The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from illinois reserves. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. Mr. Graves i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from missouri reserves. The gentleman from illinois is recognized. I yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. Cicilline. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from providence, rhode recognized for one minute. Mr. Cicilline thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Infrastructure is stuck in the 1950s, and it doesnt have to be. Fact, past time for congress to bring our bridges, roads, schools into the 21st century. American people gave democrats control of the u. S. House last year because we for the people. Higher wages, lower costs, and ooting out corruption in washington. The moving forward act delivers on that promise. It creates millions of time when jobs at a they are needed most. More than 40 million unemployment claims have been this since the start of pand
Additional federal assistance. Later, pbs frontline correspondent talks about pbs frontlines latest documentary host good morning, everyone. Confirmed cases of the 780 7000,s stands out 960. Conversation our with hazard pay for frontline workers. You think they should get paid more than their hourly wages or their salaries as it stands right now . We want to know your opinion. Other essential workers, 202 7488001. Business owners, is this feasible . 202 7488002 al , first also text us name, city and state. We will post your comments on twitter. We will get to what you have to in just ahazard pay minute. Some front page headlines we want to share with you this morning. Oil street journal, u. S. Costs less than zero after a sharp monday selloff. There is nowhere to store the oil that is being pumped. The president tweeting out late last night in light of the attacks from the invisible enemy , i will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend emigration into the United States. N
4 00 today and it will include 300 51 million for Small Businesses three hunter 51 billion for351 Small Businesses and money for hospitals and testing. I doubt if it has been changed a lot from now to the afternoon, and it will go a long ways to helping Small Businesses get the money they need to start their business up again after the government shut it down. And if there are any fiscal conservatives, as i am a fiscal conservative, wondering about spending this money, the rationale is for the first time in the 240 year history of the nation, theur government, state and local, made decisions because of public inlth that we had to shelter and shut the economy down. And when the government does that, the government has the responsibility to get the economy going again. 351 billionis makes up for the previous 350 billion that we thought was going to be enough to get Small Businesses started. But it did not turn out to be enough. Host it was tweeted by cnn about the minority leaders, sayin
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