Inessential workplaces and believe that they, too, should be protected by system of justice. Im going to stand with them and hope of the members of the senate will join me. Madam president , i yield the floor. Madam president , after a few weeks of working remotely to flatten the coronavirus curve were back in washington to continue our Coronavirus Response and address other important issues. Its been in public difficult couple of months for our country. In fact, for most of the world. More than 1 million americans have contracted the coronavirus and thousands have died. Our economy has taken a huge hit. Millions of americans are out of work and businesses are struggling to stay afloat. And americans are worried. They are worried about their own health. They are worried about the health of their families and their loved ones. And theyre worried about their finances. My colleagues and i know that americans are suffering. And our overriding priority over the past twodi months has been re
Entrant, new jersey, Governor Phil Murphy announce an extended grace period for payments of health, dental, home, and Life Insurance policies. He also provided an update on confirmed covid19 cases in new jersey and answer questions about social distancing for Health Questions public use of face masks. Good afternoon, everyone. Im honored to be joined other woman on my right, who needs no introduction, commissioner of the department of health. To her right, state Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program coordinator dr. Lisa mccue. Great to have you back. To my farleft, colonel pat callahan. Im particularly honored to be joined by the guy to my left, of whom i moving van, congressman andy kim. Has been a leader fighting for what New Jerseyans need from the federal government. I know we can count on his voice as we continue our push for mush muchneeded and significant federal assistance. Andy, great to happy with us, looking well, by the way. Lets start, as we have done of late, with the n
Odd sense of foreboding, as i have all day, as have many of my colleagues, wondering what is taking so long . What is the delay . What are the remaining issues . And i am hopeful, prayerfully, that we will resolve what is left, moved to this chamber, take up the text, vote it out, send it to the house, send it to the president , and send 2 trillion in support to our nation. But let me tell you, as i waid today and yesterday, as i taken phone calls from folks from delaware, for whatever reason they all say, when will the senate act . And we face a challenge over our last couple of days between moving swiftly and moving wisely. To put together a package of this size with no hearings, with no committee proceedings, with no detailed legislative process means it is refute. Manger are rough edges, means there will be mistakes in this bill. Is a perfect . No. In fact, in some pieces we will discover as it unfolds, far from it. But across the country, just as in this chamber, there is that sen
Hours ago today and recorded first thing this morning a video to share on social media with folks back home who have been eagerly asking what is up and whats happening and what is next. My message was simple, after days of this agreement and of tussling and fighting we have a deal and i am ready to vote. Lets move forward. Twelve hours later i stand in a largely empty chamber with an odd sense of foreboding as i have all day and had many of my colleagues wondering what is taking so long and what is the delay and what are the remaining issues . I am hopeful, prayerfully that we will resolve what is left to move to the chamber and take up the tests, voted out, send it to the house and senate to the president and send to chilean dollars in support to our nation. Let me tell you, as i have waited today and yesterday, as i have taken phone calls from folks from delaware for whatever reason they all say when will the senate act . We have faced a challenge over our last couple of days between
The u. N. Approves the Nuclear Deals with iran. Pot bust, illegal growers draining the water from tribal land. The crackdown and the consequences. Plus christine ebbersol the actor, singer and comedian talks about our singular career from the small screen to broadways big stage. Tonight the cuban flag flies above the countrys embassy in washington, d. C. For the First Time Since 1961. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were fully restored overnight, but there are a host of questions still unanswered about the u. S. Trade embargo, about cubas humans right record and whether they can become true allies. Mike viqueira is at the Cuban Embassy tonight in washington. Mike . Reporter john 1959 fidel castro came to power in havana and things quickly went downhill after that in terms of the relationship of the United States. 1961 is the last time a flag flew there. Today as of 10 30 this morning, there it flies. Have been celebrations here all day on 16th street in washington but po