Germany and france and set out a half a trillion Euro Rescue Fund for europes battered economy german chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding resistance to the e. U. Raising joint crisis funding to. A i. M Clay Richards and welcome to the show brazil has overtaken britain and has now recorded the 3rd highest number of coronavirus cases in the world more than a quarter of a 1000000 brazilians have been infected and nearly 17000 have died the government is calling in more than 150 doctors from cuba to help contain the surge in cases. Brazils hospitals are running dangerously close to capacity rio de janeiros famous maracana football stadium now serving as a makeshift over spill facility for covert 19 patients. Shantytowns are among the hot spots residents from one of the biggest in the city of san paolo marched to protest against their plight with no space for social distancing and lacking medical care there especially at risk. President jaya both scenario has fiercely criticiz
A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer no, we are not. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , we are here today to vote on a nominee to be a commissioner at the federal election commission, the independent Agency Responsible for enforcing federal Campaign Finance laws. I am deeply disappointed in todays vote which is a departure from the senates longstanding tradition of considering f. E. C. Nominees on a bipartisan basis and another step in eroding the fra decisions of the the traditions of the senate all for a candidate that hold extreme views towards the agency that he would be appointed to. Prior to today, the senate has voted to confirm 47 f. E. C. Nominees and 42 of those nominees have been confirmed through a bipartisan process. As the ranking democrat on the rules committee, i have repeatedly urged my republican colleagues to work with us to get the f. E. C. Running a
Madam president. I asked unanimous consent be initiated. Americans have come together in this moment. To defeat the coronavirus. Come together to rev up testing, to ramp up healthcare, and to reopen our communities and our country. The coronavirus has brought out the best in so many ways and america and the american people. From her front line Healthcare Workers, taking care of patients, to scientists and researchers working on testing and on treatment and on vaccines. To those in Public Service keeping a central part of the government running day in andn day out for those working on supply chains to deliver goods 24 hours a day. And to those who are staying at home to keep themselves and keep others safe. Americans are in this together. Madam president , its interesting because all the your sing from the other side of the political aisle, is more of the same old politics and namecalling. President obama is taking cheap shots at present trump. Speaker pelosi just put out a 3 trilliondo
There is no consensus it works and it can even be harmful. To germany and france to set out how truly in a Euro Rescue Fund for europes of battered economies german chancellor Angela Merkel and drops her longstanding resistance to the e. U. Raising drawing to crisis funding. Im Claire Richardson and welcome to the show the u. S. A biotech firm is reporting a promising early results from the 1st clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against the corona virus early results from a Clinical Trial a show that participants develop antibodies that might make them immune to infection the u. S. Government has invested half a 1000000000. 00 in the research meanwhile President Donald Trump revealed hes taking the antimalaria drug hydroxy couric when trump has repeated they touted the controversial drug as a treatment for covert 19. Well lets jump right in and bring in dr peter hotez a vaccine ologists at the Baylor College of medicine in houston dr hotez stock markets are up sharply on the new
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