More than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430,000 deaths across this country. Accounting for 25 of of the confirmed cases and 20 of deaths worldwide. While cases hospitalizations and deaths at have slightly decrd in the last few weeks, the numbers continued to be staggering. Now there is great concern of varied and more transmissible strains of the virus may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an aggressive effort to combat the pandemic and Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the Public Health response and jumpstart the economy. The future of Health Care Initiative released its first report of bipartisan prescription for Americas Health care in february 2020 Offering Practical Solutions designed to make healthcare coverage more affordable without adding a growing Systemwide Health expenditures. Todays report was led by a Bipartisan Group of heal
Emergency management. Confirmation votes on two of the nominees are expected at 11 a. M. Eastern today. And now through live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, who is given our lawmakers diversities of talents by the same spirit, use us for your glory. Lord, protect our nation from evil, prevent the weapons formed against america from prospering, for you remain our refuge and fortress. Continue to be the strength of our lives as we remember the many times you have preserved us in the past. Lord, open our eyes to the unfolding of your providence. Open our minds to your truth. Open our lips to speak your wisdom. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for
Good evening. Tonight with the coronavirus death toll approaching 47,000, the white house appears to be choosing Political Science over even simple truth. Today, the government doctor, who was until just days ago in charge of the federal vaccine effort, sought whistleblower protection. He said he was sidelined because he chose science over unproven and potentially deadly drugs favored by President Trump. And rick bright, thats his name, rick brights sudden removal from his job as director of the biomedical advanced resear Research Authority called barta. Also, according to new reporting tonight in the wall street journal, threatening to fire another. And, this evening, yet another scientist was forced to publicly attempt to backtrack on something he, himself, admits he said. The director of the centers for Disease Control and protection was brought to the podium late today by the president to dis w disavow his own words. This is what Robert Redfield said to the Washington Post if a sec
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