Care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transportation, comprehensive 21st century, the first 21st century transportation bill that moves beyond the eisenhower era and just reauthorizing the same old programs all the time. It also deals with the incredibly deteriorated infrastructure in this country. There is bipartisan agreement on that. It need
Infrastructure bill. A vote on final passage is expected wednesday. May consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Our mr. Defazio our nation is conflonted with multiple crises, covid. We passed four bills in this house to deal with covid directly in terms of medical care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transport
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Jobless claims news, over last nine weeks, over 40 million americans applied for first time jobless benefits this is expected to be about the worst of it. We might see an unemployment report tipping 20 or so. That could be the worst of it or at least that is the hope. Lets getted read from Jackie Deangelis following what is happening on the virus, following what is happening on the markets putting it all together. Hey, jackie. Reporter neil, with respect to a bumpy ride the markets are a little confused today. Down 50 points, this is smaller bump than weve seen in the past which is definitely a good thing. The big question has always been as states start to reopen, are we going to see a spike in cases . That was always the fear, the argument against reopening. Here is what we know, global cases topping five million but that doesnt really tell the whole story. Testing has become more readily available. More people being tested. It will look like more people have the virus, presumably be
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