Too. Rs have eloquence, yesterday our patient suffered a horrifying 144,000 new infections recorded. Overighth straight day of 100 over 100,000 cases being reported. More than six 5000 americans are hospitalized with covid. A new record that threatens to overwhelm our hospitals in rural areas particularly. The devastating milestone of 10 million americans, instead it has been passed. , if they over 100. More than 10 million americans affected. More than 144,000 americans have died. More than 20 million americans america hasloyment one million fewer teachers than a year ago. That is why we keep saying honor our heroes. 8 Million People have fallen into poverty and 17 million children in america are feud insecure. This is a red alert and all hands on deck. It should have been a long time ago. The president and the republicans in congress have ignored by delay, distortion, denial, debts have been cost. What are they doing . Continuing to ignore in spite of these numbers. Hat should be so
The system. Night atbrayne sunday 8 00 eastern on cspans q7a. Earlier today, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer held a briefing at the u. S. Capitol. This is about 25 minutes. Rep. Pelosi good morning, everyone. As always, it is an honor to welcome back to the house inside , andormer colleagues here our democratic leader in the senate, Chuck Schumer. Welcome, mr. Leader. Words have power. When the president speaks, his words way a ton. We have heard some things lately that are very disconcerting. But numbers have eloquence, too. Yesterday, our nation suffered a horrifying 144,000 new infections recorded. Of overth straight day 100,000 cases being reported. More than 65,000 americans hospitalized with covid. A new record that threatens to overwhelm our hospitals and hospitals in rural areas particularly affected. The devastating milestone of 10 million americans infected has been passed. 144,000 yesterday. Over 100,000. 65,000 people hospitalized with covid. Thanllion americans, more 10 mil
Doesnt that bother you. Host all right, josh wark the key to principal negotiators on the current pandemic relief are the Speaker Pelosi good morning, everyone. As i know, you are keeping track, today marks 2 weeks since we passed the heroes act in the house of representatives. A bill to open up our economy by test, trace, treating, masks, sanitation, distancing and the rest. It honored our heroes, socalled because they are risking their lives to save lifes and now they may be losing their jobs, in fact a million and a half have already. That would be our health care workers, first responders, teachers, our sanitation, transportation, food workers who are all employs employees of state and local government to meet the needs of the american people. 1. 5 million already, at least, have been laid off, going on to unemployment. Thats not a savings. And it is a disservice to their constituents. Also, there are projected to be 3. Million more laid off in the weeks ahead unless we do somethin
Hill, House Speaker nancy pelosi and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer held a briefing with reporters to talk about negotiations taking place on future Coronavirus Relief legislation. This is half an hour. Rep. Pelosi good morning, ask everyone. We gather here today in the midst of our negotiations on how we can defeat the virus, how we can keep people employed, how we can put money in the pockets of the American People. To do so in a way that is valuesbased and can be done with the most, shall we say, what would be the word . Bipartisanship possible. That is our goal. It is what we have done four times already with covid hills. Four times, all bipartisan. We need that because we have to have a signature from the president and a vote in the senate. But we stand by our heroes act, which does just that, keeps people working. Healthcare care workers, first responders, sanitation, transportation, etc. Teachers, teachers, teachers. Next is to end the virus, contain the virus through test
We gather here today in the midst of our negotiations on how we can defeat the virus, how we can keep people employed, how we can put money in the pockets of the American People. That is and away valuesbased and can be done say,the most, shall we what would be the word . Bipartisanship possible. That is our goal. It is what we have done four times already with covid hills. Four times, all bipartisan. We need that because we have to have a signature from the president and a vote in the senate. Our heroes act, which does just that, keeps people working. Healthcare care workers, first sanitation, transportation, etc. Teachers, teachers, teachers. To end the virus, contain the virus through testing, treatment, and asks masks, separation, etc. And putting money in the pockets of the American People. Those are the pillars of the heroes act. We have a few other pillars. Thes about protecting livelihood and lives of our democracy. On that score we have some issues in terms of the senses, in te