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The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune mr. President , today is the first day of National Nurses week, an annual commemoration each may celebrating the contributions of nurses. So today seemed like a fitting day to come down to the floor and talk about the contributions of nurses and other essential workers over the past couple of months. Mr. President , we think about heroism, we tend to think of striking actions that take place in extreme circumstances. Running into burning buildings, jumping on to a grenade to save a fellow soldier. Racing out under fire to rescue a wounded comr...

To this virtual hearing the honorable steven mnuchin, secretary of the department of treasury and the honorable jerome powell, chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. We will receive testimony from the secretary of the treasury and the chairman of the Federal Reserve as required under title iv of the cares act. Congress has appropriated 3 trillion to protect and support americans to fight the pandemic and also to stabilize the infrastructure of our economic system. A large portion of this funding is authorized under title iv of the cares act which provides resources f...

While on the other side the most radical members say the bill falls far short of their goals. The democratic defection showing up early today when 14 democrats voted against pelosi on a procedural resolution for the bill. The bill includes an order for the department of Homeland Security to expedite visas for Foreign Workers who want to come to the United States and be employed in medical fields. This at a time when the Labor Department reports 135,000 jobs in american hospitals alone were lost last month. The bill also provides a way for prisoners to be released should they have asthma, diabe...

Radical members say the bill falls far short of their goals. The democratic defection showing up early today when 14 democrats voted against pelosi on a procedural resolution for the bill. The bill includes an order for the department of Homeland Security to expedite visas for Foreign Workers who want to come to the United States and be employed in medical fields. This at a time when the Labor Department reports 135,000 jobs in american hospitals alone were lost last month. The bill also provides a way for prisoners to be released should they have asthma, diabetes or be over the age of 50. Unl...

Pandemic put the worlds Holiday Plans old plus the wider impact of venezuelas she will shortly. Keeping people during the Coronavirus Crisis but its also hampering efforts to help those in need. And welcome to the program in parts of asia that have been successful in controlling the coronavirus like south korea taiwan or vietnam wearing face masks is now the norm in other parts of the world theyre finally slowly adopting the practice as well as a key measure to keep to limit the spread of the infection from today all over germany. Coverings are mandatory in certain public places. Its hoped the...