I thank amanda for that. I thank amanda for the work shesing to and trying to do sthees doing and trying to do, but in too many instances, members of congress are not aware of the reality out there. The stories go on and on and on. Now that the 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits has expired. Now that the moratorium on evictions has also expired, this crisis is only to get worse and worse and worse. In my view, we need to extend the extra 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits for the 30 million measures who have lost their jobs. I think that is a nobrainer. People are hurting. People are desperate. People cannot feed their kids. People are going to be evicted from their homes and their apartments. We have got to respond to that pain and extend that 600 supplement to normal unemployment. I would go further. I believe that we need to make sure that every workingclass person in this country receives 2,000 a month until this crisis is over so they can have the security that they need, that t
Whats been added to this tax reform bill . They merged the tax plan with a measure from the energy and Natural Resources committee which would essentially open up oil drilling in the Arctic National wildlife refuge in alaska. This is a big priority for senator Lisa Merkowski and a long of republicans. So essentially it has this oil drilling provision in it now and will go to the floor as one package. But the tax changes are really obviously the center piece of the plan. So all the Committee Work is done. Walk us through the senate floor work, the debate over the next couple of days. So were expecting the sen toot take up the tax package starting wednesday with the vote to proceed. Essentially that will start the debate clock up to 20 hours of debate. Some which could be yielded back and then well get if to the voter omau, this marathon session of amendment votes which is senator kz offer amendments and force votes on tough issues. Expect a lot of democratic amendments basically to put
Whats been added to this tax reform bill . They merged the tax plan with a measure from the energy and Natural Resources committee which would essentially open up oil drilling in the Arctic National wildlife refuge in alaska. This is a big priority for senator Lisa Merkowski and a long of republicans. So essentially it has this oil drilling provision in it now and will go to the floor as one package. But the tax changes are really obviously the center piece of the plan. So all the Committee Work is done. Walk us through the senate floor work, the debate over the next couple of days. So were expecting the sen toot take up the tax package starting wednesday with the vote to proceed. Essentially that will start the debate clock up to 20 hours of debate. Some which could be yielded back and then well get if to the voter omau, this marathon session of amendment votes which is senator kz offer amendments and force votes on tough issues. Expect a lot of democratic amendments basically to put
According to the nations top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci who says at the moment, we are losing. We ultimately will get control of it. I dont really see us eradicating it. I think with a combination of Good Public Health measures, a degree of global many herd immunity and a good vaccine, which i do hope and feel cautiously optimistic that we will get, i think when you put all three of those together, i think we will get very good control of this. And dr. Fauci says hes not quite sure whether a vaccine will come this year or next and adds its impossible to know how long the vaccine would protect you against the virus. The u. S. Government investing in a big way today. Nearly 2 billion to obtain hundreds of millions of doses of a vaccine candidate. Until then, the mission, minimize the spread. A fight the president now admits likely to get worse before it gets better. Mapping out the cases now. Look at this week versus last week across the states, 26 states heading up in t
You, mr president. I intend later to address the specifics of pennsylvania if and when an objection is raised with regards to pennsylvania. For now, i want to address my remarks to what i think is the fundamental question being posed by the objectors. That is, does congress have the Constitutional Authority to decide which states Electoral College votes should be counted and which should not, based on how well we think they run their elections. This is what the object is asking us to do. To federal eyes on election. By rejecting Electoral College votes from states whose processes they say they disapprove of and thereby, having congress select the president of the United States instead of the american people. The answer, mr president , is no. There is no such authority under the constitution. The constitution assigns to the states the responsibility to conduct elections. It is clear in article two, section one, it leaves courts with a responsibility to adjudicate disputes and it signs t