Good afternoon everyone. Here we are. When we invited you to this meeting, we were going to be talking about three things. Testing, testing, testing. Testing to open up our economy, testing to send our kids back to school. And testing, the coronavirus. What little did we know that we would be coming here almost at the exact time when her country would be registering 100,000 people dying from the coronavirus. 100,000 people. In about a hundred days. Think back 100 days. Think back to president s weekend. Would you have ever thought that we would be observing 100,000 people. So im honored to be here. A distinguished chair, energy and commerce committee. He is about saving lives prayed and testing, they have seen outstanding horses in the congress on the subject. Were also going to be joined by a man of illinois who is the chair of the Congressional Health franchise. And grace in new york and the leader of house of representatives. Another member of the appropriations committee. And deb h
Mr. Cornyn madam president , ours is a nation with the split screen after battle on two fronts. One is the pandemic that weve been fighting now for many months about, and the other is to continue the fight to defeat Racial Injustice that has sadly divided our nation since its very inception. One week ago today, george floyd, a native houstonian, was tragically died in the custody of a Law Enforcement officer. As the gutwrenching video of his death spread, so has the passion and the anger among all of us who wonder how can Something Like that happen . Our constitution guarantees every american the right to protest injustice, and i believe we all have a responsibility to stand up for whats right and condemn what is plainly wrong. People of all color, backgrounds, and ages are demanding that justice be served in the case of george floyd. The first step in that process came on friday when the officer who had him in custody was himself arrested and charged with thirddegree murder. Devastati
Yield the floor. Madam president , ours is a nation with the split screen of a battle on two fronts, one is the pandemic that weve been fighting now for many months and the other is to continue the fight to defeat Racial Injustice that has sadly divided our nation since its very inception. One week ago today, george floyd, a native houstonian, tragically died in the custody of a Law Enforcement officer. As the gut wrenching video of his death spread, so has the passion and the anger among all of us who wonder how can Something Like that happen . Our constitution guarantees every american the right to protest injustice and i believe we all have a responsibility to stand up for whats right and condemn what is plainly wrong. People of all color, backgrounds, and ages are demanding that justice be served in the case of george floyd. The first step in that process came on friday when the officer, who had him in custody, was i am himself arrested and charged with third degree murder. Devasta
Focus today executive nominations, including brian miller for pandemic recovery. And the vote for mr. Miller setting for 4 30 p. M. Eastern. Take you live now to the senate floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord god, have mercy upon our nation for the winds of suffering buffett our land. We hear the cries of the voiceless and the anguish of the unheard. We see the criminal actions of those who threaten freedom. Lord, snatch this nation conceived in liberty from the precipice of its own destruction. Extricate us from traps we have set for ourselves. Remind us that you are a god of justice from whom we borrow our heartbeats. Arise, mighty god, and make those who defy your purposes tremble with reverential awe. Hear the prayers of our senators, and give them wisdom, courage, and integrity for these challenging times. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presid
Curbside pickup and more industries will get back to work. Nbc iy ar live for us in san francisc red boutiques, bookstores, and a lot more are expanding operations today for the First Time Since midmarch, kris. Reporter yeah, it was a little quiet here on broadway in redwood city. But theres a lot of excitement here in this boutique. Theyre getting curbside orders ready for customers to start picking up today in san mateo county. And the others entering into phase ii, you will be able to pick up purchases curbside from retailers like this one, clothing, bookstores and the ow her business going. She reachedut offeringshping e l time. Still, sales are between 10 to 15 what they should be this time of year, a time of year when inventory is at a high. This will definitely help. Hopefully the next step will be appointments, maybe, one at a time, i dont know what that looks like. But we want everyone to be safe. I want my employees to be safe. I want our customers to be safe. I think with th