Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Murray thank you, mr. President. I also want to thank all of my colleagues who are coming down to speak about this today. Mr. President , families in my home state of washington are scared, they are frustrated, they are angry, and so am i. New reporting now makes it clear new reporting now makes it clear new reporting now makes it clear even after researchers in seattle raised serious concerns about the possibility of Community Spread in Washington State and tried to work with federal agencies to conduct testing, the administration didnt work with them to let the public know how serious the coronavirus was. You can be sure im going to get to the bottom of this and make sure it will never happen again. I am furious that instead of acting with urgency, they did nothing. Transparency, they kept quiet. Instead of working to keep family safe, they wasted valuable time. An
Everyone here . Thank you for joining us. And im proud to be joined by my colleagues who are here for leading the charge to help deal with this crisis. And get the support they need to whether the Public Health crisis. So Senate Democrats today are introducing a series of measures congress can take up to provide immediate relief and Economic Relief to working americans during the coronavirus outbreak. We are just appalled at the administration really has had no plan. Here we are, its close to two months since we first knew about coronavirus. They have all kinds of problems obviously with testing. They also have not come up with a plan to help peoplewho need help. We believe the help should be aimed at people, not corporations. We believe the health should be targeted at the people who have suffered from this coronavirus problem. The directly or indirectly. We dont think they should just throw money out of an airplane and hope some of it lands on the people who are affected. So we have
Nation and world. We praise you that your plans succeed and your precepts are sure. Lord, you know our thoughts before we think them. Encourage our lawmakers to do your will. Give them the wisdom to totally depend upon your unfailing love, remembering that unless you help them they labor in vain. Lord, when doubts fill their minds, provide them with the renewed hope in the ultimate triumph of your purposes. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i would like to have one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of lithuania declared the restorati
With this crisis and get the support they need to weather the Public Health crisis. So Senate Democrats today are introducing a series of measures congress can take up to provide immediate relief and Economic Relief Economic Relief to working americans during the coronavirus outbreak. We are just appalled that the administration has had no plan. Here we are. Its close to two months since we first knew about coronavirus. They have all kinds of problems, obviously, with testing, but they also have not come up with a plan to help people who need help. We believe the help should be aimed at people, not at corporations. We believe the help should be targeted at the people who have suffered from this coronavirus problem directly or indirectly. We dont think they should just throw money out of an airplane and hope some of it lands on the people who are affected. We have targeted our relief. We make it its aimed at people, not at big corporations, not at some kind of general longterm economic
Community spread in Washington State and tried to work with federal agency to conduct testing, the administration did not work with them to let the public know how serious the coronavirus was. You can be sure, i will get to the bottom of this and make sure u will never happen again. I am furious that instead ofid acting with urgency that they did nothing. Instead of acting with transparency they kept quiet. Instead of working to keep families safe, they wasted valuable time. Now, in my state 24 people have died. Tr over 1000 across the country are confirmed to beed infected. And experts are telling us many more are likely to be ill. I am hearing from people in my home state of washington who were worried about their relatives who are dying alone. Worried about having to missbo work and unable to pay the rent. In worried about how to keep thr children safe at school and care for them and make sure they get a nutritious meal if the schools cancel. Im hearing from Small Business owners wh