senator markey, if you want to -- excuse me, senator markey. here is senator schumer. >> is there objection? without objection. >> to respond to the president's criticism, sharp criticism from the senate majority leader. >> -- come out as a partisan scream, while i'm in my office with the president and secretary of treasury, the president's congressional liaison, getting things done. we democrats are trying to get things done, not making partisan speech after partisan speech. now, in the past 24 hours, we got word that a member of this chamber, senator paul, has tested positive for coronavirus. and the husband of another member, senator klobuchar, also tested positive. he's in the hospital. i want them to know, both of them, that the senate's thinking of them, praying for their speedy recovery. as we are for tens of thousands of american families who are confronting the same situation right now. whether you're afraid for a sick family member, an older relative in the hospital, or are struggling without work, income, or the knowledge of when you

and massachusetts senator ed markey will be voting on that bill. he will give us the latest developments with the senate legislation. >>> but we begin tonight as we always must with the numbers. as of today the united states has 53,441 cases of coronavirus and 693 reported deaths from the coronavirus, but there is good news tonight. the president of the united states is not in charge. now, that would be bad news in a pandemic if the president were anyone other than donald trump. so the good news is that the worst, most corrupt president in history is not in charge of what he referred to today as opening up the country. donald trump did not close down the country, and so donald trump cannot open up the country. if you're at home in america today and you didn't go to work it's because your employer told you to stay home or your governor ordered you to stay home. because your governors are in charge of what you can and cannot do in your states now, not the president of the united states, who has not closed a single business in the united states. donal

ed markey has been in congress for four years. of kennedy, one of the sons robert f.in his fourth term in congress. david: one thing we are watching closely is the presidential primary in the state of texas, which may will be in's -- in dispute. greg: you have a lot of action going on in texas, six republican members of congress retiring, three of them from safely republican districts. and one of them you have president trump's former physician seeking to run. darrell issa, who we mentioned before, running in a different congressional district based in waco. you also have three open seats along the border, one in dallas, ft. worth and another in suburban, houston. republicans are trying to reclaim a couple of seats in the dallas area that they one from republicans in 2018. david: i don't want to virtue on the spot here, but given what you know right now, does the senate and house say republican or democratic and credit suisse? greg: one or both -- could it switch? greg: one or both good switch. republicans would need 20 seats to win back the house. it will be tough fo

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he served here with senator markey and was senator durbin. and i've talked to him three times this week. hey will help us speed up the unemployment checks so they get to workers. we need to make sure all workers whobl are eligible, including independent contractors and self-employed workers. secondly need a temporary expansion of the earned income tax credit and the child t tax credit for the next several years. third, we need to hold any county company getting taxpayer dollars accountable. if we are going to help the airlines, and i think we should mr. president, it means the airlines can do no stock buybacks, no sending jobs overseas, it means no outsourcing jobs to independent, usually low-paid contract workers, food-service, custodial, security workers, it means no golden parachutes for executives. it means no using taxpayer dollars that we are bailing them out with the bust unions that are trying to organize in the workplace. if they want taxpayer money, you commit to using it to help people who make this country work. fourth, we need to

markey: mr. president, i just want to first say that i agree with everything the senator from new jersey just said, and i think it's important to heed his message because as of this afternoon, we are officially facing a global pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic has spread to more than 100 countries around the world. the world health organization has declared it a pandemic. the economic repercussions have taken on a global dimension. and this is also a virus that is impacting americans on a very personal dimension. massachusetts residents are worried about keeping their children, their families and themselves safe. day to day, even hour to hour there is a lot of uncertainty during this public health emergency. will i be able to work? will i be able to get medical care? will i be able to pay the mortgage or the rent? but there's one thing i want my constituents to know for certain. i share your concern for your loved ones and your safety is my top priority. we need our response to this emergency to

senator ed markey, thank you for joining me.now on "the beat" we have the shortest break in our whole hour. it's 30 seconds. when we come back, my special report with good news about what you can do. we're back in 30. in 30 >>> coronavirus outbreak has sparked many responses for containment and prevention. the u.s. already committing over $100 billion with more coming. but some of the most important measures you can take are simple and cheap, like washing your hands to prevent getting or spreading the virus in the first place. that's the top recommendation from the cdc. and lately we've been hearing about it a lot. >> wash your hands. that is the best thing that you can do. >> stay away from people and wash your hands. >> a really good recommendation is to wash your hands often. >> wash your hands frequently. >> soap and water, vigorously washing your hands for 20 seconds is what the american public needs to do. >> if you've touched anything, you go and wash your hands again. 20 seconds with soap. >> stay calm and wash your hand

i spoke to my governor who served with senator markey-- with senator durbin, mike dewine, a republican, i talked to him three times this week, he will help us speed up the unemployment checks so they get to workers. we might need to make sure that all workers eligible, including independent contract and unemployed workers and the temporary expansion of the unearned income tax credit and child care tax credit. third, we need to hold any company getting taxpayers dollars accountable. the airlines can do no stock buybacks, no sending jobs overseas, no outsourcing jobs to independent, usually low paid contract workers, food service custodial, security workers, it means no golden parachutes for executives, it means no using taxpayer dollars that we're bailing them out with to bust unions trying to organize in the workplace. if they want taxpayer money you commit to using it to help people who make this country work. fourth, we need to prevent evictions and disclosure and mortgage and rental insurance to make up for lost wages. millions of americans are one lost paycheck to ericks and forecl

massachusetts senator ed markey sent a letter to clearview a.i. on tuesday, demanding information about the company's database of billions of images scraped from facebook and other social media sites. senator markey wrote -- "the use of sophisticated facial recognition technology is concerning even in a democracy with strong civil liberties, but its export to certain foreign countries could enable mass surveillance and repression of minorities." in recent days, students at three dozen u.s. universities held protests against administrators' plans to use facial recognition on their campuses. cnn reports that trump's new personnel chief is distributing questionnaires t to potential political appointees to verify their loyalty to the president. as part of the trump litmus test, candidates must explain what part of trump's campaign "most appealed" to them. the campaign to identify and purge anti-trump staffers is being led by 29-year-old john mcentee, who trump recently appointed head of the presidential personnel office. before he was re-hired this ye

tell them, markey. >> listen, kid, boston's got the best sports teams, the best grinders, and now the its ingredients are as follows: clam chowder and a six of sam adams lager. >> sammy! >> totally, bro. >> this sanitizer puts new york

massachusetts senator ed markey says amazon is not doing enough to address price gouging on its website. he wrote an open letter to jeff bezos saying amazon needs to clean up its third party margaret place. the face masks and hand sanitizers are far higher than the regular marketplace. it is about price gouging during times of emergency. the senator wants amazon to respond to his letter by march 18th. california outlaws price gouging when a state of emergency is declared. if you find instances of price gouging, here's how you can report to it amazon. you must have an amazon account. then you must sign in and click on customer service. either online or by telephone. you can report to it a customer service representative. they will then take to it a team mental who can investigate. the online marketplace etsy is also facing issues because of coronavirus fears. it has taken down all items mentioning coronavirus or covid-19. the company cites safety reasons. etsy is a platform you may know is for hand crafted vintage custom or unique products. lately the site has seen sellers putting up pro

senator ed markey of massachusetts urging amazon now to stop third party sellers for price gouging forsaid it would remove sellers who violate the policies. ebay completely banning sales for u.s. listings for hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and masks. how much legal troubles could this cause for companies that don't tamp down their price g s gouging. joining me now is an adan abrame wears many hats. and the abc news chief legal analyst. his new book "john adams under fire, the founding father's fight for justice in the boston massacre murder trial." dan, i want to talk to you about coronavirus. but i have to say this about the book. this week was the 225th anniversary of the boston massacre. history apparently got it wrong. there's this iconic image, which we put it up on the screen from henry pelham, and you say that's not the way it actually went down. >> right. what actually happened years ago was not just british soldiers firing at columnists. it was much more complicated. columnists were throwing rocks. fights ensued. and the trial the subject of the book where john adams repre

then in 2009, the chamber led the charges against the waxman-markey bill. the chamber tanked waxman-markey and since then republicans in congress have refused to hold hearings on, to mark up, to debate, or to vote on any legislation proposing a policy framework for economy-wide reductions in carbon pollution. we have a lost decade in significant respects thanks to the misbehavior of the chamber of commerce, the largest, most powerful lobbying force in our country. the chamber doesn't just try to beat climate action in congress. the chamber also has fought climate action in the courts, and it's fought climate action in the agencies of the executive branch. here are some low lights of chamber mischief. in 2010, the chamber sued the e.p.a. seeking to overturn the finding that dpreen house gas emission -- that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare. disabling the endangerment finding would cripple e.p.a.'s ability to regulate carbon under the clean air act. when courts rejected the chamber's lawsuit, the chamber became central command for c

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markey: thank you, mr. president. i want to echo what the senator from illinois is saying and what the senator from ohio is saying. we're in a national emergency. we should have already finished this phase of dealing with this crisis because there are many more phases to deal with. we should ensure as part of this debate that there is sick leave for every single worker in our country. that's not in this package as it's coming through right now. we have to make sure everyone is covered. we need unemployment insurance, and we need to ensure that it extends to workers in the gig economy, tip workers, domestic workers, contractors. we've got to cover people so they stay home. we've got to let them know that unemployment insurance is going to extend to them during this crisis. we cannot allow our inaction, our thinking through of what we have to do to shut down any potential that this crisis grows to a level which we're seeing in other countries. and we can do it, but it's the senate that has to be here. the senate that ha

outperforming the s&p 500, 9% gain in that time but senator markey, democrat from massachusetts saying amazon is not doing enough to prevent related price gouging to the virus. to be clear he is not accusing amazon directly but basically amazon is not policing its third party marketplace platform well enough. amazon saying, listen we remove ad million listings. should amazon be doing more other is that enough. >> i went on amazon right before coming on the show. i could have bought two bottles of purell for $99.99. deirdre: that's a bargain. >> clearly they're not fully cracking down. i don't know enough about the content marketing system at amazon to know how easy or hard it is to crack down on that. they should. clearly crack down. you look at target, look at brick-and-mortar guys, you cannot buy these things. clearly third party sellers had it in the closet and trying to make a fast buck. there is a broader issue which is the disruption in our economy recent years given vast amounts of power to the platforms, whether political advertising on facebook, whether dominating search adver

chairman. >> thank you, senator markey.i think it is important to correct the record that i do not believe it is accurate that the president has said that the coronavirus is a hoax. and in fact, i think that's quite contrary to what he has in fact said and in fact done. the president can obviously speak for himself, but my understanding is what the president referred to as a hoax was the partisan claim that some are advancing for partisan advantage, that the administration is not treating this public health crisis seriously and is not marshalling the resources to keep americans safe. and i will say in my observation, having yesterday met with the vice-president of the united states with the secretary of hhs, with the commissioner of the fda, that the resources-- with the head of the cdc, that the resources being marshalled are significant and admiral redd i want to ask you in your opinion as a health professional and as a lifelong expert in communicable diseases, how significant was the step that the president, the administ

markey: thank you, madam president. madam president, i want to start my remarks by saying to the people of massachusetts and families all across the country country, many of you are making big sacrifices, quarantining yourself, postponing or canceling major events, dealing with closed schools and day care. we are grateful. right now our primary goal needs to be to slow the spread of this virus, and we all share in that responsibility. and so we thank you for everything you are doing to keep your loved ones and everyone else's loved ones safe at this time. we are at war with the coronavirus, and we need a massive wartime manufacturing mobilization for coronavirus testing kits and personal protective equipment for medical personnel and emergency responders. that is why last weekend i was the first to call on president trump to immediately use existing authorities under the defense production act to bring all of the power of the federal government to bear in mobilizing industry to meet this crisis. it's why i had authored

duckworth of illinois, kramer, casey, brown, romney, wicker, stabenow michigan, risch of idaho, senator markey of massachusetts. 18 different provisions which added to what we had done previously. we've got priorities from nearly 70 members of the senate. that makes a good, strong bipartisan bill, even better and stronger. we now need to move to our final steps. just a bit ago the majority leader filed cloture on our modified substitute amendment, which will allow us to hold that vote on monday evening. so as we look to complete our work on this bipartisan innovation package, no he that we're going to be doing -- know that we're going to be doing that throughout today, tomorrow, and through the weekend. i want to just address very quickly now some of the support that this american energy innovation act has drawn. we focused on the priorities that it contains for members here in the senate, but we've also drawn strong support from many stakeholders outside. a group of 39 major trade associations, think tapings, advocacy groups, and environmental groups wrote us to express their strong support f

. >> that is the reason why senator markey asked me tohouse introduce a bill of the house hr 51 95 from illinois and other transportation colleagues. now would be the fair fees act. this would prohibit charging aae fees, including cancellation or change of back fees that shouldl allow those fees to be reasonable and proportional to the cost of serve itch serve it. they should still charge it buti it should be proportional. spirit airlines swanned about is the fact that it relies on salaryg th fees, that being said the pricing of some of these fees recent searches for bag fees cost more than doubled depending on time and place of purchase. what the reason for charging bagging fees depending on where people buy their tickets? >> as you mentioned ourki businessng model highly relies n and celery revenue. we are not shy about talking about that. what we do in ourmodel our busis model is we make sure we reduced the base fares, so the e fares are reduced. that don'tairlines are not doing it. what we do is bring the firsto down so that customers that don't need to check bags or do not need to

and i have to be very thankful to senator markey for cosponsoring the amendment and for his support of this amendment. i strongly encourage all of my colleagues to support this amendment as well. i yield the floor. i think we have an absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mrs. blackburn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. president. on tuesday -- the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mrs. blackburn: i ask that we waive the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. president. my colleague and i introduced the sam-c act to encourage an increase in american manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, these are termed a.p.i.'s. we did this because china dominates this portion of the pharmaceutical manufacturing. and given last night's news, i wanted to come back for a moment and highlight the important work that is being done in tennessee and across the country to support our nation's response to this corona

markey: mr. president, i just want to first say that i agree with everything the senator from new jersey just said, and i think it's important to heed his message because as of this afternoon, we are officially facing a global pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic has spread to more than 100 countries around the world. the world health organization has declared it a pandemic. the economic repercussions have taken on a global dimension. and this is also a virus that is impacting americans on a very personal dimension. massachusetts residents are worried about keeping their children, their families and themselves safe. day to day, even hour to hour there is a lot of uncertainty during this public health emergency. will i be able to work? will i be able to get medical care? will i be able to pay the mortgage or the rent? but there's one thing i want my constituents to know for certain. i share your concern for your loved ones and your safety is my top priority. we need our response to this emergency to

markey: thank you, madam president. madam president, i want to start my remarks by saying to the people of massachusetts and families all across the country country, many of you are making big sacrifices, quarantining yourself, postponing or canceling major events, dealing with closed schools and day care. we are grateful. right now our primary goal needs to be to slow the spread of this virus, and we all share in that responsibility. and so we thank you for everything you are doing to keep your loved ones and everyone else's loved ones safe at this time. we are at war with the coronavirus, and we need a massive wartime manufacturing mobilization for coronavirus testing kits and personal protective equipment for medical personnel and emergency responders. that is why last weekend i was the first to call on president trump to immediately use existing authorities under the defense production act to bring all of the power of the federal government to bear in mobilizing industry to meet this crisis. it's why i had authored