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Is rounding off the top 3 at 42000 now taking a closer look at this nation with reported deaths over 550 cases at this point so in an effort to fight those rising numbers in this country the u. S. National guard has been activated in 3 of the hardest hit States New York california and Washington State now almost half of all the u. S. Cases are all in new york state alone. And several states have also issued a stay at home orders for their residents with some even ordering nonessential businesses to close its doors this means stay at home avoid going out as much as possible unless its totally essential now current restrictions include the 3 biggest cities in the country new york city los angeles and chicago so overall the policy is going to affect millions of people and here in the Nations Capital republicans and democrats are clashing at the senate as the coronavirus rescue. Will fell short of the votes it needed to advance on sunday night and theyre back at it today debating on that b
A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for west virginia. Mr. Manchin are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer it is. Mr. Manchin wish to vitiate the quorum call. I will i am doing so because i believe he is well qualified for the job. He has been the commissions general counsel for the past two and a half years. He understands the complex legal issues that come before the commission. I voted to report mr. Danlys nomination both last november and last week on the strength of his qualifications, not on politics. I urge my colleagues to do the same. But the position to which mr. Danly has been nominated is one of five seats on the federal Energy Regulatory commission. By law, no more than two of the five seats can be held by one party. Only three of the seats are now filled. Two by republicans and one by a democrat. The other democratic seat has been vacant since last august. Traditionally when both a republican seat and democrat seat has been vacant, the presi
Hello, glad to be part of your live performance. [laughter] good afternoon. The main purpose today is to followup on the letter i spent to leader mcconnell about the potential Senate Impeachment trial and rules for them. Lets not forget that there are many other things the senate should be working on right now. , we recognize the seventh anniversary of the sandy hook massacre. In the seven years since that unthinkable tragedy, america has experienced countless incidents of gun violence ranging from horrific Mass Shootings to the thousands of shootings that devastate communities everyday. The senate has not even debated background check legislation. The senate has not debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care, college education, or prescription drugs. Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on Bipartisan Solutions to secure our elections and deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. All of the productive activity in congress is coming