Massachusetts, joining us on the phone about a new report put out examining the options for congress to vote during this covid19 pandemic. Thank you for your time this morning. Guest my pleasure. Host tell us why congress cannot vote remotely as it is right now. Guest we would have to change our rules to do that. If one person objected, we would be forced to have a vote, and everyone would have to come back and cast a vote. If we move forward on anything, any changes, it has to be in a bipartisan way where there is no objection. There is a growing consensus given what is happening in this country, that there are some members who just cant get here. We have to figure out a way to deal with that. One way to deal with that is to try to work and a bipartisan way on the nature of legislation that will need to be dealt with and pass it by unanimous consent where everyone is ok with it. We will see if that can happen with the bill today. Not we cantw, if do bipartisan consent, we will have to
Cspan. Org coronavirus. First, je this morning is congressman mcgovern, the chair of the rules committee, democrat from massachusetts, joining us on the phone about a new report put out examining the options for congress to vote during this covid19 pandemic. Thank you for your time this morning. Guest my pleasure. Host tell us why congress cannot vote remotely as it is right now. Guest we would have to change our rules to do that. If one person objected, we would be forced to have a vote, and everyone would have to come back and cast a vote. If we move forward on anything, any changes, it has to be in a bipartisan way where there is no objection. There is a growing consensus given what is happening in this country, that there are some members who just cant get here. We have to figure out a way to deal with that. One way to deal with that is to try to work and a bipartisan way on the nature of legislation that will need to be dealt with and pass it by unanimous consent where everyone is
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Hear the latest. Plus and when the biggest soccer ambrosio dortmund travel to braman on a quest for revenge the home side kick dortmund out of the german cup now the black and yellows are looking for a payback as they try to keep their bundesliga title hopes alive. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us u. S. Senator Bernie Sanders has pulled out ahead in Nevada Democratic Party President ial caucuses his giant lead places him at the forefront of the race to become the democrats nominee to challenge donald trump the Democratic Candidates are now looking ahead to the South Carolina primary next week and then to super tuesday on march 3rd. So far so successful for Bernie Sanders such was his confidence of winning in nevada hed already moved on to another battleground texas one of the key super tuesday states in no time at all we have just put together go. Multigenerational multi ridge Racial Coalition which is going up not only win in nevada its going to sweep this country.
Im married to evan steen thanks for joining us. A sharp job in corona virus cases in italy has prompted authorities to cancel the final days of carnival in venice along with ordering the closure of schools and public spaces across the north of the country meanwhile south korea is on high alert following a sharp jump in corona virus cases there with a total number reaching more than 600 the virus has now spread from china to more than 25 countries. Scenes like these from china cities in lockdown becoming now familiar across the globe following new deaths caused by the Novel Coronavirus asia remains the continents hardest hit by the outbreak on sunday so its korea raised its deceased alert level to the highest possible there are hundreds of registered cases in the country and the number of new infections is still searching. Meanwhile the covets 19 the commonly known as the corona virus is becoming increasingly political in Iran Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khomeini accused irans enemies