Legal status under the rules of congress set in the census act of 1790. The president s decision to release this illegal memo now appears designed to inflict maximum damage to the accuracy of the ongoing 2020 census. In just two weeks, the Census Bureau will start visiting the homes of millions of people who have not yet responded to the census. The president s latest attack on immigrants could sew fear and confusion in communities across the country, and could lead many people to decide not to participate. This will hurt communities that are already undercounted, underrepresented, and underfunded. Addressing the chaos caused by the president s memo will drain valuable resources from the Census Bureau, which is already struggling to administer the 2020 census in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. And it will further divide our country at a time when we need unity. Of course, this is not the first time that President Trump has attempted to politicize the census. For more than two
Economy in the response to the outbreak. And the response to the outbreak. Sen. Shelby the American People are reprehensible about the spread of the coronavirus here and abroad as we can remember. Global Financial Markets are a niche. Are on edge. Vigorous action is needed to calm nerves, stabilize the situation, and get our arms around this crisis. I believe Congress Must marshal the resources here necessary for an aggressive, comprehensive, and swift response. Report to myto colleagues this afternoon that we with the houston leadership on both sides have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on an emergency supplemental appropriations package to do just that. The agreement provides a surge in funding at every level as i have indicated, local, state, federal, and international, to meet the growing challenge we could face. The total amount, mr. President the president included in the packages a little under 8 billion. Is a little under 8 billion. We arrived at that figure buy going
The resources here necessary for an aggressive, comprehensive, and swift response. Im pleased to report to my colleagues this afternoon that we, with the house, leadership, both sides have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on an emergency supplemental appropriations package to do just that. The agreement provides a surge in funding at every level, local, state, federal, and international to meet the growing challenge that we could face. The total amount, mr. President , included in the package is 7. 76 billion, a little under 8 billion. We arrived at that figure by going back to the agencies, n. I. H. , the centers for disease chrome and so forth and said, what do you think you would need if this virus really spreads and we wanted to make sure they had the tools and the resources that we would not shortchange the American People in any way. So the 7. 76 billion, weve been told by the people who know, that should be sufficient. We hope it is. Mr. President , nearly 85 of this fu
Edge. Both are resilient, but vig ras action, i believe, is needed to calm nerves, stabilize the situation and get our arms around this crisis. I believe Congress Must marshall the resources here necessary for an aggressive comprehensive and swift response. Im pleased to report to my colleagues this afternoon that we with the house and leadership both sides have reached a bipartisan, bicameraal agreement on a package to do just that. The agreement provides a surge in funding at every level as ive advocated. Local, state, federal and international to meet the growing challenge that we could face. The total amount, mr. President , included in the package is 7. 76 billion, a little under 8 billion. We arrived at that figure by going back to the nih, center for Disease Control and so forth and say what do you need, what do you think you would need if in virus really spreads . And we wanted to make sure that they had the tools and the resources that we would not shortchange the American Peo
Quorum call mr. Shelby mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from alabama. Mr. Shelby thank you. Mr. President , the American People the presiding officer were in a quorum call. Mr. Shelby i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Shelby mr. President , the American People are apprehensive about the spread of the coronavirus in the u. S. And abroad, as we can always remember. Global Financial Markets are on edge. Both are resilient but vigorous action is needed to calm nerves, stabilize the situation and get our arms around this crisis. I believe Congress Must marshal the resources here necessary for an aggressive, comprehensive, and swift response. Im pleased to report to my colleagues this afternoon that we, with the house, leadership, both sides have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on an emergency supplemental appropriations package to do just that. The agreement provides a surge in funding at ev