Gentleman from texas, mr. Castro. Mr. Castro madam chair, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks the speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Castro i yammings. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Castro i rise in support of the uighur forced labor prevention act. The human rights atrocities, the Chinese Government is perpetuating are now wellknown. More than a million uighurs and muslims, ethnic north have been thrown into detention camps where they face torture, brainwashing, sexual abuse, and even forced sterilization. These atrocities are horrific, and the congress has acted to hold perpetrators of these crimes accountable by passing the uighur human rights policy act. We must not stop there. The legislation we are considering today focuses on a specific form of abuse. Forced labor, an abuse of human rights, which also has grave implications for supply chains and consumers worldwide
A result of the pandemic claims of espionage and state secrecy the diplomatic dispute between the u. S. And china intensifies in. The 1st friday prayers at Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after its controversial change of status from a museum to a mosque. In School Football 100 students of friends after a 4 month break caused by coronavirus a limited number of fans were allowed into the stadium. In the french cup final. Welcome to the news hour more than 6 months since the corona virus was 1st detected in china the pandemic is still ripping through the world that record rates more than 284000 new infections have been reported in the last 24 hours thats a record rise according to the World Health Organization nearly 10000. 00 people have died in that same period the biggest spike since the end if april across the planet the virus has killed more than 635000 people more than a 5th of those fatalities are in the us the worlds worst hit country a new hot spots in the south and west have pushed the
Hit florida moves elderly into covert 99 solutions and as. China vacates it shuttered culture that in houston was after ordering the us to close its mission changed due. To. The 1st friday prayers of istanbuls sophia after its controversial change of status from museum to mosque. So then the top u. S. Health agency has issued guidelines calling for the full reopening of schools in september even as Coronavirus Infection spike in large parts of the country the centers for Disease Control insist it is safe for children to return to classes its unlikely they say that they will contract or transmit the virus now states and local governments are under growing pressure from the white house to reopen schools with President Donald Trump threatening to withhold federal funds from districts that the White House Press secretary reiterated that call. It is our firm belief that the that our schools are essential places of business if you will that our teachers are essential personnel you all here a
Democrats running in cities like chicago we just had a news conference. Unfortunately that is what it is. That is the facts. If you look at the job, mayor lightfoot sent me a letter. In their own way they will be a time they want us to go in full blast. Were sending in extra people to help. We are sending in a lot of people that are very bad. As far as the coronavirus i think weve done amazing things. You will probably see that if you compare our statistics among other countries. If you look at death rates, et cetera, you will see especially into the future with what is happening. Youre going to see very, very impressive numbers for the United States. John, please. Reporter mr. President , do you plan to do a National Strategy to help schools reopen and reopen safely . Regarding the children in your pham i also, your son, your grandchildren, are you comfortable you do have plan to have them back in person . President trump i am comfortable with. That we do have a National Strategy but
Democrats running in cities like chicago we just had a news conference. Unfortunately that is what it is. That is the facts. If you look at the job, mayor lightfoot sent me a letter. In their own way they will be a time they want us to go in full blast. Were sending in extra people to help. We are sending in a lot of people that are very bad. As far as the coronavirus i think weve done amazing things. You will probably see that if you compare our statistics among other countries. If you look at death rates, et cetera, you will see especially into the future with what is happening. Youre going to see very, very impressive numbers for the United States. John, please. Reporter mr. President , do you plan to do a National Strategy to help schools reopen and reopen safely . Regarding the children in your pham i also, your son, your grandchildren, are you comfortable you do have plan to have them back in person . President trump i am comfortable with. That we do have a National Strategy but