With a final Passage Vote scheduled for 11 a. M. Eastern. The senate will then immediately turn to the democrats 3. 5 trillion dollar budget plan. Votes on that are expected throughout the day. Now live to the Senate Floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal and everblessed god, the alpha and omega, thank you for the gift of this day. Give us the wisdom to use it to enrich lives by service to others. Use our lawmakers to continue your momentum in our world, enabling them to become Salt And Light to this generation. As our senators strive to be productive members of the family of humanity, empower them to do your will. Supply their needs out of the bounty of your celestial riches. If they fall, may they fall forward as they trust you to remain the Author And Finisher of their faith. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in
Brett well ask Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the state of the deals. Then if you are not vaccinated, please get vaccinated. Brett states face more tough choices on vaccinations and Mask Mandates as covid cases rise. The White House ups the pressure on gop. Well talk with Florida Senator Rick scott about the Record Rise in his state and the fight over masks in schools. Plus i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. Brett calls the from both sides of the aisle for New York democratic Governor Andrew cuomos impeachment over findings of sexual harassment. Well ask our Sunday Panel about the fate of the scandalridden politician, all right now on Fox News sunday. Brett Hello Again from Fox News in washington. A rare stroke of bipartisanship as senate republicans joined this weekend with democrats to advance a bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that would provide federal dollars for roads, bridges, and Broadband Internet in cities and states acr
And right now, it shows no signs of slowing down. To really get a sense of how bad it is, all you have to do is look at the numbers. The average number of daily cases has increased nine fold since july. The deadly Delta Variant fuelling the rapid rise in those cases and overwhelming hospitals in many states. Hospitalizations are currently the highest weve seen since february. Even more troubling, just how this new variant is affecting children. Child and Teen Covid cases have jumped 84 in just the last week. Now despite those numbers, only half of the country is fully vaccinated. Some Health Officials say it may soon be time to mandate vaccinations for Healthcare Workers. Its inexplicable to me. Youre a healthcare worker. Your profession. The thing youve devoted your life to is to protect people. To make them well. To protect them from disease. Im very much in favor of mandating, if you want to see patients and you want to participate in healthcare, you need to get vaccinated. Period.
Brett well ask Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the state of the deals. Then please get vaccinated. Inated, brett states face more tough choices on vaccinations and Mask Mandates as covid cases rise. The White House ups the pressure on gop. Well talk with Florida Senator Rick scott about the Record Rise in his state and the fight over masks in schools. Plus i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. Brett calls the from both sides of the aisle for New York democratic Governor Andrew cuomos impeachment over findings of sexual harassment. Well ask our Sunday Panel about the fate of the scandalridden politician, all right now on Fox News sunday. Brett Hello Again from Fox News in washington. A rare stroke of bipartisanship as senate republicans joined this weekend with democrats to advance a bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that would provide federal dollars for roads, bridges, and Broadband Internet in cities and states across the country. Th
Even larger, more Progressive Bill through reconciliation. Thats a special Filibuster Proof Maneuver that requires a simple majority for passage. In other words, without republican support. Meanwhile, the senate continues to work on Voting Rights. The Judiciary Committee met saturday with a former trump d. O. J. Official and a key city in afghanistan just fell to the taliban. That will be of key concern to the senate foreign Relations Committee where my first guest is a member. Joining me now is Senator Jeff Merkley of oregon. Senator merkley, thank you for coming back to the sunday show. Youre welcome. Good to be with you. All right. Lets start with infrastructure. Will i understand Senator Haggerty of tennessee raised objections, i think put a hold on proceedings because he wanted to go back to regular order. Will things get back on Track Today . Yes, were in a 30hour Period before our final vote from being held, a simple Majority Vote on the substitute amendment. But then face the c