Cbos budget. The hearing is expected to begin shortly and youre watching live coverage on cspan3. Good afternoon. Ill call the committee to order. Today the committee will hear testimony from the Congressional Budget Office director phillip swagel. These projections account for the effects of the covid19 pandemic and legislation enacted in response to it and provide a window into the future of our financial state. This is dr. Swagels first time testifying since becoming the 10th director of the office. Unfortunately, the pandemic has delayed us from having him appear before this committee. I would like to thank dr. Swagel for being here and thank the cbo staff for working to provide congress with informed estimates at a time of unprecedented uncertainty and unusual working conditions. Cbos updated budget projections confirmed what we all know, that the economic disruption caused by covid19 and the federal governments response have led to a surge in deficit and debt. Cbo projects by the
In limbo as politicians disagree over extending benefits for those that are jobless by this pandemic. And a nasa team is about to start returning to us and whats expected to be the fastest sea landing for u. S. Astronauts in 45 years take a look this is the scene right now at the International Space station. Now its the largest protest israel has seen in a decade for the 3rd straight week thousands gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his official residence demanding that he resign theres frustration over the governments handling of the krona Virus Outbreak as well as the corruption charges that netanyahu faces a force of reports from westerners. Its becoming a saturday night ritual in the square close to Benjamin Netanyahu official residence early evening and the policemen increasingly riposte barricades by the. Testers renew their demand that netanyahu leave office the socalled black Flag Movement has long insisted that a Prime Minister on trial for alleged corruption a
Saying if the infection rate in new york state remained low and statewide give or take, it is low, hovering around the 1 mark the schools could open. Governor cuomo previously said if it stayed below 5 they could open if it were to spike up to 9 they would then close down so this is in line with that, what the governor is saying today. The most important part of all of this is what the local jurisdictions decide to do, and the way it played out in new york is that the local superintendents of School Districts around the state submitted their plan by last friday. Now, some didnt get a plan in at all but most did, and most of those superintendents submitted a plan that had some blended approach, meaning that even if School Districts be open to in person learning, students would not be going backtoschool five days a week, in some districts they would, but in most they would not. It be one or two or three days a week, some rotating system that allows the schools to have a smaller presence
As we bid farewell to to our to our two friends and colleagues, bob and doug, as they complete the journey of this amazing test mission. It was roughly two months ago when we were at this very hatch and greeted them aboard. We changed from a crew of three to five and executed two months of fantastic space station science and test walks that we are proud of. We are happy to have doug and bob be part of that. We are a little sad to see them go, but excited for what it means to our International Space program to add this capability back. Ng people before i hand the mic over to bob and doug, i want to make mention of this very special flag. History,ep space getting deeper, as this flag will return to earth with the spend agon guys and little bit of time on earth and very soon make a trip to the moon in short order. Doug, the flag is all yours. It has been a pleasure. Here you go. Doug thanks for this. This flag has spent some time up here on the order of nine years since we dropped it off.
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