Colleagues pastime, to get this done for the country. Dance unanimous consent. Mitch mcconnell may speak for a few minutes. I appreciate the opportunity. Im here this afternoon to speak about the critical aspect of the paycheck act as a relates to businesses particularly in the newspaper and broadcasting business. It is so important to us to address this issue because these are the people who are on the frontlines and bringing the information to us about this crisis. Unfortunately in the past legislation, we did not include associations of broadcasters and newspapers under the definition. So up to several thousand newspapers and hundreds of local radio and television across the country are without existing programs by the Small Business affiliation rule to assist these companies and keeping Important News print and broadcasting staff at their jobs. What i think about what i have learned about the coronavirus from these individuals, what i have learned about the broadcast information of nursing home problems, what i have learned about issues with other things. I know that it came down to the local media it was telling us about it. So what i think of the headlines i have seen, the los angeles times, coronavirus collapse of local newspaper. Long struggling newspapers on the break, by coronavirus printed know that is time to do something to help these individuals and i hope that we can do that soon. We need the media, the local small media to help us continue to communicate. After all, the basis of the democracy is about truth and transparency and they are helping build a community of truth and transparency and we need to help them during this crisis. I yield the floor. Mitch mcconnell with no business being conducted, on tuesday april 21st, at 4 00 p. M. , finally asked that when the senator turns on tuesday april 21st, and next convene on thursday, april 23rd. Under the order of april 16th. Are there objections. Without objection, so ordered. Mitch mcconnell i stand to adjourned under previous order. Expected to be a pro forma session however, the majority peter Mitch Mcconnell added a session. Well have more life on tuesday, at 4 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Tonight, on the communicators, president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters, gordon smith, on how broadcasters are responding to the coronavirus outbreak. It is interviewed by jonathan mae, Communications Daily executive editor. What are the precautions in the different steps that your members are taking right now whether it is internally or as you mentioned, or whether it is changes they are making in programming and such. What is really interesting is that the broadcasters, are also people that live in their local communities and they are trying to be good citizens and good members, for example nbc or fox, they are heeding the warnings coming from the cdc and the white house about ways that we can participate in reducing the spread of the virus. So they are pooling resources and they are pulling crews they go out and sharing in ways you normally dont expect editors to be doing. But certainly ways that are lawful and actually very important right now printed. Watch the communicators tonight, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. Youre watching a special edition of book tv, airing now during the week while members of congress are in their districts due to the coronavirus outbreak. Today we focus on history, first musician tim mcgraw, and jon meacham discussed history through song. Then mcclay on his book, land of hope, history of america. And later eric, america for americans with a prejudice towards immigrants throughout american history. In doing book tv over the weekend, on cspan2. Television has changed when seen span begin 41 years ago but her Mission Continues printed to provide an unfiltered view of governments. Already this year we brought you primary election coverage, president ial impeachment process, and now the federal response to the coronavirus. You can watch on cspans Public Affairs programming on television, online, or listen on a free radio app. And be part of the National Conversation through cspans daily washington journal program. It was through social media feed, cspan, created by private industry, American Cable Television company is a public service, i brought to you today by your television
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