A lasting peace continues to remain alsa reach. And find out what nasa has discovered on the sunlit surface of the mood. Hello welcome to the program our top story the World Health Organization has warned that european governments need to excel or a response they say to the coronavirus cases are rising sharply across the continent with dozens of countries now reporting record infections among them spain which added more than 52000 new cases over the weekend but hopes of a vaccine all growing in the u. K. With the British Government anticipating a mass rollout in the 1st half of next year the fucka has our report. Hospitals across europe are under mounting strain in spain emergency wards are overrun with coated 19 sufferers many of them elderly the countrys followed france and belgium sladen imposing nighttime curfews a response said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to an extreme situation. Countries are tightening restrictions from says been reporting record daily figures but a leading sci
The key is to think about it order by quarter. You had a deep drop in the economy last quarter, and you are back up to where 95 of the economy is restored, and then we all work out the high net was one point 2 a 1 to 2 of the economy, it will take a while to grind through that. The audi is every at the reality is every estimate has gotten better rather than worse. Why is that . Consumer activity stayed strong. The fiscal stimulus, the monetary stimulus, the programs the fed has between the government and congress, between what the fed did. To bring the hole economy back up to the level and now we have to let it work out from there and we probably need more stimulus for defined places still in difficulty. Restaurants, state and local governments, schools, performing events, venues, some of the Industries Airlines and other things that you cannot have people do at the rate we have before. The rest of the businesses, Dentists Office are busier than theyve ever been. We saw Consumer Spendi
Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
Remember your promise to never leave or forsake us. Finding power in your presence, give our senators the ability to discover solutions to the problems that confront our nation and world. May they strive to make a positive difference for all americans, permitting your light to illumine the way. Lord, provide our legislators with a new vision of faith and a fresh venture of hope as they seek creative ways to help a troubled world. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 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. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i would ask permission to speak for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley this month is iowa history month, and for iowa
Mr. Cotton madam president. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Cotton in the next few days Senate Democrats will move to discharge a war powers resolution to tie the president s hands in defending this nation against iran and terrorist masterminds like Qasam Soleimani. Lets think about how we got here and the implications of this reckless action. Qasam soleimani has the blood of thousands of americans on his hands and hundreds of thousands of innocent souls across the middle east. For more than 20 years he was the Supreme Leaders most trusted lieutenant, irans terror mastermind, the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers in iraq and afghanistan by supplying the most deadly kind of roadside bombs soldiers ever faced. He and his proxies and iranian leaders like him are responsible for bombings of our embassies in places like lebanon and kuwait. Theyre in no small part responsible for the ongoing horror of the Syrian Civil War or the civil war in