Pandemic. One of the changes we need to make today to ensure that nato will be relevant and effective over the coming decade and in 2030 . To answer these questions, we will begin with saving remarks from the secretarygeneral. Then, my wonderful colleague in who works with, the alliance for securing democracy, will moderate a conversation with the secretarygeneral. She will start with fred and me and then take questions from you. Fred will close us out. Now a word about the secretarygeneral of nato. At a time when citizens in nato countries are looking for leadership, they need look no further than nato headquarters. Where secretarygeneral stoltenberg is providing strong principles and decisive leadership. It is my sincere pleasure to stoltenberg, secretarygeneral, to the stage. Mr. Secretarygeneral, over to you. Sec. Gen. Stoltenberg that afternoon from brussels. To karen anding fred in washington and welcome to all who are following us online. Last december nato leaders asked me to m
Senate stands adjourned until to address the maintenance backlog for National Parks and public land. A final vote on the legislation is expected following additional debate. As always you will find the senate live when it returns here on cspan2. We will take a few minutes to talk about legislation working in to deal with National Park public land and joining in the conversationin, reporter for congress, good morning. This is one of the most it is a bill that has two parts. One would move funding for the land and Water Conservation fund that maintenance of National Park and public land. It would move the Funding Source out of the appropriation process and guarantee authorization of 900 million a year. That is permanent funding for the Water Conservation for the First Time Since the program was created in 1965. Meanwhile its also make a dent in the nearly 20 billion backlog of deferred maintenance projects parks and public lands managed by the federal government all across the united sta
Run toward justice, and hands that serve your purposes. Empower them to be faithful to you and their calling to do your will on earth, inspiring them with your presence to live above reproach deliver them from the pride that leads to shame, providing them with the humility that comes with wisdom. And lord, keep us all on the right side of history. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 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. , june 12, 2020. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable steve daines, a senator from the state of montana, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley,
Live coverage begins monday at 2 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan. The washington correspondent for the Detroit Free Press, and of course, michigan, a battleground state in 2020, as we speak to you in mid june. Michigan is the furthest out of reach for him. It looked that way all along. The most recent paul we have we have seen shows a 12 point lead for biden in the , reallythe pandemic there was a hotspot in michigan for a while, a lot of partisan feelings. Too, is the military going deal with civilian protests . Some of those tweets President Trump has done, fighting with Governor Whitmer, who is well liked in michigan. At this point, things look bad for him. That does not mean he could not make it back up. Comparing michigan with with constant wisconsin and pennsylvania, michigan is more for biden then the president. Many people said michigan was the blue wall for Hillary Clinton. Trump winning it. Why did he win michigan . What are the lessons for democrats this year . I have done post ,0
Courtesy of johns hopkins, 7. 8 million confirmed cases worldwide, 400,030 deaths here in the u. S. News over the last 24 hours from dr. Anthony fauci saying there is a possibility that we could avoid a second wave if we do things right. Can you eliminate that . Guest i think what he is talking about is the second wave consequence of opening up right now. That is very important. We are seeing all over the country increases in cases as well as increases in hospitalization. , but note going out being attentive to social distancing Wearing Masks. Here are two examples. Something that happened to me yesterday, shortly after 7 00, i went to the supermarket most of older and there were over 90 of them were moving were Wearing Masks. However, later i went to a coffee shop located right across the university. Most of the people there where in their 20s and 30s, and 90 of them were not Wearing Masks. They were observing social distancing, but they were not Wearing Masks. , asked one of the empl