The challenges we face. Lord, we can meet these challenges with your power that transcends human understanding. When you whisper, dangers flee into the darkness. The sound of your footsteps causes tribulations to hide. Almighty god, permit our lawmakers to be aware of your providential guidance. May they depend on you to lead them according to your will. Give them the wisdom to trust you when they cant see the road before them, believing that you will be their light in the darkness. We pray in your great 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 under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley permission to address the senate for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley ame
Experts like to see but for most of the 14 days that has been the case. He did posit in these remarks to reporters we dont want to make the same flu mistake made in some parts of this country more than a century ago where parts were reopening a little early and things got worse and the flu hit all over again, in fact worse than the first go round. Were following that. Following what happens to airline stocks, taking it on the chin as one of the most biggest, prized investors says im out of here. These things dont look promising. Jackie deangelis with latest on the wall street front and how it is all connecting to the main street front. Reporter well talk with roche. Talking about a new Antibody Test approved by the fda to be used in the United States. The ceo of roche said this test is 99. 8 effective. You and i discussed the Antibody Testing how that will help get people back to work. The ceo of roche was on fox business this morning with maria bartiromo. He says there is high likelih
And ive been thinking about this opening and closing as less of an open closed society and more like were a rubber band and we need to start stretching to put people back in contact but we have to do it carefully and with a planned strategy or were going to end up where its going to snap back on all of us and were going to be back where we are now social distancing from one another in a more extreme way. I think what needs to happen over the next several weeks and months is that states should be opening slowly and considerably with very consistent metrics. I think that we have to have the kind of testing that everyones thinking about and the ability to train and isolate those positive in all states before we begin opening up and certainly before we begin having any very large crowded events. So the thing thats really keeping me up right now is sort of the lack of a unified strategy the way thats happening in a slightly more piecemeal way across the country. So i think first is that we
To have change our way of life is anyways. Is this is our shuttered and millions of americans are teleworking for the first time. Churches and schools are closed. Healthcare workers are working around the clock and just in the last five weeks race on the numbers i sawks this might look like nearly 30 million americans filed for unemployment. Most believe were already approaching the highest percentage of unemployed since the greatye depression. Now more than ever americans need to know that their leaders are working for them, and that they have voices as work to navigate in this pandemic. In a world where its no longer safe to be within six feet of each other, congress has to learn to adapt. Now the first time weve need to ensure the continuity of congress. For example, with the Nuclear Threat during the cold war, u. S. Government constructed a large bunkerrn for congress so we woud be required to meet outside of washington. Area where there is not a physical meeting location at risk,
In a forum talking about the Economic Impact of the coronavirus on Small Businesses. This event is hosted by x euros. Good afternoon and welcome to this axials Virtual Event. Its one of the biggest topics facing our nation which is Small Business in the path to recovery. We like to think into it for making these conversations possible and think the event team which is on the second half of todays doubleheader so thank you for these Virtual Events. We love for you to follow along at axios events. Can follow us on twitter at at axios. Our first guest today started a Small Business, sophia dickens, will be with us for my home state, orange county, california. Sophia created eQ Entertainment and she founded that in the brand to wander and this is a curriculum, among other things that helps people learn at home which suddenly has been in more demand. Sophia dickens, thank you for joining axios. Thank you for having me, mike. How is california . I wish i were there. California looks sunny bu