Infections and deaths around the country. Our question what do you think about the three chilean dollar coronavirus aid package 3 trillion aid package . 2027488000 , democrats 2027488001 , andendents 2027488002 you can always text your opinion at 2027488003 . We are also reading your comments on social media. The house on friday past a 3 trillion aid package and it was summarized in todays till newspaper. Approved a 3s trillion relief package to alleviate the economic fallout of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Seeking to add pressure on Senate Republicans to act on a new round of emergency aid. The foot was largely on party lines with a mix of progressive and centrist democrats working away from opposition and a still republican of new york defecting from the gop to vote yes. Speaker pelosi characterized the legislation, crafted by democrats without consulting republicans, as the opening salvo in talks with the senate and white house. We are putting the offer on the table. Negotiation
Pelosi, gop leaders on the white house. In speaker talked about this a signing ceremony on capitol hill. [indiscernible] Speaker Pelosi good evening, today was an historic day for us to pass our now fourth Bipartisan Legislation to address the coronavirus crisis. We are very pleased with the vote, 3885. Passing under suspension in a recorded vote. Leadershiperful managing the bill. He disciplined so many of us to keep our remarks to 30 seconds. I will use 30 seconds to acknowledge the greatness of the leadership of our committee who made this important event possible and then take 30 seconds to comment on it. Congresswoman Maxine Waters the , chair of the Financial Services committee was remarkable and brought her depth of knowledge of the financial industry as well as her deep values about making everyone have access. And the chair of the Small Business committee, a champion. One of the first woman in congress to serve as a chair of a full committee and she brought all of that experie
Again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Paycheck Protection Programs with as many Small Businesses as possible during emergency. A low interest loan can be forgiven if used for payroll and Small Businesses have a tool available to assist them as they weather the storm experiencing extremely high demand and within a two week span all the money was exhausted i devote m
Again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Paycheck Protection Programs with as many Small Businesses as possible during emergency. A low interest loan can be forgiven if used for payroll and Small Businesses have a tool available to assist them as they weather the storm experiencing extremely high demand and within a two week span all the money was exhausted i devote m
Speaker pelosi good evening. Today was an historic day for us to pass our now fourth Bipartisan Legislation to address the coronavirus crisis. Were very pleased with the vote, 3885. 3885. Passing under suspension in a recorded vote. We had masterful leadership with richie neil managing the bill on the floor for us. He disciplined so many of us to keep our remarks to 30 seconds. So i will use 30 seconds to acknowledge the greatness of the leadership of our committee who made this important event possible, and then take 30 seconds to comment on it. Congresswoman maxine waters, the chair of the Financial Services committee, just was remarkable. She brought her depth of knowledge of the financial industry, as well as her deep values about making everyone have access. And the chair of the Small Business committee, just a champion, one of the first woman in congress to serve as a chair of a full committee, and she brought all of that experience, knowledge and judgment and values to this legi