A reeling consumers panicking everyone is under suspicion all countries are in lockdown at the borders officials check peoples temperatures and struggle to keep the virus out. Is contagious work is under quarantine containing the disease is a tremendous challenge in our highly networked world. Going viral will a new type of Infectious Disease dramatically change the way we do business. Its globalization. Spread around the planet at such incredible speed but now the whole concept of globalization itself is ailing the outbreak has brought Global Supply chains to a standstill including the most important one during a pandemic medical supplies and pharmaceuticals a serious example illustrating just how dependent the entire world has become on just one economy by far the biggest player in the Global Supply chain china and now countries around the world are concerned about shortages and. This pharmaceutical wholesaler currently has 130000 different medications stored in its warehouses it sup
Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from ohio were in a quorum call. The senator will suspend. Without objection. Mr. Brown tomorrow i will do something ive never down. I will vote for a trade agreement, the first time in my career. Im voting for that trade agreement because of the work that my colleague from oregon, senator wyden and i did to fix President Trumps deal and secure new protections for American Workers for the First Time Ever in spite of the president s intransigence, in spite of the president s lining up as he always does with corporate interests because our trade agreement for the First Time Ever, ever put workers at the center of this agreement. Every trade agreement that ive seen in my time in congress, north American Free trade agreement, Central America free trade agreement, the trade agreement with colombia and south korea, one after another, every one of these trade agreements, every one of these trade actions were written fundamentally in secret by corp
The first model 3 built in china rolling off the Assembly Line and elon musk tells his employees quote, pay no attention to the stock price, unquote. Im Ashley Webster in for stuart. Varney company about to begin. Ashley lets take a look at the gains for the major averages this year. Wow, oh, wow. The nasdaq, 35 . The dow, 22 . The s p, a mere 29. 25 . Joining us now, market watcher keith fitzgerald. Fitz, for big gains for next year . What do you say . Why not . Oh, i think weve got all the right things in play. Weve got record consumer confidence, great economics, companies growing. This is a great time to be alive and be an investor. There is always a possibility of shortterm correction but you know what, even a busted clock is right twice a day. Ashley more and more of those socalled experts are calling for that correction. Ten, maybe 20 . Whats going to trigger that . Well, you know, its the same old stuff. It could be a misplaced headline, could be a misguided escomputers. They s
Undersecretary for strategy, policy and plans. And now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Gracious god, our rock of ages and lifes shifting sands, give our lawmakers this day the abiding assurance of your presence. May they strive to be your instruments, accompliing your will and being concluded by your glory. Enable them to experience your contentment and peace, facing lifes chaos with quiet hearts and vibrant faith. Lord, refresh their spirit, quicken their thinking, reinforce their judgment, and empower them to fulfill your purposes on earth. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me 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 presiding
In the first and Second World War the aims were similar. They were places far from home to stop imperial powers from seizing control in europe. In the same logic guided the hand through the cold war. Across administrations this nation pursuit strategies in the alliance is to stop the soviet union from dominating europe asia and ultimately the globe and we succeeded. America pursued its own experience experiment. Thankfully they rejected that policy. Imperial domination violates our principles and threatens our character our aim must be to prevent imperialism. To stop domination not foster it. And now we must guard ourselves for a new effort. It is here in asia. In the policies on American Interest must focus. Its critical for our trade in our jobs in our national welfare. In today this is the region where the menace of hegemony looms largest. It is evident to everyone in this room that the once free and open in the pacific is increasingly less so. In the critical region at this critica