Impact of the coronavirus on workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 americans, more deaths than any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. They respond to emergency calls and keep our communities safe. They stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infected with the virus, and many have lost their lives. Im particularly concerned that many essential workers s
Around the world. But never this kind of. The Award Winning journalist maria ressa valves to appeal her conviction of cyber libel by a court in the philippines she says the ruling is meant to silence critics of president. And funding the vaccine the German Government buys a 23 percent stake in the german biotech firm. Its the same company that the u. S. Government reportedly tried to buy when the pandemic began. Good to have you with us we start in the United States with a big legal victory for the community the countrys Supreme Court today ruled that it is illegal to fire workers based on their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity the court said that the nations landmark 960. 00. For Civil Rights Act which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex also protects gay in transgender people the vote in the courts was 6 to 3 with 2 of the courts conservative justices joining with the courts for liberals in the decision to make that majority. Of a more now im joined by ryan thors an
Professionals in the grocery of worker who died from covid19 complications. They took about working conditions and what the government can do to improve safety. A half hours. We are talking about the impact of the coronavirus on workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 americans, more deaths than any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. They respond to emergency calls and keep our communities safe. They stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to pre
Pandemic, essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and essential goods, and to uphold our nations Critical Infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters, are putting the livelihoods of their fellow americans ahead of their own. Each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical logistics operators, the supply workers, medical professionals, and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. Folks, our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, and our Health Care Workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease yet put their own health and
Chair clyburn Ranking Member scalise and members, thank you for joining us today. The impact of the coronavirus on essential Frontline Workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 thancans, more deaths any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and confront comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. Callsespond to emergency and keep our communities safe. Stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to protect prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infecte