A look at the week ahead in washington and to do that this week we are joined by Daniel Strauss, a senior political reporter with the guardian and steve dennis, reporter with bloomberg. Now that supplemental is passed, the money is on his way out the door, what tools does congress have left in its toolbox to respond to the coronavirus p what should we look for on that front . Talking aboutre assorted other things to get done. Everything from paid sick leave for workers, a quarter of the workers the United States on have sick leave and there sort of other things they want including making sure testing is free, the treatments are affordable, that sort of thing. It will be interesting to see if they can get any of this on the floor this week. Theres a lot of other things going on this week. With markets plunging this morning and all the futures, you might hear more talk of doing some kind of stimulus. The last time we had this market shock was 2008. Remember what happened then. There were
The clerk h. R. 2877. A bill to add ireland to the e3 nonimmigrant visa program. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. Ms. Scanlan, and the gentleman, mr. Armstrong, will each control 2340eu7bs. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. Ms. Scanlon thank you. I ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Scanlon i yield smife such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Scanlon i rise in support of h. R. 2877, a bill to add ireland to the e3 nonimmigrant program. In 2005, soon after the United States and australia finalized the australiau. S. Free trade agreement, congress created the e3 visa program. That Program Provides up to 10,500 temporary visas for australian nationals who are preapproved by u. S. Citizenshi
Harris, california democrat and cory booker, new jersey senator. They are scheduled to appear with the former vp tonight as this rally, get out to vote rally, under way in front of tomorrows primary election in michigan paid michigan 125 delegates for the democratic nomination for coverage continuing our 2020 Campaign Coverage continues here on cspan2 and we will have this for you when it gets started. In the meantime, lets go to todays washington journal in a look at the week ahead here in washington. On mondays on washington journal we like to take a look at the week ahead in washington and to do that this week were joined by daniel, senior political political reporter with the guardian. Senate reporter, steve dennis. Now that that 8. 3 emergency supplemental has passed and the money is out its way of the door what tools does congress have left in its toolbox to respond to the coronavirus . What should we look for this week on that front . Guest democrats are talking about a sort of
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Dollaryen down the 4 10 of 1 . Bitcoin, we were talking 8000, now at 7800. What are we going to make a bitcoin, guys . Its on my board. We will answer the question in these three hours. [laughter] butn i think markets think markets like narratives. They cant build one around bitcoin. Usually theres a story to go with it. With bitcoin, theres no story. Likeu happen to have cabdrivers. Its like gold, bitcoin or gold. David moving away from religion, we will go on with dutch whats inside the business world. Good morning, taylor. The swedish Prime Minister is asking the United Kingdom to clarify how much it will pay the European Union as part of its financial settlement on leaving the block. Heaking at an eu summit, and also raised doubts about whether talks will be able to move on to future relations and trade in december as hoped. Zimbabwe president has made his first public appearance since the military takeover earlier this week. The president appeared at a University Graduation on the