Favor to 134 against. The politics of it fascinating with President Trump and top Congressional Democrats all pushing to get this done. To this point, Senate Republicans appear to be what could hold americans back from getting more help. Every Senate Democrat is for it but unfortunately, we dont have the republicans on board. Today i am telling donald trump, dont just talk about it, act. Some Senate Republicans sound skeptical about spending more this point. How can the republicans vote against more aid when millions of americans are still unemployed through no fault of their own . Yeah, because its terribly untargeted, right . Why would we be sending 2,000 to people with a sixfigure income who have had no suspension, no reduction of their income at all . But i House Democrats as this is about helping those really in need. It is not for the wealthy. This will be for individuals of 75,000 or less, so yes, we absolutely need to do that. Some republicans are calling for cuts elsewhere or
Legislation than anything anything passed at least the last two democratic president s. Legislatively in terms of its progressive reach, in terms of its reach to make things better for people who need the most help. It is definitely on par with the Affordable Care act, with obamacare. But this bill, what the Senate Passed this weekend, what the house will pass tomorrow, what President Biden is about to sign, will hit a wider target than the Affordable Care act ever aimed at. As huge an accomplishment as that was to reform the absolutely broken u. S. Health care system to try to improve it in a fundamental way, this bill is bigger. It is aiming at more. It will strike what is hoped to be a decisive blow against the pandemic in terms of funding a coherent technocratically response. Everything from testing to the vaccine rollout. We are in the middle of the largest vaccine rollout in the history of the country. It will cover all of that. Plus basic research. Plus the cdc getting its act t
Im darren, jordan and dough with the top stories here on al jazeera, ukraines president is accused russia of committing hundreds of war crimes and killing civilians in the sub and her son. Region. Parts of it were retaken by Ukrainian Forces last week, after Russian Troops were treated fleets rozier investigators have already documented more than full 100 russian bull crime lab bodies of both civilians and military are being found in the her san branch in the russian army left the same savage, right behind as in other regions about country are it managed to win bade we will find and bring to justice. Every murderer, no doubt, any doubt as best a suspect has been detained in istanbul law for an explosion that killed at least 6 people. More than 18 were wounded. The turkish interior minister says the person arrested belongs to the kurdish shepherdess group, the p k. K. Boy upon the perpetrator, the one who placed the bomb has been arrested by our police force. Our findings show the p. K.
The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , november 15, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. With time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from indiana, mr. Pence, for five minutes. Mr. Pence mr. Speaker, its with a heavy heart that i rise today to honor a proud american, a great hoosier, an outstanding man, and a very dear fr
Im Kerry Johnson in doha, the top stories on al jazeera ukrainians, or celebrates in the Southern City of his son, off the retreat russian forces. Its one of the most significant victories, fought ukrainian troops since russia invaded in february president polymers. Lensky held it as an historic day phantom nazi which has still a mobile on us. As of these evening, the Defense Forces have established control over more than 60 settlements in care, sorry him. The police have thought establishes ation measures everywhere in liberated territory. Our expert technicians have lots of work to do. Almost 2000 explosion items have already been removed and if your peers, government and rebel forces have come to an agreement to facilitate the amount of time and access to water to grow and other regions in the north, the pledge was signed in nairobi were carried in his era is a member of ethiopia, parliament, he says, the agreement will benefit africa as a whole disagreement to me, it been for the f