mr. barrasso: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor today to ask our democrat colleagues to join us, the republicans, in providing immediate relief, relief in the fight against coronavirus and relief, economic relief, for the people of this country. you know, americans don t ask much of their government, but they are asking us for something right now. number one, they are asking to help control the spread of the coronavirus. and number two, they are asking to help with an economic recovery. america and americans shouldn t have to choose between staying open and staying healthy. we need both, and congress needs to provide a path beyond the pandemic. now, a path forward, as you know, mr. president, is something republicans have been proposing now for a long time. and we ve done it, first with the cares act, and we need to do it right now with additional coronavirus and econ
now i special presentation, rhode island first half televised u.s. senate debate. from the wtr i-12 studios welcome to this hour-long commercial free debate in the race for u.s. senate. hello i am tipped white. weeks away from election day when voters will be deciding on a number of races including who you want to send to washington dc for the next six years to represent you in the senate. the candidates are, from left to right, republican nominee bob flanders and democratic incumbent sheldon whitehouse. it candidate will be given opportunity for a one minute closing statement at the end of debate. i will be monitoring this exchange along with my colleagues. thank you to both candidates for agreeing to take part in this debate. there is no strict format. we are looking for an open and honest discussion of the issues. if we feel like you re not answering the question or taking too long we will jump in. i want to begin with the nomination hearings of brett kavanaugh. mr. flan
the opportunity for one minute closing statement at the end of the debate. i will be moderating the exchange along with my colleague, ted nesi. thank you for agreeing to take part in the debate. as you know there is no strict format. we are looking for an open and honest discussion of the issues. if we feel that you re not answering the question or taking too long we will jump in. i want to begin with the nomination hearings of brett kavanaugh. mr. flanders. when the allegations against justice kavanaugh first surfaced, you immediately issued a statement that called doctor christine blasey ford s claims quote - uncorroborated allegations of uncharged and on complained of misconduct. the day republican senator jeff flake called the process for an fbi probe you d already said you were a yes vote. you regret not taking allegations as seriously as some of the other republicans? first let me thank tim and ted for having a debate with us on channel 12. look, the kavanaugh hearin
election headquarters. now, rhode island s first televised u.s. senate debate. from the wtr i-12 studios welcome to this hour-long commercial free debate in the race for u.s. senate. hello i am tipped white. we are just four weeks away from election day when voters will be deciding on a number of races including who you want to send to washington dc for the next six years to represent you in the senate. the i want to begin with the nomination hearings of brett kavanaugh. mr. flanders, when the allegations against judge kavanaugh service you issued a statement that called dr. christine blasey ford s claims uncorroborated allegations of uncharged and on complained of misconduct. today republican senator jeff flake halted the process calling for an fbi probe. you had already said you were a yes vote. do you regret not taking these allegations as seriously as some of the other republicans did? even though . i am a believer in people needing to provide evidence, particularly w
so here s the private sector given the money after arduous work to create a contemporary matter. that was one. the very day before sequestered they announced they had lowered cancer rates in this country 12%. instead of pinning medals on people we were getting ready to hand out pink slips. i don t think that s the right way to govern. thank you, senator mikulski. senator isakson. thank you mr. chairman. this is my first time publicly to be able to acknowledge the great contribution of senator mikulski to public health in america enter service. i just want to publicly thank her for all she s done. it s a pleasure to serve with you on this committee. [inaudible] dr. hamburg, i don t want to be putting on but senator burr is right on target. this is a long lead up to the question and i apologize for that but it s a very important question that needs to be answered. you made a reference in your statement that some blame the lack of investment in