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WATCH: Senate COVID-19 Hearing On Getting Back To School And Work

WUNC | By NPR News

Published June 30, 2020 at 11:38 AM EDT

The U.S. Senate is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. faces challenges within his own party this week in advancing the Republican health care bill.

The Senate Health Committee is discussing plans for reopening schools and offices that have been shuttered by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Watch live, here, beginning at 10 a.m.

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