Called the senate back into session during a time there are significant risks and the health of the members of this chamber and the staff who make this place function. This is a time of national emergency. We should be working to provide our country with the relief and support it so it direly needs but this is only the second day of this is since leader mcconnell called the senate back into session and there will be no votes here on the floor, not one vote. And so far there is no plan, no plan at all to consider cope with related legislation on the floor in the near future. If we are going to be here in session with an elevated health risk why isnt leader mcconnell o work on issues that are directly related to covid19 . Last nightst we confirmed in noncontroversial nominees to the Nuclear Regulatory commission. The next nominee on the floor is for the intelligence post. No doubt important but unrelated h cope it. His nomination has been delayed by a republican senator so when the repub
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National crisis to get the house and congress in general moving . Rep. Graves it is important to look at where we were. We passed legislation to address this type of scenario. We increased funds for organizations to make sure we are prepared for this. This is an evolving threat. Every country in the world is working together with the World Health Organization till learn as much as we can. The legislation we passed through the house yesterday provides funds to the department of health. The primary objective is trying to get funds out to the state Public Health departments and the folks who are actually on the ground. This is everything from surveillance, trying to understand where the infection is, how it is being transmitted and learning as much as we can. It is about ensuring we are moving forward on treatment and vaccines. Most importantly, getting the resources out to our state and local public entities to ensure they have the appropriate testing and other types of respiratory equip
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