What the Senate Will Look Like During COVID-19

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🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The Senate is back in session next week, despite COVID-19 health risks. CNN Political Director David Chalian is joined by Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who is also a physician, to discuss what a socially distanced Senate may look like and what steps Senators and their staff must take in order to stop the spread of the virus in the halls of the Capitol. Plus, Senator Cassidy weighs in on President Trump's disinfectant claims and gives an update on his hard hit home state's fight against the virus.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.7	Hello everyone. I'm David Chalien, the CNN political director. This is the Daily D.C. Senate Majority Leader
1:12.6	Mitch McConnell announced yesterday that the Senate will return to work starting on Monday.
1:18.6	We'll modify routines in ways that are smart and safe, but we'll honor our constitutional duty to the American people and conduct critical business in person here in Washington.
1:29.9	If doctors and nurses and healthcare workers and truck drivers and grocery store workers and
1:35.4	many other brave Americans are showing up for work and doing their duty, the least we can do
1:41.5	is come back to work. But as lawmakers are preparing to return to
1:45.5	Washington, concerns about their health and safety on Capitol Hill remain as they gear up for yet
1:51.9	another battle over the next round of coronavirus funding, a bill that is now likely to have money
1:59.9	for desperate state and local governments on the line.
2:03.3	Joining me now to discuss all of that as the Senate prepares to reconvene is Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
2:11.0	He is also, in addition to being United States Senator, a medical doctor.
2:15.1	I should note, Senator Cassidy and I recorded our conversation
2:18.6	just moments before House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer reversed plans to bring the House of
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