mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tuesday, july 28. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. further, following leader remarks, the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the joseph nomination under the previous order. finally, that following a cloture vote on the wade nomination, the senate recess until 2:15 to allow for the weekly conference meetings. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: so if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of senators coons and whitehouse. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: mr. president. the presid

mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the resolutions. the presiding officer: if there's no further debate, the question's on the resolution en bloc. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the resolutions are agreed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments with respect to the cloture motions filed during today's session be filed by 5:00 p.m. monday, july 20, that no second-degree amendments be in order to 2252, 2411, 1788, 1729, and 1972 as inside. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate, they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. mcconnell: at the request of my democratic colleagues, i

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: on monday, republicans introduced a $1 trillion proposal to give american families more coronavirus relief. most urgently, the republicans want to continue a federal supplement to state unemployment insurance which is set to expire, as we all know, tomorrow. if our democratic dleetions had acted -- colleagues had acted with the urgency struggling people deserve we could right now be finishing up a major bipartisan package for kids, jobs, and health care. if our democratic colleagues had acted with urgency, unemployed americans wouldn't be facing a total elimination of this extra help. but instead jobless americans are staring down this cliff because speaker pelosi and the democratic leader have to negotiate. the

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i'd like for senator inhofe to be able to lock in an agreement on the ndaa, and then the discussion could resume. i ask consent that senator inhofe be recognized. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. inhofe: i thank the leader, and i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of s. 4049. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent that --. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 483, s. 4049, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader, the following amendments be made pending en bloc and the senate vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed with the, a 60 affirmative vote threshold for adoption

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, as i said tuesday, our nation stands at a critical midway point in our fight against the point in our fight against the >> we made it through the springtimes. lockdown americans sacrificed for our medical system and the cares act help of families make it through. what those viruses do with us and kill more americans every day. some areas that have reopened have spiked with hospitals and o healthcarele providers that are nowhere near out of thee woods. and the economic recovery is only begun to repair the damage. more than 17 million americans far too many families are still hurting. and so congress must continue as well. the senate majority has assembledar a framework and the administration has requested additionalet time but as we lay down this proposal earlier next week and principle on the shape of the package that is a framework to deliver more relief to the american people to this phase of the crisis. have each spearheaded so on monday that committee chairman and repub

mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: no. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, as i said tuesday, our nation stands at a critical midway point in our fight against the point in our fight against the >>

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, as i said tuesday, our nation stands at a critical midway stands at a critical midway mr. president as i said tuesday our nation stands at a critical midway point in our fight against coronavirus. we made it through theri springtime lockdown. americans sacrificed and saved our medical system and the historic cares act helped millions of families make it through. this terrible virus is still with us. it kills more americans every day. some areas that have reopened have seen cases fight or their iders especially our full mobile citizens are nowhere near out of the woods. meanwhile although the early days of ourec economic recovery have beaten expectations and surprise the experts we have really only begun to repair the damage. more than 17 million other americans are still jobless. far tooil many families are stil hurting. this is not over. america's fight continues and support for her people must continue as well. the senate majority has assembled the framework of cares to b

mr. mcconnell: on monday senate republicans released a senate republicans released a >> as the republicans do a disturbing if the proposal for the pandemic rescue package. here's what we want to do. continuous federal supplement to unemployment benefits that is otherwise about to expire. send thousands of dollars more in cash to american families. keep funding the payroll protection program to prevent more layoffs. subsidized rehiring too late -- give laid-off workers are jobs back and create new incentives for workplace safety. give k-12 schools, colleges and universities funding to reopen safely more money when the house democrats have proposed. support health care providers and the latest hotspots and keep supporting the race for vaccines. provide commonsense legal protections so that s schools hospitals and other employers caneo reopen without nefarious lawsuits. thus we put forward. a trillion dollars for kids, jobs and health care the framework that has more jobs in key areas than the democratic proposal of framework that could have kept the additional federal payments to unemployed

mr. mcconnell, because they can't agree in the senate, as senator graham said. they are deeply divided. indeed, mr. speaker, they are deeply divided and dysfunctional -- a deeply divided and dysfunctional party because they cannot come up with an alternative. meanwhile, other than the defense authorization bill, that's the only bill they passed, did not pass a single piece of major legislation during that same period. 80 days. we have passed major legislation over and over and over again, nd we did it in 20 days. so, mr. speaker, we're not announcing the august work eriod. we will be ready to act as soon as we can on covid-19 relief act. we believe the heroes act does that. only thing that they proposed to come back with is extend unemployment and cutting it 66%. so that an american family relying on that money is going to go cold turkey under their plan. now, i've said we can discuss the level. but we cannot discuss it so that we say 24 hours from now, you're on your own, mr. and mrs. america. so i put everybody on notice. on both sides of the aisle. that i will call this house back int

mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: no. mr. mcconnell: mr., our nation stands at a critical midway point in our fight against the coronavirus.

mr. mcconnell: i thank my friend from connecticut. i yield the floor. mr. blumenthal: thank you, leader mcconnell. madam president, if i may resume. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: these provisions for expanding our production of submarine and other military platforms must also focus on our supply base, on the workforce that keeps us safe, on men and women who comprise indeed the most talented workforce using and building unmatched military technology to keep our country secure. we should keep in mind the families of our military and continue fighting for even more provisions that enable them to continue their great work, but these military platforms assure that our troops will never have a fair fight, that they will always be superior no matter what the terrain or arena or the fight. i'm pleased that the ndaa makes robust investments in connecticut's industrial base, and i will make as my top priority during the negotiations of the conference committee to restore full funding for two submarines, even beyond the commitmen

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: this week the senate will pass the 60th annual national defense authorization act. every year this legislation lets the senate make our top priorities for protecting our homeland, our allies, and our global interests into law. and certainly the recent behavior of our adversaries the world over shows why this task is as urgent as ever. even as our nation focused on fighting the pandemic at home, our service members have contended with dangerous behavior from would-be competitors all around the world. the russia military has kept probing the bounds of u.s. airspace, and putin's regime has kept its sights on cyber war and destabilization by proxy. china continues to treat international commercial lanes like its own private pond, choke freedom and autonomy out of hong kong and try to ethnically cleanse jiang. both cints continue to stabilize mo

mr. mcconnell. do your job. millions of americans are at risk of losing everything that they've worked for and the only thing holding them together has been this unemployment benefit. the only thing that prevents them from keeping it is the inaction of this president and of the united states senate. covid-19 is simultaneously an economic crisis and health crisis. 140,000 americans have lost their lives. 40 million american work verse lost their jobs. these simultaneous crises are far from over. yesterday for the 18th week in a row, over a million people filed for unemployment benefits. our unemployment rate nationally is over 11%. worse than the great recession. in my home state, one of the hardest hit states, two million michiganners lost their jobs. we have passed legislation. we're not just having a conversation. we're legislating. someone once told me a long time ago you can't fund a conversation. we passed a bill that protects these important benefits. and in addition to that, provides other critical suppor

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: madam president, our nation stands at a crucial midway point in our battle against this terrible virus. the heroism of health care professionals, essential workers, and families from coast to coast got our nation through a springtime like no other. communities across america put normal life on pause to buy breathing room for our medical system. we essentially had to winterize the world's largest economy for weeks on end and spare our people as much of the resulting pain as possible. the task was historic and so was the senate's response. we wrote and passed a cares act, the largest rescue pablg in american history. our legislation helped pull both our health system and our economy back from the brink. tens of millions of jobs were saved. the hallways of our hospitals did not become italy. the senate's leadership helped the nation endure the

today we hear from him an airy fairy no mr mcconnell wants it. to be true thoughts. trying. to see how. the judge wants to hear testimonies from all parties the 4 victims as well as the accused wearing the blue jumpsuit they will all be questioned by the prosecution. issues. regarding. this issue. we are only authorized to film sammy's questioning it's a crucial testimony for the prosecution in this case as she heard that she changed . her as she said. as she said. money over there and. the judge will now give his ruling. proves. this man will be charged with human trafficking with increasing sentences in force here in the united states he could spend a lot of time behind bars something sammy is reassured about the case will move forward to try and ease the tension it can get there 35 years and 8 months to prison. i felt really comfortable because i knew that i was talking about the truth and what i was told by these victims. in 2018 erin sami and his colleagues succeeded in sending 12 sexual traffickers to prison. to prevent young girls. as from falling back into prostituti

mr. mcconnell: mcconnell to sit down with us almost a month ago. mr. schumer: we asked leader mcconnell sit down with us almost a month ago and he would not. so we got here because our republican colleagues couldn't get their act together. they still don't have their act together. now they're word. but instead of being serious in negotiating, they have created a stunt which shows oncerious the republicans are at coming to an agreement. i dare say, if this bill were voted on by the floor, a large new -- a large number of republicans, perhaps a majority, would vote against it. it would fail in the senate and would never pass the house. so unstead of engaging in this stunt to try and get the heat of america off their backs, they ought to do something real, which is sit down and seriously negotiate with democrats about this issue. this proposal, amazingly enough, is even stingier than the one the republicans introduced a few days ago. instead of giving workers who lost jobs through no fault of their own a 30% pay cut, they give them a 33 pay cut. it is just

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: when the senate passed the cares act back in march, we were trying to prepare the nation for economic paralysis and the medical battle of the century at the very same time. hospitals, health care providers, small businesses, and working families needed help fast and the senate stepped up in historic fashion. for months our legislation has helped cushion the pain of the crisis from coast to coast, but our nation is not finished with this fight. more americans are dying every day, millions and millions are unemployed, and the institutions of american life cannot stay totally shut down until our race for a vaccine hits the finish line. our nation needs to smartly and safely reopen while keeping up the medical battle. we need to get kids safely back to school and adults safely back to work without losing ground in the health care fight. the coronavirus does not care that we are divided. the coronavirus will not care if washington democrats decide it suits their partisan goals to

open remotely rather than in person because we don't have the resources yet from the congress mr mcconnell today said it may take weeks to actually negotiate a new stimulus package so how do you start school with the resources that you need when those resources are not forthcoming how do you pay for people. when you don't have the money to do it how do you pay for the cleaning supplies when you don't have the money to do it so i think we're already seeing in places with high risk like houston and atlanta l.a. san francisco they're going until remote instruction there are many places who are really trying newark new york city we're really trying to figure out how to put the safety protocols in place but we don't have the funding to do it ok so try and mcconnell don't actually give us the funding to do this and if they don't start containing the virus instead of letting it spike i'm really afraid we're going to be on remote instruction in many places in america running one garden we appreciate your time thanks very much indeed that's right we want gotten president of the american federation

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i'd planned to speak first today about the ndaa. i had planned to discuss our work to ensure american service members can protect our nation and secure peace for the united states. but, unfortunately, the inex-politiccable -- inexplicable pa sift of leaders in our country has denied some peace and security right here at home. here we are in congress equipping our armed forces to protect the homeland. yet some local leaders have apparently felt it would be too politically incorrect to do their jobs and keep the peace. it's now been 22 days since radical demonstrators seized control of several blocks of downtown seattle. drove the police out of a precinct and declared an autonomous zone which the mob itself would rule. it's worth pausing to consider how the mainstream media and leading democrats might have reacted if tea party protesters in 2009 had forcibly created a breakaway zon

mr. mcconnell, the majority leader of the senate to name the bill after john lewis and to put the bill on the floor -- >> yes, i am. >> and don't just give empty words but do some john lewis action. >> right. because as we like to say, i'm too busy watching what you're doing to hear what you're saying. so if he wants to make clear his honor for the life, the legacy, the sacrifice, the heroism of john lewis, put that on the floor for a vote and let's name it the john lewis voting rights act of 2020. >> president obama wrote yesterday that, quote, john lewis loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise and through the technical aids he not only gave all of himself to the cause of freedom and justice but inspired generation that followed to try to live up to his example. >> that's right. >> what do you think john lewis would expect of us? yes, we will do the mourning and the services. what would he expect of us with all the sacrifices he made? >> you know, rev, i think that john lewis, as we all know, he has always been present, rig

mr. meadows. mcconnell doesn't want to be at these meetings, i guess, because his caucus is so divided, but we're going to meet and continue to work. .enator stabenow sen. stabenow:: hunger has been on the rise for millions of americans. there's the 85 euros senior citizen who is isolated in her apartment right now, which is difficult enough, who is being forced to choose between buying her food and getting her medicine. and right now, for her and millions of seniors who are on snap, the minimum, they receive the minimum benefit, which is $16 a month. not a day, a month. the house heroes act would raise that minimum to $60 a month, which we strongly support. then there's a laid-off worker sitting in a food bank line for hours, who never before in his life thought he would have to ask for help, and there he is, waiting for some groceries. there is a single mom with two kids who is skipping meals herself to make sure her kids aren't going to bed at night hungry. that's a reality every day in america. in fact,

mr. mcconnell, and me to make the announcement. he's been most cooperative in that.o when the family makes its announcement later tonight as to the timing, we will have a ceremony in the capitol as john lewis lies in state, a civil rights icon, a treasure to us in the congress 33 years. and then for a period of time the public will be able to pay respects to john as he lies on the forefront of the capitol. we have to change some of the plans because of the coronavirus, but, you know, john was fighting right up until the end. part of our putting together our h.e.r.o.e.s. act, he was our hero, that's for sure. but again, it takes us back to our values and what brings us here. we're here for america's working families. that's what john lewis was always about, but that all of america's working families would be considered. so again, it's a sad week for us because we lost john. it's sad because we're reaching 4 million people impacted, nearly 150,000 people dead from this pandemic. so many people out of work. much on which could have been prevented except for the delay, t

eporter: [indiscernible] have you taken to the speaker or leader mcconnell? mr. mccarthy: the speaker is gone right now. i have sent her a letter and talked to steny hoyer about it. i have communicated not just from the administration, but i know there are capabilities from the air force and others to have this. there is no other place that has this responsibility and this size that is being managed this way. i don't understand it. i don't understand, did i do something wrong by putting a plan out more than 100 days ago and maybe she would have accept things that we spent time talking to the medical experts. i'm trying to be helpful and it doesn't matter if you are democrat or republican or press or constituent. congress is essential. through every other challenge in america we have stayed open. the democrats' answer is vote that way. you don't have to wear a mask either. that's not safe. but you still get paid. nowhere else in america does that happen. reporter: followup as well. there is not agreement -- [indiscernible] does it concern every time you guys leave

mr. mcconnell said anything that had to happen had to happen on his desk that is not who we are as a soulans and then there is washington dc tinkering with the economy i was reading how the house and the administration why don't we drop payroll tax by 7.5% and people will go back to work. that is ridiculous a bookstore owner is not going to bring an employee back because he doesn't have to pay payroll tax. he needs customers mainstreet needs to be own so he has foot traffic >> why do you they is the case >> there is two reasons why. first the rules are constantly changing i totally acknowledge that this is unprecedents and difficult, but a b plus plan that is consistent is better than trying to drive for an a plus plan that changes every few weeks. so instead of getting eight weeks you get nearly half a year why didn't they do that on the front end? businesses are not going to take on debt they might have to pay back when the rules are changing all of the time. the programs come with a lot of hooks in there you have to spend it a certain way or over a certain period of time so they're afr

mr. mcconnell as well, majority leader mcconnell were all in agreement on a lot of key points and they sharedax cut in there and there's also at least 70 billion in there for schools to safely reopen, tax incentives for businesses to safely reopen as well, and as secretary mnuchin said yesterday, he'd also like to see this wrapped up within the month before unemployment benefits run out and make sure that those who are unemployed are taking care while incentivizing people to go back to work. steve: sure and in addition of people going back to work the president wants kids to go back-to-school; however we've already heard, kayleigh there are a number of districts and states that are talking about not so sure that's going to happen. will there, in the new coronavirus rescue package, be something that addresses american schools? because there are a number of school, prince in new york city, i think 17 catholic schools have to close because there are not enough parents are signing up for next year because of the uncertainty, also they're not making any money but if a school board decides not to o

mr. mcconnell, because they can't agree in the senate, as senator graham said. they are deeply divided. indeed, mr. speaker, they are deeply divided and dysfunctional -- a deeply divided and dysfunctional party because they cannot come up with an alternative. meanwhile, other than the defense authorization bill, that's the only bill they passed, did not pass a single piece of major legislation during that same period. 80 days. we have passed major legislation over and over and over again, nd we did it in 20 days. so, mr. speaker, we're not announcing the august work eriod. we will be ready to act as soon as we can on covid-19 relief act. we believe the heroes act does that. only thing that they proposed to come back with is extend unemployment and cutting it 66%. so that an american family relying on that money is going to go cold turkey under their plan. now, i've said we can discuss the level. but we cannot discuss it so that we say 24 hours from now, you're on your own, mr. and mrs. america. so i put everybody on notice. on both sides of the aisle. that i will call this house back int

mr. mcconnell? he can come on the show.e question i would like to ask him how can you honor john lewis but not restore the right to vote, not give health care to the people of this country, not support living wages like, that's john lewis' legacy. so, i think there's concrete things we can do that those kids in the street are demanding and they're going to keep demanding them >> and, of course, that voting rights extension passed in 2019, and the house has y-- has yet t pass in the senate joy, john said, never give into despair. i'm just wondering, what are your thoughts on how do americans, how do black americans, how do people who want to continue the fight of john lewis, how do they maintain his fierce optimism as david remnic said last hour, how do you combine that fierce optimism with the sober realism that it's a journey, it's a tough journey, and he just says, keep at it, keep going >> you know, most black people i know are not herbally optimistic most of the time i think the word i would use is determined, because t

d to sght on where things stand, i spoke moments ago with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. mr leader, thank you very much for joining us. the chief of staff at the white house, mark meadows, has just said they are nowhere close to a deal between the two sides on what would relief. given dision among republicans, members of your party, does that means these additional unemployment benefits are going to lapse friday? >> i certainly hope not. neither side would like for thae to h many things here happen at the last minute. so hope springs eternal that we will reach some agreement, either on a broad basis or a narrow basis, to avoid hing an adverse impact on unemployment. judy: speaking of a more narrow basis, our lisa de chardin reported something like 20 members of your republican caucus have problems with the larger republican proposal you outlined the other day. given that, are you looking at some slimmed down, short-term deal? >>l, we are looking at all options. secretary mnuchin and chief of staff mark meadows a good at gotiating with the democrats, but you are right, judy.

to shed light on where things stand, i'm joined by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. mr. majority leader, thank you very much for joining us. the chief of staff at the white house, mark meadows has justt said in the law minutes that they are no where close to a deal between the two sides on covid relief. given the division among republicans, machines of your own party, does that mean theseo benefits addl unemployment benefits are going to lapse on friday? >> i certainly hope not. neither side would li for that to happen. you know, many a thingsund here happen at the last minute. this is only wednesday. so h,e springs eternal it will reach some kd of agreement ther on a brought basis or more narrow basis to avoid having adverse impact on unemployment. >> woodruff: speaking of a nor narrow basis our lisa desjardins reported like 20 members of your republican caucus have problemwith the proposal, the larger republican proposal that you outlined theay other, given that, are you seriously looking at some st of slim down short term deal here?>> e're looking at all options of co

mr. mnuchin, and senator mcconnell are doing. jonathan: i couldn't agree more. the conversation begins this morning with eric stein, eaton vance codirector of global income. equities just shifting higher even though the world around us is becoming increasingly uncertain. why? eric: first off, thanks for having me on, and good morning. i think it is something tom keene just mentioned. is -92eld in the u.s. basis points. you have a weaker dollar. gold going up. global liquidity is coming back, even though there are massive problems in the real economy. that helps the corporate sector broadly. obviously you have the tech part of the architect, which is almost like its own sector. tom: the weekend fear is it is like november of 2000, we are setting ourselves up for march of 2001. do we slide through this odd bond market do equities adjust and adapt in a measured way? all right you worry -- or are you worried about a jump to something ugly? eric: great question. tom: you better like it. it's my only good when this week. eric: that's a good way to start monday morning

that is what they are going to do at the white house today to have senator mcconnell go up to .ee mr. trump this is a republican party in full-scale panic. jonathan: congress returning to work. a $2 trillion spread between democrats and republicans going into these negotiations. lisa: it will be really interesting to see what president trump is demanding and what he is willing to give up. let's start with what tom already laid out. 4:00 a.m. eastern time or p.m. brussels time, we get the eu leaders reconvening to try to get some kind of agreement. the signal is positive. the question is in the details, as you were talking about earlier today. we will hear from the white house meeting with mcconnell, as well as treasury secretary steven mnuchin, to discuss a new stimulus package. very curious about the payroll tax cuts president trump is demanding that has bipartisan opposition. aftermarket, we get to kick of tech earnings ibm leading the charge. then we get later microsoft come on wednesday, google, amazon and facebook. jonathan: some real tech week this and underperform this -- real

mr. president, about gun violence, call mitch mcconnell today, today and let's have a vote on common senseontrol legislation that 95% of americans support. that would reduce the number of guns in chicago and reduce the gun violence in the city. >> i want to ask you about what the president had to say about the military open to considering the names of base that is have been named after confederate leaders. fort bragg among them. here's what he said. >> military says they're for this. >> excuse me. excuse me. i don't care what the military says. i'm supposed to make the decision. >> what is your reaction to that? >> he's made nothing but bad decisions and it is shameful that he would defend statues and bases honoring dead traitors, people that raised arms against the nation to sell -- buy, sell and harm black americans. shameful that the commander in chief would actually support traitors. we have ten bases. they should be named for heroes of this nation. there are lots of wonderful people of color who have been recipients of the medal of honor. he's threatening to veto the defense budget an

they both criticise with the same arguments the plan of michael mcconnell wanted some to be one of the european leaders to be the leader with mrs merkel at least once to have an international stature and rock fall how francis dealt with the coronavirus crisis i wouldn't be proud and also from succumbing to speak is sane and deep trouble and baltar which is just french politics are they they are mean they are against europe in any way ed most of the time they have different areas in which they are against europe whether the left or the right the left are saying that it kills the interest of a workers and the right to saying that it makes it impossible to be a free nation but the result is that the felt from complaining in 2017 that he was pro european that he thought that france was stronger within europe than not having a part to play in europe and he's just done a great deal of britain is shaped a little probably the toughest european summit since they created the european union and he and i'm going to merkel had to compromise on some aspects but they more or less when the deal so he can work with a victory and it's making his

mr. president, admit it, you've gone down the wrong path. ask for direction. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called the bill a nonstarter but said lawmakers will be working on a new package next week. meanwhile senator dianne feinstein and sent a new letter today to the department of health and human services referencing that new research on the potential for detecting covid outbreaks through testing of wastewater, senator feinstein says wastewater surveillance is now being implemented in some places in europe and noted some communities in california and other states have begun exploring this approach as well. she is asking health officials and the epa to develop a nationwide covid-19 wastewater surveillance program. at the white house i am natalie brand, kpix 5. >>> san mateo county beaches are open, but should they be? a new push from neighbors to put the beaches back on lockdown. what one mayor says has to happen before he would support such a measure. >>> also coming up, scientists are already under the gun to produce an effective covid-19 vaccine and fast. why a threat from overseas is upping the pressure. >>> plus ala

mcconnell nancy pelosi. and as we've seen there are people like mr. gohmert who do not believe masks are a positive development for this disease which we know at some level masks do help at least prevent the spread or protect yourself and protect other people from this disease. but, no, there is no central body. and you saw when sexual harassment laws were being written on capitol hill how long and arduous the process was to get those laws in place. i've seen them with ethics reforms, with all sorts of things that internally should be easy and they're just not. >> representative kate granger from texas is self-quarantining after being on a flight with representative gohmert from texas on sunday evening. a tweet says that at -- this is your tweet. at the direction of the attending physician and out of an abundance of caution she is self-quarantining, 77 years old. attorney general barr has tested negative for interacting with gohmert. what happens now after this reporting tonight? i assume you're hearing from other people that the reporting in this ins

heroes act that is still waiting for mitch mcconnell to open his mouth and say something, whether he wants to sit down and negotiate. we have received proposals from mrldon and senator wicker on covid, but we don't see numbers, because apparently in the senate and the administration, they are not ready to talk money. my hope is that during this recess, when we are still doing things virtually, and markups, our committee is scheduled to do markups not this week, but next week, that there are some discussions going on that when we get back in the next few weeks, we have something to vote on. whether it takes the form of what we have in the heroes packager moves in another direction, we need to get something done in the august recess. and whatever bills we need to move to make that happen, those will be expedited. >> twitter you hearing from zoom and webex and others on how you can assist them? representative doyle: this has been a primary -- this has been a valuable tool. i just got through a primary election. time to a very strange be running, and i had a competitive race. and normally you do a door-to-door campaign, you have debates, rallies. everyth

of representatives is still waiting on mitch mcconnell to open his mouth and say something that he wants to sit down and negotiate and receive proposals by mr. baldwin and senator wicker but we don't see numbers because apparently over in the senate and in the administration they are not willing to talk money yet. my hope is that during this two-week recess when we are still doing things virtually and markups i know are committees are scheduled to do our cups, not this next week but the following week, virtually that there are some discussions going on so that we get those back last two weeks we have something to vote on relative to another package, whether it's takes the form of what we have in the heroes package or in a different direction but we need to get something done before the august recess and i think that is what weighing heavily on our leadership and whatever bills we need to move to make that happen and those will be expedited, probably not go through the process that we are normally would take. >> host: what are you hearing from the zooms in the web acts of the world and how you can best assist them? >> guest: i think this has

representatives and is still waiting on mitch mcconnell to open his mouth and say something, that he wants to sit down and negotiate. we have received proposals by mr. walden and senator wicker on covid, but we don't see numbers because apparently over in the senate and the administration they are not willing to talk money yet. so my hope is that during this two-week recess when we're still doing hearings virtually and markups, i know our committees will do markups sometime that this next week but the following week virtually that there's some discussion going on so that when we get back those last two weeks, that if something to vote on relative to another package, whether it takes the form of what we have in the heroes package or moves in a different direction. we need to get something done before the august recess, and i think that is weighing heavily on our leadership. whatever build we need to move in order to make that happen, those will be expedited. >> host: what are you hearing from zoom and webex of the world, how you can best assist them in their view? >> guest: i think this has been a valuable tool quite frankly. i just got through a pr

mr. portman: i'm here to talk about the steps congress should take with respect to the coronavirus pandemic. i'm start with the legislation that majority leader senator mitch mcconnell introduced yesterday, one of the aspects of it that hasn't 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 do so in a safe way. these are the kinds of things that make a lot of sense and have a lot of bipartisan support and appeal. so i think it should be part of whatever final package we end up with. the goal of these tax incentives is to say that we want people to reenter the workforce but do it in a safe and sustainable way. for example, in the mcconnell proposal is legislation i introduced called the healthy workplace tax credit act. it's very simple. it says there will be a credit on the employer side of payroll taxes against qualified employee protection expenses and workplace reconfiguration expenses to ensure employers can afford additional safety measures. as i'm traveling the state of oh

mcconnell's court. do the right thing. do your job. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri, miss wag next for five minutes. -- mrs. wagner, for five minutes. mrs. wagner: i thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my amendment to the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021, which will deepen u.s. engagement in southeast asia by requiring the united states to develop a coherent regional strategy that addresses all aspects of the relationship from trade and humanitarian goals to diplomatic and security arrangements. member states of the association of southeast asian nations are vital to the prosperity of the u.s. economy generating hundreds of thousands of american jobs and investing more in our economy than china and india combined. they are the counter weight to chinese aggression in the region and world. the people's republic of china is working aggressively to expand its influence in this strategically important region using a combination of predatory investment, threatening new military installments, and outright bullying to achieve its goals. southeast asian countries seek assurance

that much what mcconnell it was doing there can be done by the other consulate that china has in the united states this is drama for t.v. this is drama for people who want to believe that mr trump is doing something they were always about the chinese he isn't and he hands mate going to factors you know are simple number one united states needs china it has revealed greater profits for american corporations then they were able to get here in the united states. now christy sensually the. chinese are basically saying exactly what professor wolf said which is that this is political it's theater it's just trying to rile people up and they're saying that they are ready to retaliate if necessary so what else are we seeing in their response exactly there is no real punishment for closing down this consulate but the fact is it really is just a slap in the face and on the political stage as this is one of the world's oldest consulates in the u.s. since the 2 countries normalize diplomatic ties in 1979 so china vowed to retaliate on wednesday saying that the u.s. consulate will also be closed. so i mean this is the 1st time in over 40 years that this has happened so it's pretty unth

mr. mnuchin having? kevin: i think from the policy standpoint, yesterday was a significant step forward, that secretary mnuchin was able to get to an agreement with leader mcconnellthey have taken two points that i would add. first and foremost, a tiered approach in terms of targeting economic relief to individuals who need it, in terms of more stimulus in mid-august. the second item is these tax credits for businesses, particularly those who are able to hold onto employees who otherwise might have to be furloughed by the end of the year. tom: you sound like a beltway guy. it is the 23rd or 24th and we get through the weekend. i don't even know what date monday is. come on, kevin. the clock is ticking. kevin: hopefully they can exit you better than dr. fauci throwing the baseball last night -- they can execute better than dr. fauci throwing the baseball last night. they want to get this done by next friday, but in terms of the conversation with democrats, there likely will be some more political theater. i keep making this comparison, but it bears repeating, this is what washington does best. any time there is a government shutdown, they go right up to the deadli

mr. brady left out the sort of interesting pressure that's on right now mitch mcconnell and the senate majority something done before the august recess. you know, i earlier reported a couple weeks ago that it didn't look like there was much momentum to get it done, that maybe another stimulus would come in september. obviously that momentum has arrived. it arrived through an interesting combination. it looks like it's the white house, donald trump, larry kudlow, steve mnuchin, wanting a stimulus package so it kicks in the economy hopefully before that october unemployment number date which they think is crucial, getting unemployment down below 10% in october for the home stretch of the 2020 elections, but it's also coming from vulnerable gop incumbents, particularly in the senate and there are a lot of them as you know. the senate could flip because of these vulnerable gop incumbents and they want a stimulus package soon as well. again, to get the economy rolling for that home stretch. so that's what mitch mcconnell is facing and it looks like it is working. now, here are some of the sort of th

mcconnell says the package will include direct payments to americans of $1200 each and over $100 billion for schools, but that is not enough for mr. melissa: yeah. just pennies. florida overtaking new york as the new pandemic epicenter. vice president mike pence is in miami meeting with researchers on the progress of a coronavirus vaccine. let's go to fox news's phil keating live on the ground with new details. phil? reporter: hi, melissa. 8800 new covid cases for state of florida added today, making 30,000 new cases over the past three days. vice president pence and the governor were here today at the university of miami school of, miller school of medicine which is really internationally reknown for its clinical research. the school, um, is participating in the biotech firm moderna's coronavirus vaccine trial which began phase three today. vice-president pence heads the white house coronavirus task force which is dubbed the rapid search for a vaccine, operation warp speed. that is going to entail 30,000 volunteers nationwide pulling up their sleeve, getting a shot, all to see what exactly happens and how effective the test vacc