President respond to it today. I am not going to go into it at length, but let me cut to the chase. And arizona are where new york and new jersey were 85 days ago. That is what you need to know. It is extremely important to understand that something has changed in the last 24 hours. This is the story front and center today. Jonathan the numbers are worrying. They are concerning. I am not going to get excited about 3 billion of trade between the eu and the United States. This has got to be about the reopening process. Does it constrain policymakers ability to push forward in states like texas . It. you just nailed consumer confidence, i think, is probably going to be one of the biggest drivers. We are already seeing this anecdotally across the country. Meanwhile, we have economists trying to get their hands on around just what this means. We will get projection from the imf on their latest earth outlook. They already pretty good the deepest recession globally and almost a century. We ar
Industries association. Sen. Wicker all right, we will begin, and we appreciate people working with us on this partially remote, and partially in person hearing on a very important topic. The covid 19 pandemic has affected the normal operation of every Public Institution in our country. Including, as you can see, the legislative branch. I thank my colleagues and witnesses per for participating in todays hearing, which is the first of many covid19related oversight hearings that this committee will conduct. We will accomplish the business in accordance with the guidelines established by the rules committee, and in consultation with the office of the attending physician. And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. The committee today convenes to discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president a
And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. Convenes toe today discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president and chief executive officer of airlines for america, todd president and chief executive officer of the American Association of airport effectives, eric fanning, president of the chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries association, and remotely, dr. Hilary godwin, dean of school of Public Health university of washington. No part of the American Economy has escaped the impact of the covid 19 pandemic. The air and transportation sector has suffered a particularly painful blow, one intensified by Global Travel resections and stay at home orders, Domestic Travel has declined over 95 compared to last year. Flying with 12 passengers on average. Half of the u. S. Passenger aircr
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Of the moscow city business district, that is where the skyscrapers are in moscow. You will remember that is an area that has come under attack twice at the beginning of this month. No casualties reported. Russian media showed damage to an Exhibition Centre in that area, west of the city centre. But it wasnt completely clear whether that damage was caused by debris from the drone falling, or whether actually, the drone hit its target. Drone attacks in areas around moscow are relatively common. In fact, we hear almost every day about drones being shot down or drones being discovered on the ground. But it is relatively rare for a drone to get this far into the city centre and this close to the kremlin itself, about three miles away was where this incident took place. You will remember at the beginning of may, the kremlin itself was attacked by two drones. Will, what can you tell us about humanitarian aid, or the corridor that was set up by ukraine after the deal ended and any further dis