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And depression and fear itself. Once again america will prevail mr. Graham mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from South Carolina. Mr. Graham thank you very much. Much. Thank you very much i want to complement my colleagues today getting briefed about the beer is at me like a ton of bricks i know theres a lot of good things in their money for healthe care providers there is so many good things the country is under siege and one of the d first republicans to join my democratic coll...

Once again this morning, for medical professionals we will use 202 7488002. If you would like to text us, that is 202 7488003. Just make sure that you include your name and where you are texting from. On twitter we are at cspan wj. You can also post your comments on facebook. You may have seen a moment ago the tracker that we are following, the johns Hop University tractor, cases at 609,000. Confirmed deaths, 26,059. Worldwide cases are just about 2 million now. The number that you see here, 790...

We are wrapping up the month of march which will be unlike any other. We are glad you are with us. Are you among the millions working from home. We are social distancing but getting work done. You bet. I had an interesting telephone call. We hear stories about a family member, sister that is a nurse. I wont say where but in california. She is working nonstop and doing what she does. What she told me. Shes being an intermediary. In between. Family members cannot go inside the hospital. Shes havin...

Think about all this going on in the middle of a Global Pandemic shouldnt we have some International Solidarity put our differences aside just for this moment bridgette i think its disgraceful i think when you look at Something Like this pandemic that affects the entire world it affects poor people it even affects people in power take a look at Boris Johnson hes lying in the hospital right now he might die it affects everyone isnt the time theyre set down the politics sex down the bowl and you k...

Tensions have reached a new highs between the United States and iran earlier this year washington and tehran came dangerously close to a war in iraq after washington assassinated irans top general qassam cilla monny claiming hed been plotting attacks on americans in the region well all 3 countries currently face the coronavirus pandemic the conflict has not slowed down with the rest of the world a series of new attacks have taken place in recent weeks and President Donald Trump is now accusing i...

And delivering pharmaceuticals. The implications of one country are astounding, no matter what country we may be talking about. Think about it. What if theres a Global Pandemic and its hard to move product across the world because of that . What if there are heightened tensions within the South China Sea . Everyone could be vulnerable, everyone could be put at risk. The role of the fda in the situation cannot be overstated because the fda cannot be as effective in assuring the safety of our medi...

Like a ton of bricks and there are a lot of good things in here. Theres money for Healthcare Providers, hospitals, nurses and doctors. There are so many good things the country is under siege, and i was one of the first republicans, mr. President , to join my democratical colleagues, think of doctor senator durbin. We need to do something more of Unemployment Insurance. Income almost doubled in certain circumstances and i want to help people and i want to make sure if you lose your job. That we ...

Citizens. O more money needs to be put against hospitals and states and workers there is an unprecedented amount in the legislation but to say theres nothing here im going to talk about this with specificity but 100 million, pretty good start. 75 billion of which was to hospitals. To say theres nothing for workers, the Unemployment Insurance provision comes from the democratic side of the aisle. Its the most generous by far and addspl more mone add more mo Unemployment Insurance than the Current...

Democratic leader, who said this is a highly partisan bill, that is just not the case. Lets put the partisanship aside. Lets do what is best for the American People. Ill tell you that for the past several days, through a bipartisan process, we sat down, democrat and republican, in four Different Task and put together this legislation. As a result, the bill before you tonight reflects republican priority and democratic priorities. And i am going to take the time to walk through it and to talk abo...

Intensive care. The governor said those statewide numbers represent an increase of 17 in total cases and 13 in hospitalizations since yesterday. The state is working to obtain about 5,000 ventilators. The governor addressed concerns here in the bay area. The state has leased space to care for patients. We need to do more. And that includes san mateo county. Reporter he said he expects an announcement in the next day or two on whether Public Schools in this state will resume this school year. Hee...