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Mr. Portman mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. The presiding officer mr. President , im here on mr. Portman im here to talk about the steps congress should take with respect to the coronavirus pandemic. Im start with the legislation that majority leader senator Mitch Mcconnell introduced yesterday, one of the aspects of it that hasnt gotten much attention and i think is very positive and an effective way to get the economy moving in a safe way is some tax legislation. These are tax credits and Tax Deductions that help to encourage the hiring of new workers but also to...

And online censorship by countries such as china. Richard gere chaired the International Campaign for tibet testifies at the Senate Finance subcommittee hearing. The Senate Committee on finance come subcommittee on International Trade cousins and Global Competitiveness will come to order. I know this seems a little strange with an empty room except for three witnesses live in front of me and many of our colleagues are going to be joining us virtually, but i want to welcome all of you nonetheless to this important hearing. This subcommittee continues to do its work in exploring the unfair trade...

Nation. Number seven, not again, not ever will americans rely solely on the centers for Disease Control for testing. When called upon, our private sector has an incredible multiplier effect. Number eight, not again, not ever will we allow public misrepresentation and confusion concerning a health issue. The American People deserve timely, incredible, and accurate information, the same as for tornadoes, hurricanes, and other disasters. Number nine, not again, not ever will we be dependent on china for trade and goods, especially not for Critical Infrastructure and technology. And number ten, mr...

With the coronavirus pandemic. The total spending is about 2. 5 trillion thats already been spent. The speaker of the house proposed a new piece of legislation this week that i think the house will vote on on friday thats another 3 trillion. So its actually more than the previous four combined. And the legislation that she is proposing has a lot of items that arent directly related to the covid19 crisis. They are, as some have said, a wish list of priorities and others have said in the media that its more of a messaging bill. So well see. Among other things, it says as an example that they wan...

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