To hear about the virus response in American Samoa, northern mariana islands, guam, puerto rico, and virgin islands. More portly, we want to receive the perspective about how congress can help local governments adequately address this world pandemic. And for the territories, i think they have a better understanding when we say world pandemic as opposed to just trying to keep it to the mainland here. The territories face unique challenges. Based on geographic location, the unequal treatment under federal programs, and the dire financial situation. And so the islands having been hit by actual disasters in turn including hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes. Now those are we getting the Health Care Infrastructure as covid19. And so local governments has been working to recover and we build under these events. But i believe there is more than needs to be done. And one of the things that this virus has provided all of us is and i hope it provides everyone in congress, is a perspective. But as
Hold brief sessions every three days. Bipartisan negotiations continue on different options for voting remotely in committees and on the house floor. Senate coverage on cspan2 and the house on cspan. The as is with usco today courtesy of david and noel ray and rosalind rocks. Ms. Diaz was born in puerto ri rico. Her work has been published in rolling stone, the guardian, rage, and the New York Times magazine. Included in the best american essayses 2016. She is thed recipient of two prizes and Elizabeth George Foundation Grant and fellowship from mcdowell colony, kenyon review and Wisconsin Institute for creative writing. She lives in miami beach with her partner p, lawrence. Please give a warm welcome. [applause] thank you so much. Im so happy to beo here, its wonderful to see all youan book lovers here. Thank you for your seven hospitality. I want to thank the savanna book festival and everyone who made this event possible, including sponsors, booksellers, lets give it up for the book
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Chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. With time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Minutes. For five mr. Braham thank you, speaker. Rise today to commemorate the efforts of the town of raval, their na, to preserve communitys heritage. School part of the Still Standing is its gymnasium 1960 at did not stop the graduate class from doing something good. Audience on is in the today and the rest of the Alumni Association have purchased and museum t into a showcasing the schools history. Rabal the clerk will designate school, its first graduated students in 1939. It was renamed rabal high school 1949 and eventually briton igh school in 1956 after the