Substance, feeble in fact. That the court notwithstanding that strict scrutiny virtually always ruled for the government. Were going to leave this recorded program at this point. You can watch it online at cspan. Org. We go live now to a joint Economic Committee meeting looking at the impact of covid19. Watching live coverage on cspan3. Senator peters from michigan and many others who will be joining us from the house and the senate. Before i deliver my opening statement, i would like to acknowledge that today the United States passed another sad milestone that weve lost more than 200,000 americans to covid19. Our hearts go out to their families, to the husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children, grandchildren, even grandparents. Americans everywhere must fight harder to stop the virus from spreading so we can protect millions more from experiencing this loss. Members of congress and members of this committee, were all united to do our part. With that, let me turn it over to our
Illinois. And otherwise known as the dccc. Enter her previously, she spent nearly two decades working as a journalist rated in 2018, two in the election by 24 points. The largest victory from any rydemocrat in a district that trump one and 2016. So she has or knows a thing or two about campaigns. So we are delighted that she was with us and we also have her partner rated was the executive director of dccc since the september of 2019. Shes the first latino to pull the position pretty previously, she was the Vice President of campaigns and she worked at the dccc. Aso she is now come full circl. Talking to you both. Going to talk with them this evening about the reference to expand their cost majority build on the success that we also in 2018 year of the woman. They will give us up reef of the historic nc palace now. And i went to the Democratic Womens watching some of the district they are targeting. And we will talk about some of those women as well. In the bottom of your screen, youll
Aimed at rolling back several obama era Climate Energy regulations. Congressman, remind us what that order targeted. Guest basically they target the Clean Power Plan which is a very strongly organized program that addresses Carbon Pollution in our Society Coming from our power plants. I think it is so important because its a major way to which islimate change a concept. The fact are in. Speak very strongly about the damage of Carbon Pollution and Greenhouse Gas emissions. We shouldnt deny those facts and we need to go forward with a plan that enables us to reduce carbon in our environment and work toward a carbon free economy. Because its good for the economy, absolutely prove it. Our publicddressing health, which is a strong prime value in our society or at least ought to be. Addresses National Security. It makes us stronger as a nation. Factors really speak to the values of our society and work toward the common good. Power planlean republicans have said is one of the main regulation
Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Where are we right now in the possible effort to move forward with some sort of legislation again on this topic . I dont think it evert really stopped. What was interesting in this process, i sit on ways and means. I had the very technical meetings to focus on energy and commerce. Months sitting through the technical meetings. I think our mistake was we rolled out a egg complex piece of legislation to a lot of our brothers and sisters in the conference, this isnt their area of specialty. Not to understand some of the regional differences. I am out in arizona. Exchanges for individual purchasers and small groups isnt substantially collapsing. You have one choice in arizona and i have had counties with 116 . With those in the background you are heading toward a better understanding what everyones need is in trying to bring together a piece of legislation that will genuinely lower premiums. Doingin terms of who is that and how
France is the only winner though the losses are not particularly significant at this hour. Ten year note yield crept up yesterday. Did we aye. There we are. Kind of hanging where we have been. When i was in this chair last week, jim, we were talking around there. We did have a yeah. Ever so slightly. Lets get to the road map and it does start on the global stage. Trump diplomacy. The president is set to host chinas xi jinping at his Maralago Club in florida today. On the agenda is trade, currencies and north korea. Plus, tax reform delay . House Speaker Paul Ryan saying the white house has yet to nail down a plan with congress. What that could mean for investors. And goodbye butter. Consumer giant unilever making big changes to the portfolio. Paul polman was a guest on squawk box, but well have more of the background to everything thats gone on there and what it means to the future of the Consumer Products giant. First though, President Trump and chinese president xi jinping be begin t