Steven mnuchin are getting on the phone today with the top chinese trade negotiator to try and iron out more things. We are in this messy and game. Endgame. Essy we have been here before. We were here in may. This may still unravel. David i heard we have not agreed to a deal on soybeans. You think if they were close to a deal they wouldve gotten that out of the way, at least. Shawn what we are seeing as they are talking about the difficult issues on the table. The fact those around the table now and are being wrestled with is usually a sign of the end game being afoot. On soybeans, it is not so much they are debating how much china is going to buy. It is debating the details of when china will buy and for how long. Those are the details you will be ironing out to the end. Spinning. H sides are are they spinning in the same direction . It seemed like beijing was spinning in one direction and washington was spinning in the other. Shawn this been we get from both sides is both sides do a
American consumer. Well explain as power lunch begins right now lots of green on this fall monday take a look at the markets all three of the major measures that we follow the dow in 2 of the record high as we look to finish out the Third Quarter. Check out apple. Jumping as jpmorgan says the stock could soar well have more on that. thanks the ongoing impeachment inquiry taking the turmoil in washington to new heights eamon is live with the latest. Reporter on squawk box this morning we got a sense of how some people in white house are viewing this impeachment process up on capitol hill the president s trade adviser was on he gave us husband view. Here his view this is an attempt to run around the ballot box and these radical democrats told us this much i think its war the congress has declared war on this president the American People reporter that matches toeheb tone of what you hear from aides and this could be a long process. Its going to require a real robust white house effort to
My fellow americans, over the past month evidence has emerged that the president of the United States pressured a foreign leader to investigate one of his leading political rivals. It is an offense serious enough to wasnt a full investigation by congress. And that is exactly what the house of representatives has decided to do. By beginning a formal impeachment inquiry. We have a responsibility now to see that all the facts get out and to consider those facts with the best interests of our country. Nothing else in mind. When i studied our constitution in high school and college, when we learned that one of the greatest threats our Founding Fathers feared was foreign interference in our elections i said at the time, why do they care about us . This hasnt happened in any real sense. But of course, once again, we have learned how the wisdom of the Founding Fathers is relevant to this very day. If a foreign country can actually affect our elections americans will lose faith in our democracy
Through violence, attacks against commercial vessels in International Waters, sponsored attacks against civilian targets in the gulf and then last weeks unprovoked attack on our unarmed aircraft. So, madam president , we face a choice here. Will we legitimize and incentivize irans use of terror and aggression or will we stay resolute, applying appropriate and proportionate pressure until tehran respects fundamental norms of International Behavior . Last thursday President Trump consulted with a Bipartisan Group of l congressional leaders and National Security chairmen and Ranking Members. The president weighed advice from a number of sources. It is clear he was listening to congressional leaders, and clearly the president wants to avoid war. Hence the deliberate and judicious approach hes taken since the shootdown. Hence, his repeated efforts to give irans leaders an off ramp toward negotiations. Nevertheless, there is a general consensus that this act of aggression cannot stand. Tehra
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. February 4, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable Madeleine Dean to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Spirit of the living god breath your grace and love into the business and the business of this day. Make us aware of our breath that we would inhale the refreshment of your peace. A peace we do not always and perhaps cannot fully understand. Then, help us to breathe out our anxiety and aggravations caused by the differences that divide us and the troubles of the world around us. Enable us to inhale your wisdom and exhale our pride, to take in your encouragement and to push out despair. Holy god, we invite you into our hearts and minds this day tha