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Speaker pelosi good morning. Good morning, everyone. Another happy day. Joe biden, president elect. This week our nation paused for the sacred observance of veterans day. Every day, we honor our veterans, but one day especially set aside, just as the military leaves no soldier on the field, in battle, when they come home, our commitment is to leave no veteran behind. This morning, it was my honor to be joined by the chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee as we enrolled, signed the veterans c...

Saturday morning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a News Conference with reporters at the capitol. She spoke about legislative priorities, including her goals of passing a covid19 relief package during the upcoming lameduck session of congress. This is 25 minutes. S of passing a covid19 relief package during the upcoming lameduck session of congress. This is 25 minutes. Speaker pelosi good morning. Good morning, everyone. Another happy day. Joe biden, president elect. This week our nation paused...

As leader schumer and i discussed yesterday, this is an emergency of the highest magnitude, and yet our republican colleagues want to focus elsewhere instead of recognizing as the Health Emergency which science has given us a path to crush. Again, we have worse numbers than even yesterday. The numbers speak very eloquently. 160,000 infections were reported a horrifying number following more than a week of over 100,000 infections a day. These levels are two times higher than the summer peak. More...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a News Conference with reporters at the capitol. She spoke about legislative priorities, including her goals of passing a covid19 relief package during the upcoming lameduck session of congress. This is 25 minutes. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Another happy day. Joe biden, president elect. This week our nation paused for the sacred observance of veterans day. Every day, we honor our veterans, but one day especially set aside, just as the military leaves n...

Just as the military leaves no soldier on the field, our commitment is to leave no veteran behind. Honor to be joined by the chairman of the veterans as we unveil critical legislation. As our nation confronts the coronavirus crisis, it is more important to support and i had the privilege of participating in the work of Elizabeth Dole, the observances she had on veterans day this year. Secretary senator Elizabeth Dole has been an angel and i have , beingnored to be by her part of our hidden heroe...

[indiscernible chatter] [cheering] mr. President god bless our president. I would die for that man, happily. I will die for him. Anyone wants to mess with him, they mess with me first. He is a hero, that man. Watch live coverage of the Senate Confirmation hearings for starting monday, october 12 with Opening Statements by Judiciary Committee members and judge barrett, live coverage on cspan and cspan. Org. Listen on the cspan radio app and be sure to visit cspan. Org to view a playlist of Amy Co...

Engaged in about how we go forward. The simple fact is, and has always been, unless we crush the virus, we are not going to be able to open our economy or our schools and society safely. Since march 4th, we had our first coronavirus bill. Testing, testing, testing has been the focal point of addressing crushing the virus. Its been in the legislation, but it has not been a priority for this administration. They are on the frontline and the worst that life to to save other lives and now they may l...

Racial unrest, the economic crisis. Their needs are not addressed in the president s proposal. Getting something done before the proposal. Were confirming the judge in an Election Year after the voting has occurred. Health Care Coverage for millions of americans is at stake. We cover it all this morning. A closer look at florida and powerhouse analysis. From abc news, its this week. Good morning and welcome to this week. Two weeks and two days to go in this race for the white house and President...

We all know, of course, that the top levels of our government have been hit by the corona outbreak. We wish the president , senators, and everyone else who got corona a speedy recovery. It shouldnt be a surprise. A new poll came out this morning, three out of four americans doubt that President Trump took the threat of covid19 seriously enough. To his health and to the american Peoples Health. Why might they think that . Look at this superspreader photo. This is Amy Coney Barretts ceremony at th...

Professor in the 1930s through the 1950s, decided to give about the meaning of life. On the last day of his business law class one spring. It was such a success it turned into an annual division at stanford for many years, until he retired. In 2008,vived supported by a generous gift to the office of religious life by the foundation for global community, which established the henry and Amelia Rathbun fund for exploring what leads to a Meaningful Life. Each year, a visiting fellow is selected to c...