Keep americans working, and this is something that i in particular was working on with my republican colleagues and with democrats on this working group. The Airline Business in this country is about to shut down. Passenger rates are single digits. They cant stay afloat with this. And so it pains me to hear our solution to this problem, to keep Airline Workers working, it pains me to hear this described by my democratic friends as a bailout. Thats what would happen if we were just going to hand over cash to the airlines to keep them afloat, but thats not what were doing. What were doing is offering to pay loans, quick loans to the Airline Companies so that they can continue to pay their employees and keep them on the job and not put them on the unemployment rolls. These loans would be made at market rates. There would be no loan forgiveness. And they must be paid back. Not a grant, not a bailout. Its just offensive to me to hear some of my friends that perhaps have not read the bill an
Clear, we have been invaded by a potentially lethal species, a virus that is infecting americans now by the tens of day, its killing americans, including in my state. We have infected people in every single one of our states, and the numbers are growing rapidly. In response to this threat, we have been taking progressively more serious measures because of the degree of the danger. The disaster, the illness, the death that we fear if we dont try to stop this virus. So we have gone to an extreme that i would just candidly acknowledge, i never could have imagined. What im talking about is among other things, the fact that my state of pennsylvania, and many other states across america, they are closed. I could never imagine i could even put that since together, my state m is close. What does that even mean . Ill tell you what it means. It means its not legal to operate a business its not legal to go to work in the morning. Tomorrow morning at 8 00. Theres only a very small percentage of pe
With millions of americans in oapons of war that are out on our streets right now, millions dorians path, where will she of them. And also ensure that there is a hit next . Well have the latest National Licensing and gun projections. Well talk with the top u. S. Registry program. Official overseeing all things we have in this country more dorian, acting Homeland Security than 390 million guns and n secretary Kevin Mcaleenan. Nation of 3 29d Million People. Former fema director brock long that is a big part of the reason will also talk about what the that we lose 40,000 of our country can do to better handle hurricane recovery. Fellow americans every year, and and well check in with 2020 we cannot accept this anymore. He got to follow the lead of those moms who demand action, president ial hopeful beto orourke. The students who are marching hes changed Campaign Strategy for our lives, who themselves following the mass shooting last plan announced ambitious plans month. There is no reaso
Maui wildfires much of which she briefed the president on last night. She has been in the hawaii since 2 00 a. M. Saturday morning. She is still there right now. But before i do that i want to once again say as a president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving their loved ones and for everyone that has suffered devastating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay closely engaged with his team to ensure a robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday he received two briefings from administrator criswell on the ongoing response. The president has stayed engaged with the hawaiian governor and they have spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with the senator. With all of these officials the president has had a comprehensive discussion about the remaining challenges that need to prioritize the safety
Be. This is joe. When youre connected youre not alone. Cox supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. And the senate about to gavel in to resume work on a shortterm spending bill to fund the federal government beyond saturdays midnight deadline and avert a government shutdown. Senators voted 7719 yesterday to move forward with the measure as they wait for the house to pass its own temporary spending bill. The Senate Planning to recess this afternoon at 12 30 for weekly caucus meetings. As we take you live now to the senate floor. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The guest chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel kent a. Lund, Wing Chaplain of the 181st Intelligence Wing, will lead the senate in prayer. Chaplain lundy. If you would, be in prayer with me. Inspiring god godthat creates a way where there is no way inspire these servant senators to rise to every challenge by putting people over profits an