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The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Reid mr. President , this morning i came to the senate floor and talked about its groundhog year. Not groundhog day. What is going on here today is an example of what has been going on with the republicandriven direction of this congress for several years. What are we doing here today . Nothing. Nothing. Under the rules of the senate, cloture was invoked 990. And the purpose of that is to get on a bill. Its a sh...

Mr. Sanders mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 1982, which the clerk will now report. The clerk motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 1982, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders thank you, mr. President. Let me ask unanimous ...

Illegally by train. Boko haram has released video showing what it says are the first pictures of some of the school girls. Boko haram leader offered to free the girls in exchange for prisoners held by the government. We have the latest. Reporter their kidnapping has shocked the world, now these first images of nigerias missing girls are likely to cause further distress. In the video released by the kidnappers the girls are heard speaking in arabic reciting lines from the quran. Three of the girls are interviewed to say they were christians and converted to islam while the third said she is mus...

What changes and reforms should be made to the department of Veterans Affairs and on v. A. Collaboration on advocate is city organizations. In recent months revelations about extensive wait times, a systemic lack of accountability and even preventable veteran deaths within the v. A. System have undermined the trust of the American Public in our v. A. , and it has had a particular impact on the trust and confidence of iavas members in the system. While it is true that many of our members have expressed general satisfaction with the quality and delivery of health care they receive, many have als...

Public, the declining use of mask wearing is a key reason for the higher projections. So, where with we now . More than a thousand americans died yesterday of covid. The Third Straight day of a thousand deaths or more. The u. S. Is still averaging about 40,000 new cases a day that dr. Fauci calls unacceptedly high going into the fall and in the flu season and speaking today from the oval office, President Trump said that he is optimistic a vaccine is, quote, going to be announced very soon. This is all happening as multiple sources tell cnn that the president is ramping up pressure on the fda ...