This is my polling place. I was trying to vote early, but i couldnt find it. I was trying to vote early, but i couldnt find it. Thanks for being here. I cant tell whether youre smiling or not, thanks for being here. Minutes toake a few tell you about what i think we should be doing right now, and id be happy to take questions. For weeks, we have seen the warning signs. Numbers dont lie. Infection rates are now going up in more states than they are going down. More than 125,000 people in the u. S. Have lost their lives. Newthose numbers and infections continue to grow at alarming rates. Confrontingit is the simple fact that we wont be able to solve the economic crisis without a rigorous Public Health approach. They are not separable. The administrations propaganda that the response should be a cause for celebration, and despite President Trumps request that we should slow down testing because he thinks it makes him look bad, the covid19 is still here. The daily threat to American Health
Good afternoon. I call this meeting, i called the string to order. Without objection that shares authorized to declare recess at any time. We have a number of numbers participating remotely. Welcome. Before we proceed i like to go over some items for our members participating remotely. First, if you are having or expensing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our designated Technical Support so those issues can be resolved immediately. Members participate in remotely must continue to use the video function for the duration of their participation in the hearing unless they expand connectivity issues or other technical problems that render the member unable to participate, to fully participate on camera. It is at the committees, it is Committee Policy that members participating remotely will remain muted when not recognized, just like turning her microphone on or off during an in person hearing. This is at a courtesy to all members on the committee and so that
Measures of the Federal Reserve is leading the way, after spending trillions buying Mortgage Backed securities, corn rat securities, Treasury Bonds all that sort of thing this is another arrow in its quiver that is not really been explored or to my ive been following these bites here, even explain what a main Street Lending facility will be, but the very talk of it did bring us off our lows. Again, just throwing that out there as one of the reasons why we dipped from down about 280 points to now down about 180 points. Lets get the read in the meantime about the worries for the Market Going Forward here, and that will be in another couple of hours or so, the president outlining his plans to respond to china, presumably on this crackdown going on in hong kong and throwing in their concerns the president has about how the chinese handled the coronavirus, something is up which has a lot of stocks that depend on trade with china down. Blake burman with the latest. Hey, blake. Reporter hi th
The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , jun
Assistant hhs secretary admiral brancheau walk and stephen hahn. Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committ