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The 1800 page measure includes money to support state and local governments, Virus Testing and treatment and new Cash Payments to americans. Here is some of that now beginning with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and thank her for her tremendous leadership. My colleagues, a horrible virus has made a vicious attack on the lives and the livelihood of the American People, indeed on the life of the our democracy of our democracy. We have a momentous opportunity and therefore a great opportunity to defeat the virus and to do...

Okay, the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my opening statement, i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician. And we asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these. And while he is not mandated their use, he did share that, and i quote, my preference is that members retain their face covers when speaking as speaking is an activity which can release virus particles, especially if the speaking is of high spirited nature. And ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a high spirited nature. So were goin...

Vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 71, the nays are 21. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Mr. Leahy mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy mr. President , i think were waiting for somebody on the other side. Ill yield, but i want to thank everybody for joining senator shelby and i on this vote. Its going to help us move forward, where i noted, as i said earlier in my remarks, republicans and democrats came together and worked extraordinarily hard on these appropriations bills. ...

Who they offer on the other side . President trump. 14,435 lies to date, since he has been president. Not under oath, but we should take his word for it. Then it is so absurd because in a call, we know the president s vocabulary. We know what he doesnt what he does not say. He might say winning a lot, he might say great. But in his ordinary conversation he does not use the words quid pro quo. When he has the conversation after the whistleblower is known to everybody, he gets a call, first thing out of his mouth is i dont want a quid pro quo. Where did that come from . It came from the fact tha...

Sensenbrenner votes. I mr. Chavez . Mr. Shouted both. I mr. Gohmert . I. Mr. Jordan . Mr. Jordan votes yes. Mr. Back . Mr. Backfoot yes. Mr. Ratcliffe . Mr. Ratcliffe as. Yes mister will be . Miss robots i. Mr. Gates . Mr. Gates but i. Mr. Johnson of louisiana . Mr. Johnson of louisiana birdseye. Mr. Bigs . Mister exhibits i. Mr. Mcclintock . Mr. Maclean talk about i. Miss lesko . Missed last but i. Mr. Reschenthaler . Mr. Reschenthaler boats i. Mr. Cline . Mr. Cline votes i. Mr. Armstrong . Mr. Armstrong votes yes. Mister still be . Mister studios yes. Are there any members of the committee w...