I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from…

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily…

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I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Michigan…

I want to thank my colleague from Nevada. Anna's story is so touching. This young girl, concerned about her own future, worried about deportation, gets into a giving, caring profession and risks her life in caring for those who may be…

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I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Michigan…

to date, more than 1 million people have contracted coronavirus in the United States--61,000 in the State of Illinois. Sadly, we are quickly approaching a death toll of 100,000 Americans. While more people continue to contract and succumb…

I am learning the etiquette of the mask as we try to make certain we set a good example for our country that is very attentive to the public healthcare crisis we face. I listened carefully to the remarks of the Republican majority leader…

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii…

So I don't think paying them a little extra here is going to change their lifestyle and attitude toward hard work.

Senator, I am sure you are acutely aware that this is a 4-month program. We are not offering people this benefit indefinitely. I hope we don't have to renew it, but to say that I am going to change my lifestyle and give up returning to the…

I will be happy to, and I thank the Senator from Texas. But I would just say this: Yes, in this respect, I agree with you. Take a look at the State systems of paying unemployment benefits. We are told by the U.S. Department of Labor that…

All right. Let me just say at the outset that we are talking about people who did not voluntarily leave their jobs. These people did not voluntarily leave their jobs. They were terminated. They were laid off. They were furloughed. These…

Well, this is actually turning out to be a debate on the floor of the Senate. It is almost historic. But I would just say this. We disagree on one basic premise. I don't believe giving people $1,200 for each adult, as the President…

I would, in the nature of a question through the Chair, which I believe is the appropriate procedure.

There is no disagreement. I say to my friend from South Carolina, there is no disagreement, but the U.S. Department of Labor says we cannot do that at this moment. And at this moment, when people are hurting so badly, when they have lost…

That is not my announcement. That is the announcement of President Trump. I believe it. When you look at all the people now filing for unemployment, when you look at the hardships they are facing, the lifestyles they have had to live to…

I don't disagree with my friend from South Carolina at all. I agree with you completely. We are in the midst of a national emergency.

I will in just a minute. I am happy to yield as soon as I finish. I want to make this point as clearly as I can. I believe that this is not a windfall. Let's assume that instead of $600 a week, your calculation makes it $450 a week. So…

If I may just comment and say this. I don't think President Trump's cash payment or an additional $1,000 a month, or whatever it is, under the unemployment benefit is going to make a worker lazy and government dependent. These are not the…

Does the Senator support the Trump administration's cash payment to these families, which comes to them whether they work or not?