More than 36 million have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. While congress has taken significant action, we must do more. On wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell urged congress to think big, address this crisis. The heroes act is a bold step to provide that support and ensure our nation meets the challenge of the pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. Within the appropriations division, this bill deploys more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds to address this health and economic crisis. First, the bill delivers nearly 1 trillion to states and local governments so that they can keep our heroes, First Responders, health workers, teachers, and other Public Servants paid and working for the American People. I am proud that this bill will provide 67 billion to my home state of new york. Which has been hit so hard by this crisis. Second, we will only beat this disease with a Robust National strategy for testing, tracing, and treatment. Yesterday, dr. Rick bright, one o
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The 1800 page measure includes money to support state and local governments, Virus Testing and treatment and new Cash Payments to americans. Here is some of that now beginning with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and thank her for her tremendous leadership. My colleagues, a horrible virus has made a vicious attack on the lives and the livelihood of the American People, indeed on the life of the our democracy of our democracy. We have a momentous opportunity and therefore a great opportunity to defeat the virus and to do so in a way that brings us together and takes us forward to a stronger america. Today the house will consider e heroes act, to honor those who are on the front lines. Our Health Care Workers, our First Responders, teachers, sanitation workers, food providers, transit workers and other essential workers. Many of them have risked their lives to save lives and now they may lose their jobs. For many
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Suspected that there could be a rogue president. I dont think they suspected that we would have a rogue president and a rogue leader in the senate at the same time. Kennedy policies claims shes Holding Things up until she gets guaranteed the senate trial is going to be fair. Its pretty soon shes expected to meet with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. And Senate Minority schumer. I want to see nancy and mitch go at it. They got into big fight today on the senate floor, watch this. House democrats have conducted the most rushed, least thorough, and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history. Now, their slapdash process has concluded and the first purely partisan president ial impeachment since the wake of the civil war. But heres the reality leader mcconnell is plotting the most rushed, at least thorough and most unfair impeachment trial in modern history. His plan, to prevent house managers from calling witnesses to prove their case. Its a dramatic break from precedent. Ken