Katherine Eban ("Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom") and Dr. Marty Makary ("The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare - And How to Fix It") talked about health care in the United States.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fields questions from members on his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak and other domestic issues during his weekly question time session in the House of Commons.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the financial fallout from the coronavirus and first death from the virus in his home state. He said an economic aid legislation should include assistance to workers and families, help for small businesses and support for medical professionals.
Senator Durbin spoke about the new CDC guidelines recommending gatherings of no more than 10 people and noted when the Senate opened this morning there were 18 people on the floor. He was also critical of Republican delays in bringing the aid package to the Senate floor.
Senator Thune spoke about the House-passed coronavirus aid bill that the Senate will be taking up. He said that Congress will need additional legislation to address other issues related to the outbreak.
Sen. Jon Tester accused the Senate of delaying passage of the coronavirus economic aid passage and called on his colleague to get to pass the relief measure.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) came to the floor to speak about the House-passed Coronavirus economic aid package and suggested providing aid funds to governors.
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) spoke on the senate floor about the latest developments of the Coronavirus and the house-passed Coronavirus economic aid package
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the senate floor about the latest developments of the Coronavirus and the house-passed Coronavirus economic aid package.
After the Senate passed the coronavirus economic aid package, senators came to the floor to share their thoughts on the aid package and the next steps the Senate should take to address the pandemic.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the chair of the Small Business Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) held a news conference on their proposal for economic stimulus provisions for small businesses to be included in a "phase 3" coronavirus aid package. The senators' proposal includes a federally-guaranteed loan that small businesses could seek for the purposes of maintaining their payroll and operating costs during the economic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic. If the money is used for those specific purposes, the loans would be forgiven after a certain period of time. "Every penny that they borrow and use for purposes of keeping people employed, they will not have to pay back," said Sen. Rubio. The senators added that the Treasury Department estimated the cost of the program to be around $300 billion.
George Mason University professor Colin Dueck talked about the strengths and weaknesses of President Trump's foreign policy and the role of conservative nationalism in U.S. foreign policy.
Kim Ghattas, who covered the Middle East for the BBC and the Financial Times for twenty years, talked about the decades-long rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Historian Max Boot; Atlantic magazine national correspondent James Fallow; New Yorker contributing writer Robin Wright; and Atlantic magazine staff writer George Packer offered their thoughts on U.S. foreign policy.
George Mason University professor Colin Dueck talked about the strengths and weaknesses of President Trump's foreign policy and the role of conservative nationalism in U.S. foreign policy.
Kim Ghattas, who covered the Middle East for the BBC and the Financial Times for twenty years, talked about the decades-long rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Historian Max Boot; Atlantic magazine national correspondent James Fallow; New Yorker contributing writer Robin Wright; and Atlantic magazine staff writer George Packer offered their thoughts on U.S. foreign policy.
George Mason University professor Colin Dueck talked about the strengths and weaknesses of President Trump's foreign policy and the role of conservative nationalism in U.S. foreign policy.
