the speaker pro tempore: the massachusetts. mr. neal: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to ohio, tlelady from congresswoman kaptur. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for 30 seconds. thank the i gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, this economic boost is desperately needed as sits on such a dangerous precipice. the bill offers hopes to millions of americans, our small businesses, hospitals, those on the frontlines. i'm troubled by the limited insight into how the last $2 spent and why so much has yet to be disbursed. seems like those with access had their takings. america'sshortchanges local communities and first responders as calls and pressure mound.en without data, it's shortsighted. t offers no assistance to our postal service, whose jobs hang in the balance. congress must move america a step at a time. are at stake. i urge my colleagues to vote for this important bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. spano. tempore: the o gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. sole florida the person on the small business committee, i support replenishing the paycheck program.n while the program is far from perfect but it's effective. efore the original funds were exhausted. 88,000 businesses in florida received almost $18 billion in that saved s, money justand businesses, all in 13 days. beyond numbers, what's important is the program these people serve. think of a family owned bowling ally that's been in my -- alley that's been part of district for 30 seconds. with their p.p.p. loan they can 90 employees heir and stay in business so my grandchildren can go there too. think of a home health care provider that cares services. with their p.p.p. loan, they of employees on the payroll and continue to care for our greatest generation. while no government program is this one undeniably helps p

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, before we get into this -- before we get into the resolution before us, i want to speak to my colleagues about an important issue. over the last several weeks i have heard from democrats and republicans who have expressed concern that we, as a house, are not adequately prepared to do our business during a pandemic. they are right. over a month ago i prepared a report that i sent to everyone in the house, democrats and republicans, about possible ways that we could operate remotely. i received constructive feedback from both sides of the aisle and this week i released text of a proposal that i hoped could have been voted on today. the republican leader had some objections to that proposal, and our speaker has agreed to continue the conversation for two more weeks. and i have always believed that whenever possible any changes to our rules should be bipartisan. i still believe that. however, the status quo, in my opinion, is unacceptable and dangerous. i'm not ta

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous to submit in the record oversight. need for the article says oversight will help limit fraud and accelerate ffective use of appropriated funds. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to insert into the abc news april 4 article, experts warn about big dollar fraud in the big package.us madam speaker, this emergency surge in spending to confront unprecedenteds is but the idea of what we're establishing is not. s i said, then senator truman proposed it at the dawn of world war ii. it worked then and it will work now as well. this you believe administration is not even -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: nobody should oppose this and let the american people see how their money is being spent. at this point, madam speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to distinguished speaker of the house, who's been an incredible pandemic, the this gentlelady from california, nancy pelosi. the speaker pro tempore

for howker pro tempore: much time? mr. neal: 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is 30 seconds.or ms. jayapal: madam speaker, in we will lost more american lives than we lost during the vietnam war. unemployed mericans from covid. body bags piling up and testing and p.p.e. democrats took a bad republican better, and we made it but this is far from enough. meet the scale of this crisis with a bold paycheck uarantee that stops mass unemployment and essential workers -- an essential workers and state and local government funding. every minute, madam speaker, is a death, a >> and again, the house passing another economic aid package that gives 480 $4 million for small business loans, expanded covid-19 testing, with bipartisan support. democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez and republican thomas massie, jodi heights, and andy diggs were the only members to vote against the members. independent congressman justin amash voted present. the house is not scheduled to meet again for legislative work until the week of may 4.

for howker pro tempore: much time? mr. neal: 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is 30 seconds.or ms. jayapal: madam speaker, in we will lost more american lives than we lost during the vietnam war. unemployed mericans from covid. body bags piling up and testing and p.p.e. democrats took a bad republican better, and we made it but this is far from enough. meet the scale of this crisis with a bold paycheck uarantee that stops mass unemployment and essential workers --

the speaker pro tempore: the honorable speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the entleman for yielding and i thank him for managing this important legislation on the floor of the house. also commend him for the work that he did in the previous had.lation that we've as has been acknowledged, this is the fourth bipartisan bill brought to the floor to address the coronavirus pandemic. this is a very important piece of legislation. to the floor with such heartache, with such sorrow bout those who have lost their lives and their loved ones, those who are suffering from the virus' assault now and for those ho are in doubt about their economic situation. it's about the lives and the ivelihood of the american people. that's what this is about. 900,000 americans are diagnosed -- have been diagnosed sick.e nearly 50,000 have tragically died. oh, my goodness. we have to be prayerful, assault, about this again, on the lives and livelihood of the american people. health s hospitals and care systems remain swamped with cases and far too many frontline h

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank my good friend, the distinguished chairman of the house rules committee, mr. mcgovern, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, madam speaker. let me quickly respond to my about the group that will work on reopening congress. look forward to working with my friend and our colleagues on that particular issue. point out, it's important to note, last night we actually did function as a under your leadership, mr. chairman, and we got our work done. e're on the floor right now getting our work done. the executive branch is in now ngton, d.c. right getting its work done. the president and vice president cheyennenkered down in mountain. they're in the west wing working every day. the joint chiefs of staff are in pentagon working every day. every cabinet member is working day. i j

for howker pro tempore: much time? mr. neal: 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is 30 seconds.or ms. jayapal: madam speaker, in we will lost more american lives than we lost during the vietnam war. unemployed mericans from covid. body bags piling up and testing and p.p.e. democrats took a bad republican better, and we made it but this is far from enough. meet the scale of this crisis with a bold paycheck uarantee that stops mass unemployment and essential workers -- an essential workers and state and local government funding. every minute, madam speaker, is a death, aognized for one minut. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. people, d a number of including my friend, the majority leader, stand up and to act in a bipartisan fashion. partisanstatement is a attack on one of our members. schizophrenia or a lack of understanding of what this congress has been doing the last few weeks. don't know about you, madam speaker, but i have been working the ours, seven hours on phone and another three or four

because the president pro tempore right now is a republican in but if there were 2 thirds of the senate left they would be a majority of democrats and then they would pick the president through to have it's unbelievably complicated let's make sure we have the election on november the date specified by congress can you possibly see all is happening no. look i'm a law professor a law professor specialize in hypothetical so we have to deal with every hypothetical possibility the likelihood is the virus will be controlled enough in november or so that we can have our usual voting our usual voting by the way as many many many most people vote at the polls but an increasing number of people in an increasing number of states. by mail i vote by mail generally because i'm often out of town or traveling and so i hope we'll be able to have elections on schedule and there will be some conflicts about what businesses 'd can open and when and who has the ultimate authority the president indicated yesterday that he were as indicated recently that he would work with governors on openings and that's the

the speaker pro tempore: the honorable speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the entleman for yielding and i thank him for managing this important legislation on the floor of the house. also commend him for the work that he did in the previous had.lation that we've as has been

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president.he presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent to be recognized notwithstandi

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 8:00 a.m. on monday, 8:00 a.m. on monday, the senate is currently scheduled to meet for legislative work on monday may 4 at 3:00 p.m. with debate expected on the nomination of the next inspector general of the nuclear regulatory commission ready to watch the senate life on c-span2. the house today working on more economic aid with nearly $500 billion for small businesses, hospitals and further testing. you can watch the house live over on c-span. we now return to our booktv program already in progress. >> you aren't going to have the same kind of revved up industry that you would have and there's a special reason to think about that with cigarettes because of course the armed services were such important purveyors of cigarettes. after the first world war farmers were not organized. they had not been corralled by the new deal and they experienced a really severe depression and all farmers didn't agricult

signed:chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., on monday, may 4, 2020.

signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask to be recognized, notwithstanding the previous order, for a session today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: our nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. more than 400,000 americans have tested positive. nearly 15,000 have lost their lives. nurses, doctors, and e.m.t.'s are fighting this disease literally day and night. an important public -- and important public health measures are creating an economic catastrophe. this morning, we learned that 6.6 million more americans filed for unemployment in just the last week. that means, mr. president, more than 16 million americans have lost their jobs in only the last three weeks. a tragedy that is hard to even comprehend. as one journalist put it, we're facing a health care crisis with an economic crisis strapped to its back. that is why two weeks ago, the senate passed the largest rescue package in american history. the bipartisan cares act funnele

speaker pro tempore marsh and speaker mccutchen, all very accomplished people. as i like to joke, we had one accountant, which is me. i really believe that the makeup of the committee contributed to the debate that we had, the conversation that we had. the committee was able to draw on the speaker tees of these members, draw on the medical doctors for speaker tees when it came to those issues, draw on the business leaders when this came to those issues, draw on the two highly elected state officials for all that leadership. i believe that led to a careful approach in the committee's work based as much as it could be on data and the speaker tees of the members. as the governor mentioned, we looked at volumes of information, including the small business commission report, recommendations from the congressional district members, recommendations from legislators, and individuals. our task was to review all of that information along with the covid and ht against make recommendations to the governor and dr. harris so that they could make the decisions they needed to m

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signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order for a pro forma session today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: it's now been

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. e presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order for a pro forma session today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to receive h.r. 6322 from the house. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, earlier today, leaders in both chambers and the administration reached a bipartisan agreement to supplement the historic cares act. at the core of our agreement is $320 billion more for the paycheck protection program, which is already saving millions of small business jobs and helping americans get paychecks instead of pink slips. mr. president, this is even more money than we had first requested a while back. in the intervening time and at our request, this new money puts a special focus on community banks and credit unions. separately, thanks to the hard work of senator collins and senator rubio, the bill suppl

signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore.the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on thursday, april 16, 2020.

signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.hair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. april 23, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable kathy castor to act as splote on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. 7 the speaker pro tempore: the a ay

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. r for a pro forma session today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: one week ago, mr. president, i warned that the paycheck protection program was running out of money. i tried to pass a clean funding bill. senate democrats blocked it. so here is where we are. a week later, with absolutely no progress. this morning, the program ran out of money and shut down, just as i warned a week ago. even now, senate democrats are still blocking funding. every senate republican was ready to act today. today. but democrats would not let us reopen the program. so look, mr. president. it's absolutely surreal to see democratic leaders treat support for workers and small businesses as something they need to be goaded, goaded into supporting. this really should be above politics. five million more americans lost their jobs just last week. that makes 20 million layoffs in just one month. americans need democrats to stop blocking emergency paycheck money and let th

she is detroit's city council pro tempor.ep hearing about how detroit is an emerging hot spot. i want to ask if you agree with that assessment. tell us what that looks like on the ground. >> first of all, thank you for having me and unfortunately it's the reality of what is happening here in the city of detroit. when you look at a city that has a high concentration of african americans, predominantly a black city that has a concentrated area of poverty, i think it further reveals some of the disparities that already exist and i think the coronavirus sheds light to that so we are experiencing high amount of cases in detroit but i do think that with the orders that are in place, with the 15 minute testing that we have on the ground here, with the drive-through testing, we are going to beat this and we are making some strides and some progress. gillian: now, what's the number one challenge the city is facing? is it lack of ventilators? lack of hospital beds? lack of ppe and medical equipment or something completely different? >>

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess for a periodho are part of the grip of this pandemic, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the honorable speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the entleman for yielding and i thank him for managing this important legislation on the floor of the house. also commend him for the work that he

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. april 14, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable jennifer wexton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. after a weekend of great spiritual significance for millions of americans, we stand before you o lord, in need of your healing presence in our rld. n, in our wo inspire the members of this people's house as they work from home to bring comfort and assistance in their districts as they are able to do. as the habits and customs of the nation change, may those who mourn the loss of loved ones, those who mourn the loss of life-long businesses look for the open window of futures we never needed to imagine before. it is difficult and daunting and the

butterfield to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will now be offered by chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. of mercy, thank you for day.g us another inspire the members of this people's house as they continue from home to bring comfort and assistance in their istricts as they are able to do. as the habits and customs of the who n change, may those mourn the loss of loved ones, of e who mourn the loss life-long businesses look for he open window of futures we never needed to imagine before. begin to states loosen precautionary measures, and good judgment to america's citizens. lease inspire the governors in this country to make wise udgments, mindful of the important balance of concerns for health as well as economy. may everything done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: of houseto section 7-a resolution 891, the journal of he last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. he clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., april 22, 2020. hereby appoint the honorable g.k. butterfield to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. pray.in conroy: let us merciful god, thank you for day.g us another today is a travel day for the members.of they return to the capitol to assistance onavirus to america's citizens, businesses, and communities. them safe in their travel infection.ngers of continue to give wisdom and good america's citizens and inspire the governors of wise ountry to fashion policies. here are many disagreements in our civic discourse. ay all be mindful of the responsibilities of good citizenship. bless those times, whose life's work is in service safety, be it police, edical professionals, or those producing and delivering our daily necessarities. ev

butterfield to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. compassionate god, thank you for giving us another day. the house is again silent and all the nation awaits the influx of assistance on the local level to address the ongoing pandemic. please empower and inspire all people of good will who are now responsible to enassistance is distributed most effectively and equitably. continue to bless those whose life's work is in service to public safety. be it police, medical professionals, or those produced -- producing and delivering our daily necessities. may everything done this day be for your greater honor and glory. men. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 7-a of house resolution 891, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the gentleman from ohio, mr. davidson, will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. mr. davidson: i pledge allegian

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to have my name removed from h.r. 6494. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to section 7-b , the house stands adjourned

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, d.c., april 7, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the our r will be offered by chaplain, father conroy. us pray.conroy: let od of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. our wholeness for and well-being. e implore you to be with us through the collective suffering time. world at this we grieve precious lives lost and vulnerable lives threatened ache for ourselves and our an hbors standing before uncertain future. viral.e, not fear, go inspire the members of this discern and e to choose wisely under conditions of h render good function government even more difficult. aligned efforts be with the common good. to practice social distancing and all other methods safe interaction while we strive to find new and creative come together in spirit and in solidarity. a di

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. he clerk: the speaker's room, ashington, d.c., april 17, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable william lacy clay to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the offered by our chaplain, father conroy. us pray.conroy: let god of mercy, thank you for us another day. to sk you, o lord, to come our aid now in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus may experience your healing love. with thee who are sick virus. may they regain their strength quality h through medical care. from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbors from one another. be with those who have died from the virus. may they rest in peace. those the families of who are sick or have died. illness and rom despair. peace.y, too, know your be with the doctors, nurses, researchers, and all medical put themselvesho at risk in the process. protection w y

sarbanes to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. bless the members of the people's house. give comfort to your people, o lord, as the numbers of infection and sadly death continue to rise. protect all our skilled and trained medical professionals from disease and all evil as they strive to extend your healing power in the lives of so many. give us patience as we adjust to a new world and a new way of proceeding and send us your holy spirit to comfort and guide us along our way. may everything that is done be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 7-a of house resolution 891, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to

father,ker pro tempore: thank you for those words. pursuant to section 7-a of house 891, the journal of he last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will now lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag f the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair would take this a temporaryannounce change to the speaker's announced policy of january 3, introductionng the of bills and resolutions. the chair advises members that announced ding such policy bills and resolutions may electronic d in an format. in accordance with the specifications detailed by the colleague her dear letter of april 6, 2020, subject to any subsequent direction from speaker. the chair further advises the speaker's direction to the reporters pursuant to clause 1 of rule 6 that and other of remarks submissions to the congressional record by members be accepted in electronic format in accordance with the dear colleague letter and subsequen

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 7-a of house resolution 891, the journal of the last days' proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on friday, april 3, 2020. the clerk: senate joint resolution 66, joint resolution providing for the appointment of dennis o'leary as a citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. the speaker pro tempore: now pursuant to section 7-b of house resolution 6891, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, april 14, 2020. host: that is congressman don buyer behind the mask there. presiding over that house session. no business. they do this often during recesses. speaker pelosi had said the house might come back for business as early as april 20. yesterday in an interview with politico backed off of that date. we a

signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. >> the senate gaveling out after brief pro forma session which they're holding every three days while they are in recess. we just saw just a short brief pro forma session. the house and senate scheduled to return for legislative business next monday, april 20. back to change because of the coronavirus pandemic. you can follow live senate coverage here on c-span2. >> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues to provide an unfiltered view of government. already this year we brought you primary election coverage, the presidential impeachment process, and now that the response to the coronavirus. you can all of c-span's to look their programming on television, online or listen on our free radio apps and the part of the national conversation through c-span's daily "washington journal" program or through our social media feed. c-

signed:chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., on monday, may 4, 2020. later in the week they could work on coronavirus -related legislation addressing lawsuits. house majority leader steny hoyer said the house will not return from legislative work next week. instead it will continueto hold brief pro forma sessions every three days . why partisan negotiations continue on different options for voting remotely in committees and on the house floor . live senate coverage on c-span2 and the house on c-span . >> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues , to provide an unfiltered view of government. already this year webrought your primary election coverage, the presidential impeachment process and now the federal response to the coronavirus . watch all of c-span's public affairs program on television, online or risk listen on our free radio app. the part of the conversation on the washington journal progr

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, april 9, 10:00 a.m. on thursday, april 9, >> the u.s. senate gaveling out after brief pro forma session which they're holding every three days while senators are working in her home state. they skilled at return on april 20. that could change. you can follow live senate coverture on c-span2 jerk. >> weeknights this month we're featuring booktv programs showcasing what's available every weekend on c-span2. tonight socialism. >> booktv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> tonight on "the communicators" from the annual state of the net conference internet archive creator talks about documenting the internet. >> we collect about 800 million pages every day. the total collection is about 800 billion urls. it's kind of huge and it turns out that is on the part of what we do. >> we also archived television, abc abc, cbs, fox, but also international television and if you go to tv.ar

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i hereby appoint honorable brad sherman to ask as speaker pro tempore today, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. >> the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father connery. >> let us pray. god of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. your desire is for our wholeness and well-being. we implore you to be with us through the collective suffering of our world at this time. precious lives lost and vulnerable lives threatened and ache for ourselves and our neighbors standing before an uncertain future. fear, go viral. inspire the members of this people's house to discern and choose wisely, under conditions which render good function of government even more difficult. may their efforts be aligned with the common good. help us to practice social distancing and all other methods of safe interaction while we strive to find new and creative ways to come together in spirit and in solidarity. time, help uslt to put our trust in you. may everything done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. >> amen. >> father, thank you for those words. pursuant to secti

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. e presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order for a pro forma session today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: it's now been four days since paycheck protection program ran out of money. republicans have been trying to secure more funding for this critical program for a week and a half now. at this hour our democratic colleagues are still prolonging their discussions with the administration, so the senate regretfully will not be able to pass more funding for americans' paychecks today. however, since this is so urgent, i've asked that the senate meet again tomorrow in a new session that was not previously scheduled, and the democratic leader has agreed to my request. colleagues, it's past time, past time to get this done for the country. a senator: mr. president, if i may? mr. mcconnell: the senator desires to speak for a few minutes? a senator: yes. mr. president, thank you. the

the speaker pro tempore: the honorable speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the entleman for yielding and i thank him for managing this important legislation on the floor of the house. also commend him for the work that he did in the previous had.lation that we've as has been acknowledged, this is the fourth bipartisan bill brought to the floor to address the coronavirus pandemic. this is a very important piece of legislation. to the floor with such heartache, with such sorrow bout those who have lost their lives and their loved ones, those who are suffering from the virus' assault now and for those ho are in doubt about their economic situation. it's about the lives and the ivelihood of the american people. that's what this is about. 900,000 americans are diagnosed -- have been diagnosed sick.e nearly 50,000 have tragically died. oh, my goodness. we have to be prayerful, assault, about this again, on the lives and livelihood of the american people. health s hospitals and care systems remain swamped with cases and far too many frontline h