Rishaad what an afternoon it was, just one gentle slope all of way down to record a loss 3 . Let us put this into context. The csi 300 benchmark in shanghai, shanghai shenzhen stocks. What happened to that beijing that is what investors in china were asking themselves after this date of largecap shares plunged, rattling the market, one which has become rishaad margin debt below the bubble peaks, has been increased seeing for six straight months. A lot of investors nursing their wounds this morning. Haidi. Haidi absolutely. Getting the Bigger Picture look. Coupon that before 2015. A 3 jump or fall in any of these chinese indices was almost a calm day. How farteresting to see it has, and how little volatility we have had from the worst in 2015 until now, so we are looking ahead to the shanghai and hong kong open, taking a look at how sentiment worsened and if it provides a little bit of support. A lot of analysts saying there is no point in them going in right now because it will make no
Live coverage and debate here on cspan2. A senator mr. Chairman . The presiding officer the senator from california. A senator i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mrs. Feinstein thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , you and i have been on the Intelligence Committee for a considerable period of time. I much longer than you. However, i think were both well experienced with the subject. I would like to make a few comments on section 702. For six years i was chairman of the committee, ranking for two. And what i came to see is that in my view there was no more significant content Collection Program than section 702. And i want to give a couple of examples and why i think its so important that 702 be reauthorized. A little more than a year ago on december 31 of last year, approximately 500 people gathered at a popular turkish nightclub on the banks to celebrate new years eve. Tragically, shortly after midnight, a gunman enter
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In the Senate Chamber at about 8 30 p. M. And walk over to the house for President Trumps first state of the Union Address. Tomorrow, republican senators join their house colleagues for a threeday policy retreat. 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. Almighty god, the earth belongs to you and everything in it. And even when wrong seems overwhelming, you continue to rule. Create in our lawmakers a hunger and thirst for integrity and honesty. Give them pure hearts and truthful lips, accompanied by a passion to glorify you. Provide them the wisdom to live for the honor of your name, as they remember they are your ambassadors. May they look to you for help, knowing that you surround them with the shield of your favor. We pray in your holy 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 Unite
Infrastructure. So i cant be evaluated until they do that in general. His approach is to lay out 200 billion over ten years in public money as a lever to try to get private sector money investment through tax credits, also get state and local money and democrats are likely to resist that kind of a instructionture of a plan, which makes it propmatic a because a lot of republicans arent that enthusiastic, theyre looking to cut the debt, so this is something thats as you indicated, overshadowed all week by the attention on first terrorism and the lond attacon s and the fight with the mayor then. Then the james comey temperaturtemperaturstimony, thats really blowing out of the Water Infrastructure week. Thank you very much in the nations capitol. One of the reasons we were so interest ed in hear frg the president today, wondering if he would make any Public Comments from the testimony yesterday. The president choosing at this point not soto do so, other thap in an Early Morning tweet in wh