years of cutting funding for our epidemic response program, president trump simply has led the united confrontfair to possible epidemic like coronavirus. i'll have more to say this week about what the administration must do to right the ship. on another front, again, the frustration how this administration has conducted itself unprecedented. i know some of my colleagues like to say just like obama it isd not even close. here is more examples unfortunately on the trampling of the rule of law in this country. emboldened by the refusal of senate republicans to hold him accountable in his impeachment trial president trump has been interfering with the justice department and retaliating against officials in his administration who dared testify truthfully before congress. short week we've spent in recess the president has managed to plunge our country even deeper into chaos and certainly, certainly has shown the need for having a trial enduring with impeachment getting the truth and not rubberstamping president trump's behavior. president continued to purge his administration firingsi officias who refus