[inaudible conversations] the cdc before the subcommittee this morning and has been several years march of 2016 since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. Before i do a formal welcome, i was made aware of this issue which is very troubling. And that is, that the administration is ordered the immigration courts to immediately remove coronavirus posters and it just says the immigration courts have been ordered nationwide by the administration to takedm down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review under the department of justice mandated allex posters which explain in english and spanish how to prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever your point of view on any issue that we face in this nation whatever your personal views are or your ideology , that we canno cannot, we cannot in this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with
Nasdaq nearly 4 , will get back to the markets, theres a lot of News Headlines to go through, we will take you to that with our fox Business Team coverage, our reporters are set up, blake at the white house, hillary bonnet capitol hill, Edward Lawrence in washington. But blake has been the case, the news coming out at 1600 pennsylvania avenue what is the latest. One of the big pieces that came out was a phone call that happened earlier this morning between President Trump and the top democrat in the senate, Chuck Schumer tried to advance the tree and dollar rescue package that the white house hopes to get over to the president desk at some point next week. One area that the president and democrat agree on if money ends up going to big corporations making sure those can enter and use the money for stock buyback. The president said that he and schumer at this point really are not that far apart. I had a very good telephone conversation with some, we are working on various elements of the
Democrats was a lot of them looked at the prospect of nominating Bernie Sanders, said you know what, thats a risk we dont want to take and they looked around and said, you know what, joe biden is the best alternative. We are going with him. Do you agree or not . I do. He had assist with that. It did help imthat you that folks like Pete Buttigieg and amy klobuchar. This is our guy, he has the best shot. The field is clear and he is the alternative to bernie. Paul so is that plausible to you, dan, do you think that that is my theory or Something Else . I guess he got an assist from Mike Bloomberg and that moved him out in the view of democrats as alternative. Yes, the Democrat Party is a big interconnected institution. There were significant endorsements, jim clyburn, congressman from south carolina. Susan rice, formerly Barack Obamas chief of staff. Harry reid, harry reid called chief of staff and told him im sorry its nothing personal, its like the godfather. Paul its strictly business
Democrats was a lot of them looked at the prospect of nominating Bernie Sanders, said you know what, thats a risk we dont want to take and they looked around and said, you know what, joe biden is the best alternative. We are going with him. Do you agree or not . I do. He had assist with that. It did help imthat you that folks like Pete Buttigieg and amy klobuchar. This is our guy, he has the best shot. The field is clear and he is the alternative to bernie. Paul so is that plausible to you, dan, do you think that that is my theory or Something Else . I guess he got an assist from Mike Bloomberg and that moved him out in the view of democrats as alternative. Yes, the Democrat Party is a big interconnected institution. There were significant endorsements, jim clyburn, congressman from south carolina. Susan rice, formerly Barack Obamas chief of staff. Harry reid, harry reid called chief of staff and told him im sorry its nothing personal, its like the godfather. Paul its strictly business
Threat to the United States, but moments later said its not a matter of if but rather when it spreads throughout this country. Based on what we know now we believe the immediate rise next United States remains low. Its not so much a question of if this will happen but a question of exactly when this will happen, and how much team in this country will become infected and how much of those will develop severe or more complicated disease. Lou sobering questions and important questions. Trump Administration Officials briefing the senate on the nature of the threat which is clearly a coronavirus and deputy i can. Pandemic. Tonight well have a briefing as well and our briefing will be from the head of the president s head of the Coronavirus Task force, alex azar who briefed the senate today. He joins us here tonight. Because of the obvious spread of the coronavirus to new countries, the pandemic is worsening. The dow and s p both dropping more than 3 . The 10year treasury reaching a new reco