Coronavirus scams. At 9 00 a. M. , middle State University professor Sidney Mcphee discusses Higher Education during the pandemic and his participation in good morning, its friday, july 17, 2020. We begin today on the issue of requiring face masks be worn in public. As new coronavirus cases continue to spike around the country, more than half youve u. S. States have made mask use mandatory. Governor of georgia is fighting municipal mass clause in his state, in an effort to continue to allow mask used to be optional. Should mask wearing in public the mandatory . F you think yes, 2027488000 if you think no, 2027488001. If you arent sure, 2027488002. You can also send us a text this morning. That number, 2027488003 please include your name and where youre from. Otherwise catch up with us on social media. On facebook, facebook. Com cspan. A good friday morning to you. You can start calling and as we show you some headlines about what is happening in states around the country when it comes
Quorum call the presiding officer the senator for mississippi. Without objection. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second. There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 556789 the nays are 42. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator follow alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , i
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Census, no president has ever tried to manipulate the census count in this way. In fact, just two years ago, the Census Bureau reaffirmed its commitment to do the exact opposite of what the president is now trying to do. The bureau committed to counting every person, regardless of citizenship or 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 sow 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 Ce
Trevor noah. Trevor lets kick things off with coronavirus. The only thing living its best life in 2020. Over the past 24 hours, multiple states including texas and florida reported record covid 19 fatalities, and for everyone whos asking what america is doing wrong, well, one viral photo might offer a clue. A tale of two countries, this picture is going viral for high lighting the differences in covid 19 responses between the United States and canada. At the top of your screen, a packed american tour boat. At Niagara Falls carrying hundreds of people, you can see them in blue pompgos. The bottom one, carrying a half dozen tourist, a canadian one in red vests. The image shows two boats passing each other earlier this month. Trevor canadian boats have six people, americans are packed together on the boat. Im not sure thats mist from the waterfall. That could be everyone coughing. Im joking. The people could be safe because theyre outdoors in the mist and the wind. I dont know. This photo