This hearing will come to order. Todays hearing is a hybrid format. And the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommendedf foot social distancing between senators and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing which we have kept to a minimum. For those joining remotely a few videoconferencing reminders. Once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize background noise please click the mute button until it is your speak or ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until its resolved. I, again, remind all senators and witnesses that the 5minute clock still applies, and those of you remote should all have a box on your screen labeled clock that will show how much time is remaining. Well try to give you a gavel reminder when your time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order process senator brown and i again have agreed to go by sen you arty for this hear
Been configured to maintain 6 foot distances between senators, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which we have kept to a minimum. For those joining remotely, a few Video Conferencing reminders. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize background noise, please click the mute button until you ask questions. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next senator until its resolved. Again, remind all senators and our witnesses that the fiveminute clock applies. Those of you remote should have a clock on the screen showing how much time is remaining. Well try to give you a gavel reminder when your time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order process, senator brown and i have agreed to go by seniority for this hoogerheide. With that we welcome our witness steven t. Mnuchin, secretary to department of treasury an honorable jerome powell, board of governors of the Fe
Temperatures as we head through our afternoon. Because of this extreme heat, san jose is opening cooling centers today. Camden Community Center and vietnamese american cultural will be open at 11 00 and the library will be open starting at 1 00 p. M. Today. Thats just to give some relief from the heat for many people who are just trying to stay safe. Looking at a high fire danger with the red flag warning in effect for north bay mountains including glass fire from 1 00 p. M. Today until 6 00 p. M. Friday. Well talk more about high fire danger and smoky skies in just a few minutes. Lets check for the latest on road closures due to the glass fire. Thanks mary. The road closures continue. I will start with an overview to give you an idea of how big the area is where the closures are. Some of the larger roads shut down are parts of 128, 29, highway 12, both directions east and west bound of highway 12 from mount hawk way to trinity road. North and south bound, highway 29 from deer park roa
Doesnt contemplate any kind of cut and defense spending and at the same time we have like the Eurasia Group foundation which is kind of in the sec its a very centrist and they have researched and to be overwhelmingly the public supports less militarization of Foreign Policy and decrease in military spending and are on the side of ending these forever wars why is joe sticking to the bush obama agenda go ahead well i think that its the white the American People want is probably in line with what joe biden wants no one wants to be an endless wars appen engagement is sometimes necessary and you know everyone would last you know at the Defense Budget after 19 years its the worth it how well look i think you know that look we can we can just you know different decisions made by different president s and i would say that there is a diversity of the lasa be among the different president s that she. Names but i will say for talking globally about engagement versus isolation as also mentally thi
This hearing will come to order. Todays hearing is a hybrid format. And the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommendedf foot social distancing between senators and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing which we have kept to a minimum. For those joining remotely a few videoconferencing reminders. Once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize background noise please click the mute button until it is your speak or ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until its resolved. I, again, remind all senators and witnesses that the 5minute clock still applies, and those of you remote should all have a box on your screen labeled clock that will show how much time is remaining. Well try to give you a gavel reminder when your time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order process senator brown and i again have agreed to go by sen you arty for this hear