The chair has determined a quorum iS Present. Today we meet to continue our consideration of this Committees Contribution to the build back better act. Before we turn to todays business, i want to make a few brief reminders. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit Background Noise on the webex platform. Members are responsible for muting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized five minutes. Second, memberS Present remotely in the proceeding must have cameras on. If you need to step away to attend another proceeding, turn your Camera And Audio off rather than logging out of the platform. Finally, please be advised consistent with the advice of the office of the attending physician, staff and guestS Present in the Hearing Room must wear a mask when recognized to speak. I appreciate everyones continued Patience And Cooperation as we take reasonable precautions to keep our families safe and communities safe. Now, let me turn t
Correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta. Sanjay, this is, i think, really on Everyones Mind as were sending our kids back to school here. More than one in four of these new infections are children. How concerned are you . How concerned should we be . Well, the problem is we have just so much viral spread. So even though kids, as you point out, are less likely to get infected, less likely to get hospitalized, you increase viral spread in the country by that much kids are inadvertently going to get infected. This Delta Virus is not as forgiving. Let me show you something this Labor Day compared to last Labor Day. In terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. 3 1 2 times more cases, 2 1 2 times more hospitalizations. Almost 2 times more deaths. This Labor Day compared to last Labor Day. If you were to ask me last year at this time, shown me these numbers, i would say, i guess we didnt get to the vaccine. Truth is we have a vaccine. These numbers should be a lot lower than Labor Day last weekend.
The latest want. Good evening, peter. Peter good evening, bret. All six branches of the military are constantly training and conducting exercises to make sure they can be ready for anything. But the commanderinchief has decided if they really want to be ready, then all 1. 3 million Service Members must get the Covid19 Vaccine by Mid September. You can consider this Memo Today as what we would call in the military a Warning Order a Warning Order to the force that this is coming. Peter President Biden explained, quote being vaccinated will enable our Service Members to stay healthy to better protect their families and to ensure that our force is ready to operate anywhere in the world. Next up, teachers could be required to get the shot and they wont be told to do it by lawmakers but rather Teachers Union leaders. As a matter of perSonal conscience, i think we need to be working with our employers, not opposing them on Vaccine Mandates. Many more could be on the way. Once official approva
Followup human Infrastructure Bill that democrats are pushing to 2 and a half trillion dollars. Details on numbers that were just off the charts, close to A Million Jobs Gain in the latest month. If you include revisions, well over A Million. Jobs are going up Job Pay is going up but so is inflation. Thats really going up and eating away at those gains. We will have the latest from the president and now hes dealing with this and framing all of this and how you are going to deal with this going forward. We have experts what youre seeing at the Grocery Stores in general, thats going to last for a while. So much to get into. So happy to have you with us, welcome, everybody, im neil cavuto. Let get to it. Peter doocy, higher prices coming with it. Peter the president is talking about Infrastructure Package thats being debated. Something critical in his opinion to keep the economy on the right track. He believes that when the government spends trillions of dollars like six or seven months,
Obstacles that hinder them from living for your glory, as they seek to fulfill your purposes for their lives, empower them to stand for right and lead the consequences to you. Lord, give them the grace to seek you with their whole hearts, knowing that those who passionately pursue you will find you. May they daily surrender themselves to you through Prayer And Obedience as they remember that victory comes from you. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with Liberty And Justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The Clerk Washington D. C, august 3, 2021. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable raphael warnock, a senator from the state