President trumps criticism . Yesterday the president called for lower Interest Rates just like our foreign competitors. Event that far from now the market opens, interesting on the day impeachment hearings to start, stock prices are out at record highs in the dow jones will be down about 80 points. Closed unchang. Statistically unlikely, but it happened and s p 500 down about a, nasdaq down about 20, no serious selloff at the opening bell a halfhour for now and then there is this, extraordinary scenes from hong kong overnight. Battles on the streets. The city, paralyzed the Central Business district shut down. Schools closed. Its open warfare, a revolt against beijing, serious stuff. You are about to see a important day. We will find out if the democrats really can convince voters that President Trump should be thrown out of office and we will find out if the economy can keep growing in the stock market keep rallying. Varney co. Is about to begin. Stuart moments ago we set it, its open
Good evening, everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to get good evening, everyone. Welcome. [applause] come to our first installment of the american conversation series public forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate that civil Political Engagement in these challenging times is directly tied to positive civic engagement. Before we begin i i wish to thk the institutes board of
Good evening, everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to s good evening, everyone. I know some people are still coming in, but it is time to get on with it. I am david welch, the inaugural director of the Stubblefield Institute for civil Political Communications at Shepherd University. Welcome. [applause] welcome to our first installment forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate
Mr. Mccarthy we just had a vote on the floor. In march, Speaker Pelosi said this about impeachment. Impeachment is so divisive to the country, that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont think we should go down that path because it divides the country. Today, the country just witnessed the only bipartisan vote on that floor was against. The question to the speaker are the same questions i provided in a letter about the unfair process that we had. What has changed since march . In all the hearings theres nothing compelling, nothing overwhelming. So the speaker should follow her own words and end the sham thats been putting this country through this nightmare. Thats exactly what this vote shows today. I want to call up our whip, steve scalise. Mr. Scalise thank you, kevin. When we talk about the vote, i think its important to note, when you see that not only did every single republican reject this sovietstyle impeachment process but we were even joi
Everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to get on with it. Im david welch, the inaugural director of the Stubblefield Institute for civil Political Communications at Shepherd University, and welcome [applause] and welcome to our first installment of the american conversation series public forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate that civil Political Engagement in these challeng