But is important for children and families. He ended with a threat. May cut off funding if not open. And just yesterday, he said, quote, my view is the schools should open. He this thing is going away. It will go away like things go away and my view is that schools should be open. The president views the decision about how to reopen schools as a political dispute about his own reelection. And to paraphrase his press secretary, he is refusing to let science stand in the way. I fundamentally disagree with that approach. Schools must reopen based on science and the safety of our children and teachers, notf politics and wishful thinking. I do agree with the president that schools are critically important for children and families. My first job after i graduated from college was as a High School History teacher. My wife was a school librarian. At this time of year, i remember the anticipation as the start of school would come into focus. Two of my grandchildren are schoolage, and i know the
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With the conducting of normal activities in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic. Here is how you can express your thoughts. For those in the eastern and central time zones, 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. For you medical professionals in the audience, it is 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003 washington journal. You can post on our twitter fee d. It was the Gallup Organization posting a poll yesterday asking people what they would like to see as far as returning to normal before they themselves return to normal activities. 80 said the one thing they would like to see is a mandatory quarantine for anybody testing positive for covid19 followed by improved medical therapies for treatment of covid19. 73 of those participating said they had to see a significant reduction in the number of new followed by 68 saying the availability of a vaccine to prevent covid19 and 61 saying they needed to see widespread testing to identify and monito
Legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Neal madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Neal first, thank you. We are here today in these very trying and unprecedented times to act on an emergency interim funding package that i am pleased has strong bipartisan support. But we did not arrive here without significant efforts by our democratic colleagues. When we began negotiation was the senate, we were presented with an insufficient proposal that did not address the Public Health crisis that has now claimed the lives of nearly 48,000 americans. The measures that we fought for will now bring real leaf to the American People relief to the American People, and prioritizes resources to combat this virus. This means more funding for hospitals and Health Care Workers. It also means resources designat