I called up Slate's gymnual and asked him to tell me a little bit more about Washington

in a time of social distancing.

Well, at least from the one day that I spent on the Hill last week, reporters tried to

stay six feet away and Seniors tried to stay six feet away, but it sort of collapsed

as people were trying to get information.

You know, if you give a Senator six feet, then they're going to run away.

So...

As Senators negotiate their third coronavirus bill of the month, this one with an almost

impossibly high price tag.

Jim's noticed these legislators getting stuck.

On the one hand, their work is more urgent than ever.

On the other, they've got these habits.

They have little trouble just, you know, not being backslaping good old boys.

So they get right up to each other's faces.

And I think today, it's Sunday afternoon, we're seeing what the ultimate result of Senators

not taking social distancing serious enough was where we have Rand Paul, who now is tested

positive for their coronavirus, having gone to the Senate, Jim, and swimming pool this

morning while he was waiting on his tests.

And that guy's a doctor.

Right.

That's where we are.

Now they're trying to close out this third bill, which is enormous.

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