Congress. I want to express my appreciation to the witnesses who have come to share testimony today. Its a rare occasion that we can get to hear from the hard working folks who make up our state and local governments. Former mayor of springfield i can tell you my experience as to how important the work all of you do is. It is from that lens that i view the issue of state and local Tax Deductions as s. A. L. T. I view it from the Vantage Point of someone whose Life Experience has been a testament to the impact and investments made and Services Provided by local governments and what those investments can mean in terms of the lives of our citizenry. Over xi be that choeinsuring maintaining roads, bridges and tunnels, so people can get to where they need to be is part of our challenge. Responding emergencies, providing services for low income family, elderly and the others rely on the safety net is our obligation. That is precisely what local government does. Mr. Thompson, thats why the wo
Perspective to know whether we should use the tool at all, and what magnitude of the tool we should apply. And in another exclusive, paul singer sees a Market Correction of 30 to 40 whenever the downturn comes. I have been expecting it is but theys epiphany, possibility of a significant market downturn. Nejra good morning from london. Lets get a check on the markets. Big day ahead of the g20. We look ahead to the meeting between trump and xi. We dont know what to expect at the moment. We saw gains in u. S. Equities. S p dead flat, but we are heading for the first weekly drop in Global Equities in four weeks, so that is something to note. In june, we have seen Global Equities rise 6 . The bloomberg dollar index is treading water, but it is headed for its biggest monthly decline in more than a year. Switched up the board and take a look at the pulse of risk in some of the other asset classes. Dollaryen, we are seeing the yen bid is a safe haven in, along with gold. While a little weaker.
Imagine that hundreds of thousands of miles away, to brave americans were sitting on the surface of the moon. Their comrades remained in lunar orbit. Above. I didnt quite understand what this development would mean for the future. I just remember thinking at that moment how proud i was to be an american. I looked up to these three men, and i still do, and i marvel add their courage, their intelligence, and their patriotism as well as that of tens of thousands of americans involved in getting them to the moon in the first place. We now know that this lunar trio had quite a sense of humor. Michael collins was once asked in an interview what he was thinking about in the moments leading up to the liftoff, and he joked, i was thinking of per deiem. We learned from buzz aldrin stepped off the ladder, he told them that he was being careful, not to lock the door behind him. When talked about the fact that most of the foes tows were of aldrin, Neal Armstrong joked, ive always said that buzz ald
Good morning, the subcommittee on communications and technology will come to order. And the chair recognizes himself five its with the statement. I begin thank you very much to our witnesses for being here today to examine the importance of a. M. Radio receivers in vehicles. A. Im radio has been an integral part of our society for well over a century, and at the americans local news serving is the backbone to our nations Emergency Communications infrastructure. Over 45 million americans tune into a am radio each month, they rely on it for local news Weather Sports and Emergency Alerts its unique frequency characteristics allow for signatures grabbed foreign wide overcoming geographical barriers and reach in both urban and remote areas. This makes a am radio and a valuable tool during times of crisis. When hurricanes, tornadoes, and other Natural Disasters strike, and am radio remains steadfast providing Vital Information to those in affected areas when other Communication Channels fail
Leader mcconnellakpodium. This is about half an hour. [indistinct chatter] shes not coming . She is coming. Lets start. Sen. Schumer quiet, back there. Well, we know it is a big week in the capitol, state of the union. This week we wanted to highlight some of the senate democratsact biden. When President Biden comes before congress to deliver his state of the union, americas will hear a clear theme, americas economy is growing, inflation is slowing, and the democratic agenda is delivering. Today, Many Americans are paying less for insulin than they were a few years ago thanks to democrats in the senate and house and the president. Seniors on medicare have a cap on Prescription Drug spending. No longer does a serious illness mean seniors do not have to spend thousands of dollars on Prescription Drugs. That is huge. Hey, folks thank you. And thank you. Despite so many naysayers who predicted a recession, inflation slowed without causing a recession, 2. 8 . No one thought it would be this