mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for are morning business, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: tomorrow is veterans day. since the end of world war i, americans have taken this day to recognize sacrifices made by our veterans and they did that in service to our country. for the third consecutive year, my office recorded the oral history of iowa's veterans for the library of congress' veteran history project. i would urge some of my colleagues to take a look at that and see if they can help add a lot of their veterans from their respective states to the history project there at the library of congress. we owe our veterans a debt of gratitude for their patriotism and it's vitally important to record the stories of veterans so that future generations will always remember their service and sacrifice that it takes to preserve our freedom. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr

mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer:he senato from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business. the presiding officer: without jection. mr. grassley: although many proking vaccines for the coronavirus -- although promising vaccines for the coronavirus is more important than ever, it is more important to stop the surge. countries across the world are seeing cas explode. it's critical for iowans to step up their personal responsibilities, to stay safe and healthy for themselves and their loved ones. and that, of course, includes our tireless health care professionals, those on the front lines working to save lives. this virus is hitting rural and urban areas alike. no community is immune. i ask every iowan to continue to do their part to keep their family and neighbors safe. wash your hands, limit your activity outside your household, social distance, wear a mask. we're going to get through this together, but we need everyone to do their part. i eld the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mc

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mr. henson, he went home. i think he will be a okay. make them tough in iowa. back to you. >>> well, u.s. senator chuck grassley is the latest member of congress to test positive for the coronavirus. the 87-year-old chairman of the senate finance committee announced the test result on his twitter tuesday. grassley is the most senior republican in the senate. he spoke on the senate floor monday and attended a meeting. he is the second republican senator in a week to self-isolate after possible exposure to the virus. three members of the house of representatives have tested positive or are self-isolating. >>> meanwhile, a covid relief bill is stalled in congress even as cases soar nationwide. and unemployment programs are set to expire at the end of december, which could affect more than 13 million americans. >>> well, the u.s. has just issued an emergency use authorization for the first covid-19 self-testing kit that can provide rapid results at home. the kit is produced by lucera and requires a prescription. the test allows users to swab themselves, to collect a nasal sample. that sample is then placed in a vil

grassley, for example, who say president-elect biden should begin receiving highly classified daily intelligence briefings even within the president's own family we're told divisions are beginning to emerge. mr. trump's adult sons eric trump and donald trump jr. are pushing him to fight to the end but sources say that ivanka trump and jared kushner are privately looking for a way out. meanwhile president-elect biden's team says he's moving full speed ahead with his transition plans despite the president's continued obstruction. >>> we're also following the worsening coronavirus pandemic n here in the united states that has now killed more than 242,000 americans and just yesterday a record 65,000 americans were hospitalized with the virus as the country reported yet another all-time high of new cases, 144,000 in just one day. and this just coming into "the situation room" right now, the cdc now projects the u.s. death toll from the virus could climb as high as 282,000 by december 5th. let's begin with an update from our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. some of the president's most prominent supporters finally are beginning to acknowledge reality. >> reporter: that's right. the dam

grassley, for example, who say president-elect biden should begin receiving highly classified daily intelligence briefings even within the president's own family we're told divisions are beginning to emerge. mr trump jr. are pushing him to fight to the end but sources say that ivanka trump and jared kushner are privately looking for a way out. meanwhile president-elect biden's team says he's moving full speed ahead with his transition plans despite the president's continued obstruction. >>> we're also following the worsening coronavirus pandemic n here in the united states that has now killed more than 242,000 americans and just yesterday a record 65,000 americans were hospitalized with the virus as the country

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mr. chairman. >> thank you. a lot to unpack there, senator blumenthal has been great to work with and i'll continue to work with you if we keep control of the committee, senator grassley i would encourage him to have the hearings that senator blumenthal referenced. it is an ongoing conversation to get it right to the extent we can get it right. mr. dorsey from twitter, are you with us, mr. dorsey? >> i am. can you hear me? >> thank you, the floor is yours. >> thank you, members of the judiciary committee. for the opportunity to speak with the american people about twitter and your concerns around censorship and suppression of a specific news article. generally what we saw in the 2020 u.s. elections conversation. we were called today because of an enforcement decision we made against the "new york post" based on a policy we created in 2018 to prevent twitter from being used to spread hacked materials. this resulted in us locking people from sharing the "new york post" article publicly or privately. we made a quick interpretation using no other evidence that the materials in the article were obtained through hacking and according to our policy blocked them from being sp

mr. chairman. sen. graham: well, thank you. a lot to unpack there. senator blumenthal, it's been great to work with. i'll continue to work with you. if we keep control of the committee, senator grassley would be the chairman next year. and i would encourage him to have the hearings that senator blumenthal referenced. that this is a ongoing -- this is an ongoing conversation to get it right to the extent that we can get it right. mr. dorsey from twitter, are you with us, mr. dorsey? mr. dorsey: i am. can you hear me? sen. graham: thank you. the floor is yours. is yours. >> thank you to the members of the judiciary committee, for the opportunity to speak with the american people about twitter and your concerns around censorship and suppression of a specific news article and generally what we saw in the 2020 u.s. elections conversation. we were called here today because of an enforcement decision we made against the "new york post," based on a policy we created in 2018 to prevent twitter from being used to spread hack materials. this resulted in us blocking people from sharing a "new york post" article, publicly or privately. we made a quick interpretation, using no other evidence, that

mr. chairman. >> well, thank you, a lot to unpack there, senator blumenthal has been great to work with, i'll continue to work with you if we keep control of the committee senator grassley will be the chairman next year and i would encourage him to have the hearings that senator blumenthal referenced, that this is an ongoing conversation to get it right to the extent that we can get it right. mr. dorsey from twitter, are you with us, mr. dorsey? >> i am. can you hear me? >> thank you, the floor is yours. >> thank you to the members of the judiciary committee, for the opportunity to speak with the american people about twitter and your concerns around censorship and suppression of a specific news article and generally what we saw in the 2020 u.s. elections conversation. we were called here today because of an enforcement decision we made against the "new york post," based on a policy we created in 2018 to prevent twitter from being used to spread hack materials. this resulted in us blocking people from sharing a "new york post" article, publicly or privately. we made a quick interpretation, using no other evidence, that the materials in the article were obtained through

mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: this morning fisaer a -- pfizer announced positive results from its eagerly awaited vaccine trial, with early data saying that it is 90% effective. this trial is taking place at over 120 sites including at the university of iowa medical school. the university of iowa's portion is led by dr. patricia winiker, an infectious disease expert and associate dean. the are trial involved about 225 iowans. the trial is not yet complete but this is exciting news and an important step to halt the virus. i'm proud of iowa's role in making sure the vaccine is safe and effective. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: november is national adoption month. eac

mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: iowa is home for a lot of people that have heritage from the czech republic and the slovak republic. so november 17 is coming up pretty soon. it marks the 31st anniversary of the velvet revolution in czechoslovakia. in 1989, the czech people stood up against communist rule and through nonviolent demonstrations precipitated the nation's transition to democracy. the velvet revolution lasted 41 days and in the end ended 41 years of communist control of czechoslovakia. jingling keys became a symbol of the revolution and of the new doors that democracy and freedom from communism would unlock for those great people in czechoslovakia. now we have two countries, the czech republic and the slovak republic. we also have a national czech and slovak mnuchin in cedar rapids, iowa. that museum helps to educate americans about these events i just talked about and most importantly to teach them about the

mr. grassley: one mine for morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: like many iowans, for the first time in my life, i wasn't able to share a meal with my family this thanksgiving. that doesn't keep me from being thankful for the essential workers of our country who have also missed many thanksgiving meals. still, these essential workers provide and continue to provide for and keep our country safe. an essential job that often gets overlooked is that of the 86,000 iowa farm families that produce the food that we consume on thanksgiving and 364 days out of the rest of the year. that's why i'm proud to see ron and susie cardell get well-deserved recognition this past week. you see, ron and susie, along with their two turkeys, corn and cob, participated in a time-honored white house tradition. that tradition is the national thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the white house. this ceremony helps connect the dots for many americans, showing them that the food they put on the thanksgiving table isn't grown in a grocery store. so i want to th

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnl: madam president? the presidg officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: there is significant outstanding business that congress needs to complete before the end of the year. my republican colleagues and i have stated over and over that we still want to pass more coronavirus relief for the american people. senate republicans have voted multiple times to send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, small businesses, health care, and laid-off workers. if speaker pelosi and leader schumer had not made the calculation to block it, that money could have been out the door many weeks ago. instead, our democratic colleagues have spent months, literally months holding all of that urgent help hostage over unrelated left-wing wish-list items. their so-called heroes proposal is so unrealistic that -- and poorly targeted that speaker pelosi's own moderate democrats ridiculed the bill the instant she put it out and said it will never become law. it includes things like a massive tax cut for wealthy people in b

mr. schumer: first, madam president, let me join all of my colleagues in wishing the senate pro tempore, the senior senator om iowa, senator grassley, a speedy and quick recovery. we know he's a strong man, and we havevery confidence he will beat this back, as he has beaten many other adversities back in the past. now, it's been nearly two weeks since every major news network calledhe presidential election for joe biden. preparations for the incoming biden administration are well under way and still -- still -- president trump refuses to accept reality. this morning brought a fresh series of presidential delusions on twitter. president trump declared, sometimes in capital letters, that the election ras a fraud, a joke, even unconstitutional. imagine that, an constitutional election. that's because trump's ego is such, when you doesn't win, everything is wrong, false, et cetera. president trump, get out of your bubble. you lost. joe biden will be sworn in as the next prison january 20. there's -- will be sworn in as the next predent of the united states o january 20. there's nothing you can do about it. last night president trump fi