Of action. At the same time, we are in the midst of a genuine economic crisis. Lots of moms and dads are worried they might be laid off, and lots of Small Businesses are evaluating whether they are going to make payroll and still be in business months down the line. D. C. Needsared, and to act a lot more urgently than we usually do. An important is but, just saying we need to act urgently isnt a substitute for having good ideas and advancing good policies. There is a herd mentality around this building right now, where a lot of normallysmart people are literally saying things like, the most important thing is to be fast, even if ideas being advocated arent ready for prime time and cant withstand the scrutiny of debate. That is a really dumb idea. It is a ready, fire, aim approach. Do indeed need to work fast, but working fast is no substitute for working smart. Smart. I agree this virus on the strategies necessary to contain it are producing some of the worst economic upheavals we have
Announcer former new york city mayor Mike Bloomberg stoked to supporters spoke to supporters and west palm beach, florida. In west palm beach, florida. Voters in florida go to the polls on march 17th. Fmr. Mayor bloomberg well, hello, florida [cheers and applause] what a crowd. Thank you all for coming. My wife and i were just going to send home tonight. She has her home, i have mine. Watch a little television. Have a drink or two. Judy and i were just going to send home tonight. She has her home, i have mine. Watch a little television. Have a drink or two. I want to thank judge judy. Isnt she amazing . [cheers and applause] and also a big thanks to all the elected officials in florida supporting our campaign. Including the mayor and Congress Members ted deutch and stephanie murphy. Lets hear it for them. It is great to be here in this beautiful state. I know you are not used to seeing a new yorker in southern florida in late winter. [laughter] but unlike the president , i did not come
321 democrats, 191 republicans, one independent, with four vacancies. We take you live to the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. A call of the house is ordered to ascertain the presence of a quorum. Members will record their presence by electronic device. The speaker pro tempore on this roll call, 384 members have recorded their presence. A quorum is present. The chair has examined the journal of the proceed offings january 3, 2020, and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, the journal stands approved. Members, please carry your conversations off the floor. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Payne. Mr. Payne 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 justice for all. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Hoy
Is dick durbin here . There you are. Sen. Durbin thank you everybody. The house is moving forward as you know with two articles of impeachment against the president of the United States. The gravity of the charges and our sworn duty to uphold and defend the constitution demand that all senators put party, put country over party and examine the facts without prejudice or partisanship. Is not lost on the members of the United States senate that the white house made a choice to block witnesses from testifying under oath, and a has refused to provide documents that might disprove the evidence against the president. Anyone in america watching this would draw the same logical conclusion, that the president has something to hide and republican senators, too many of them, our intent in helping him hide it. Leader lead or mcconnell after going on fox news has already made up his mind about the Senate Impeachment trial. It is clear that senator mcconnell wants to use the senate to help heart is
Hello, welcome to another edition of question time as we look at what is happening in the Australian Parliament. With u. S. Troops out of syria sparking alarm across the globe including here in australia, we want to know what the governments plan is for the australians in refugee camps in the north of syria. Thank you, mr. President. My question is for the minister of Foreign Affairs, senator kaine. The Turkish Military operation targeting kurds in Northern Syria and calling on turkey to cease action. We are saying the operation is further destabilizing the reason region and risks undermining progress against daesh. And tell uste us what actions the government has taken . Thank you very much. Thank you for your question. As the lady would appreciate, this is a very fastevolving and very dangerous situation. Both the Prime Minister and i have made it very clear in our statements that the Turkish Military action has grave consequences for Regional Security. Things, it will significantly