Strand. The strand was founded in 1927 over on fourth avenues book row. Book row gradually dwindled from an original 48 stores until, after 93 years, the strand is the sole survivor and now run by a Third Generation owner. Without our Loyal Community of authors, book lovers and friends, we wouldnt be here today. Tonight we are excited to have with us Tara Isabella burton who is celebrating the release of her new book, strange rights new religions for a godless world. Tara is a columnist at Religion News service and the former staff religion reporter at fox. Com. She has written on religion and secularism for national geographic, the washington post, the New York Times and more and holds a doctorate in theology from of from oxford. Shes also the author of the novel social creature. Joining tara to discuss her new book is raz ross douthat, author of to change the church, bad religion and privilege and coauthor of grand new party. Before joining the New York Times, he was a Senior Editor
Their roles. The decision could change the direction of the party as we know it. Lets begin with jessica dean who joins us on the hill with more on this Power Sharing Agreement. Reporter the big thing here is democrats will now take control of the senate committees. When youre in control, youre setting the agenda. That means thing in joe bidens agenda that they wanted to get ahead, President Bidens agenda they wanted to push ahead like Merrick Garlands nomination for Attorney General can now move forward. Youll remember there has been a holdup on some of these nominees including Merrick Garland who is the nominee to be Attorney General because republicans maintained control of these committees, because they had to operate off the last congress because they didnt have this agreement in place. Now that democrats will take over these committees, that means democrats are going to have a much easier time getting things on the table. Theyre going to hold control. We expect now that someone l
Senator schumer and we are joined by senator schumer who has been a real champion on making sure we get help to americas Small Businesses. Im going to acknowledge the work of senator coons who i expect will be on the floor a little later, one of our key cosponsors on the next round of aid is senator rosen. I want to acknowledge the cosponsors of the unanimous consent request legislation, including myself and senator schumer, senator shaheen, senator coons, senator rosen, and senator collins. I also want to acknowledge that this is bipartisan. I have talked to senator rubio. He has informed me that this has cleared the hotline. So we are hopeful that well get this u. C. Done today. But as were waiting for the paperwork to get to us, let me just explain what the u. C. Does before i make the u. C. Request. The authority of the Small Business administration to approve any more Paycheck Protection Program loans expires at midnight tonight. That was the deadline we established when we passed
Unemployment assistance since the crisis began. Very soon our country will reach another grim milestone. We are fast approaching the day when more than 100,000 american lives who have been lost to covid19, the size of a small city erased from the map p senator pelosi and i sent a letter to President Trump this morning requesting that the American Flag be flown at halfmast on the day that the toll reaches is see,000. As families all across this great country mourn the loss of friends, colleagues, and loved ones, flying the flag at halfmast would be a national expression of grief. And, of course, this weekend is also memorial day, where we commemorate the so Many Americans who through the centuries have lost their lives for our country. And we never forget them. We never forget them. I Hope Memorial day every american will take a minute amidst this crisis to remember our veterans who have served and made the great sacrifice and to remember their families as well. Now, in a flash, this di
Trump is making remarks. Only this morning, how are you responding to the coronavirus pandemic . The select committee on aging held a hearing on the impact of this pandemic on seniors. Ofe is tim scott, republican South Carolina, talking about the impact this is having on seniors in his state. One third of all covid19 deaths in South Carolina happened in a nursing home or another senior care facility. This is an incredibly important issue and an incredibly timely hearing. In other states, the numbers are even worse. There have been some encouraging numbers recently. Our governor and governors around the nation governore to highlight the santos, who decided to focus the attention on the Nursing Homes. It is exactly where we should , byt this challenge focusing on the most vulnerable populations. Thought about how important it is for us to recognize that Nursing Homes are the epicenter of activity. Also, the folks that take care of the patients are disproportionately minorities, africana