Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
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Leader wants to do . Host lets get an answer. Well leave this here and return to live coverage of the u. S. House. Postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. The motion to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3354 ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1194 and adoption of House Resolution 1194 if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conduct as a 15minute vote, pursuant to clause 9, remaining votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion for the jam from kansas to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3354, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk 3354, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 north hatcher avenue in percyville, virginia, as the secretary of state, Madeleine Albright post office building. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Memb
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Social media, on twitter, at twitter. Com cspanwj and on facebook, at, facebook. Com cspan. You can start calling in now and as youre calling in, we take you to the front page of the New York Times this morning, an article thats getting a lot of attention with theyre exclusive interview with putt. He is likely to come up during this first hour of discussion on the washington journal. The story in the New York Times has Michael Schmidt and michael shear on the byline. The headline, president says inquiry makes u. S. Look bad. It is an impromptu 30minute interview at the president s golf club in West Palm Beach. He did not demand an end to the investigation but said 16 times that theres been no collusion covered by the inquiry quote. Host the story by shear and schmidt of the New York Times goes on to note that the interview happened in the grill room of the Trump International golf club as the president ate lunch with his playing partners including his son, eric, and jim harmen. No aide