a time after National Turmoil we know donald trump draws energy from big events and his adoring base but will saturdays comeback rally in tulsa cost him precious Political Capital Health Officials are warning that it has the potential to become a super spreader eventful coronavirus itll be doles in. Wearing of masts will not be compulsory and this in the state of oklahoma which this week has seen a Record Number of the number of new infections soul but critics also accuse the president of being at best deaf to th
In American History that an International Union has commemorated the emancipation of africanamerican people into United States of america. Organizer saying its time for a new generation to pick up the fight for equality. We are tired and we are exhausted. This is a different generation. We are not about to sit by and accept what is happening. We have to stop the action. Reporter speakers talked about this moment of National Reckoning coming on juneteenth. You cannot love black lives if you dont have leadership in your organization. On the other side of the bay there were scattered protests throughout San Francisco including a rolling protest with drivers holding up signs and honking their horns in solidarity with black lives matter. At city hall hundreds gathered demanding the city ship funding away from police and remove Police Officers from city schools and those were not just limited to San Francisco and oakland. There are rallies planned and antioch, santa clara, and santa rosa. We