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The Senate is back in session and working to pass a coronavirus stimulus package. It's pretty tense right now. Livestream of the debate: https://cs.pn/39gSBE6 What's happening right now: "So, a bit of scheduling confusion on the Senate right now. The Senate will allow up to one hour of debate (equally divided) before reconsidering the cloture vote that failed last night." (Via Fox News Radio's Jared Halpern) https://bit.ly/2vFvCEW
This morning --Dems blocked a vote: "Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) blocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) attempt to set up a Monday morning vote on the stimulus package, effectively delaying the vote until the afternoon." https://bit.ly/2vIDy8B
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| JUST NOW -- MITCH MCCONNELL IN A HEATED FLOOR SPEECH: |
| Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) just tore into Democrats as economic stimulus negotiations continue. The highlights: https://bit.ly/2JbADIu In McConnell's words: "Yesterday when the time came to vote on these urgent measures, our Democratic colleagues chose to block it. So why are the American people still waiting? It's a good question to ask. I hear the markets are not doing well today." https://bit.ly/2xkQwJU McConnell then added: "We're going to a vote in just a few minutes. I assure you the American people will be watching." |
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| FOLLOWED BY CHUCK SCHUMER'S REMARKS: |
| "We hope and expect to conclude negotiations today," Schumer said. https://bit.ly/2J9HJNH "The upcoming procedural votes are essentially irrelevant." https://bit.ly/2J7KrTV |
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| WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT: |
| Senate Democrats voted in unison to block a coronavirus stimulus package because they argue it included several "non-starters." Democrats say the bill needs to do more on sick leave and expanding unemployment insurance. https://bit.ly/2vHTzLU The vote: 47-47. Five GOP senators are in quarantine. |
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| It's Monday. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com -- and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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Amy Klobuchar's husband tests positive for coronavirus: |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) husband has tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. Is Sen. Klobuchar at risk?: In a Medium post, Klobuchar said she has not seen her husband in two weeks. In her words: "While this is his story and not mine, I wanted to let my colleagues and constituents know that since John and I have been in different places for the last two weeks and I am outside the 14-day period for getting sick, my doctor has advised me to not get a test." Read the Medium post with the news: https://bit.ly/33FJhZf |
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Hiya! The Fed here. I would like to purchase everything I can: |
| Via The Hill's Sylvan Lane, "The Federal Reserve on Monday announced a drastic expansion of its efforts to bolster the U.S. economy and stabilize financial markets plunging due to the coronavirus pandemic." https://bit.ly/2UdnXHF How: "The Federal Open Market Committee, which sets Fed monetary policy, announced Monday it would purchase an unlimited amount of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities and open three new facilities to purchase corporate and municipal debt." Why this is big: "The Federal Open Market Committee, which sets Fed monetary policy, announced Monday it would purchase an unlimited amount of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities and open three new facilities to purchase corporate and municipal debt." |
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An all-caps tweet at 11:50 p.m. last night: |
| President Trump suggested that he might lift restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic if the economic pain becomes too great. https://bit.ly/2J5mo8e He tweeted: "WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!" https://bit.ly/2UcpKwr |
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| FOR REPORTERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE: |
| Via The Washington Post's Seung Min Kim, "White House officials are now asking reporters whether we've had a fever, coughing or shortness of breath in addition to taking our temperature." https://bit.ly/3af600J |
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| HANDY CHART FOR WATCHING THE PRESS BRIEFINGS -- WHO IS WHO?: |
| https://bit.ly/39bJrbZ |
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| HERE'S A TIMELINE OF THE OUTBREAK AND THE WHITE HOUSE'S RESPONSE: |
| https://bit.ly/33Hy7Db |
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| Expect for this to be a pretty bad week: Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NBC's "Today", "I want America to understand this week it's going to get bad." He added: "I think there are a lot of people that are doing the right things. I think unfortunately we're finding out a lot of people think this can't happen to them." https://bit.ly/33Hxppv The surgeon general's message on the way out of last night's press briefing: "Donate blood! Donate blood. We need it." https://bit.ly/39ap4vF Spain expanded its state of emergency: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that his country's state of emergency will extend through the second week of April. https://bit.ly/2J9Y5Gk |
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| WHO IN CONGRESS HAS THE VIRUS?: |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Utah) in the House and in the upper chamber, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). McAdams on what it feels like: "I'm feeling about as sick as I've been," he told CNN. "I got really labored breathing. I feel like I have a belt around my chest, really tight. When I cough, my muscles are so sore so I just feel pain every time I cough, which is frequently. I feel short of breath, and I have a fever of about 102. So, it's pretty bad." Watch his full interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: https://cnn.it/2vFb4MO How Rand Paul's diagnosis is sending shockwaves through the Senate: https://bit.ly/3aff7yn |
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| HERE'S A LIST OF WHICH SENATORS AND HOUSE MEMBERS ARE QUARANTINING: |
| https://cnn.it/2xfvpJ8 |
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At the Capitol: |
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Watch: https://bit.ly/2J6uD3F |
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| What Times Square looked like on Saturday night: Here's a brief video: https://bit.ly/3aea818 Advice on social distancing from astronaut Anne McClain: https://bit.ly/2UGX7GX One way to stay entertained: Capitol Hill Books tweeted, "Favorite email of the day so far: 'If I give you guys $100 can you send me a mystery bag of books?' Yes. Yes we can." https://bit.ly/3afeqFh Weekend chic: Here are photos of a few senators in the Capitol over the weekend. https://bit.ly/2UaQ6yY ^ More weekend getups: https://bit.ly/33FywpL ^ And more -- it's like seeing a teacher out of class on the weekend: https://bit.ly/2JeGhJP For fun -- here is what people in British Columbia, Canada, are stocking up on: https://bit.ly/39gBG4y |
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Neil Diamond retooled 'Sweet Caroline': |
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Getting traction -- here are twin babies talking about the coronavirus: |
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Watch: https://bit.ly/3agN95m |
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| The Senate is in. The House is out. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. Noon: The Senate met. The Senate's full schedule today: https://bit.ly/2UusuEf 12:30 p.m. EDT: President Trump and Vice President Pence have lunch together. 2 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence holds a teleconference with governors. 4 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence leads a White House Coronavirus Task Force meeting in the Situation Room. |
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| Late this morning: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) gave an update on the coronavirus in his state. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2vHegrh Also this morning: Former Vice President Joe Biden gave remarks on the coronavirus. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2xnTBsH 5:30 p.m. EDT: The White House Coronavirus Task Force holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2UdI48z |
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| Today is National Chips and Dip Day. |
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| And to brighten your Monday, here's a baby comforting his dog friend who is scared during a thunderstorm: https://bit.ly/2U72MHa |
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