Firsthand how the laws and programs that we enact here are working and to receive the feedback on legislation being considered by the congress in the future and what i can do to better help the folks back home. Now, a typical state work period involves dozens of facetoface events from every corner of my state covering all ages, professions and walks of life. Last august i spent time talking with my constituents about everything from the smith act and g. I. Benefits from student veterans to project safe neighborhood grants and the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement, but as we all know, 2020 has been anything, but typical and this august was no exception. These big inperson events have been replaced with virtual ones but face to face meetings which now involve wearing masks, social distancing and a heavy dose of hand sanitizer. Instead of the broad range of policies we might normally discuss, almost every one of them centered on the impact of covid19. No big surprise there. Ive heard fro
Universities for foreign students and yet theres hardly anyone on this campus today most of us students are staying at home afraid of what the coronavirus might do to their studies and their lives and a lot of them a worried about their finances. While they are know to wish in fees at public german universities Living Expenses amount to an average of 867 year olds a month. Students spend around 330. 00 euros on rent but the cost is much higher in big cities. Thats why 3 out of 4 foreign students work part time to support themselves. I applied to make a lot of number of companies but theyre not even digging interviews right now so i just got like interview from navan like 3 months so its a pretty bad situation in terms of jobs level to divvy and she says he still plans to stay in germany despite financial constraints. I can do with them many job or anything like that before that and do some other courses along with it so i mean its not a rush but. Ultimately i will have to finance mysel
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U. S. Senate is about to gaveling to get the week started lawmakers considered a a judicl nomination with a limited vote set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hope for the years to come, empower our lawmakers to live with integrity. Inspire them to permit their words to be matched by their deeds. As they strive for this ethical congruence, strengthen them to examine their hearts with the goal of seeking to glorify you. Living by your precepts, may they aspire to be faithful to the noble calling of serving you and country. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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 ju
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