Reporter the power came bac p. M. , many businesses here telling us they have had to close hours early in the midst of the pandemic when they are trying survive. For example, soul food was supposed to be open, and you can see the doors is are saying the frustrated on over the lack on communication. Thousands left in the dark all across the bay area tonight. No notification and then a all of a sudden we dont have power and its 105 degrees. Reporter Ashley Stephens is one of many of the customers that were without power for hours. Had what about the people who are like on oxygen tanks and have like, food in the freezer and the fridge. Its just, unreal. Reporter many Small Businesses struggling to stay afloat during this pandemic pushed to close the doors hours early. We tried our best to sell what we had available. Stuff that was already cooked so we can sell it out and not have to spoil it. And we tried to push it with our registers but the moment that the system crashed we could no lon
Quorum call mr. Thune mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune mr. President , i know of no further debate on the motion to proceed. The presiding officer is there further debate . If not, the question is on the motion to proceed. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the bill. The clerk calendar number 55, h. R. 636, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations and for other purposes. Mr. Thune mr. President , i call up substitute amendment number 3464. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from south dakota, mr. Thune, proposes an amendment numbered 3464. Strike all after mr. Thune i ask consent that the reading be waived. The presiding officer without ob
Freedom information act, and they do not try to point any exemptions for National Security or classification reasons, it would be an unprecedented event as far as i know. The state department is incredibly aggressive. All agencies of the federal bureaucracy are incredibly aggressive impacting information that could be classified. The notion that the secretary of state, in the course of her duties, could write 55,000 pages or receive 55,000 pages of email and not one ioda of it is classified, would be very difficult for me or for anyone who is somebody with the freedom of information act to believe. I am confident it will be an interesting thing because the state department, as they process request, will have to decide they will look at an email and say, this is classified but if they try to read acted as such, they are making a liar out of the Hillary Clinton defenders. It will be interesting to see how they perceive when they hit that conundrum, but i would be shocked if there is not