The National Defense authorization bill today for 2021. There there are a number of amendment votes scheduled for this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, grant to this nation, and to all people, a social conscience built on the vision of the ancient prophets who saw sufficiency for every person and a time when anxiety would overcome chaos and hopelessness. Hasten the day when the small and weak can make their contributions alongside the great and powerful. Lead us to the day when we will see peace among the nations of the earth, when swords shall be beaten into plowshares. Use the members of this body to bring us to the time when your will is done on earth even as it is dob in heaven. Lord, we trust you with our future. Let your glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The pr
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
Industry leader this hour. Masayoshi son the company is forecasting a massive loss for the year has investments in startups shery lets get you started with a quick check on the markets. U. S. Futures supported at the moment after u. S. Benchmarks ended the session mixed. This ahead of earnings season kicking off officially tomorrow with j. P. Morgan and wells fargo reporting. Afterutures up. 3 , this the s p 500 rallied almost 25 from its march low. Nikkei futures also gaining ground. 4 . We had a little bit of strength for the japanese yen in the overnight session as we saw more safe haven bids play out during the u. S. Trading session. This of course as we saw japanese stocks falling in the previous session. We have been trading most markets away on holiday. Today, only india is off. Crude prices rebounding from losses in the previous session. We had seen crude under pressure despite opecplus managing to strike a Historic Deal to cut output by nearly. 1. Market sentiment guided by wh
Decline from room or correspondence he was gifted brings us the full picture. Meanwhile new yorks mayor is calling for nations logged across the west eight states have already ordered residents to stay indoors but so far president donald trump. Resisting calls for a blanket order this as an emergency financial package is rejected. By the senate. Hello and a very warm welcome to you im eve irvine its good to have you with us. Were gonna start here in france with the latest figures that show a substantial incrcrease in the percentage of new cases and in the number of deaths from a covert nineteen. The fatalities included three doctors who caught the infection through their work hospitals in france are already overflowing with patients. Heres the latest from the french minister for health. Your results with salt eight hundred and sixty people have died. Which is one hundred ninety six more than yesterday. Is it conceals the let off the efforts and the sacrifices that were asking french pe
You uphold the universe by the words of your power. Today, walk with our senators as they work. Help them to remember that there is no purity without vigilance, no learning without study, and no mastery without discipline. Give them the wisdom to be willing to pay the price to honor you. Provide them with joy in service and devotion in discipleship. Infuse them with a spirit of power, love, and selfcontrol. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute in morning business. An oped i penned recently mentioned countries that still has laws on the books and it touched the nerve in bangladesh. I certainly didnt mean to imply that it was the worst off