I would like to call the meeting to order at this time and i would like to come if i may give just a brief overview of what you can expect. There will be an Opening Statement of the chair. An Opening Statement of the Ranking Member. And Opening Statement from chairwoman waters. Introduced andbe will give their Opening Statement. And then there will be q a. The title of todays hearing is protecting homeowners during the pandemic. Oversight of Mortgage Services. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at anytime. Also members of the committee who are not members of this Sub Committee may participate in todays hearing the purposes of making an Opening Statement and asking questions of witnesses. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times even when they are not recognized by the chair. Embers are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unyielding themselves. This is Something Worthy of repeating because i have
Chair, Opening Statement of the Ranking Member, Opening Statement from chairwoman waters, the witness of will be introduced, witnesses were given Opening Statement then will have two and a of witnesses and adjournment. The title of todays hearing is protecting homeowners during the pandemic oversight of mortgage servicers implementation of the cares act. Without objection that shares authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Also without objection members of the committee who are not members of the subcommittee may participate in todays hearing for the purposes of making an Opening Statement and asking questions of witnesses. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times, even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded they are responsible for muting and and getting themselves. I think this is something thats worthy of repeating because i have made the mistake of not honoring this responsibility. I hope i dont make tha
Nomination of scott rash for the district of arizona. Live on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal master the father of us all we thank you that through your spirit you have provided our legislative body with the talents and capabilities to fulfill your purposes. May our senators remember that this body has many parts, each making its distinctive contribution to the success of the whole. As our lawmakers acknowledge and honor the value added by each member of this body, unite them with faith, civility, courage, and gratitude. And lord, we pray for the First Responders and Health Care Workers who stand on the front lines during this Global Health crisis. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
Jerome powell was on capitol hill to update lawmakers on the economy and Monetary Policy. He spoke about the Economic Impact of the coronavirus, Cyber Threats in the Banking Sector and his influence in the Global Economy among other topics. This services hearing is three hours. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Id like to welcome back chairman powell. As i discussed earlier, and at our last hearing with you, i remain very concerned about the president s efforts to interfere with the feds interMonetary Policy. A recent news story noted that trump has tweeted over 100 times about your nomination. Many of those tweets appear to be attempting to exercise pressure on the fed. Chairman powell, you and the fed board of governors must not be swayed by these aggressive tactics. Fedsolding the independence, you should also be mindful of public perception. Of course, trump continues to claim credit for Economic Growth that was put in motion by the policies of p
T 7 00 a. M. Eastern on the washington journal. Meanwhile, they corporations and the wealthy, including provisions that would undermine the tax incentives that the administration relies upon to fund its public, private partnership. In this scenario, the flexibilities of the administration can just become ways to pass the buck for budget cuts to local communities and only low income families. Have seen that time and time again. Programs helping family and seniors i hope that mr. Montgomery and mr. Kurtz prove me wrong. I hope that under their these matters are far too important to too Many Americans. Thank you, senator brown. Thank you, senator brown. Any additional senator who wishes to make in a statement a do so, although we are not encouraging it. You may do so after the vote. Proceed with a rollcall vote on mr. Montgomery and separate voice votes on mr. Kurtz and missed tops. I would like to move forward on the voice votes first. , we wills point proceed to the nomination of Robert