And Lauren Simonetti is watching the markets. Lets start with blake with the latest from the white house. Reporter hi, there. There is a debate taking place in washington up on capitol hill about the future of the 600 federal uninsurance benefit that came about during the cares act. We will give you a live look right now at the Senate Finance committee, the labor secretary Eugene Scalia testifying there. Republicans and the white house argued that benefit has become a hindrance for businesses since some people are actually making more money on unemployment. Democrats, though, are making the argument to republicans saying how can you say more people are coming back into the work force, yet this is also a hindrance . They are saying that doesnt really work hand in hand. They are also saying that this 600 plusup should continue until the end of the year. Watch. When secretary scalia failed to offer a plan to give benefits out in a timely way, democrats proposed a flat sum solution. 600 pe
Simonetti is watching the markets and Hillary Vaughn is on capitol hill. Lets kick it off with hillary. Reporter melissa, Bernie Sanders is out of the 2020 race but he is not off the ballot and he is still has his eye on the Democratic National convention this summer. I will stay on the ballot in all remaining states, continue to gather delegates. While Vice President biden will be the nominee, we must continue working to assemble as many delegates as possible at the Democratic Convention where we will be able to exert significant influence over the party platform. Reporter former Vice President joe biden is now the presumptive nominee for the democratic party. Biden often attacked sanders for his calls for a Political Revolution but now today biden is thanking sanders for being the leader of a movement saying this, quote, while the Sanders Campaign has been suspended, it is impact on this election and elections to come is far from over. Well address the existential crisis of climate c
Hearing will come to order. Today the country on the rules and administration will receive testimony on the Senate Resolution 355, improving procedures about the consideration and combinations in the u. S. Senate. I want to thank the senator whos here with us at the table. In 2010 the committee undertook a defensiv complete examinatione filibuster in the United States senate. Of the senate did take steps in early 2013 to modify some of the rules and procedures for the considering bills, conference record since the denominations during that congress. Later that same year the senate took a more aggressive step in the Nuclear Options for nominations. A expired the deal a of the 113h congress and today we will revisit one aspect of the temporary changes limiting the postcloture debate time of certain nominations and consider whether to restore it permanently as it is provided in the resolution. Like the change enacted in 2013, this resolution proposes to reduce the rent window for the post
Hearing will come to order. Today the country on the rules and administration will receive testimony on the Senate Resolution 355, improving procedures about the consideration and combinations in the u. S. Senate. I want to thank the senator whos here with us at the table. In 2010 the committee undertook a defensiv complete examinatione filibuster in the United States senate. Of the senate did take steps in early 2013 to modify some of the rules and procedures for the considering bills, conference record since the denominations during that congress. Later that same year the senate took a more aggressive step in the Nuclear Options for nominations. A expired the deal a of the 113h congress and today we will revisit one aspect of the temporary changes limiting the postcloture debate time of certain nominations and consider whether to restore it permanently as it is provided in the resolution. Like the change enacted in 2013, this resolution proposes to reduce the rent window for the post
P. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3, the cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. The cspan radio act makes it easy to continue to file the 2016 election wherever you are. It is free to download. Audio coverage and uptotheminute scheduling information for cspan radio and cspan television, plus podcast for Public Affairs, book, and history program. Today stay uptodate on the election coverage. Cspans radio app means you always have cspan on the go. With less than 100 days until our election day, and look here at where support for the president ial candidates currently stands. According to a recent poll from abc news and the washington post. Among eligible voters, Henry Clinton holds a percentage point lead over donald trump. Which is consistent with other polling that shows a gap forming between the candidates. This poll in particular has a four percentage point margin are. On the sunday talk shows earlier today, we heard several