For a u. S. District court judge in ohio. It is also the first opportunity for members to speak on the floor sense election day. Watch live Senate Coverage on cspan2 and the house on cspan. Amtrak president and ceo William Flynn was on capitol hill to testify on how the coronavirus affects the Passenger Rail system and what amtrak is doing in response. The Senate Commerce of science and Transportation Committee also heard from representatives of the freight Rail Industry and about the challenges they are facing as a result of the pandemic. This hearing is just over two and half hours. Order. Thank you all for being here, good morning. Today the committee can means to discuss the status of the National Rail network in the country is 140,000 miles of freight rail in class one railroads over 600 freight railroads and thousands of Companies Using braille to ship products and raw materials, we also have an intercity passenger real service amtrak operating on 22000 miles of the same network
A heart attack is following developments for us from the capital. His family, theyve dictated the terms of this very traumatic day, which many arjan times wanted to share. And i think some of that frustration spilling over into violence earlier in the day when thousands of people have been queuing up to get into the president ial palace to pay their last respects. Were told they were going to make it the family wanted the gates closed. They wanted the body taken to the cemetery. The same cemetery where gable matters that his parents are buried. Drug fam, astra zeneca is now considering running another global trial. After that admitted its kind of virus vaccine needs further research. Oxford university which partnered with the pharmaceutical firm, says some of the trial injections didnt have the right amount of vaccine due to a manufacturing error. Meanwhile, germany is imposing a stricter lockdown measures as it struggles to suppress coronavirus infections. Chancellor Angela Merkel say
Becoming the next president he has 264 Electoral College votes 270 needed for victory. Is making false claims that if only legal votes were counted hed win the election he says legal challenges may end up in the Supreme Court christine salumi has more from philadelphia joe biden ahead in pennsylvania by just over 5000. 00 votes thats a 10th of a percentage point still a very close race here but the ballots are continuing to be counted particularly here in philadelphia where biden has been winning 87 percent of the vote that lead is expected to expand as it does the president has been attacking the poll workers here the credibility of the county and launching legal challenges House Speaker nancy pelosi has already called joe biden the president elect while lashing out at donald trump. It appears that the trump administered will use its final moments in office and the desperate last step to destroy every possible protection for American Health and well being so many people have said to m
Recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and on muting themselves and to commute to themselves after they finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations accompanying House Resolution 965 will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized for inadvertent background noise. Members are reminded that our house rules relating to the order and the decorum of the hearing. This hearing is entitled insuring against a pandemic challenges and solutions for policies and i now recognize myself for three minutes to begin with an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 Million People could enter a state of extreme poverty do that to the Global Economic contraction and here in the united states, 67 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this year. The harmful effects of this pandemic are the stability of Small Businesses like restaurants cannot be overstated. Thereve been li
Their video functions on at all times even when they are not recognized by e chair. Members are also reminded tha they are responsible for muting and on muting themselves and to commute to themselves after ty finishedpeaking. Constent with the regulations accompanying House Resolution 965 will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized for inadvertent background noise. Members are rinded that our house rules relatin to the order andhe decorum of the hearing. This hearing is entitled insuringgainst a pandemic challenges and solutions for policiesnd i now recognize myself for three minutes to begin with an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 million ople could enter a state of extreme poverty do that tohe global econoc contraction and here in the United States, 67 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this year. The harmfu effects of this pandemic are the stability of small bunesses like restaurants can