Those who needed it most. So today we are not any other action on the floor dealing with covid, so we thought we would take this opportunity to ask unanimous consent to get Something Real done that should have bipartisan support on both sides of the aisle. Who can be against transparency . Who can be against accountability . An to know where close i to 700 billion of the taxpayers money is going . Is it going to the right places . Unfortunately today at least 200 publicly traded companies have managed to secure ppp loans, and most of those are not very small, including some Companies Whose owners are large contributors to President Trump. Truly, Small Businesses, however, hundreds of thousands of momandpop shops with less than 20 employees, the proverbial restaurant owner, or the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker have been mostly shut out because they didnt have a standing relationship with a big bank. Thereve been great despairs when it comes to minorityowned businesses. Ac
The start of a brandnew work week. Rinse and repeat i like to say. Looking at the open as to where. Im assuming you spent a lot of time in your backyard or front yard during the weekend just we will have more warm weather for the next couple of days but then there is the weather change in store. Of thank you for joining us here on the nine. I was thinking about what i miss most about work. We talked with steve about it and it is the daily interaction of seeing you guys not just in the and studio but in our Little Kitchen and its kind of like a interaction that brings us closer. Mike, i know we sit close in the newsroom and what do you miss about being in the office . Is the interaction and not only with you and sal but everyone behind the scenes. Over the years and at least 15 years or more in, we get to know each others families and stories and so forth so i definitely miss all the interaction. And annas office way, selfish way, its the driving to work with the alone time. And sal, as
Wont be part of it instead of President Trump is under fire for suggesting sun and disinfectant could be treatments. Also how far has the research progressed we speak live to one person taking part in human trials and. Muslims around the world are urged to stick to social distancing guidelines at the start of the holy month of ramadan. Also we meet the toy doctor of teheran bringing broken toys back to life. Into the news the aim is to develop a Coronavirus Vaccine as soon as possible and im sure everyone gets it leaders from around the world are joining the w. H. O. In whats being called a landmark collaboration to pull together billions of dollars and Ongoing Research but the u. S. With the death toll now of over 50000. 00 will at this stage not be part of it we begin our coverage with this report from Diplomatic Correspondent james bays. Its just the place you would have expected in previous times to have seen u. S. Leadership in a Global Crisis and World Leaders coming together wit
University to interpret what the grades mean. If some students in the same course got a pass while others got a letter grade, that would be nearly impossible for them to decipher what that means. I suspect we would hear a lot of feedback from them. Commissioner collins i want to recognize president solomon. Thank you. I just want to make sure that things are accurate. I am speaking where it says teachers are encouraged not to give students lesser grades than they had. This is about contract language exact about what it says. It is not that teachers are encouraged to do so, it says that students will not receive a lesser grade than the grade after march 13th as a result of engaging in Distance Learning. Contract language will not mean this will not happen. Teachers saying it is not going to happen. This is from the m. O. U. Agreed to buy the district and the union. I want to be clear. I appreciate you clarifying. I want to make sure that i dont want to i am trying to i guess based on le
The minority leader. Mr. Schumer thank you. Madam president , over the past few months, both parties have worked together to provide historic levels of funding to help Small Businesses retain employees, meet payroll, and stay afloat during the covid19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program, the main instrument to help Small Business, received 349 billion under the cares act and another 310 billion in supplemental legislation. The public has know how this money is being spent. Oversight, transparency, and accountability are crucial because from the moment the administration began implementing these funds, it became clear much of it wasnt going to those who needed it most. So today we are not taking any other action on the floor dealing with covid, so we thought we would take this opportunity to ask unanimous consent to get Something Real done that should have bipartisan support on both sides of the aisle. Who can be against transparency . Who can be against accountability . Who can n