democrats are now in the room . we're the ones in the room trying to negotiate a bill that would meet the country's needs. and while some of my stfriends on the other side of the island are looking for an outcome, any outcome so they can vote on something and go home we are not going to agree to an inadequate bill that doesn't address the challenges in our country. and we are not going to give up. they're going to keep fighting until we achieve the caliber of legislation the american people during this t time of great crisis need and deserve. going to keep working until we get it done. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum class and one week since senate democrats fourth benefit for jobless americans to expire. senate republicans tried everything to prevent the laughs. monday we rolled out a comprehensive proposal for another rescue package that would have kept extra federal benefits flowing area

democrats refused to act but we tried to force the issue. one of our senators requested unanimous consent to continue benefits through the end of the year and a still historically generous level. this plan would have also corrected the bizarre choice facing american workers when the system was paying more to stay home than to resume working. but that wasn't good enough for the democratic leader and he objected. another republican senator asked unanimous consent to extend federal support as it has been for one more week, one more week s that the ojobless americans didn't have to bear the cost of democrats leisurely negotiating pace. once again, the democratic leaderobjected . finally republicans forced a floor vote to demonstrate whether senators were even willing to debate the issue

and whether senators would consider extending these benefits and every single democrat present voted number the weeks since then have been what we've seen is plenty of talk, plenty of stalling from democratic leaders who insisted on handling thisthemselves . but no significant movement towards progress. they still kept their writing numbers and more reasonable voices locked up. the speaker and democratic leader continue to obstruct the kind of discussions that delivered the cares act are no longer in style. only they are allowed to speak. only they among democrats are allowed to have an opinion. they after day they stonewalled the president's team. they by day they tried to invent new use of euphemisms to uscreate the illusion of progress t. yesterday's contributionfrom the speaker was this : there is now a light at the end of the tunnel.

but how long tunnel is remains to be seen. well, there are a lot of struggling americans who could tell speaker pelosi how long this tunnel as been. and that will continue to be endless unless the democrats us provide more aid to the country. their second week of inaction has brought the country to a second cliff in coronavirus eight. last week it was the extra federal benefit for laid-off workers. prthis week it's the enormously popular paycheck protection program that has kept millions more americans off the unemployment rolls in the first place. the ppp was written and designed in march by chairman rubio and chairman collins as main street america was hurtling towards a cliff. their innovative policy has faced small businesses at a massive scale. hundreds of billions of

dollars have gone out in emergency loans to more than x hundred thousand small businesses. i hear constantly from kentuckians local businesses and jobs would not have survived the last several months withoutthis program . from distilleries to medical device suppliers to domestic violence advocates the ppp has helped institutions weather the storm and keep more kentuckians onthe payroll . this emergency program hasn't been perfect but it has been a huge, huge success. it has remained a success because back in april we got democrats to let us provide another wave of funding after a pointless delay and pointless brinksmanship. you may detect a pattern here. but now many of these businesses are reaching the end of their rope . there ppp money is dwindling but since the virus remains withus , even where shutdown orders have been listed,

palmers has not roared all the way back. one survey found one in four workers who were hired back and kept getting paid because of ppp have now been warned they might be let go again. and you can bet that number will increase. here's how one business owner explained the looming danger to reporters. if there isn't another round of stimulus will start cutting past the fact into the bone and that our people and our people are hard to replace. congress should be strengthening the ppp, instead the democrats have put in jeopardy. this saturday, august 8 is the official deadline for anyone who hasn't yet gotten a loan to apply. the door closes today after tomorrow. and many firms that did receive the assistance are getting nearer to the bottom of the well. this is why senate republicans blueprints for another major rescue package would put $190 billion into a

second draw of the ppp for the businesses that most need help. the house democrats $3 trillion wish list totally let that out. they ignored the ppp. we want to re-update. this is one of the many ways our serious proposal beats the absurd far left wishlist democrats own moderate members laughed out of town. luwhile they focus on unrelated liberal demands like tax cuts for rich people in bluestates , we are focused on serious allusions for the problems facing americans right now. but instead of getting serious the democratic leaders have chosen to misrepresent and even lie about what's on state. democratic leaders repeated misstatements about the legal protections senate republicans in the white

house want for schools, doctors, nurses and employers have earned him three pinocchio's from the washington post and in a mostly false rating from another fact checker. let me say that again read the democratic leaders repeated misstatements about the legal protections that senate republicans and the white house want for schools, doctors, nurses , charities and employers have earned him three i, three pinocchio's from the washington post and a mostly false rating from another fact checker. he doesn't even seem to realize we model our medical malpractice reforms on the covid related protections his fellow democrats put in place in new york . so this is where we are mister president. another week that the speaker of the house and democratic leader have spent stonewalling the president's team and holding out for

ideological projects with no relationship whatsoever to the covid prices and now, now as a result struggling americans are facing another cliff. with another important form of relief on its last legs. a second straight week of political theater from our democratic colleagues with no results. more pain for families, more uncertainty for workers and more evidence to suggest democratic leaders were never serious about getting something accomplished in the first place . all across america all business owners are hurting and hoping the democrats get reasonable and allow another major package to move forward . unemployed americans need these endless talks to finally bear fruit. so do school principals and working parents and senior citizens and nurses. and doctors. and university presidents and

students of all ages. that's why i will not be radjourning the senate for our august recess today as has been previously scheduled. i've told republican senators they will have 24 hour notice before a vote but the senate will beconvening monday and i'll be right here in washington . the house has already skipped town what the senate won't adjourn for august unless and until the democrats demonstrate they will never let an agreement materialize. a lot of americans hopes, a lot of americans lives are writing on the democrats and was talk. i hope they're not disappointed. >> c-span has untruthful filtered coverage of

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>> of perjury case against president trump's national security adviser michael flynn will be reheard by the full us court of appeals for the dc circuit tuesday panel of 10 judges will decide whether a federal district court judge dismissed charges against michael flynn as recommended by the justice department. here the case live tuesday at 9:30 eastern on c-span and that c-span.org or listen live the free c-span radio app. >> doctor anthony fauci is the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases and he gave a update on the pandemic . during this discussion, he also took questions from reporters on the government's responseto the disease . >> good morning everybody and it's a pleasure to be back with our audience and if this is your first time at a