Ruiz. Nationwide the country has reported more than 100 deaths in a single day, and pushing the total infected 42,000. Lawmakers in washington are at a stalemate over a third economic aid package, this one with a price tag of 2 trillion or more. This is your opportunity to tell decisionmakers how this is impacting your community. Small business owners, 202 7488000. Medical professionals, 202 7488001. Ll others, 202 7488002 send us a text with your first name and city and state at 202 7488003. Twitter orents on facebook. Com cspan. Joining us on the phone is mike lewis for the hill to talk about what is happening in the senate. Lets begin with the negotiations in the Upper Chamber yesterday. Where did they leave things . Guest good morning. It was a long day yesterday. They left with no deal around midnight. They are very close. We dont know quite what that means because they have been saying that for the better part of the last four days. It is a wait and see moment. The treasury secre
Enomics. I want to begin with the Federal Reserves move yesterday, before the markets opening up, to buy back unlimited buying of bonds to help businesses. What exactly did they do and how does this help the economy . Guest hi, greta. Thank you to cspan. This is an extraordinary action by the fed the government is taking extraordinary actions in this unusual situation, something we have maybe not seen ever in American History with the combating of this virus. The other day, during his press conference, the president said he is a wartime president and we are fighting an invisible enemy. That is right. We are treating this like it is a war and it is ending invisible enemy, so you are seeing the steps by government. The fed is trying to combat deflation, trying to stabilize the economy by infusing more dollar liquidity into the u. S. Economy. Right now, because you have this global pandemic, whenever there is fear, everyone in the world buys dollars. There has been a run on the dollar, an
Many states across the u. S. Have been dealing with drought this summer. To up states deal with the droughts the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Held a hearing focusing on drop trap preparedness and Water Management. Ge Water Technology division and state water agencies gave lawmakers the recommendations for increasing Water Supplies. This hearing is little more than one hour. [inaudible conversations] this hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources a committee on water and power will come to order. The purpose of todays hearing is receive testimony on water supply and drought issues. We will hear testimony on a range of water related topics including infrastructure and supply, certainty in planning, and innovative Management Practices that are critical to maintaining secure Water Supplies. This includes items that are crucial to arizona such as the Colorado River drought planning and watershed restoration, better use of existing reservoirs, reliable water supply
Comes after 3 days of arguments by house impeachment managers with democrats outlining the president s corrupt scheme to abuse power and warning that he will do it again if hes not removed from office. He has shown neither remorse nor acknowledgment of wrongdoing, if you can believe that july 25th was a perfect call that asking for investigations of your political opponents and using the power of your office to make it so is perfectly fine, then there is nothing that would stop you from doing it again. President trump abused his office and must be removed from that office. Paul lets bring in wall street journal columnist Deputy Editor dan henninger, columnist kim strassel, Editorial Board Kyle Peterson and constitutional attorney and frequent wall street journal contributor david rivken, david, let me start with you, the aim of the defenders of the president , punch holes in the argument that arguments,w well did they do . It was good day for the president s legal team, they focused in
Coronavirus vaccine. The latest reaction to the dust up between the former Vice President and someone called the god. Does it matter to black voters. Good morning, everybody it is saturday may 23rd. Well start with a look at the city of detroit, retailers repairing to reopen on tuesday, bars, salons, Entertainment Venues like movie theatres will still remain closed. The weather there, kind of foggy there now, will be beautiful, partly sunny. Some facts at this hour. Overnight new york, which, of course, is the epicenter to the pandemic in the u. S. Relaxing rules slightly. The governor, governor andrew cuomo, issuing an order allowing gatherings f of up to 10 people anywhere in the state, including new york city, the hardest hit area. The da sent a letter to mayor eric garcia that lockdowns may be illegal. A new study shows covid19 may still be spreading at epidemic rates in at least 24 states, specifically the south and midwest. The new research reportedly the washington post, highlig