Joined once again by Energy Editor of crystal ball at the university of virginia has sundered for politics. Lets start this morning in the battle for control of the senate. Three months out if you had to pick the hand to play right now, would you rather be in the position of democrats or position of rubble goods. Id be rather be with the position of the democrats for joe biden is in a better position than with Senate Results are not correlated but they have more bearing on than they did a generation or two ago. Back in 2016 that was the first election [inaudible] in which every state had a senate race ntalso voted for same party for president. Thats not guaranteed to happen this time but it does show president ial connections to the senate but basically the democrats are probably going to lose alabama where doug jones won that special election in 2017. [inaudible] the good thing for democrats is i do believe it will look good in four senate races, arizona, colorado are outright favored
A big question about Political Risk heading into november. Francine we will have plenty more on u. S. Politics. We start with Leslie Vinjamuri shortly. Lets start with first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika joe biden is counting on thela harriss ties to Africanamerican Community and herself branding as a prosecutor. As a progressive prosecutor. She is the first black woman in the first asianamerican on a major Party President ial ticket. Before being elected to the senate, she was californias attorney general. Upcoming trade talks with the u. S. , bloomberg has learned to chant that chinese will bring up President Trumps second ban on the two apps, wechat and tiktok. In hong kong, media tycoon jimmy lai has been released from jail after being arrested monday, the most prominent figure detained yet under chinas sweeping new National Security law. It is seen as a sign of how hong kongs independent Justice System is being undermined. The apple daily is critical of chinas communist part
The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to our first Budget Hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Congress Justice in science, and related agencies for this fiscal year, 2021. We have the honor of hearing from secretary of commerce, wilbur ross about the president s for the department of commerce. Welcome secretary ross for your appearance. We look forward to hearing from you this morning. As we, know the department of commerce executes a broad range of critical activities for our nation, things that are important to every american, things that are important to us as members of the senate, and issues that we care a lot about. Research and development, Cutting Edge Technology for predicting the weather, increasing trade and investment, recruiting businesses to our communities. The census has been an essential component of the departments business for the last several years. The president s request is eight billion dollars, 6. 7 billion below the fy 20 enacted level,
Secretary wilbur ross on budgetnt trumps 2021 request and he talks about the 2020 census, space commerce and trade relations. Held by a subcommittee, this is two hours. Sen. Moran good morning, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to our first Budget Hearing on commerce, justice, and science and related agencies for this fiscal year 2021. Today, we have the honor of hearing from secretary of commerce wilbur ross about the president s fy 21 Funding Priorities for the department of commerce. Welcome, secretary ross. Thank you for your appearance. We look forward to hearing from you this morning. The department of commerce executes a broad range of activities for our nation, things that are important to every american. Range of critical activities for our issues that we care a lot about. Research and development, cuttingedge technology, predicting the weather, increasing trade and investment, recruiting businesses to our communities. A componentas been of the departments
The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to our first Budget Hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Congress Justice in science, and related agencies for this fiscal year, 2021. We have the honor of hearing from secretary of commerce, wilbur ross about the president s for the department of commerce. Welcome secretary ross for your appearance. We look forward to hearing from you this morning. As we, know the department of commerce executes a broad range of critical activities for our nation, things that are important to every american, things that are important to us as members of the senate, and issues that we care a lot about. Research and development, Cutting Edge Technology for predicting the weather, increasing trade and investment, recruiting businesses to our communities. The census has been an essential component of the departments business for the last several years. The president s request is eight billion dollars, 6. 7 billion below the fy 20 enacted level,