Good morning. Today we are going to vote on senator sessions nomination to serve as attorney general. After we look on senator sessions, we will turn to legislation and other committee housekeeping business on the agenda. I would like to mention a few things before we proceed. Except for the Ranking Member, i will ask everyone to try to limit the remarks to five minutes. That is how i handle lynchs nomination and by my count, every democrat on this committee except for two that i know about, has already announced that the intent to oppose the nomination so there is no mystery how this thing may go today. As far as the final vote is concerned. With everyones cooperation we should be able to move forward in an orderly way. Three weeks ago senator sessions testified before this committee. For more than 10 hours. Throughout that testimony, the American People had the opportunity to hear and learn directly from senator sessions. What all of us on this committee already knew to be true becau
Good morning. Today we are going to vote on senator sessions nomination to serve as attorney general. After we look on senator sessions, we will turn to legislation and other committee housekeeping business on the agenda. I would like to mention a few things before we proceed. Except for the Ranking Member, i will ask everyone to try to limit the remarks to five minutes. That is how i handle lynchs nomination and by my count, every democrat on this committee except for two that i know about, has already announced that the intent to oppose the nomination so there is no mystery how this thing may go today. As far as the final vote is concerned. With everyones cooperation we should be able to move forward in an orderly way. Three weeks ago senator sessions testified before this committee. For more than 10 hours. Throughout that testimony, the American People had the opportunity to hear and learn directly from senator sessions. What all of us on this committee already knew to be true becau
The president s nominee for the next administrator for centers for medicare and Medicaid Services said all options should be considered to improve Program Quality and financial stability. Seema verma testified in a three our confirmation hearing yesterday. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come order. I would like to welcome everyone to this mornings hearing. Today we consider the nomination of seema verma to Service Administrator of the centers for medicaid, medicare and Medicaid Services. We are so happy to have you here and your family too. Appreciate your willingness to meet at the agency on this article time. I see your family has joined you today to lend support so i extend a warm welcome to all of you and them as well. Cms is the Worlds Largest Health Insurer covering over one third of the Us Population through medicare and medicaid alone. It has a budget of over 1 trillion and processes over 1. 2 billion a year for Services Provided to some of our nations most vulner
Raise 2 billion. Haidi haidi Oil Producers considering extending cuts. Six nations say more time is needed to train the global glut. Rishaad China Southern confirming a stake sale with American Airlines worth 200 million. Suspended butock should resume when the session gets underway. , thatlooking at kaisa forerty developer suspended two years will resume trading. So a lot to look for two in the session ahead. Haidi absolutely. We are seeing a risk off session so far to kickoff the trading day. Lookof fence the two forward to, janet yellen speaking on tuesday, and as you said, hope springs eternal. Aroundd get more color this Monetary Policy trajectory out of the u. S. Given disappointment and concern over President Trumps Political Capital and ability to push through these tax progrowth policies. We are 30 minutes away from that open. Lets get it over to sophie with a look at the markets. What a great way to start off the week in asia. Sophie risk off this monday. We do have singapore
Steady today, near their highs of the session. Look at the refiners in particular. Ofre is a shutdown refineries in the caribbean because of Hurricane Matthew. We have Oil Prices Higher as well with that inventories report that vonnie alluded to. Weve been watching Department Stores as well today. Sales may grow at a faster pace than last year because of rising wages, because of a stronger job market. Increase in spending during the holidays come excluding things like gasoline and restaurant sales. You have retailers higher today. Wheat also been looking at today. Wheat investors are focused on where to hide. End,ycle is going to rising yields and the treasury market not helping these guys. Coming full circle back to the hurricane, lumber futures up 1 inay as a lot of folks florida battened down the hatches here in anticipation. Lumber prices going higher. David thank you very much. Lets check in on the first word news this afternoon. Her Hillary Clinton at Washington Home preparing fo