I would suggest only under those circumstances anticipated by this resolution can we continue work on behalf of the american public. I yield back. There is no constitutional issues revolving around whether or not committees can meet virtually. But congress creates the committees so hopefully we can all agree on that. Mr. Chairman i want to make a comment on the suggestion the Public Health people are making policy. They are not the governors cares one mayors and policymakers seek advice during a crisis from experienced scientist and Public Health officials, they can take that advice are not. All over the country there isic evidence some people take the advice and some are not. But all scientist that i know and the Public Health people in this country and many of whom i have worked with for years are very careful not to be policymakers they are particularly careful to present the evidence and not substitute for the policymakers. This country which has invested hundreds of billions of do
Is not we dont need to be captives or hostage to the idea that in an earlier age there was no physical way, there was no technological way for us to come together and i would suggest that only under the very narrow circumstances anticipated by this resolution could we continue to work on behalf of the american public. I appreciate and yield back you also raised are the point. I dont think theres any constitutional issues revolving revolving around whether or not committees can meet virtually. I mean, the constitution the commit constitution creates the committees. We all agree on that. Miss shalala. Mr. Chairman, i want to make a comment about the suggestion that scientists and Public Health people are making policy in this country. They are not. Were the policymakers. The governors, the mayors are the policymakers. They seek advice during a crisis like this one with a vicious virus from experienced scientists and Public Health officials, and they can take that advice or not take that
The final hour and we did get some strong earnings from industrial names like Rockwell Automation and speaking of the president s speech, we will have the first reaction from the white house right here on closing bell. A live interview with top economic adviser larry kudlow in just a few minutes from now. And we will ask him for some clarity on china and the status to have the trade negotiations joining us now for the hour is steve grasso from stuart frankel. Kind of a quiet market day here, but perhaps a little bit of upward bias for a while until just the last several minutes. I think its about everything that you just touched on i think its the majority was President Trump, the expectations coming out of that speak that speech at the Economic Club. Was he going to unveil anything that the market didnt already know so once you get through it and there was nothing new that the market could bite into, the market sells off sort of an anticlimactic feel to the whole day. So we had some a
Protests turned violent. Also saw some stronger than expected inflation data out of china, raising questions about whether they can continue their stimulus the dow is higher, nasdaq down about 0. 14 . Of course, record closes last week, hence a little bit of treading water today joining us for the full first hour of the show, nancy the eveningl tengler so whats your take today . The earnings season wasnt as bad as feared, right we seem to be moving towards a more cyclical bias we had overweighted cyclicals earlier this year. It was kind of painful for a while. But it looks like manufacturing is hooking up. Still some concerns about capex, which well talk about, and so were modishly bullish and continue to find places to put money, which is always the test, right . Were going to get some of those picks later on in the show nancy, year with us for the hours. Well focus in on the big stories that we are watching here today josh lipton has details of a brewing controversy including apples
Welcome, everyone to the seventh annual festival which is the Signature Program of the Public Library foundation. My name is abby and i run the project up the Columbia Journalism School and im thrilled to be here today with our prizewinners steve luxembourg and helen thorpe. Before i give a formal introduction to the panelists, i want to encourage the attendees to share your experience on social media using the hash tag both fast and there will be a signing of the books at the end of this session at the barnes and noble tend. There will be time to ask the authors to request an. Please join me in welcoming the work in progress winners. The author of separate the story of plessy versus ferguson from slavery and segregation, which has been called absorbing and a story that was written with energy and elegance and i can confirm that myself. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed a journey into a family secret. A longtime editor of the Washington Post he was the 2016 lucas work i