An oath to defend the constitution. [ applause ] thats an obligation i take very seriously. That is an oath i intend to honor every sin gayle d singl. In addition to the constitution, i have an obligation to every man and woman here, every man and woman in the state of texas, i work for you. I work for you and you have every right, and i would say even a duty to hold me accountable. Thats why im here this morning. It would have been the easiest thing in the world to turn tail and run, but that aint gonna happen. [ applause ] now, i suspect most if not all of you all understand that these folks holding cameras are not our friends. Theyre not here because they want to have a beer with you. Theyre not here because theyre planning to vote republican in november. And so there is no story they want to write more than republicans in disarray, convention on fire. Everything going bad. Thats what theyre going to write. You notice every night, thats the story. Thats not true. It is up to us to d
Kaiser Health News
Dr. Laurel Desnick, county health officer in Park County, Montana, administers a covid vaccine to a senior at Park High School.
As states expand covid-19 vaccine eligibility to allow shots for 16- and 17-year-olds, teens in rural America may have trouble getting them.
Of the three vaccines authorized in the U.S., currently only one can go to that age group: the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. That vaccine comes in 1,170-dose packages at minimum and expires after five days in a fridge, meaning too many doses on too tight a deadline for many rural communities to manage.
“We’re still trying to get people to accept the vaccine,” said Aurelia Jones-Taylor, CEO of
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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday,
513,091; Tuesday, 514,657; Wednesday, 516,608.
The Senate will officially kick off consideration of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package as party leaders urge Senate Democrats to stick together and Senate Majority Leader
Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicts that they will have the votes to pass the massive bill.