On the coronavirus aid package. Senators are likely to talk about that upon the floor. Now to live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our rock of safety, hear our prayers. Help us to live that the generations to come will know of your mighty acts. Today, give our lawmakers the hearts to seek, find, and follow your will. Lord, guide them in the path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you in adversity and prosperity knowing that they will reap a productive harvest if they persevere. Lord, we trust you to lead us with your loving providence. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation u
Are miles apart. We are focused on that potential record close on the s p 500. The number youre watching for is 3386. 15, a couple points off of it as we stand, sara. Hard to believe that we are here coming up on todays show. S p 500 could close at a record high for the First Time Since mid february were going to talk to wharton professor Jeremy Siegel about whether the rally can last from here. Plus counting down to a pair of key Earnings Results after the bell, lyft and cisco gearing up to report well bring numbers and analysis as soon as they hit. Lets focus on the stories were watching with one hour left of trade. Mark santoli with the action, colin rush from oppenheimer. Lets start off with the broader market, familiar things taking us higher, tech, lower treasury yields and the like. Thats right. A bit of a reform to norm. Yesterday 3381 of about the late selloff. Of course were a couple points above that right now its kind of tantalizing also seems a little bit silly this hesita
Whether there serious and making a law. Yesterday after putting the senate on pause for three months and after months of blocking nearly her democratic attempt to pass legislation related to coronavirus, Senate Republicans finally revealed their longoverdue proposal to the next phase of covid19 relief. In my many years in serving this chamber, and serving in this chamber, have never seen a republican s majority, Senate Majority of any kind responded to a National Emergency in such a disorganized and disoriented fashion. We seven siding among Senate Republicans unnecessary marvel delays. Instead of presenting a single unified bill, republicans release several separate drops last night and might be more today. They can agree on one bill. They cant get 51 points for anything. Lets comprehensive in the deals pwith the problems very real problems the market people face. And even before republicans announced their bills, senior republican senators admitted that they lack full support of the
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Among the Senate Republicans in the white house, this has caused unnecessary and harmful delays. Instead of presenting a single unified bill, republicans released several separate drafts last night, and there might be more today. They cant agree on one bill. They cant get the votes for anything. Thatsro comprehensive and deals with the problems come at the very real problems the American People face. And even before the republican announced their bills, senior republican senators admitted that they lacked the support of republicans. Two republican chairmen have said that probably half of the Republican Senate would vote against their own proposals. Worst of all, the republican plan falls critically short. It is an unified, unserious, completely unsatisfactory. My republican friends, this is the greatest crisis america has faced in generation. 100 years since the last Health Crisis of this magnitude. 75 years the great depression. And you are paying attention to your corporate friends a