customs and border patrol commissioner is among the witnesses expected to appear before the senate commerceion subcommittee. >> for month senator bernie sanders spoke to supporters in as x justice -- essex junction, vermont. is expected to win four states and is running neck and neck with joe biden in maine and texas. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, bernie sanders. [applause]

customs and border patrol commissioner is among the witnesses expected to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. >> for month senator bernie sanders spoke to supporters in as x justice -- essex junction, vermont. is expected to win four states and is running neck and neck with joe biden in maine and texas. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, bernie sanders. [applause] >> ♪ power to the people [cheers and applause] sen. sanders: thank you, vermont! [cheers and applause] you know, it is a funny thing. 31 years ago today, we won the mayoral race in burlington, vermont. [cheers and applause] and we won that race against all of the odds. everybody said it couldn't be done! [applause] and when we began this race for the presidency, everybody said it could not be done. [cheers and applause] but tonight, i tell you with absolute confidence, we are going to win the democratic nomination. [applause] and we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country. [cheers and applause] we are going to win. bernie, bernie! sen. sand

border protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commercemittee. >> massachusetts elizabeth warren spoke in detroit on super tuesday. senator warren lost her home state's primary, finishing third before former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪

customs and border protection commissioner is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. >> on super tuesday, former vice president joe biden spoke to supporters in los angeles. mr. biden was joined onstage by wife, dr. jill biden, and his sister. an animal rights activist attempted to interrupt the speech at one point. [cheers and applause] biden: hello, hello, hello! it's a good night. and it seems to be getting even better. they don't call it super tuesday for nothing. by the way, this is my little sister, valerie. i am jill's husband. they switched on me. this is my wife, and this is my sister. they switched on me! [laughter] folks, it is still early, but things are looking awful good. [applause] for those who have been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign! just a few days ago, the pundits had declared the campaign dead. then came south carolina and they had something to say about it. [applause] we were told when you got to super tuesday, it would be over. well, it may be over for the other guy. [cheers and applause] tel

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border protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. next, presidential candidate and hawaii representative tulsa gabbard speaks to voters in detroit. her remarks came as super tuesday primary results were coming in. she picked up her first delegate for her second place finish in american samoa. >> i would like to introduce you gabbardgabbard -- tulsa -- tulsi gabbard. >> aloha. good to see you. thank you for coming out, everybody. nice to see you. thank you. have a seat. aloha. it is great to be back here in detroit. you got it going on. i actually have roots in michigan. pretty deep roots. i want to introduce you to my mother, there in the back. she grew up here in michigan, grand rapids. went to university of michigan. before my dad came, swept her off her feet, took her far into the pacific ocean, to a little island called american samoa. she is having a blast being back here. thank you so much. you know what is so incredible to me, that i'm grateful for every day, throughout this we have beengn, campaigning f

shaheen: where the bill is in the committee, the senate commerce committee, with respect to this process. because what you're suggesting is that we set up a new bureau within the department of commerce, within the office of the secretary, to do this responsibility. as you know, appropriators are generally discouraged from authorizing new language, new departments, new entities within appropriations bills. and so i wonder -- you don't need to do that now, but perhaps your office could get us an update on what the challenges are there and why that hasn't been done before we're trying to provide the funding. mr. ross: we'll be happy to do so. mrs. shaheen: that would be great. mr. ross: so we will come back to you, senator. mrs. shaheen: thank you. i wanted to go back to the census. because i know that a number of my colleagues on the committee have expressed a great deal of interest. it's been a huge topic of public interest, sometimes of controversy over the last several years, as we've been gearing up to both provide the money and make sure that we have an accurate census. one of the con

border protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commercen subcommittee. next, presidential candidate and hawaii representative tulsa gabbard speaks to voters in detroit. her remarks came as super tuesday primary results were coming in. she picked up her first delegate for her second place finish in american samoa.

august, 1963, ervin made a concerted effort to shape the role of brown and some hearings for the senate commerce committee. he does not, at this point, say brown is a terrible decision. instead, again, he is attempting to drain the meaning from brown. -- he keeps scorn on educators who want racially balanced schools, he says. and then he asks attorney general kennedy the following loaded question. he says, do you not agree with me that denying a schoolchild the right to attend his neighborhood school and transferring him by bus or otherwise to another community for the purpose of racially mixing the school -- note that phrase, racially mixing -- the school in that other community is a violation of the 14th amendment, as interpreted by the supreme court in brown versus the board of education. kennedy is knocked off, you know, is sort of, his groove. in there were reporters attendance who say he twisted in his chair, and he's trying to be noncommittal. and then senator irvin poses this precisely worded question again, right? brown v. board of education prevents busing is the core of that question.

august 1963, a concerted effort was to shape the meaning of brown which was made in front of the senate commerceommittee, he does not at this point say brown is a terrible decision, instead he is attempting to drain the meeting from brown, he says he heaps scorn on ig caters who want racially balanced schools, and then he asks attorney general kennedy, following a loaded question, do you not agree with me that denying a schoolchild the right to attend his neighborhood school in transferring him by bus or otherwise for the purpose of racially mixing the school. the phrase racially mixing. the school in that other community is a violation of the 14th amendment as interpreted by the supreme court and brown versus board of education. kennedy is knocked off of his groove. i and the reporters in attendance say that he twisted in his chair and he is trying to be non committal, and senator ervin poses this precisely worded question again, brown versus board of education prevents busing, is the core of that question, and attorney general kennedy says, i guess you could make an argument along those lines.

mark morgan is among the witnesses before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee.ou can watch that happening live at 2:30 eastern on c-span 3 and you can watch it online and listen on the free radio app. ist committee, the chairman ted cruz and he tweeted late yesterday about that hearing and said he will be examining the role of air travel and how that plays in the spreading and containing of the disease and steps congress can take to protect lives. if you want to watch that, watch on c-span 3. we are expecting a briefing from the coronavirus task force being led by mike pence happening at 5:30 p.m. eastern. a lot going on on that front. host: ed is next in connecticut. ofler: i think the results the election were encouraging in that it showed you cannot buy an election despite billionaires spending hundreds of billions of dollars, they basically did not play with their party. i thought that was an encouraging feature of the primaries so far. i would be concerned if we go forward if somebody does not win outright and you go to the superdelegates. in our society, i

tomorrow the senate commerce, science, and transportation subcommittee will look at mitigating the spread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. we'll have live coverage here on c-span3 wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. eastern. it will also be online at c-span.org and you can also listen live on the free c-span radio app. today, federal health officials answered questions. >> good morning. the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. i have one goal today and that is accurate information. accurate information that can help americans understand what they should do about the coronavirus and accurate information to help members of congress to decide what else we ought to be doing about the coronavirus. around the world, the spread of the novel coronavirus is alarming. 90,000 cases in 65 countries, 3,000 deaths according to the world health organization. but most people in the united states are at low risk. here is what "the new york times" said on its front page two days ago on sunday in describing the situation in our country. quote, much about

yesterday the senate commerce committee held a hearing on supply chain risks for 5g. we need to ensure that the component parts of our devices and of telecommunications net works are secure. that means ensuring that 5g equipment comes from trusted vendors. currently one of the biggest suppliers of 5g equipment worldwide is a chinese company, huawei, which is supported by the chinese government. much of huawei's equipment is built with back doors, giving the chinese government access to global communications networks. the united states has taken a number of steps to prevent equipment from huawei and another suspect company, z.t.e., from being used in u.s. communications networks. but these companies still pose a risk to the united states. for starters, some u.s. broadband providers often in rural areas still have equipment from huawei and z.t.e. in their communications networks. and a number of our allies and trade partners, entities with whom we regularly share information, including sensitive national security information, have used or are using technology from huawe

. >>> the senate commerce, science, and transportation subcommittee holds a hearing on mitigating the spread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. watch live wednesday at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, secretary of state mike pompeo testifies on u.s. foreign policy toward iraq and iran before the house foreign affairs committee. secretary pompeo fields questions on a number of issues including the strike on iranian general ka sessem soleimani ande coronavirus outbreak. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> committee will come to order. without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material, and questions to the record subject to the length, limitation, in the rules. we'll begin, mr. secretary, thank you for meeting with us this morning. weeks ago, we invited you to testify about american policy toward iran, iraq, and the use of force. no one doubts that qasem soleimani was a dangerous terrorist, but it's important that we look at foreign policy in terms of

border protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. education secretary betsy devos testified on the 2021 budget request, members asked about public education resources and nondiscrimination policies. >> the subcommittee will come to order. good morning, secretary devos. welcome to the subcommittee. this is our second budget hearing of the year and your forth on hearing with us and we are going to examine the president's the permit of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. as i was reviewing the budget material, this much was clear to me. you are seeking to privatize public education. it is the wrong direction for students and our country. we need to be moving toward expanding public policies like early childhood education. we see this in other countries around the globe. they are not shrinking but standing it. i'm getting more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. the false premise on which it is built in the research. contrary to

. >>> the senate commerce, science, and transportation subcommittee holds a hearing on mitigating thepread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. watch live wednesday at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, secretary of state mike pompeo testifies on u.s. foreign policy toward iraq and iran before the house foreign affairs committee. secretary pompeo fields questions on a number of issues including the strike on iranian general ka sessem soleimani

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twhere the billhi is in that thehebe committee, senate the commerce committee, with respect toto becausewhat we are suggesting is that we set up a new bureau within the department ofof commerce, within the office of the app secretary to do this responsibility, and as you know, appropriators are generally discouragedppropr from authorizg new b language, new departments, new w entities within appropriations n bills. oso i'm i wonder, you don't ned to a do that now, but perhaps your office can get us ane update on what the challenges areo do there and why that hasnt been done before we're trying to so provide the funding. >> i'd be happy to do. so >> that would be great. >> we will come back to senator. >> cthank you. i want to go back to the census because i know that a number oft my's b colleagues on the commitc had expressed a great deal of several interest. it has been a huge topic of public interest sometimes of controversy over the last several years as we have been gearing up both providing money and make sure that we have an accurate sense is. one of the concerns that has been raise

joining us is massachusetts senator ed markey, on the commerce science and transportation committee. joining us now on capitol hill. let's get to the bottom line here, senator. both sides probably have some substantive arguments to make, and probably also right on both sides. there are partisan divides over a lot of these issues. but this is a crisis, a crisis that we have not seen since 9/11 or world war ii. this requires, as you have said and others have said, the defense production act, an emergency act from the president, who has not yet triggered it. so there are a lot of issues here. hospitals, doctors all crying for materials. for the american people to see this kind of bickering on the floor of the senate is not going to improve the standing of capitol hill or of congress with the voters. >> look, we have to come together. a pandemic should not have any partisanship that is part of it. but unfortunately, the proposal, which we received from the republicans, just a day ago, was partisan. what we're looking for is a dramatic increase in the amount of money that goes to hospitals

senate committee is chaired by roger wicker of mississippi. >> good morning, and welcome to the newly restored committee room of the commerce committee. i want to thank senator blunt of the rules committee and the architect of the capitol for their effort in restoring this room and welcome all of you to a history making hearing. the first hearing in the newly opened room. today the committee convenes to discuss the security and integrity of the telecommunications supply chain, that is to say the equipment and services that make up a communications network. i welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. today we will hear from mr. steven berry, president and chief executive office of the competitive carriers association, mr. jason boswell, head of security network product solutions at ericson, ms. asha katie, corporate vice president and general manager of next generation and standards at intel, mr. mike murphy, chief technology officer, america's -- at nokia and dr. james lewis sr. vice president and director of the technology policy program at the center for strategic and international studies. closing th

senator shelby. mr. shelby: thank you for your service. this is your fourth year as secretary of commerce. that's a pretty long tenure. mr. ross: longevity. mr. shelby: right. thank you very much. i want to have a conversation here with you for a few minutes about the census. the census is very -- is a very important mission of the department of commerce, set out in our constitution, and it's the responsibility of the secretary of commerce and the census bureau under you to meet those responsibilities. bring us up to date on where you think we are or where we are as far as the census which will be upcoming this year. mr. ross: yes, mr. chairman. well, my biggest worries had been twofold. one was, would the systems be up and running, would they be integrateable, would they be ready to perform? because we are in the process of bringing technology to the census. the most prominent form that that has taken is the availability of responding by internet. it's not a requirement. people can still respond by paper just as they always have, but now they can also respond over internet or by phone. so

commerce secretary wilbur ross on president trump's 2021 budget request. also talks about the 2020 crens success and trade relations. held by a senate relations subcommittee, this is two

hearing of the senate appropriations subcommittee on congress justice in science, and related agencies for this fiscal year, 2021. we have the honor of hearing from secretary of commerce, wilbur ross about the presidents for the department of commerce. welcome secretary ross for your appearance. we look forward to hearing from you this morning. as we, know the department of commerce executes a broad range of critical activities for our nation, things that are important to every american, things that are important to us as members of the senate, and issues that we care a lot about. research and development, cutting edge technology for predicting the weather, increasing trade and investment, recruiting businesses to our communities. the census has been an essential component of the departments business for the last several years. the presidents request is eight billion dollars, 6.7 billion below the fy 20 enacted level, which represents a 44% decrease in the departments overall budget. while this is a large decrease on paper, much of it is due to the planned ramp down of the funding of the 2020 census. that said, i am troubled by some of the proposed cuts to core progra

senate. you talk to any agriculture commodity group, any farm organization or just up and down main street throughout kansas -- as a matter of fact, i talked to the chamber of commerce senator moran who just gave some very pertinent comments to our situation out in kansas about the second question in. chairman pat, what about our rural areas? well, at that time we were having trouble with regards to the testing, and some rural hospitals were having to drive a great deal of miles to topeka. that was the only source. that stopped -- it hasn't stopped, gotten a heck of a lot better, with quest and lab corps and other folks who are now making these tests available. but i want to get back to agriculture and the senator from north dakota is exactly right. we've been hit pretty hard. 2.13 was the last time we had our prices above the cost of production. that involves everybody involved in agriculture, along with senator thune. and i am going to try to wind this down here pretty quick so we can get through. and i thank you for your help. and i thank you for your overview of what's in this bill, what isn't in this bill, and why on earth we can't get to it. so i think probabl

commerce that are funding it. also depressing. that was senator john kennedy's view of it, gave a speech on the senate floor today expressing as much. >> you know what the american people are thinking right now, mr. president? they are thinking this country was founded by geniuses but is being run by a bunch of idiots. what are we going to leave to our children if we allow this economy to crash? >> tucker: senator kennedy joins us tonight, thank you so much for coming on. you've been in washington for a while, i have never seen anything really like the democratic version of this bill. almost sounds like a parody and i am not being partisan here, being sincere. did they think that this was going to be enacted into law? that they believe that mandating diversity officers and corporate america is an appropriate response to coronavirus? what is this? >> i think that they think that they have the republicans over a barrel and the president. reality calls and congress is hanging up. i meant what i said on the floor, tucker. for charitable americans are

obviously with the armed services committee moving forward to take charge here and also the commerce committee and the senate you know, they can move very, very quickly and stop this situation that's been imposed on us >> senator, i appreciate the national security argument, and all of this and certainly you go back a couple decades, and i think back to the opec oil embargo. we know how important energy independence is to national security i recognize that we're at record levels of production in the u.s. and exporting crude all over the world, et cetera but in general, from a refining infrastructure standpoint, we still are importing quite a number of barrels right now because of how those refiners are structured and how also the ability to get crude to different parts of the country is set up right now. what do you do about that situation? >> well, we're -- the exporter, that's where that is at. we'll always import some, because there's refineries that are owned by foreign entities. canada has a number of those you'll always be importing some barrels for some types of crude. but we're a net exporter have be

senate. let's bring in kevin cirilli. as we speak, prime minister trudeau saying that they are closing borders to all noncitizens. canadian travel restrictions will not apply to commerce, but the government will announce additional support measures soon. u.s.?s happening in the when are we going to see those additional support measures? >> in terms of the senate, they will likely have that vote, if not this evening, then the latest by wednesday. that would provide free coronavirus testing for all americans, as well as two weeks paid sick leave. the administration saying president trump convened a teleconference with the g7 world leaders today. beyond that, steven mnuchin saying in the last 24 hours that he believes the economic stimulus is only in the "second inning." multiple conversations happening on the global, congressional, and administrative front. willoronavirus task force provide a briefing this afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. new york time. shery: in the meantime, it seems the enemies of the united states trying to attack washington while they are down. a cyber attack on the health agency. what do we know? kevin: we just got a statement which they said there w

leaders working with senate republicans on legislation mitigating the spread of the virus, delivering testing for everyone, to protect american livelihoods and industry and commerce getting crushed by this outbreak as mitch mcconnell canceled his scheduled recess and it seems bipartisanship should deliver results. >> we stay here, get it right. this is a time and place you do not want to rush something. >> reporter: it couldn't come sooner as financial markets tumble, wall street seeing its worst days since 1987, the dow down 1400 points, the s&p down 140 points and aztec almost 400 points, at the white house donald trump urged patients. >> you have to remember the stock market is much higher than when i got here. it is going to bounce back big at the right time. >> reporter: sports events across the nation, washington following suit, the capital visitor center was virtually empty yesterday. only members of congress, staff and unofficial business will be left in until further notice. meanwhile we watch to see if legislation hits the floor today. shannon: another fox news alert related to all this, canadian prime minister justin trudeau in self quarantine after hi

cantwell, senator from washington, my distinguished ranking member, we have penciled in 10:00 am tomorrow morning, we are going to be dealing with legislation over the jurisdiction of the commerce committee and i think we will be able to work as we have on so many other issues as americans, not as republicans or democrats but as teammates rising to the occasion, answering this crisis as americans have done so many times in the past. i rise today to say this is a time to come together as patriots and americans and take on the task that is before us. i look forward to hard weekend work as a product that all-americans can be proud of and with that i yield the floor, mister president. >> mister president, we in this profession have a tendency to hyperbole. meaning a tendency to talk about how dramatic a decision we are about to make is, how important something is to the country because that is what we do and it is one of the tools of the trade. i think this is not a time at which it is possible to exaggerate the impact of what we are confronted with. i think it is a moment that should instill in all of us you extraordinary humility, a reminder that we are still mortal beings who ca

chamber of commerce global energy institute wrote, we urge the senate to seize this opportunity to fuel american innovation and promote climate action by passing this legislation without delay. some pretty good words coming from them. we certainly would agree. we had an opportunity this morning, mr. president, in the energy and natural resources committee to hear from the head of the i.e.a., the international energy agency based out of france, paris, france. and he heads up the member countries that are part of the i.e.a. and they track trends in energy markets. we do an annual update with dr dr. burele and as usual his words were important, telling, resounding. but as we reflected on what he is, is highlighting as areas of opportunity for the united states as not only an energy leader but a global energy leader. what we have -- what we've put in this american energy innovation act is exactly, exactly the recipe that we should be pursuing. to continue to be a leader in the energy sector, to be a strong leader from the economic perspective, to be a strong leader with energy security, nat

. >> members of the senate appropriations committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss president trump's fiscal year 2021 budget request for the u.s. department of commerce. it's a privilege to appear before you today. we are committed to working with you to grow the u.s. economy, defend our industries from unfair foreign competition, and protect our national security. the 2021 budget for the commerce department achieves these goals by providing the resources needed for successful completion of the 2020 decennial census, by ensuring american leadership in spades, by bolstering trade promotion, trade enforcement, and export controls. by providing for satellite acquisition, and vessel re-capitalization for the national oceanographic and atmospheric administration. generating the timely economic data needed by businesses to analyze markets, investing communities, and hire american workers, and by supporting research development, invention, and standards in leading industries and technologies. in the short time allotted to my opening statement, i will discuss three priorities for next year. first, the census bureau, then space, then trade. the request for th

commerce secretary penny pritzker who spoke about efforts to raise money in her capacity as chair of the illinois covid-19 relief fund. senator dick durbin also addressed congressional action to provide economic relief including the phase three coronavirus relief bill. >> good afternoon

commerce secretary penny pritzker who spoke about efforts to raise money in her capacity as chair of the illinois covid-19 relief fund. senator dick durbin also addressed congressional action to provide economic relief including the phase three coronavirus relief bill. >> good afternoon to everybody that is here in the room and our teleworking reporters and those who are joining us on television, radio or on streaming service. i want to thank again the reporters and the press who are working so hard to cover the vital stories of this pandemic. more than ever, people need clear, factual information to rely upon. in particular i want to thank the illinois broadcasters association and tv and radio stations all across the state who are joining forces today to combat hunger and food bank shortages during this crisis. one of our hardest working agency directors during this crisis is department of human services secretary grace. she is here today to talk about the essential role of the philanthropic community and our response to covid-19 and in maintaining the continuity of human services. i'm also incredibly glad to have with us to

i think our senior senator actually eat either went home r came out here, vitamin d only person on the plane. that's a graphic example of how this is impacting commerce. the hotel owner i talked to, 2% occupancy in the week before. so we've come together this past weekend. we worked through it. i think that's the first time since i did that on a legislative matter we've done that. democrats and republicans at the grassroots level working to deliver what i think is a good package. it focuses on, number one, who needs it the most, workers that have been displaced and small business owners. also got stuff in for the broader part of the economy. urgency is the key. we're working through right now, short term corrections, and i hope that doesn't support the process. we should've had this across the finish line sunday evening to been deliveredve on monday morning, and we would still have the nation on high alert about what were going to do here, and it can only come from here in this case. i'm going to segue into we need to get that done today, and i'm going to be for it. each state, each senator, each representative is going to have to deliver to the smal

joined by his sister former commerce secretary who spoke about efforts to raise money in her capacity as chair of the illinois covid-19 relief fund. we will also hear from senator richard durbin. >> good afternoon to everybody who is here in the room and our teleworking reporters and those joining us on television, radio or streaming service. i want to thank again the reporters and press working so hard to cover the vital stories of this pandemic. more than ever, people need clear, factual information to rely upon. i want to thank the illinois broadcasters association and tv and radio stations all across the state that are joining forces today to come back hunger and shortages during this crisis. one of our hardest working agency directors during this crisis is department of human services secretary. secretary is here to talk about the essential role in our response to covid-19. and maintaining the continuity of human services. i am also incredibly glad to have with us today one of the nation's most vulnerable voices for people, family and children who works hard for us every day representing the state of illinois and washington, d.c. that is senator durbin. i

with senate republicans and the white house on legislation that mitigates the spread of the coronavirus, delivering testing for everyone, protecting americans well-being as well as industry and commercehed by the outbreak, as mitch mcconnell canceled the scheduled recess and it seems bipartisanship will deliver some results. >> i think we stay here, we get it right, this is a time and place that you do not want to rush something. cheryl: well, that was kevin mccarthy. it count come any sooner as the financial markets as we showed you tumbled yesterday. wall street saw the worst day since 1987. the dow down more than 1400 points at the close. the s&p down more than 140. nasdaq dipping almost 400 again at yesterday's close. the president did urge that americans should have confidence and they should be patient. >> you have to remember, the stock market as an example is still much higher than when i got here. it's taken a big hit. it's going to bounce back and it's going to bounce back very big at the right time. lauren: sports events and skoals closed across the nation and new york state is under a state of emergency, the governor ordered the ban of large gatherings across new york inc

senate from this region, to name a few. infrastructure in america is a public health issue, clean-air and clean water, it is a business issue, it is an economic issue to move commercebs and all the rest. the list goes on. you know how important it is. david: so there may be some infrastructure coming up? rep. pelosi: i would hope so. our next bill, maybe. an important these i did not mention was state and local government will need much more infusion of cash. there is just not going -- they will just not "tim beat the need. my state of california has a big meetey will not be able to the need. my state of california has a big surplus, and they are being careful in spending. but again, this is a big challenge beyond anything we have ever seen before. same thing with governor cuomo in new york. other states as well. this is like, as i say, something we have never seen before, so we have to be prepared. i would hope some of that lending could come from the fed, in expanded lending opportunities, and we allowed for that in the legislation passed last night in the senate. and it will pass enthusiastically on a bipartisan way on friday morning. david: let them speaker, th

from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who says he is glad that it at least on the substance a deal has finally been reached. >> public health requires that we put so much of our nation's commercen ice. this is not even a stimulus package. it is emergency relief. reporter: we also are getting more details how the money will be allocated for the airline industry. we're looking $25 billion for passenger air carriers, $4 billion for cargo air carriers and $17 billion for any businesses critical to maintaining this national security. there are restrictions placed on this aid. the airlines have to maintain a routine schedule they had in effect before march, before the coronavirus crisis hit. if they are going to be accepting this money out of the fund. we're getting more information on how mid-sized businesses, any company with 500 to 10,000 workers on staff, how they can benefit from actual loans that are coming out of this treasury fund. they're offering loans at a 2% interest rate. they don't have to make payments for the first six months. there are also caveats for this. they have to be a u.s. business with most of their workforce based in the u.s. the money has to be used to re

the senate come anytime in congress -- and i served with him -- he has not passed not one that speaksary bill to anything that he is promising right now. not one bill has he passed. because commerceas been so right-wing. >> no, no, brother. >> last week in the house. you have to be able to get things done. again, myjust -- practice is a criteria of the truth. this revolution that bernie sanders is promising? you know, where is that coming from? you know as well as i do, dr. when back in the 1960's we were doing grassroots organizing -- i am still in there. i live in the hood. i live among the people who i am representing. i know that we have to try something different. phenomenon in the 1960's called armchair revolutionaries. armchair revolutionaries. theories.had amy: we don't have much time so i want to put your question to dr. cornell west the issue -- >> the brother has millions behind us. legacy.ilding on the >> no, no, no. look, look -- amy: then he ask you, bobby rush, a question. and this goes to your extremely valiant defeat in your own personal case of salivary cancer. you certainly have made health care an important issue. mayor bloomberg does not agree with bernie san