This hearing will come to order. Since this is our first hybrid hearing, a brief explanation of how it will work will benefit senators and the public. The hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended 6 foot social distancing between senators. Nominees, and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which would have kept to a minimum. A number of senators have chosen to use secure video teleconference technology which will allow them to remotely participate. For those joining by videoconference, once you start speaking they will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. To minimize that ground noise, we ask senators who are using the videoconference option to please click the mute button until it is your turn to ask questions. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next senator until that issue is resolved. I remind all senators and the nominees that the fiveminute clock still applies. For senators using the video op
Democrats would block it. Heres a look at her comments now. We will show you as much as we can before todays White House Briefing. Pelosi thank you all if you are out here. Good day wherever you are in this holy week, passover. Approaching Easter Sunday and ramadan. The appropriate time for us to more deeply pray for those who have lost their lives and the families that are suffering and those who are sick with the virus. Its a very, very sad time as we awaken this morning to see that the totals are approaching 450,000 people infected. Approaching nearly 15,000 people who have lost their lives. That is the sad, sad part of it all. More than 17 million initial unemployment claims. Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost in the month of march. Now millions more expected in the coming months. The assault on the lives and the livelihood of the American People is one of epic proportion and one that demands congress continue to take bold, urgent, effective action to bring rapid relief to the heal
Speaker of the house, the House Republican leader and secretary of the treasury. These intense conversations have built a piece of legislation that is as bold as it is big as the American People deserve. As thoroughly bipartisan as the process demands now what we need to do is move it forward. It isnt going to move if the Congress Slips back into conventional politics or handles endlessly over the fine points. Every day more american jobs are disappearing or coming ever closer to the brink. Every day more Small Businesses are faced with hard decisions that could change local communities literally forever. Every day Major American Companies that employ countless people over seeing their commerce crushed by their own government for the sake of public health. Every day doctors and nurses and Healthcare Professionals will keep reporting to work and treating patients. Whether or not the congress has their back. The risks to the country grow every single day that we do not act. The needs of
Who have lost their lives. That is the sad, sad part of it all. More than 17 million initial unemployment claims. Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost in the month of march. Now millions more expected in the coming months. The assault on the lives and the livelihood of the american proportionne of epic and one that demands congress continue to take bold, urgent, effective action to bring rapid relief to the health care workers, First Responders and others who are suffering, to Small Businesses, hospitals, state and local government and the rest. On tuesday morning, secretary mnuchin called. That would be two days ago. Secretary mnuchin called and asked for a quarter of a trillion dollars in 48 hours. With no data. Just quarter of a trillion dollars in 48 hours. Mcconnellng, leader honored that request i say honored. Really dishonored needs that we have with a stunt on the floor 250e Senate Requesting billion. No data as to why we needed it. When there are outstanding needs. Sit we offere
Reporter the Alameda County Sheriff Department said right now there are no coronavirus cases in the jail. Reducing the inmate population would help them better manage future outbreaks. We are in a Health Emergency and we are doing everything we can on the Public Safety side during times like this tough decisions have to be made. Reporter they started Early Release process tuesday. Most of them are nonviolent low level offenders. There were some that were typically we would not want to release. There were people who had been involved in some assaults and assaults with Deadly Weapons or brandishing handguns. Reporter they were released because they have underlying Chronic Health problems. Do you think people should be concerned about the Early Release of inmates . No. Because if they do the same stuff they will be back in here. They dont have anything to worry about. Reporter they are not done. They will be releasing more inmates in the coming days. The Sheriff Department will work with