Medical workers on the front lines face shortages of life saving equipment and concerns for their own safety. And Health Departments across the country say monday was the deadliest day since the outbreak began with the virus now claiming more than 1,000 i should say 100 lives, rather in this country. And tonight, West Virginia is reporting its first case of infection. That means coronavirus is now in all 50 states. In new york, the mayor says a citywide shelter in place could be coming soon. And all this on st. Patricks day, where instead of crowds of revelers, many bars are shuttered. We have a team of correspondents reporting on the pandemic, but we will begin with nancy cordes on the capitol hill. Nancy, could this end up being the biggest bailout in American History . Reporter it very well could, norah, and congressional leaders say they hope to craft it within a week. The centerpiece would be the Cash Payments or tax rebate of 1,000 or more that would get sent to hardhit American
Have all day, as have many of my colleagues wondering what is taking so long, what is the delay, what are the remaining issues. And i am hopeful, prayerfully, that we will resolve what is left, move to this chamber, take up the text, vote it out, send it to the house, send it to the president , and send 2 trillion in support o to our nation. But let me tell you as i have waited today and yesterday, as ive taken phone calls from folks from delaware, for whatever reason they all say when will the senate act. And we faced a challenge over our last couple of days between moving swiftly and moving wisely, to put together a package of this size with no hearings, with no committee proceedings, with no detailed legislative process means it is means there are rough edges, means there will be mistakes in this bill. Is it perfect . No. In fact, in some pieces we will discover as it unfolds, far from it. But across the country, just as in this chamber, there is that sense of anxiousness, of anxiet
Quorum call a senator madam president. The presiding officer the senator from new mexico. Mr. Udall thank you very much, madam president. Are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are in a worker. Quorum call. The presiding officer we are. Mr. Udall i wish to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Udall today we face a pandemic the likes of which we have not seen in over 100 years and today the Senate Must Act to pass the largest relief package for the American People in our history. First id like to extend my thoughts and prayers to everyone who is personally affected by this coronavirus pandemic. I thank the Health Care Workers who are working long hours and risking their own health to save lives. They are performing a national service. The numbers of infected individuals and the rapidly rising death toll with staggering. If we do not follow Public Health experts advice, the totals could be truly horrifying. In new mexico we have over 100 diagn
Edge later and requires cultural training. I would encourage as part of that plan the city of San Francisco its own cultural competency training. The population in San Francisco is different from much of california. A cultural training would not be adequate to help provide the Compassionate Care necessary for the population of San Francisco. Second part of comment is related to what came up earlier. I work at a Retail Pharmacy nothing breaks my heart more when they come in to pick up the medication and they dont have the insurance papers. It takes days. They are homeless and they have to leave the pharmacy after 14 hours and dont get medication. They might be without de beat esmedcase and we cant find them to get the updated information. If we find the insurance we cant provide them what they needed. It is almost like the efforts of the Healthcare Providers are almost gone to waste because they dont get the therapy that they need. Than thank you. I am jennifer. I have multiple comments
Francisco its own cultural competency training. The population in San Francisco is different from much of california. A cultural training would not be adequate to help provide the Compassionate Care necessary for the population of San Francisco. Second part of comment is related to what came up earlier. I work at a Retail Pharmacy nothing breaks my heart more when they come in to pick up the medication and they dont have the insurance papers. It takes days. They are homeless and they have to leave the pharmacy after 14 hours and dont get medication. They might be without de beat esmedcase and we cant find them to get the updated information. If we find the insurance we cant provide them what they needed. It is almost like the efforts of the Healthcare Providers are almost gone to waste because they dont get the therapy that they need. Than thank you. I am jennifer. I have multiple comments. Regarding cultural competency, i heard statements about linguistic competency. In recent bargain