I think thats it in terms of my colleagues having questions. In terms of the questions that i sent ahead of time, you seem to have covered everything on there. Really appreciate it. I know not one person will have all the answers, but you have most of the answers in trying to explain the thinking, rationale behind every decision that you guys make. And it sound like youre the the rationale you have may be different next week as we see things evolve, in particular, the capacity to make sure that the supply chain is going to be stable. One quick question. I heard that the soma site was a walkin and that had a closed dome, so was is closed down. Was it closed down. It is open now. It was open as of yesterday. And i think it was there was no particular reason other than just trying to stand up a new site quickly and the logistical kind of opening issues that had to get worked out. There were no problems that were insurmountable and they were able to quickly resolve them and open it again f
Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
You. Lauren you know what . There is a lot going on today, wall street, bottom line, connell is reacting to the reality march is prequel for april and the numbers will get worse. Lets start this morning, retail sales last month, they plummeted the most on record even though stores were actually open in the first half of the month. The National Retail federation expecting more than six million jobs lost. Look at some reaction. Jcpenney now exploring bankruptcy. Best buy furloughing 51,000 workers even as online sales and Curbside Pickup surge there. Amazon up 1 , hitting another record high. This is a sign of the times. Shoppers continue to get what they need from the comfort of their couches. Also wanted to show you guys oil prices. They hit an 18year low. People around the world stay home. Theyre not driving. Oil inventories rising by the most ever last week. Take a look at this. March Industrial Production fell the most since 1946. Measure of factory activity in the epicenter of coro
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The clerk will read the communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , april 9, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable roy blunt a senator from the state of missouri, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask to be recognized, notwithstanding the previous order, for a session today. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell our nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. More than 400,000 americans have tested positive. Nearly 15,000 have lost their lives. Nurses, doctors, and e. M. T. s are fighting this disease literally day and night. An important public and important Public Health measures are creating an economic catastrophe. This morning, we learned that 6. 6 million more americans filed for unemployment in just the last week. That means, mr. President ,
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