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portman's amendment wound up past 50-49 but was replaced by another amendment by democratic senator ron wyden of oregon. >> amendment by number. >> number 1378. >> 6 minutes evenly divided. >> the senator from oregon is recognized. >> on this site our goal has been to secure the strongest possible protections for jobless americans that could pass the senate. this amendment has two essential features that make it better for working families and the portman amendment ensures that millions of working families have benefits through september 6th. it protects unemployed workers be hit with a big surprise tax bill with no way to pay for it. republicans have been standing in lockstep against tax relief for americans with a few hundred dollars in the bank after demanding billions in write-offs for wealthy investors. on the other hand democrats led the effort, hundreds of dollars in weekly benefits, this is the boldest action congress has ever taken, ever taken to support jobless americans during an economic crisis and at every stage, democrats propose that help for working families, senate republican
portman's amendment wound up past 50-49 but was replaced by another amendment by democratic senator ron wyden of oregon. >> amendment by number. >> number 1378. >> 6 minutes evenly divided. >> the senator from oregon is recognized. >> on this site our goal has been to secure the strongest possible protections for jobless americans that could pass the senate. this amendment has two essential features that make it better for working families and the portman amendment...
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wyden: mr.dent and colleagues -- the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call, sir. mr. wyden: i would ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president and colleagues, very shortly, the senate will have the opportunity to confirm attorney general becerra to be the next health and human services secretary. and what this means is after four years of going in reverse on health policy, it will be possible to go to drive and actually make progress for the american people in addressing their health care needs, progress in terms of lowering the cost of health care. we spent $3.8 trillion last year, so we have got to lower costs and we have got to do it in a way that enhances quality. and attorney general becerra is going to be laser focused on the key priorities for the days ahead. we all know that at the heart of that agenda is making it possible to end this pandemic. now, central to his agenda is going to be the distribution of vacc
wyden: mr.dent and colleagues -- the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call, sir. mr. wyden: i would ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president and colleagues, very shortly, the senate will have the opportunity to confirm attorney general becerra to be the next health and human services secretary. and what this means is after four years of going in reverse on health policy, it will be possible to go to drive and...
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wyden: once again, mr. president, our colleague from texas is offering an idea that would disrupt the system in a way that would keep millions and millions of americans who are hurting from getting help in a timely way. he has come back with essentially one version after another because he thinks that somehow this is the kind of sensational idea that will cause people to rally to his side. i believe what he has been proposing -- now, i gather four times -- is so disruptive, so unworkable that it is going to hurt the millions of people who this congress wanted to help, and that is what the senator from texas has sought to do from the very beginning. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. cruz: mr. president, there's an old saying that you don't learn anything from the second kick of a mule. the first time the senator from oregon said that i sought to disrupt stimulus payments, perhaps he did so because he didn't know my views on that topic. but he has since been corrected that i vote for st
wyden: once again, mr. president, our colleague from texas is offering an idea that would disrupt the system in a way that would keep millions and millions of americans who are hurting from getting help in a timely way. he has come back with essentially one version after another because he thinks that somehow this is the kind of sensational idea that will cause people to rally to his side. i believe what he has been proposing -- now, i gather four times -- is so disruptive, so unworkable that...
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and, again, i see ritchie neal and ron wyden, the chairs of the finance committee. between the two of them, they put nearly $1 trillion into the pockets of the american people. but in any event, we're here to sign the bill. so thank you all very much for joining us. thank you to our chairs, our house and senate chairs, and as you said, mr. leader, so correctly, all those who are not here as well. thank you. shall we? [applause] >> well done. [talking simultaneously] >> well done. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] >>
and, again, i see ritchie neal and ron wyden, the chairs of the finance committee. between the two of them, they put nearly $1 trillion into the pockets of the american people. but in any event, we're here to sign the bill. so thank you all very much for joining us. thank you to our chairs, our house and senate chairs, and as you said, mr. leader, so correctly, all those who are not here as well. thank you. shall we? [applause] >> well done. [talking simultaneously] >> well done....
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and, again, i see ritchie neal and ron wyden, the chairs of the finance committee. between the two of them, they put nearly $1 trillion into the pockets of the american people. but in any event, we're here to sign the bill. so thank you all very much for joining us. thank you to our chairs, our house and senate chairs, and as you said, mr. leader, so correctly, all those who are not here as well. thank you. shall we? [applause] >> well done. [talking simultaneously] >> well done. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] >> c-span's washington journal, every day, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you. we talk about the coronavirus relief will and spending with republican texas presented jodey arrington and we will continue that conversation, including how the pandemic impacts veterans with house veterans affairs committee chair, california credit repr
and, again, i see ritchie neal and ron wyden, the chairs of the finance committee. between the two of them, they put nearly $1 trillion into the pockets of the american people. but in any event, we're here to sign the bill. so thank you all very much for joining us. thank you to our chairs, our house and senate chairs, and as you said, mr. leader, so correctly, all those who are not here as well. thank you. shall we? [applause] >> well done. [talking simultaneously] >> well done....
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. >> senator wyden's amendment passed so the bill extends jobless benefits through september 6th and makes the first 10,$200 of jobless benefits nontaxable for households making less then 150,$000 a year. again, this $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill goes to the house for final action. watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> the party's saturday workers. >> okay. okay. thank you for all coming and look, a great day for the country. we had to pass this legislation. we made a promise to the american people that we would deliver the real relief they need and we have fulfilled that promise. nobody said passing one of the largest, perhaps the most significant bill to help the poor and working people in decades was going to be easy particularly with 50 votes but it is done and i said from the beginning we were going to power through, not let anything stop us until we get the job done and by god, here we are. i am so proud of my caucus. i love each one of them. they are so great. you know what unites our caucus? everyone knows, especially the 50 votes we have to pull togeth
. >> senator wyden's amendment passed so the bill extends jobless benefits through september 6th and makes the first 10,$200 of jobless benefits nontaxable for households making less then 150,$000 a year. again, this $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill goes to the house for final action. watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> the party's saturday workers. >> okay. okay. thank you for all coming and look, a great day for the country. we had to pass this...
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obvious need for this but the fact that the american people overwhelmingly support what the president wyden proposed. the american people believe as he does. we should be investing billions into more vaccines and more people to administer them. the american people believe that a cash payment to families is essential in some parts of this country. they like to see the $600 in last december still complemented with $1400 in this proposal. they would like for us to put money on the table for people who are unemployed so they can put food on that same table and they would like for us to get the schools ready to deal with reopening and classes that are safe for the kids and the teachers. there is no argument about that. 20% of people may oppose it at 80% supported and yet we can't find one republican senator to support president biden's plan. they say it costs too much. well, the chairman of the federal reserve mr. powell, a conservative republican economist has told us be careful that you do too little. this economy is fragile. it needs to be strengthened. we need to inject into this economy eno
obvious need for this but the fact that the american people overwhelmingly support what the president wyden proposed. the american people believe as he does. we should be investing billions into more vaccines and more people to administer them. the american people believe that a cash payment to families is essential in some parts of this country. they like to see the $600 in last december still complemented with $1400 in this proposal. they would like for us to put money on the table for people...
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in the room where senator sanders, who wanted the meeting, senator murray, wyden and myself as well as each of the eight democrats who voted against it. we began to discuss areas where we might move forward. it did not resolve everything. and it me some hope that we might be able to come to an agreement. everyone in that room agrees we have to try to come to an agreement to go forward and right now, there are still differing views on that. but we have made some progress. >> thank you. as you get ready to take this break, what percentage of senators are vaccinated at this point? when you hope the senate can -- sen. schumer: it is not just the senators. it is the staff. it is the people who clean. it is the people who serve the food. we need to have everybody safe and then a decision will be made. i am going to leave that to the authorities. i do not know the answer to your first question. >> what is your best hope yucca the sooner the -- your best hope? sen. schumer: the sooner the better. but hopefully safely. >> some of the committees are investigating -- [indiscernible] sen. schumer:
in the room where senator sanders, who wanted the meeting, senator murray, wyden and myself as well as each of the eight democrats who voted against it. we began to discuss areas where we might move forward. it did not resolve everything. and it me some hope that we might be able to come to an agreement. everyone in that room agrees we have to try to come to an agreement to go forward and right now, there are still differing views on that. but we have made some progress. >> thank you. as...
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i think chairman wyden for holding this hearing today.e have done so much to combat forced labor and child labor and this is the first hearing that this committee is done in the trade space this year. two questions according to the gao report issued this month cbp has issued 29 order since february of 2016 for a type of good produced in a specific -- specific location for apparel production in china. global policies reports suggest muslim minority people in xinjiang are forced to -- and we urge that mr. should do more to him enforce a law. we clearly must do more. you've recommended we -- and cotton products from xinjiang. >> absolutely and i work with the coalition of nongovernmental organizations and advisory groups and we have submitted concrete recommendations that i referenced in my written testimony to cbp encouraging them to robustly enforced seminars and particularly regionwide in xinjiang. very specifically just three points number one there needs to be greater transparency. we don't have any insight at this point in two shipment
i think chairman wyden for holding this hearing today.e have done so much to combat forced labor and child labor and this is the first hearing that this committee is done in the trade space this year. two questions according to the gao report issued this month cbp has issued 29 order since february of 2016 for a type of good produced in a specific -- specific location for apparel production in china. global policies reports suggest muslim minority people in xinjiang are forced to -- and we urge...
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minimum wage increase goes against the rules of budget reconciliation, senators bernie sanders and ron wydensay they will push for an amendment to penalize large companies that pay workers less than $15 an hour. president biden is meeting virtually with mexican president andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador today, where lopez obrador is expected to ask the u.s. to share some of its coronavirus vaccine supply with mexico. in burma, mass protests continued today after at least 18 people were killed in anti-coup demonstrations sunday, the deadliest day since the february 1 military coup which deposed and detained de facto leader aung san suu kyi. police fired live ammunition into crowds as burmese forces steadily escalated their crackdown. one local group says 1000 people were arrested sunday, including journalists and medical professionals. sunday's bloodshed followed the firing of burma's ambassador to the united nations after he denounced the military coup. this is chow mo toon. >> we need the strongest possible action from international unity to immediately and the military coup, to stop oppressing
minimum wage increase goes against the rules of budget reconciliation, senators bernie sanders and ron wydensay they will push for an amendment to penalize large companies that pay workers less than $15 an hour. president biden is meeting virtually with mexican president andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador today, where lopez obrador is expected to ask the u.s. to share some of its coronavirus vaccine supply with mexico. in burma, mass protests continued today after at least 18 people were killed in...
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and danes who will lead the national park subcommittee, senators cortez, masto and lee, and senator wyden and hyde smith for the water and power subcommittee. congratulations to you all. i look forward to working closely with you. today, our committee will vote on the nomination of representative deb haaland to be the secretary of interior. before her nomination, representative holland state --haaland stated she was against fracking and drilling on public lands. . she wanted to "keep fossil fuels in the ground." and she pledged to "a vote against all new fossil fuel infrastructure." i along with other western senators have consistently opposed the nominees who hold such radical views. as a member of congress, she cosponsored the green new deal. she cosponsored legislation to disregard the scientific recommendations of the bush, obama and trump administrations on delisting the grizzly bear from the endangered species list. representative haaland's positions are at odds with the mission of the department of the interior, and outside of the mainstream. during her confirmation hearing, congre
and danes who will lead the national park subcommittee, senators cortez, masto and lee, and senator wyden and hyde smith for the water and power subcommittee. congratulations to you all. i look forward to working closely with you. today, our committee will vote on the nomination of representative deb haaland to be the secretary of interior. before her nomination, representative holland state --haaland stated she was against fracking and drilling on public lands. . she wanted to "keep...
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so as an alternative, senators bernie sanders and ron wyden are pushing proposals that would penalizepanies that pay their employees less than $15 an hour. is that something that you support? >> well, dana, i haven't seen the details of that proposal yet. if i'm someone who is always willing to negotiate with republicans, i'm willing to negotiate with democrats as well. let's start with what we all agree on, that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is too low. it has to be raised. every democrat and many republicans agree with that. president biden has called for us to raise it to $15 an hour. senator sanders' bill would have done it over four years to 2025. we haven't seen the new proposal. this isn't the last bill we will adopt this year. there may be several other chances for us to move a minimum wage bill but i look forward to hearing from senators sanders and wyden this week. >> let's talk about what you just heard from senator bill cassidy, that it's a joke that the white house has actually reached out in earnest to republicans to negotiate on this covid relief bill. what's your r
so as an alternative, senators bernie sanders and ron wyden are pushing proposals that would penalizepanies that pay their employees less than $15 an hour. is that something that you support? >> well, dana, i haven't seen the details of that proposal yet. if i'm someone who is always willing to negotiate with republicans, i'm willing to negotiate with democrats as well. let's start with what we all agree on, that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is too low. it has to be raised. every...
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wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, the senate will soon vote on the nomination of california attorney general xavier becerra to lead the department of health and human services. moving this nomination forward required an additional procedural step and more floor debate than others, so i will make just a few quick points this afternoon. first, in our lifetime, america has never faced a greater public health challenge than the pandemic we face today. the department of health and human services is our point agency, the leading agency to coordinate the effort to end the pandemic as soon as possible. right now, for example, it's coordinating the distribution of vaccines. it's working to get p.p.e., the critical protective equipment, into the hands of nurses and doctors and all those providers who desperately need more of it. the department supports rural hospitals, keep them afloat so that rural patients have access to care. the department's work includes the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the center
wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, the senate will soon vote on the nomination of california attorney general xavier becerra to lead the department of health and human services. moving this nomination forward required an additional procedural step and more floor debate than others, so i will make just a few quick points this afternoon. first, in our lifetime, america has never faced a greater public health challenge than the pandemic...
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senator schumer, senator wyden on the finance committee and i can go down the list. obviously, it's a challenge to keep 50 democrats united and grateful that senator schumer did that on behalf of the president, working with the caucus. we're going to continue to work with every member of the senate, democrat and republican, to move america's agenda forward. >> let's talk about that. the challenges going forward are clear. you were able to keep those 50 democrats in the senate together and nancy pelosi was able to keep her caucus largely intact, which is a pretty phenomenal feat on a massive bill. going forward it's going to be harder. the white house has been hesitant to talk about specifically what's next on the legislative agenda. give us your top three legislative calls for 2021. how do you actually sequence this to continue to get wins like you've started so strong on? >> first of all, aim he going to let the president announce what's next when he's ready to announce what's next. the way for me to shorten my tenure as chief of staff is to get ahead of him which i
senator schumer, senator wyden on the finance committee and i can go down the list. obviously, it's a challenge to keep 50 democrats united and grateful that senator schumer did that on behalf of the president, working with the caucus. we're going to continue to work with every member of the senate, democrat and republican, to move america's agenda forward. >> let's talk about that. the challenges going forward are clear. you were able to keep those 50 democrats in the senate together and...
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wyden: madam president, i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 81, the nays are 17. the nomination is confirmed. the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the motion to up voke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 29, katherine c. tai of the district of columbia to be united states trade representative signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unan
wyden: madam president, i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 81, the nays are 17. the nomination is confirmed. the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and...
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precipitation falling and in napa across highway 12 american canyon seeing some lighter showers so as we wyden out this picture yes we've seen it all from thunderstorms to hail to snow. right now we still have this cold unstable air off the coastline. that's going to continue to pivot in here. so it's a 1 for tonight. showers briefly heavy. definitely expect the potential for lightning and hail. and snow will continue over our highest peaks. i'll be back with a timeline coming right up. ama? >> thank you, sandhya. here's some of the snow sandhya was talking about. look at this. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma has mofrt stunning images we captured from sky 7 as well as some pictures we received from viewers. hi, drew. >> hi, ama. yeah, today was the perfect day to launch sky 7. you're looking at pictures from earlier today. this is the east foothills in santa clara county, just capped with snow. and got some breaks of sunshine too within those showers giving us a nice rainbow. we saw it all today. if you did see snow, odds are you probably saw some hail. this video coming in from lea, alamed
precipitation falling and in napa across highway 12 american canyon seeing some lighter showers so as we wyden out this picture yes we've seen it all from thunderstorms to hail to snow. right now we still have this cold unstable air off the coastline. that's going to continue to pivot in here. so it's a 1 for tonight. showers briefly heavy. definitely expect the potential for lightning and hail. and snow will continue over our highest peaks. i'll be back with a timeline coming right up. ama?...
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. >> thank you so much chairman wyden the ranking member crapo and distinguished members it's an honor to appear before you today to address the issue of forced labor. i lead a human rights organization for the eradication of forced labor. we joined a coalition of nongovernment organization to petition customs and border protection to block all imports of xinjiang products and to the united states. cbt issued a region wide order in january of 2021. china has then much of the focus of the enforcement that's but forced labor is a global issue. we were wrong. prosecutions are practically nonexistent. according to the state department 2020 trafficking report there were 1000 forced labor prosecutions in the entire world in 2019 in the united states is no exception. according to the department of justice federal prosecutors had 12 forced labor cases in the entire country in 2019 but although it's existed since 2008 prosecuting forced labor cases in global supply chain federal -- is never brought even one supply-chain forced labor -- so what is the goal? immense human suffering. we now live i
. >> thank you so much chairman wyden the ranking member crapo and distinguished members it's an honor to appear before you today to address the issue of forced labor. i lead a human rights organization for the eradication of forced labor. we joined a coalition of nongovernment organization to petition customs and border protection to block all imports of xinjiang products and to the united states. cbt issued a region wide order in january of 2021. china has then much of the focus of the...
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senator schumer, the leader, senator wyden on the finance committee, i could go down the list. it is a chalice to keep 50 democrats united and i am grateful senator schumer did that on behalf of the president with his caucus. we are going to work with every senator to move america's agenda forward. anna: let's talk about that, challenges going forward are clear. you were able to keep 50 democrats in the senate together and nancy pelosi was able to keep her caucus largely intact, and incredible feat on such a massive bill, but going forward is going to be even harder. we want to talk about what is next on the legislative agenda, your three top legislative goals for 2021, and how you sequence this to get wins like you started so strong on? ron: i would let the president announce what is next when he is ready. a way for me to shorten my tenure as chief of staff is to get ahead of him, which i am not going to do. i will say, everything we have done in the 48 days we have been here has been what he promised to do as a candidate for president. he promised to tackle the virus and econ
senator schumer, the leader, senator wyden on the finance committee, i could go down the list. it is a chalice to keep 50 democrats united and i am grateful senator schumer did that on behalf of the president with his caucus. we are going to work with every senator to move america's agenda forward. anna: let's talk about that, challenges going forward are clear. you were able to keep 50 democrats in the senate together and nancy pelosi was able to keep her caucus largely intact, and incredible...
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report on so called in from election to fear and they just don't cover and joe biden it was clear wyden is willing to work with them he's getting in the program truck tried to you. cross them he didn't see but he dismissed for trying to go against them they hated his guts and they tried to undermine his presidency no question about it biden is their guy and what how did this show that in this report they clearly aimed that everything anyone had ever said about what joe biden may have done inside ukraine when he was 1st vice president at the time of the coup we know that victor newman said in that leaked member station of biden would be the point man for that and then of course it was a 20th century coup and they took it over in the 21st century but they ran like in 1000 century colonial country installing americans as a the finance minister giving jobs to carry each family friend of course $100.00 biden his own son on where is her energy and you know biden himself admitted that he tried to get that prosecuted to shock and fired and choking testified in a court case in vienna that he was
report on so called in from election to fear and they just don't cover and joe biden it was clear wyden is willing to work with them he's getting in the program truck tried to you. cross them he didn't see but he dismissed for trying to go against them they hated his guts and they tried to undermine his presidency no question about it biden is their guy and what how did this show that in this report they clearly aimed that everything anyone had ever said about what joe biden may have done...
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senator ron wyden, of oregon, has a standalone bill that would provide those productions.ent believe debt collectors should have access or should not have access to that money and does he support the wyden bill? sec. psaki: i haven't talked to our legislative team about that. i know there were a number of adjustments made post the implementation of the package in december to adjust and address issues like non-filers having access, ensuring that we were reaching people who weren't reached and were eligible. so i would have to talk to treasury about whether they have a concern about this at this point in time, or whether protections have been put in place. >> one more, i forgot. the 4,000 military personnel that the federal government plans on extending for the acceleration of vaccines, has it been determined where they are going? is it to help the vaccination centers, mega sites? can you talk more about the deployment of those soldiers? sec. psaki: they typically help in all sorts of locations where help is needed and determined in coordination with local governors and loca
senator ron wyden, of oregon, has a standalone bill that would provide those productions.ent believe debt collectors should have access or should not have access to that money and does he support the wyden bill? sec. psaki: i haven't talked to our legislative team about that. i know there were a number of adjustments made post the implementation of the package in december to adjust and address issues like non-filers having access, ensuring that we were reaching people who weren't reached and...
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taking a look at democrats on capitol hill, making the case that senator ron wyden, the chairman of the senate finance committee said that he and senator sharon brown of ohio will soon release a more detailed framework on how multinational corporations should be taxed, senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts saying she was writing legislation to impose a tax. these ideas are expected to appear in the agenda next week. congress is trying to act on them this year to pay for infrastructure spending that will come from president biden next week as he talked about. you can find that full conference on our website. we will hear from donna from knoxville, tennessee. your next up. independent line. caller: for everybody saying we are a country of immigrants, it is true. we also have a process of how to come in. you can continue to blame the previous administration, but it is his crisis. we have many americans who are homeless, including children. where are their hotel rooms? why haven't we opened up military facilities for them? as for the press conference, he was given the questions ahead of
taking a look at democrats on capitol hill, making the case that senator ron wyden, the chairman of the senate finance committee said that he and senator sharon brown of ohio will soon release a more detailed framework on how multinational corporations should be taxed, senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts saying she was writing legislation to impose a tax. these ideas are expected to appear in the agenda next week. congress is trying to act on them this year to pay for infrastructure...
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wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, the senate will soon vote on the nomination of california attorney general xavier becerra to lead the department of health and human services. moving this nomination forward required an additional procedural step and more floor debate than others, so i will make just a few quick points this afternoon. this afternoon. >> first, in our lifetime, america has never faced a greater public health challenge then the pandemic we face today. the right now, for example, it's coordinating the distribution of vaccines. it's working to get p.p.e., the critical protective equipment, into the hands of nurses and doctors and all those providers who desperately need more of it. the department supports rural hospitals, keep them afloat so that rural patients have access to care. the department's work includes the department's work includes department of health and human services is our pointca agency, the leading agency to coordinate the efforts to and the pandemic as soon as possible. right
wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, the senate will soon vote on the nomination of california attorney general xavier becerra to lead the department of health and human services. moving this nomination forward required an additional procedural step and more floor debate than others, so i will make just a few quick points this afternoon. this afternoon. >> first, in our lifetime, america has never faced a greater public health...
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wyden: thank you, madam president.adam president, today the republicans are showing some real chutzpah. on this issue republicans were for it before they were against it. today they claim to want to target prisoners. the real harm they are doing is to innocent children and families. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. scott: madam president. the presiding officer: the junior senator from florida. mr. scott: it's hard to imagine my colleague just rose in opposition to this good bill. let's be clear, i by objecting to this bill democrats are standing in full support of spending $2 billion to send $1,400 checks to inmates. democrats want to spent $2 billion in tax money to send checks to people in prison convicted of committing serious crimes and victimizing their fellow americans. that means democrats are saying that they want american taxpayers to be on the hook for $1,400 checks to some of the most heinous criminals we've ever seen. people like dylann roof and the parkland shooter. how can anyone j
wyden: thank you, madam president.adam president, today the republicans are showing some real chutzpah. on this issue republicans were for it before they were against it. today they claim to want to target prisoners. the real harm they are doing is to innocent children and families. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. scott: madam president. the presiding officer: the junior senator from florida. mr. scott: it's hard to imagine my colleague just rose in opposition to this...
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patty murray, who is the chair of the health, education, labor, and pensions committee, senator ron wyden, the chair of the finance committee, and many others in this chamber. in fact, this amendment is similar in many ways to the legislation that i have offered which is cosponsored by 38 members of the senate. and let us not forget this legislation was passed in the house. and i want to thank my friends and colleagues in the house progressive caucus for their extraordinary leadership on this issue. this amendment is supported by some 300 national organizations, including the afl-cio, and virtually all of of the major unions in our country. i want to thank in particular the seiu, one of the great unions in america, who have led this effort for years in terms of the fight for 15, where people working in mcdonald's and burger king have gone out on strike and said we can't make it on $10 an hour, $11 an hour. i want to thank the seiu. and because this legislation will help workers all across the board, but it will significantly help women who are unfortunately forced into low-income work mor
patty murray, who is the chair of the health, education, labor, and pensions committee, senator ron wyden, the chair of the finance committee, and many others in this chamber. in fact, this amendment is similar in many ways to the legislation that i have offered which is cosponsored by 38 members of the senate. and let us not forget this legislation was passed in the house. and i want to thank my friends and colleagues in the house progressive caucus for their extraordinary leadership on this...
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also, the so called plan b, which was senator ron wyden, the chairman of the finance committee's plan to try to create some kind of tax penalty for corporations that didn't raise the minimum wage on their own, that is also not going to be considered as part of this package, and that's because democrats are trying to move quickly. they believe that they have the votes on their side of the aisle. they do not expect to have a single republican supporter. here's what one republican, senator bill cassidy, someone who has crossed the aisle on the packages in the past said about the democratic relief bill. >> you can find one thing, we'll get criticized on that, so we'll adapt but the reality is they put forward a package which reflects the interest of the democratic constituencies that elected the president. >> reporter: and after 20 hours of debate that could get started on wednesday, there would then be what is known as a votearama, a marathon vote in the senate. it would likely go late into thursday night, into friday morning. that is the earliest that we could expect passage of this $1.
also, the so called plan b, which was senator ron wyden, the chairman of the finance committee's plan to try to create some kind of tax penalty for corporations that didn't raise the minimum wage on their own, that is also not going to be considered as part of this package, and that's because democrats are trying to move quickly. they believe that they have the votes on their side of the aisle. they do not expect to have a single republican supporter. here's what one republican, senator bill...
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the opportunity to listen to the authors, and our boss obviously had some say in the matter, but ron wyden, was a house member and now is in the senate, and there was the debate for how it played out. i'm coming at this from process perspective, and see where it comes from and where it was intended and what they see in the marketplace today. i look at the statute and say this was the debate that was had at the time, is operating as intended, it provides immunity to those interactive services, it provides immunity from the content of the users, that the government won't interfere with their ability to monitor and adjust the network. we expected them to do important things and to help guide their platforms as they saw fit. we thought there would be an active, competitive universe, and there was at the time. a dynamic for those that were aol users or copy serve, a number of different things. we thought that universe was competitive. we wanted them to have the flexibility and not be sideswiped by a court system into steps that they work expected to take. so i think it's a counterweight to the
the opportunity to listen to the authors, and our boss obviously had some say in the matter, but ron wyden, was a house member and now is in the senate, and there was the debate for how it played out. i'm coming at this from process perspective, and see where it comes from and where it was intended and what they see in the marketplace today. i look at the statute and say this was the debate that was had at the time, is operating as intended, it provides immunity to those interactive services,...
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in south africa we learned what wyden expenses of crossland have to do with the health of local rivers . and in afghanistan the islamist taliban has its sights set on returning to power. the german military has been deployed in afghanistan for almost 20 years more than 100000 german soldiers have served there and the military says 59 of them have lost their lives. has it been worth it. the taliban now has more than half the country under its control afghanistan's central government is seen as incompetent and corrupt peace talks have stalled germany's military has extended its presence in the country by a year meanwhile the taliban makes regular threats of attacks it's planning to seize control of the country once again. we're heading down highway one my colleague nessa phasey has an appointment with the taliban in the province of god. it's a dangerous trip right outside kabul the main road to the south resembles a battlefield. to taliban fighters lead the way journalists can only travel here with permission and an escort from the taliban. malo we mun source set up the appointment is th
in south africa we learned what wyden expenses of crossland have to do with the health of local rivers . and in afghanistan the islamist taliban has its sights set on returning to power. the german military has been deployed in afghanistan for almost 20 years more than 100000 german soldiers have served there and the military says 59 of them have lost their lives. has it been worth it. the taliban now has more than half the country under its control afghanistan's central government is seen as...
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senator wyden and the finance committee helped out a great deal. and senators warnock and booker pushed very hard as well. the american rescue plan is going to have an immense impact on nearly every community in america in the weeks and months to come i will be highlighting how much good it will do. i have a few housekeeping things to do. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senior senator from new york be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions on march 10. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions be discharged from further consideration of s. 320 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 320, a bill to amend the public health service act to provide that the authority of the director of the national institute of minority health and health disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former
senator wyden and the finance committee helped out a great deal. and senators warnock and booker pushed very hard as well. the american rescue plan is going to have an immense impact on nearly every community in america in the weeks and months to come i will be highlighting how much good it will do. i have a few housekeeping things to do. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senior senator from new york be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions on march 10. the...
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this was senator ron wyden, the finance chairman's plan to try to penalize some businesses, the biggestrease the minimum wage on their payrolls, on their own. that plan has now also been abandoned, according to multiple senate aides that told cnn. now, one thing to remember about all of this is that the senate could move as soon as the end of this week. that is because they are trying to make sure that they do not miss a self-imposed march 14th bill to get it passed and signed into law. they want to give state some time, because unemployment benefits begin to run out on march 14th. that is where we stand right now. it is going to be a fast-moving week on capitol hill. john? >> watching it very closely. and their goal to get this all passed by the end of next week. lauren, thanks very much. >>> so the cdc director warns that recent declines in coronavirus cases appear to be stalling. why? that's next. ♪ (car horn) ♪ turn today's dreams into tomorrow's trips... with millions of flexible booking options. all in one place. expedia. i've always focused on my career. but when we found out our
this was senator ron wyden, the finance chairman's plan to try to penalize some businesses, the biggestrease the minimum wage on their payrolls, on their own. that plan has now also been abandoned, according to multiple senate aides that told cnn. now, one thing to remember about all of this is that the senate could move as soon as the end of this week. that is because they are trying to make sure that they do not miss a self-imposed march 14th bill to get it passed and signed into law. they...
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the biden administration to send recurring payments to low income americans. 21 senators led by ron wydenof oregon, are asking the president and congressional leaders to continue economic stimulus payments. and extend unemployment benefits to americans who are struggling to make ends meet. they're asking to add these measures to president joe biden infrastructure package, the red hot housing market is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. standard and poor's national home price index posted an 11.2% annual gain in january, reaching its highest recorded level and nearly 15 years the three cities where home prices have increased the most are phoenix, seattle and san diego. phoenix has now led all other cities in the index for the 20th straight month with an annual gain of more than 15% it was followed by seattle and san diego, which each logged gains of more than 14% on wall street. stocks were slightly lower today with losses led by big tech companies. the dow was down 104 after setting a new record yesterday, the nasdaq lost 14. the s and p 500 was down, 12. i also ahead tonight
the biden administration to send recurring payments to low income americans. 21 senators led by ron wydenof oregon, are asking the president and congressional leaders to continue economic stimulus payments. and extend unemployment benefits to americans who are struggling to make ends meet. they're asking to add these measures to president joe biden infrastructure package, the red hot housing market is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. standard and poor's national home price index...
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the backup plan, which was floated thursday night by senators ron wyden and bernie sanders, was aimedmpanies that didn't pay their workers a certain wage. and referring to the march 14th deadline, which is when federal benefits expire, one source told nbc news, quote, we worked through the weekend, and it became clear that finalizing plan "b" with the caucus would delay passage and risk going over the jobless benefits cliff. basically, it would take too long to get all democrats on board with it to get this bill passed and finalized before millions are set to lose their benefits on march 14th. >>> and of course, just weeks after leaving office, former president trump was back in the spotlight last night attacking joe biden's fledgling presidency in an appearance at cpac. he treated the speech like a maga rally and trump made it clear he doesn't want to go anywhere. >> we all knew that the biden administration was going to be bad, but none of us even imagined just how bad they would be and how far left they would go. joe biden has had the most disastrous first month of any president in
the backup plan, which was floated thursday night by senators ron wyden and bernie sanders, was aimedmpanies that didn't pay their workers a certain wage. and referring to the march 14th deadline, which is when federal benefits expire, one source told nbc news, quote, we worked through the weekend, and it became clear that finalizing plan "b" with the caucus would delay passage and risk going over the jobless benefits cliff. basically, it would take too long to get all democrats on...
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it also had the backing of senator ron wyden, who is the chairman of the senate finance committee. percolate in future legislative packages. >> for sure. and as people -- for people who aren't in the day-to-day of congress the way you and i have been, it takes such a long time to build support for an idea that's a little bit outside the box like this and throwing it in at the last second can really potentially derail a lot of things, so that makes sense. and i mean, the reality here, ylan, is that they really only have these reconciliation packages that they can use to make big changes because they don't have 60 votes. and joe manchin seems dead set on saying, no, i'm not going to get rid of the filibuster. and without him, they can't do it, even though that drum beat is continuing. do you see any world in which he changes his mind? >> not at this point, kasie. but i think that what you could see is some sort of, you know, where do they actually land on the dollar amount? do they change the phase-in timeline? that might be a potential option. so, that is one potential area of compr
it also had the backing of senator ron wyden, who is the chairman of the senate finance committee. percolate in future legislative packages. >> for sure. and as people -- for people who aren't in the day-to-day of congress the way you and i have been, it takes such a long time to build support for an idea that's a little bit outside the box like this and throwing it in at the last second can really potentially derail a lot of things, so that makes sense. and i mean, the reality here,...
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close, number i turned to senator wyden. >> thank you mister chairman. and i am very pleased the committee has advanced the nomination of judgemerrick garland to serve as our next attorney general . i've known him for years and he's extremely well-qualified . i know five years ago he was a great person for the job for which he was nominated. members of this committeesaid at that time including a former chairman of this committee on the republican side . they said he would be perfect for the us supreme court. but unfortunately, they all changed their mind and the committee failed to do its job and did not consider his nomination and for the sake of ournation and security and commitment to the rule of law on glad we chose a different path this time . judge garland's the hollow justice department in at a pivotal time. i worked with the justice department through eight prior administrations. this would be the ninth. the plain fact is i've never seen any more relentless politicization as we witnessed during the past four years area not anytime either republic
close, number i turned to senator wyden. >> thank you mister chairman. and i am very pleased the committee has advanced the nomination of judgemerrick garland to serve as our next attorney general . i've known him for years and he's extremely well-qualified . i know five years ago he was a great person for the job for which he was nominated. members of this committeesaid at that time including a former chairman of this committee on the republican side . they said he would be perfect for...
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despite efforts by some moderate democrats to scale that back to $300 now, i talked to senator ron wyden this afternoon he helped lead that push for higher benefits. and he told me he's not stopping there. >> these two efforts in particular are the boldest steps that congress has ever taken to support jobless americans during an economic crisis, and i want your viewers to know i'm going to fight like hell after this package is passed to get that extended - >> reporter: but republicans say this bill is bloated with only 9% of the funds dedicated to the covid crisis democrats already had to cut out $140 million for a subway system in silicon valley. >> they needed to save the other 91% of the borrowed money for a vast catalog of liberal spending with basically no relationship whatsoever to beating covid-19 >> reporter: democrats are waiting on official estimates of how much the covid relief package will cost before they start voting on it, shep remember, they can't go over $1.9 trillion or republicans could block the bill >> ylan, thank you. >>> infrastructure in america is barely mediocre
despite efforts by some moderate democrats to scale that back to $300 now, i talked to senator ron wyden this afternoon he helped lead that push for higher benefits. and he told me he's not stopping there. >> these two efforts in particular are the boldest steps that congress has ever taken to support jobless americans during an economic crisis, and i want your viewers to know i'm going to fight like hell after this package is passed to get that extended - >> reporter: but...
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points and the s and p was down. 12 a growing number of democrats are urging the biden s led by ron wydenon, are asking the president and congressional leaders to continue economic stimulus payments and extend. fema benefits toe americans who are struggling to make ends meet. they say they want to add the measures to president biden's infrastructure package. san jose's outdoor dining scene is here to stay for the remainder of the year. santa's a city council voted tonight to extend the city's alfresco dining initiative. that initiative allows restaurants to expand into parking lots, streets, even public parks for outdoor services. the program was initially only expected to last for a few months. it will now last through the. end of the year after more than a year of distance learning students in the oakland unified school district returned to the classroom today, the schools reopened with a hybrid model for kids in pre kindergarten through second grade, but his ktvu is rob roth tells us not all schools were not all schools were able to reopen this plan because of a shortage of teachers. o
points and the s and p was down. 12 a growing number of democrats are urging the biden s led by ron wydenon, are asking the president and congressional leaders to continue economic stimulus payments and extend. fema benefits toe americans who are struggling to make ends meet. they say they want to add the measures to president biden's infrastructure package. san jose's outdoor dining scene is here to stay for the remainder of the year. santa's a city council voted tonight to extend the city's...
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i mean, senator wyden, leader of the finance committee -- i'm on that committee with senator whitehouse and senator bennett and others who have fought for the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, follow these issues. we will figure out a way to do this. because again, democrats are united in raising wages. the corporate elite, the far right elite in washington have blocked it year after year after year after year, and we're going to make it happen. >> on the decision by president biden to release the intelligence report on jamal khashoggi and what happened there, that fingers the crown prince and saudi arabia as making this, basically, facilitating and ordering this hit on this journalist. do you think president biden is not punishing saudi arabia enough over this and mbs, in particular? >> no way should we ever tolerate assassination or any kind of violence aimed at an american journalist. president biden has called it out. we need to make sure we make the saudis, and particularly, the saudi royal, member of the royal family, or members of the royal family, we need to make th
i mean, senator wyden, leader of the finance committee -- i'm on that committee with senator whitehouse and senator bennett and others who have fought for the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, follow these issues. we will figure out a way to do this. because again, democrats are united in raising wages. the corporate elite, the far right elite in washington have blocked it year after year after year after year, and we're going to make it happen. >> on the decision by...