Conversation. You just heard steven major of hsbc with his terrific call, persistent call for lower interest rates. , we wills in moments speak about the Research Notes of last summer, ages ago when things were calm on a vector of lower interest rates. We will get an update and look to the market, to hong kong, and to our conversation with john bolton in 30 minutes. With the news breaking this morning, really must watch and must listen. You nailed this. Cacophony has never been seen before. I think it will be really difficult as the quarter grows older and you get the handoff from the balance of reopening the economy and the realization that the recovery will take a long time. Then we get bumped up against the election in november. Thee the president exits in senate flips as well. The market has a lot more in the last couple of weeks. Tom no question. Based on the emails ive gotten of the supporters of the president really pushing back against the new belief in president biden. Part of
We are live on capitol hill waiting for a house markup to get underway. The Appropriations Committee is working on 2021 spending for state Department Foreign operations, agriculture and military construction. This is live coverage on cspan2. Please be seated. We are ready to begin. My friends, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I call the meeting of the Appropriations Committee to order. I would first like to welcome all members to the first full Committee Markup of fiscal year 2021. This will be a markup season unlike any other. Not only are we going to complete our work in record time, but we will be joined by a handful of our colleagues who were unable to be here due to the pandemic. Before we begin i have a number of housekeeping announcements. First, we should all be mindful of our health, and take appropriate actions. Following doctor monahans guidance, everyone, everyone must wear a mask and provide social distancing. Also, this information was previously conveyed to your s
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 47, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. Cloture having been invoked, the senate will resume executive session to consider the vought nomination. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton whats happening at this moment in hong kong is a tragedy, a crime, and an affront to the civilized world. In a year in which so much has happened we may look back in the near future and view this moment in hong kong as the single biggest moment of the year. The presiding officer will the senator suspend. The senate will be in order. Members take their conversations off the floor. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton mr. President , whats happening in hong kong right now is a tragedy, as it crime, its an affront to the civilized world. In an eventful year with so much happening every single day, we may look back in the nea
I look at gold as the gold capital of the world. Still in we are lockdown pays, although the economy is gradually reopening. I dont think we are effervescent at the moment about anything. But certainly, it did move the markets quite a lot when you saw it above that line. We had a good conversation with jay hambro about that. I know we will look at metals a little more in depth later on. Tom going to be interesting, to say the least. Serious dues on the pandemic worldwide. I emphasized this is not just about america and united kingdom, but real worldwide pandemic. That news here and there some of optimism but it is a challenging story. Diseasesectious Anthony Fauci once the u. S. Is going in the wrong direction. He told the Senate Committee the country could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, from the current level of about 40,000. Several dozen in western states are seeing increases in infections. That is prompting some to put reopening plans on hold. A new poll shows joe biden w
Statement from me and from mr. Cole then well go tow our distinguished witnesses. Today the rules committee will hold a hearing to discuss how the constitution separated powers between the legislative and executive branches and how the balance of power between these branches has shifted over time. We are doing this in the hopes of finding concrete Bipartisan Solutions to better ensure congress is playing the role our nations founders envisioned. Thats a lot, i know. And while a constitutional debate may be fun for law students and legal scholars and mr. Raskin [ laughter ] the it wasnt fun when i was yeah. For the rest of us, it could feel a little in the weeds. So, so for the rest of us, let me simplify. You know, we throw around the phrase, the peoples house, a lot around here, but this really is but this really is about whether we remain the institution that our nations founders created to be the voice of the people. The constitution entrusts congress with deciding how to spend fede