A News Conference to push for paid sick leave. They spoke to reporters earlier this afternoon. Senator gillibrand thank you for joining us today. Last night, the house released an aid package that will not only help the American People cope with the economic from the coronavirus but will also help them follow the professionals. H its a good bill that puts amilies, communities, and workers first. He package includes two very pivotal policy ideas that will help families meet this challenge. Leave and paid sick days. Now, the senate must do its job. Leave and paid family leave must be included in any ackage put forward by the senate. We have to pass these policies now because the truth is, people facing impossible choices right now. In new york state, many of our schools and universities have already suspended classes canceled inperson classes for the rest of the school year. Are a single mother with schoolaged kids, how do you food on tween putting the table or making sure your kids are
Thank you all for joining us today last night the house release details of an aid package not only help the American People cope with the economic fallout but also help the advice of professionals it is a good bill the prince families and communities and workers first the package includes two pivotal policy ideas to help families meet this challenge of paid family leave and paid sick days. Now the senate must do its job to pay sick leave must be included in a package forwarded by the senate we have to pass these policies now because people are facing impossible chant on choices right now in new york state many Public Schools and universities have already suspended classes or canceled inperson classes for the rest of the school year. If you are a single mother was school age kids, how do you choose between putting food on the table are making sure your kids are safe at home . Many americans live with aging parents and we know the elderly are most at risk what do you do if they get sick
Candidate marianne williamson. She talks about her proposal to create a u. S. Department of peace if elected in 2020. From the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is alison and im the washington investigative editor and im the 112th president of the National Press club. Our guest is a candidate for the Democratic National nomination. She has spent half a lifetime as author, activist and faith leader. She has been speaking, writing and writing about spirituality and politics. Author of 14 books, four that reached number one on the New York Times best seller list, including the last one. She has founded several nonprofit organizations, including the Peace Alliance and project angel food, a nonprofit, that has delivered millions of meals to americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail her signature policy proposals. The creation of a department of peace. Please join me in welcome ms. Marianne williamson. [applause] ms. Wil
Williamson is a candidate for the democratic president ial nomination. And politics is a departure for williamson who has spent half a lifetime as a author, activist and nondenominational faith leader. For over 30 years shes been writing about the intersection about spiritually and politics. Shae shes the author of 14 books, including her most recent a politics of love. A handbook for the new american revolution. Shes founded several nonprofit organizations, including the Peace Alliance and project angel food thats delivered meals to americans since 1989. She joins us here to talk about the creation of the United States department of peace. Join me in welcoming to the National Press club, ms. Mary anne williamson. [ applause ] thank you, everyone, i appreciate your being here. This is quite a historic building, thank you, alison. Its wonderful to have this opportunity to speak to you. As i was walking through the hallway, there were all these photographs. And these buttons from all the
Marianne williamson will be speaking. And shell answer questions from embers of the media. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is alison and im the washington investigative editor and im the 112th president of the National Press club. Our guest is a candidate for the Democratic National nomination. And she has spent half a lifetime as author, activist and faith leader. She has been speaking, writing and writing about spirituality and politics. Author of 14 books, four that reached number one including the last one. She has founded several nonprofit organizations including the Peace Alliance and project angel food, a nonprofit, that has delivered millions of males of americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail her cigna proposals establishment of a department of peace. Lease join me in welcome ms. Marianne williamson. [applause] ms. Williamson this is quite a historic building. Its wonderful to have this opportunity to speak to you. As i walking through the