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Quorum call quorum call mr. Sanders madam president. The presiding officer the senator from vermont is recognized. Sorry. Mr. Sanders thank you. Madam president , since last week the senate has been quote, unquote, debating the presiding officer senator, were in a quorum call. Mr. Sanders i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sanders madam president , since last week, the senate ostensibly one of the great deliberative bodies in the world, supposedly, has been quote, unquote, debating the 740 billion National Defense authorization act. Its been a very, very silent debate because of the 700 amendments that have been filed to this bill. There has been no roll call votes on any of them. I do understand that in the managers amendments have been accepted, and thats fine, but weve had a vigorous debate but nobody in the world has heard that debate because theres not been one amendment here on the floor. And knowing the way the senate does
Hello theyre just gone 4 pm here in moscow youre watching international now the number of confirmed cases of corona virus has gone over 200000 worldwide with the death toll now at more now more than 8000 as World Leaders still scramble to contain the spread of the outbreak europe has become the at the center with a growing number of countries going into lockdown while the u. S. Has now confirmed infections in all 50 states. Well its not just people that are self isolating the world over because covert 19 means that entire countries are now doing the same russia has become the latest to close its borders to the foreigners joining the likes of canada and the us you has also restricted access to limits district of the various bubel we agreed to enforce external borders both closed and coordinates temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e. U. Folk preview it or 30 deuced france meanwhile has put the entire country of 66000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen on the
Christian science monitor. Our guest today is acting director of the u. S. Bureau of citizenship and Immigration Services. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast a welcome mr. Cuccinelli. Now, and a pit of background, he was born in edison, new jersey and grew up in virginia. He graduated there from uba, and then earned a law degree and a masters in International Commerce of policy from george mason university. In 2010, mr. Cuccinelli won a special election to the state senate from fairfax county, and in 2009 he was elected attorney general for the commonwealth of virginia. Mr. Cuccinelli his time is attorney general earned him a reputation is a start is operative which he into a bid for the government ship in 2013. He lost narrowly but remained engaged in politics surfing is head of the Senate Conservative fund sumer back and is an advisor to chris, are less guest last month. And the senator his president ial campaign. In june, President Trump appointed mr. Cuccinelli to
Investigators try to figure out why it fell apart. Her in california they have been shut down. We were at the boardwalk to learn more about the safety inspections. Boardwalk close down the road. As the weekend aproishsz the only action the fire ball amusement ride is around it not on it. There was a fatal accident on a similar ride in ohio. I cant recall a tragic story in my childhood coming out of the ohio state fair. Its huge. Yesterday one person was killed, seven others injured after a section of seats broke lose from the fire ball. The rides manufacturer kmg europe bv posted a letter on its Facebook Page saying a passenger carrying area detached. The company ordered all rides to stop until further notice. Some boardwalk patrons said the ohio accident has had a chilling impact on their thrill seeking. Youre not sure whos adjusting the mechanics of it. I think it put something in your head you wonder is it safe. Officials for the boardwalk say their rides are inspected daily, monthl