Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat
And the markets say by gold. Global google searches for the phrase hit levels not seen in nine years as the yellow metal barrels passed 2000 an ounce. The cash trade is less than an hour away. Here are your headlines. The white house and democrats aim for a virus relief deal by the end of the week and bill gates tells bloomberg exclusively the u. S. Should help poorer nations get vaccines. Rocked by a massive explosion at its main port, killing dozens and injuring thousands. Authorities are yet to confirm what caused the blast. In fromcontinue to roll europes largest countries. Commerzbank anticipates a loss for the year. We will speak with a host of top executives in the coming hours, including from the frankfurtbased bank. We are just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe and out in the u. K. Lets take a look at what futures are indicating. Green arrows across the board. For ures up the most, 0. 4 . We get a slew of earnings out of German Companies this m
After the adp report, employment is still a bad number. From 43. 1, so42. 1 that feeds into the narrative that even if the economy opened up a little bit in july, we are going to see fewer people working, and we will probably see adjustments to peoples payroll forecasts for friday. Alix is that the one take away from today, the slower rate of job hiring . Michael that is the important thing. You can open up the economy and get a yield sitting in the middle of the street or a restaurant, but the people who serve you are not coming back as quickly as they would hope. That will slow the economy overall. Alix you mean in new york you literally have tables in the street. I appreciate that take them. One other sign of hope in the race for a vaccine you have shares surging to their highest in five years. I two shot experimental covid19 vaccine generated antibody responses in healthy adults that were four times higher than in people who have already recovered from the virus. I am joined by the
Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
The global population is growing and with it the demand for meat. But large scale livestock farming isnt ecologically sound. It not only requires a lot of land it also emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases. As a result vegetarianism is also on the increase worldwide Lab Grown Meat has long been in development and could offer a Climate Friendly alternative. Introducing the future of meat on the menu steak cake origami salami and a midi Children Special straight out of the tube. No animals were harmed in the making of these carnivorous treats. Because this meat was grown in a lab. These futuristic creations are only dummies theyre on display at a museum in munich germany the focus is on food of the future. In vitro tissue is widely used in medicine scientists have cultured skin elopes and even heart valves in socalled bio reactors so why not go a step further. And grow steak n schnitzel to its actually Pretty Simple you extract a muscle stem cell from a living animal its then cultured i