Reflections on the life and legacy of john lewis here on the floor, in the story of america, john was one of those special heroes whose moral clarity shone out like a beacon for others to follow, a north star who inspired his fellow americans to join him in the glorious work of perfecting our union. Today as we honor his extraordinary life in the capitol, many of us, his friends, his colleagues, are filled with a deep sense of loss. But i want to share a short message of hope. It seems easy to forget that john lewis was just a teenager when he started the work of redeemi redeeming. Its easy to forget that john lewis was just a teenager when he started the work of redeeming the soul of america, as he put it. He was 18 years old when he first met dr. King. 21 when he was arrested as a freedom fighter, 25 when he was beaten bloody on a sunday in selma. The civil rights the fight for civil rights has always been driven by the righteous indignation of our young people and our time is no dif
Democratic attempt to pass legislation related to coronavirus, Senate Republicans finally revealed their longoverdue proposal for the next phase of covid relief. In my many years inserting this chamber, serving in this chamber i have never seen republican majority, a Senate Majority of any type respond to a National Emergency and that such a disorganized and disoriented fashion. Weeks of infighting among Senate Republicans in the white house caused unnecessary and harmful delays. Instead of presenting a single unified bill, republicans released several separate drafts last night and there might be more today we had they cant agree on one bill. They cant get 81 votes for any. Thats comprehensive that deals with the problems, the very real problems the American People face and even before republicans announced their bills, senior republican senators admitted they lacked full support of republicans. 2 republican chairman have said that probably half of the Republican Senate will vote agai
We are going to talk to the cio of capital. It with some of the atlantic you want to put your money in . We will talk about that in the United States. U. S. Labor market continues to be a big focus. The jobless rate is 10. 2 . Ofs is quite a bit shutdowns, a lot of hotspots. Jonathan ferro talked to larry his take in that. He was raising that point about the hotspots and how good he thinks this number is. Is july 20. Thesurging hotspots in south and west in other places began in the back end of june and lasted through july. There was some pullback of reopens. 1. 8 million. That was a big decline in the Unemployment Rate. This will move the Single Digits easily in the summer and fall. That is larry kudlow talking to Jonathan Ferro earlier on. Larry kudlow is trying to put a positive spin on things. This looks like a good report. Is a good report . We made progress. Thats the important thing. We didnt backslide. It was a very wide range. There has been a lot of noise coming from a variet
On the coronavirus aid package. Senators are likely to talk about that upon the floor. Now to live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our rock of safety, hear our prayers. Help us to live that the generations to come will know of your mighty acts. Today, give our lawmakers the hearts to seek, find, and follow your will. Lord, guide them in the path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you in adversity and prosperity knowing that they will reap a productive harvest if they persevere. Lord, we trust you to lead us with your loving providence. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation u
Whether there serious and making a law. Yesterday after putting the senate on pause for three months and after months of blocking nearly her democratic attempt to pass legislation related to coronavirus, Senate Republicans finally revealed their longoverdue proposal to the next phase of covid19 relief. In my many years in serving this chamber, and serving in this chamber, have never seen a republican s majority, Senate Majority of any kind responded to a National Emergency in such a disorganized and disoriented fashion. We seven siding among Senate Republicans unnecessary marvel delays. Instead of presenting a single unified bill, republicans release several separate drops last night and might be more today. They can agree on one bill. They cant get 51 points for anything. Lets comprehensive in the deals pwith the problems very real problems the market people face. And even before republicans announced their bills, senior republican senators admitted that they lack full support of the