Republicans need strong federal leadership to combat this deadly threat. Help to get the protective equipment and supplies they need to protect their frontline medical workers and essential employees. Thertunately, administration is leaving it up to the states, forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector. This is leading to higher prices and greater shortages. We need the federal government to use the existing authorities to efficiently, effectively, and citiesly help states and that need them the most. This committee has heard from Bipartisan Health experts that cities and states need a comprehensive nationwide plan to safely reopen the economy, including detailed plans for tracing, andact containment. Have been forced to develop their own testing ineffective,cient, and inequitable patchwork that will only prolong and exacerbate the crisis. Local governments are facing financial crises. Expectt survey shows budget shor
First offer indoor dining. Many others need time to ramp up. There are now seven tables where once there were 17. Napkins and saltandpepper are disposable. Dayquil is not part of everyones workstation anymore. Easing of some restrictions seem to have a still cautious community. A little worried about getting infected but i think we just have to be smart. Im concerned about it. I dont wanted to limit my getting out and around too much. Bringing back a little bit of normalcy in a place that is very uncertain and still scary. No one here expects it or can handle the number of tourists pass the memorial day weekend. Some daytrippers have been coming to downtown joes. 50 of my customers are coming in from concord, walnut creek, San Francisco, oakland. Laces where they cant go out to dine. Before the pandemic, nampa county had a 2. 2 billion tourist industry. It remain closed to the public. Now it has only a dozen First Responders and essential workers. Tours with reservations are told to st
Coronavirus crisis. This is two hours and 30 minutes. I want to begin by thanking our pannestist and esteemed members for joining us. This week our country passed a grim milestone, more than 100,000 americans have lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of americans continue to contract this virus every day. Over 150 more here in South Carolina on yesterday. And the day before, wednesday, marked our largest singleday increase of covid19 deaths. Local Community Leaders across the country, democrats, and republic ans need strong federal leadership to help them combat this deadly threat. Communities need federal help to get the protective equipment and testing supplies they need to protect their front line medical workers and essential employees. Unfortunately the administration is leaving it up to the states. Forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector, leading to higher prices and greater shortages. W
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The film is called, maya angelou and still i rise. The writer has to take these most known things and put them together in such a way that a reader says, i never thought of it that way before. That is a challenge. Id i know many writers and said, no, are you sure you want me to do this . Amy we will speak to the filmmakers rita coburn whack and bob hercules, as well as Maya Angelous ran son Colin Johnson. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. More Senate Republicans have backed majority leader Mitch Mcconnells pledge to block any nominee president obama chooses to replace justice antonin scalia. Scalia died on saturday at a hunting resort in texas at the age of 79. Republicans are threatening to stall his replacement until a new president is in place 11 months from now. The white house has noted none of the last 12 Supreme Court justices to be confirmed had to wait more than 100 days for a vote. Four u. S.