A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer no, we are not. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , we are here today to vote on a nominee to be a commissioner at the federal election commission, the independent Agency Responsible for enforcing federal Campaign Finance laws. I am deeply disappointed in todays vote which is a departure from the senates longstanding tradition of considering f. E. C. Nominees on a bipartisan basis and another step in eroding the fra decisions of the the traditions of the senate all for a candidate that hold extreme views towards the agency that he would be appointed to. Prior to today, the senate has voted to confirm 47 f. E. C. Nominees and 42 of those nominees have been confirmed through a bipartisan process. As the ranking democrat on the rules committee, i have repeatedly urged my republican colleagues to work with us to get the f. E. C. Running a
They just reported an increase of 9 cases. Santa clara has 848 cases. 53 people have died from coronavirus. There are four cases in mendocino county. One of the patients has recovered. Theres at least 42 tests still pending. Lake county hasnt had any cases yet. They say 82 people tested negative. The massive nursing home owned by the city and county of San Francisco is in a Coronavirus Crisis. The number of residents and staff that tested positive is growing rapidly. At the same time governor newsome is moving forward with a plan to move patients into nursing homes. He found that nursing home advocates are understandably very worried. Im at channel 7. The campus is not open for media right now. Laguna honda nursing and Rehabilitation Center is on lock down. The Coronavirus Crisis is growing there. Nine employees of the hospital have tested positive as well as two patients. The mayor said today the widespread testing is underway. The centers for Disease Control and state department of P
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