Fair, orderly and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. It plays a Critical Role in ensuring that our nation has Capital Markets that the public can have confidence and trust in. It provides information to investors so that as americans prepare for their futures, they not only have a wide array of financial opportunities, but they also have the information necessary to make informed investment decisions. Chairman clayton, you came before this committee a year ago and assured us that you would continue to take steps to ensure that the u. S. Capital markets remain the deepest, most dynamic and liquid in the world. I commend you and the sec staff for the actions that have been taken over the past year. Actions worth mentioning include the secs final rule package on regulation best interest, which strikes the appropriate balance of increasing transparency in investors relationships, while preserving access to advice relationships and investment products. The sec also propose
Cspan. Org slash impeachment. President trump holds a Campaign Rally in wimilwaukee, wisconsin live this evening. Its online at cspan. Org or you can listen on the free cspan radio app. Next, a look at chinas economy and economic trends. This is two and a half hours. Please be seated. Good morning. Im director and senior fellow of the china center here at brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you to this important event on chinas longterm Economic Outlook and its global implications. This event is unusual in presentday washington for at least three reasons. First, as it has been widely perceived, people here have been preoccupied with Current Issues and immediate challenges, as the year 2020 has barely gun, there are already several pressing geopolitical dilemmas on which our policymakers must focus. As we cast into the new decade, it will be important to look ahead toward chinas economic progress and the challenges it will present, both for china and for the world. Chinas Rapid Econom
A decade and now Prime Minister shinzo aves government wants to boost it by over one percent to 48600000000. 00 thats a record expenditure but the government says it will be spent carefully on those who we need to enhance our defense capability to handle the security environment at the same time we also need to have an appropriate control over the defense expenditure so we will strive to make it more efficient you know blue to be here lou and. Japans growing Defense Budget is a boon for american arms makers tokyo buys weapons almost exclusively from the United States last Year American arms imports were valued at 675000000. 00. Its a deal in principle and one that will have many people feel relieved after hours of discussions Russia Ukraine and the European Union of reached a tentative gas deal that will go into effect on the 1st of january 2020 the deal was brokered right here in berlin and heres what we know about it. These pipes are front and center of a geopolitical crisis north st
God of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Bless our nation as holy days of religious traditions for so many of our citizens approach, and as the year comes to a close. Help us to look to the future with hope, committed to a renewed effort to Work Together as citizens of a united america. Help us all to be truly grateful for the blessings of this past year. And as always, we pray that whatever is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 7a of House Resolution 758, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The chair will now lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair lay abouts lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable, the speak, house of representatives, madam, pursuant t
What is happening with the group market, down attached today. Big moving natural gas in the big move in natural gas in the u. S. Kuwaitis and thes may be doing a deal that would bring more to the market. Dennis muilenburg has been ousted as ceo of boeing. Chairman dave calhoun will take his place. Lets bring in Bloomberg Aerospace reporter justin backman. What did milind berg do wrong what did Dennis Muilenburg do wrong . Justin i think the issue was after these two fatal crashes from a Public Relations standpoint, the way that the families perceived him, the people in congress, and around the world come of the perception was that boeing was ready to just move along, fix this and move along, and it really took a different touch for the situation. Guy guy in terms of what this means for getting the 737 max back, does it change anything . Justin i dont think it is going to affect the timeline for the faa and for european and chinese regulators to do their work, but i think boeing is hopi