On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
Mcconnell announced a vote on the next covid relief package coming up tomorrow although we expect discussion on the matter today as well. 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 lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Faithful father, our refuge and strength, give us such lawmakers that their lives will enable you to be glorified by bringing healing to our land. Lord, provide our nation with physical, mental, social, and spiritual healing by the power of your grace. Sustained by this grace, may our senators seek to please you in all they do. Inspire them to give you cheerfully their highest be gracious, mighty god, to our nation and world. Intowr us all empower us all until the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts are acceptable to you. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i ple
Familiar. Republicans roll out yet another effort to forge a bipartisan compromise around coronavirus relief, and democrats reply with partisan cheap shots and threats to block everything. Republicans develop a serious plan to get historic amounts of additional money in the pipeline for kids, for jobs, for schools, and democrats just point fingers, call names and keep blocking American Families from getting any more help before the november election. In july, republicans put forward a serious framework, but Speaker Pelosi and the democratic leader refused to talk unless starting point was their literally absurd 3. 4 their literally absurd 3. 4 republicans rollout other efd coronavirus belief. And with that threat to block. Republicans develop a serious plan in the pipeline for kids and jobs and schools and democrats point fingers from getting any more help and to put forward a serious remark the democratic leader it is literally absurd three. 4 trilliondollar wish list that even democr
From getting any more help before the november election. In july, republicans put forward a serious framework, but Speaker Pelosi and the democratic leader refused to talk unless starting point was their literally absurd 3. 4 trillion farleft wish list that even House Democrats called a stunt. In august, when those talks stalled, republicans proposed narrow agreements on specific urgent policies to help families. Unemployment benefits, the paycheck protection program. Democrats refused again. This time their invented excuse was that any assistance short of their entire wish list was too piecemeal, too piecemeal and not worth doing. If democrats didnt get their diversity studies for the cannabis industry, stimulus checks for illegal immigrants, tax cuts for bluestate millionaires, theyd make sure millions of americans would lose their Unemployment Benefits and p. P. P. Would close. Thats what they threatened and thats what they did. So here we are in september. Schools and colleges have
Plan to get historic amounts of additional money in the pipeline for kids, for jobs, for schools. And democrats just point fingers, call names and keep blocking American Families from getting any more help before the november election. In july republicans put forward a serious framework, but Speaker Pelosi and the democratic leader refused to talk unless the starting point was their literally absurd 3. 4 trillion far left wish list that even House Democrats called a stunt. In august, with those talks stalled, republicans proposed narrow agreements on specific urgent policies to help families. Unemployment benefits, the paycheck protection program, democrats refused again. This time their invented excuse was anything short of their entire wish list was to piecemeal, to piecemeal and not worth doing. If democrats didnt get their diversity studies for the cannabis industry, stimulus checks for illegal immigrants, tax cuts for blue state millionaires, theyd make sure millions of americans