Reveal your glory in our nation and world. Let your light so shine through our senators that people will see the good things our lawmakers accomplish because of your might. May these people then praise you for your bountiful goodness. Holy god, empower us to escape from our fragmentary and broken selves into the exemplary unity you desire for us all. Lead us away from doubt and disillusionment, from cynicism and despair. Lead us toward faith and hope, certainty and love. We pray in your marvelous 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. , april 27, 2021. To the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i here
highway speeds up until 11:00. so that does encompass the for. here is a look at our afternoon forecasta canopy of high clouds will dim the sunshine just enough to keep us from reaching record highs today. 64 to about 69 degrees. plenty of records possible this weekend. i ll show you the warm temperatures coming up. reggie? mike, thank you. this morning there are some encouraging signs when it comes to california s overwhelming covid surge. it could actually be subsiding. now, i say that at the same time i say that we are not out of the woods. so here is the little bit of good news. the state s seven-day positivity rate, the percentage of coronavirus tests that come back with a positive result dropped from last week. so now we are at12.6%. and the number of hospitalizations in icu patients declining, slightly. however, yesterday alone the state reported 552 deaths. and that means someone in california is dying from coronavirus just about every two and a half minutes. and sa
today were here to discuss the stake owners at the national highway safety administration in the greenhouse gas emission standards this program was established by congress in 1975. the goals are to improve fuel economy and secure the nation s energy and independence. it has undergone changes and modifications both because of political and economic forces. lesson ten years ago the pa was said to incentivize more efficient vehicles to use less fuel and carbon dioxide. states have enacted standards with respect to automobile omissions. this has created a complicated regulatory scheme. improving efficiency and energy independence are important. real-world fashion data must have an impact on the far-reaching economy. the previous administration announced an attempt to create a national standard to work together to avoid conflicting regulations. whatever progress has been made epa issued a final determination for model year 2022 and 2025 is appropriate. they took the actions out cl
today we are here to discuss the stakeholders corporate average fuel economy program at the national highway transportation administration in the greenhouse gas emission standards at the us epa agency that governs fuel economy standards. this program was established by congress in 1975 and the goals of the program are to improve vehicle economy, reduce oil consumption and secure the nation s energy independence. the program has undergone major changes and modifications the past four decades both because of political and economic forces. less than ten years ago and on top of the program the epa was created with the device more efficient vehicles that will use less fuel and less corporate backside. in addition various states have enacted their own standards with respect to automobile admission. the combination of these departments is created and incredibly compensated regulatory scheme improving fuel efficiency and achieving energy independence is an important goal. real-world
in his physical eternal rest, jennifer said then, do you see that smile on his face? my husband is going to heaven he s already gone, and with that she had peace. so i hope that we have peace and we continue this, and make sure that we keep these doors open and keep this family wrapped around with us. thank you. i hope that we welcome jennifer to the senate and give us a moment and we can be at ease and we can all go and greet her. the senate will stand at ease. so the south carolina senate has voted to remove the confederate flag, and it was 36 yeas to 3. they are greeting the widow of senator pinckney gunned down a few weeks ago in a shooting that took place in south carolina. the associated press is reporting that the bill that was just voted on faces a less certain future in the south carolina house. republicans met behind closed doors on monday and struggled to reach a consensus on what to do next. the senate bill would remove the confederate flag in front of the