On a parachute issues and providing government funding through september2021. Current funding expires at midnight eastern tonight and now live to the floor of the us senate here on cspan2. What you desire of them as you fill them with your wisdom. Lord, manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will fulfill your purposes. May your angels guard us in in all our ways. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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 senator for iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley history will look back at 2020 and find many lessons and even some Silver Linings to impact. The loss of more than 300,000 american lives so far will be worn for years to come, op
For doing anything about that right now but there is a debate about when and how best to address that debt Going Forward. In other risks they can because by too much debt with the risk too little physical support for e economy and too little Public Investment. Its a will take advantage with the paper and on our website and also the Peterson Institute. And after the presentation, my colleague who moderated the discussion with the authors, they can of the Peterson Institute. And now i will turn the virtual stage over to adam. Adam is president of the Peterson Institute notnly has he led the instituteo new heights in nearly eight years of residency but has written and spoken widely about an impressily broad array of Global Economic policy issues, japan and trade policies and currencies in the longterm cost of opportunityresented by the covid19 pandemic. So adam floor isours. Adam thank you very muchavid prayed in the me think only all of the participants but also for the video. Thank you
Modern tonight kobs phil casaus and Chris Ramirez and tessa mentus group for those of you watching on kob 4 tv the santa fe new new mexico. Com k. Or wgn las cruces or if youre listening from her network of Radio Partners across the not welcome. O we welcome editorinchief of the Santa Fe New Mexican for tonights modern team and we are delighted to haveo a candidate who will appear on your ballot running for the open u. S. Senate seat joining us tonight. Tonight the candidates are appearing from three locations. Mark ronchetti is with us in her studio and bob walsh is at his home in santa fe. Because of covid19 risk we gave candidates the option to appear from wherever they feel the safest. Smithers at crew from kob what thieves remote candidate to enforce rules and provide the Live Technology to broadcast out of their locations and the timekeeper has been provided to mr. Ronchetti her studio. Candidates will have one minute broque putting remarks or they will then have 90 seconds to an
Debate live from cleveland tuesday night on cspan. Stream at cspan. Org or listen live on the cspan radio app. And live now to the Senate Health committee who today will hear from dr. Anthony fauci, dr. Robered redfield and other members of the White House Coronavirus task force. Theyre expected to update lawmakers on the federal response to the pandemic. Live coverage here on cspan 3. Senator ted kennedy used to say our committee had the broadest jurisdiction in the senate. You only have to look around the room at a hearing and see that we also have the broadest range of views in the senate and some of the ablest advocates of those views. But thanks to our Committee Members and to senator murray most of our hearings have been bipartisan which means weve agreed on a broad range of witnesses to present points of view. And while the questioning and statements of senators has been probing, theres always been a high level of courtesy both to the witnesses and to the other senators which im
The committee on first i would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative things. Weve taken the advice of the attending physician that center for Disease Control health and Human Services so we are seated 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public. And the press is operating by poll although this can be watched by streaming or later in an era of fashion. The witnesses were here in person and we welcome them. Some senators are in person in the summer participating by videoconference. I would like to say this about masks. Weve consulted with the attending physician. Since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear a mask when we are here although you are free to if you want to. I wear my mask when i am outside of this room according to the recommendation of all four of the witnesses who are here today. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms press gallery, the Capitol Police and for all the hard work to keep us online and safe. Senator murray and i will ea