California advocates for nursing home reform says its difficult to get a handle on the problem without testing i think one reason we may not be saying that kind of language yet is because testing is so still so hard to get California Public Health Officials released the number of deaths of Nursing Homes earlier this week for the first time. The numbers show one 3rd of confirmed covid19 deaths have come from these facilities. The numbers, however, could actually be much higher really surprising. Actually how little we know how that many of those numbers actually are. Thursdays Nursing Homes announcement came as President Trump declared may Older Americans month. The president says the commission on safety for Nursing Homes will be meeting soon and issuing recommendations to further protect seniors. Reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. Life on the streets during this pandemic is especially dangerous for people who are homeless in alameda on the state has donated trailers to h
Yielding and i apologize for a little bit of lateness, here. On monday, the house will meet for morning our debate, 2 00 p. M. For on tuesday and wednesday, the house will meet at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 2 00 p. M. For legislative business. On thursday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For legislative business. Members are advised that votes on thursday could occur later than usual. It is now approximately 12 30 when members could get out, i want to make it clear that on next thursday, we may go later and the usual time that members are expected to leave. We will consider several bills, madam speaker, under suspension of the rules. A complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business today. The house will consider h. R. 3, the ejy la cummings lower drug costs now act. This legislation would lower Prescription Drug costs for every american, every american, as well as level the Playing Field for american patients and taxpayers. Last year, House D
With votes postponed until 6 30 p. M. On tuesday and wednesday, the house will meet at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 2 00 p. M. For legislative business. On thursday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For legislative business. Members are advised that votes on thursday could occur later than usual. It is now approximately 12 30 when members could get out, i want to make it clear that on next thursday, we may go later and the usual time that members are expected to leave. We will consider several bills, madam speaker, under suspension of the rules. A complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business today. The house will consider h. R. 3, the ejy la cummings lower drug costs now act. This legislation would lower Prescription Drug costs for every american, every american, as well as level the Playing Field for american patients and taxpayers. Last year, House Democrats promised to Lower Health Care costs by lowering the price of Prescription Drugs for
The speaker pro tempore on on this vote the yeas are on this vote the yeas are 226, the are 188. The previous question is ordered. Is on the adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. No. E opposed, the ayes have it. Adopted. Ution is the gentleman from georgia. On that i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the will rise. Ys a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on is vote the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 226. The nays are 189. The resolution is adopted. Without
Yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. Jayapal. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from washington is recognized. Ms. Jayapal i am so proud today to stand here to support h. R. 4, the Voting Rights advancement act. And i want to congratulate my incredible colleague, congresswoman sewell, for her leadership. When Congress Passed the Voting Rights act of 1965, it was a recognition that systemic discrimination based on race continued to deny people the right to vote. As an organizer, i understand the Voting Rights act as a victory that was hard fought by black activists like fannie lou hall of famer and ella baker and our esteemed colleague, representative lewis, who devoted their lives to fighting for the right to vote. And it was a victory of the movement that recognized this right to vote is absolutely fundamental to our concept and our actualization of democratcy. Unfortunately, we have not followed with the same courage. Instead, since 2013, states have enacted l