Do not meet in groups. Work away from your normal working place to protect yourself and your family and everyone else. But we are back in town. Majority leader tells us that we dont take days off. He says we are here to do the nations business which can only be done only possible, when we are here. It talked about taking careful steps back. I have been waiting for the present majority red leader a mr will announce what the business will be this week. What are these things we should be doing. And from the endless telephone conferences that are evolving. In the comments by my friends and neighbors in illinois. There are many Unanswered Questions which they would like us to address. We have been waiting carefully and expectedly for the majority leader to announce what we are doing this week. Not just because members of the senate are being asked to come back, that is what we ran to do. You promised the people in our states that we would be there to do the business of the senate and the na
With the conducting of normal activities in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic. Here is how you can express your thoughts. For those in the eastern and central time zones, 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. For you medical professionals in the audience, it is 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003 washington journal. You can post on our twitter fee d. It was the Gallup Organization posting a poll yesterday asking people what they would like to see as far as returning to normal before they themselves return to normal activities. 80 said the one thing they would like to see is a mandatory quarantine for anybody testing positive for covid19 followed by improved medical therapies for treatment of covid19. 73 of those participating said they had to see a significant reduction in the number of new followed by 68 saying the availability of a vaccine to prevent covid19 and 61 saying they needed to see widespread testing to identify and monito
Rates. Not want negative the bank of englands own debate with subzero policy continues. Andrew bailey testifies today as the u. K. Chancellor sees a recession unprecedented in scale. 6 00 a. M. In london, 9 00 a. M. In dubai. The global debate on negative rates. Rbnz thatt was the shifted the dial in terms of monetary policy. Only thing i learned is steven major comes and gives me one phrase which is, what the aussies and the kiwis do, bets the global agenda or pushes back on negative rates. I think it will be interesting to see where the fed would be with the ecb. Their rhetoric is shifting further away from the and irp domain nirp domain. Lets see what happens with the bank of england. Nejra you love that phrase and i do remember it well. Absolutely saying that negative rates have got to jump the hurdles. When we heard from powell yesterday as well, where the focus was much more from the take away with him not being so gung ho about talking about fiscal the way he was in the past but
Ready and waiting. Jerome powell says the fed is willing to use all weapons to combat the coronavirus downturn. Philip lane says the ecb is prepared to boost bond buying. Andrew bailey testifies in front of lawmakers today. A lot of centralbank action. Global coronavirus cases near 5 million, as one report throws cold water on modernas vaccine testing. That is what drove stocks lower yesterday and now we see futures down here, up in the u. S. And asia, say mixed picture. J. P. Morgan joins a Goldman Sachs in saying that further quantitative easing is needed to cap bond yields. The u. S. Is so strong a billion dollars of 20 year treasuries today and it looks like a lot more supply is getting mopped up by the central bank. An hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Take a look at the picture here. Arrowslooking at all red in terms of futures, euro stoxx, ftse futures and dax futures are down. If you take a look at the u. S. Futures picture after the downturn yesterday,
The challenges we face. Lord, we can meet these challenges with your power that transcends human understanding. When you whisper, dangers flee into the darkness. The sound of your footsteps causes tribulations to hide. Almighty god, permit our lawmakers to be aware of your providential guidance. May they depend on you to lead them according to your will. Give them the wisdom to trust you when they cant see the road before them, believing that you will be their light in the darkness. We pray in your great 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 for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley permission to address the senate for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley ame