And depression and fear itself. Once again america will prevail mr. Graham mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from South Carolina. Mr. Graham thank you very much. Much. Thank you very much i want to complement my colleagues today getting briefed about the beer is at me like a ton of bricks i know theres a lot of good things in their money for healthe care providers there is so many good things the country is under siege and one of the d first republicans to join my democratic colleagues and senator durbin we need to do something more with Unemployment Insurance because the collins rubio construct will help but never in my wildest dreams did i believe that what we have done is to pay people more not to work than to work under this bill the 600dollar payment on top of state benefits actually allows people to have an income almost double in certain circumstances. I want to help people that if you lose your job we cover your wages but you get 23. 15 an hour on a 40 hour work
Work. Under this bill, the 600 payment on top of state benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in certain circumstances. And i want to help people. I want to make sure that if you lose your job, that we cover your wages. But under this bill, you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40hour work week not to work. And if youre trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, you got to compete with that wage. And if youre working in a restaurant or probably not now, but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour, somebody is making 23 an hour and youre working. Its just not fair. Its going to hurt the rubiocollins construct. Restaurants that are out of business, we want them to be able to borrow money to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you keep that waitress or bartender at 15 or 17 . Youve made it a nightmare for Small Businesses. Theyre being pitted ag
Hospital. And has some parts of asia tentatively reopened to the outside world other schools their doors for a 2nd time. People are going to die in the near term due to a lack of ventilators that was the stark warning from the governor of new york in the us said his states is the worst hit in vats country with the number of cases breaking the 100000 threshold in the past 24 hours meanwhile its been revealed a massive hospital ship berth in new york city to take a ferry isnt normally covert patients the so far treated only 20 people well in london the 1st patients can now use a new 4000 bed facility set up in a Convention Center the nightingale hospital. Its called was created in just 9 days will the u. K. Has no seen more than 3000. 00 deaths in a row is brewing after 2 countries accuse the us of hijacking deliveries of protective equipment both france and germany say hundreds of thousands of face masks were diverted to america and canada is investigating similar claims and to underlin
Through the cracks and never in my wildest dreams, senator durbin, did i h believe that whe we have done is to pay people more, not to work but to work this bill the 600dollar payment on top of safe benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in someha circumstances. I want to help people and make sure that if you lose your jobil that we cover your wages but under this bill you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40 hour workweek, not to work. If you are trying to hire somebody in South Carolina in the next four months you got to compete with that wage. If you are working in a restaurant and probably not now but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour sometimes making 23 an hour and you are working. It is just not fair. It will hurt the Rubio Collins construct, restaurants that are out of business. We want them to be able to to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you ke
Quickly as possible to help Small Businesses meet payroll and operating obligations for a time roughly equivalent to six weeks. Use bankers in the Banking Industry in general, those who are approved do that and anyactivity now, other Financial Institutions through the treasury department, to participate, that basically allows Small Businesses to go get money in the amount equivalent to what payroll and operating costs are for a time of roughly six weeks. Final details are being worked out. The goal is to keep the employee connected to employees the added toe not just that component is Small Businesses. Depending on the industry they are in, its hard to find them higher, another couple of weeks or more, that most Small Businesses cannot afford. We feel good about the progress we made. Proposal in time that can gave game wide approval. Thank you very much. I have been working with colleagues and the secretary of the treasury to devise a plan that would help Small Businesses to ride a cri