Gov. Parson good afternoon, again. Thanks everyone for being here again today. A couple of updates. According to todays situation awareness update from the missouri hospital association, missouri has 796 hospitalized covid19 patients. And 115 hospitalized and on ventilators. Missouri hospitals currently have 1,947 ventilators available. With 11 with 115 in use. This is good news. This is good news. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Missouris Positivity Rate continues to decline. People are recovering and we are moving forward. Earlier today, i joined hundreds of citizens and Business Leaders from the good morning springfield town hall hosted by the Springfield Area Chamber of commerce to talk about an update on the covid19 efforts that the state are doing and also the economy of reopening the economy, how we could all move together, things we could do to move our state forward. I also traveled to Southeast Missouri today. As a matter of fact, i was in Southeast Missouri, Southeast Mis
Now we are at 29. 80ish we have been going side ways most of the year in 1997, the year started at an alltime high and went up. It is true. You think about where we were Christmas Eve and we had taken a huge plunge. We got it back interesting on the performance. Similar to the u. S. But china lagged significantly where we are in the trade war. Who is hurting more or less. Down about 4. 7 china has closed today but something to keep your eye on treasury yields are up part of that because of a weak japanese option not exactly for risk on reasons. I wonder if the new quarter means youve loosened up a little bit looking even at absolute levels, a lot of that has been weak. At the end of the quarter, it hasnt money too significant well be a bit of a head wind. Still talking about growth from 6 yesterdays day was fractionally better the eurozone manufacturing and final print was a tiny bit of expectations still the worst to october 2012, the Global Growth out look does not look particularly
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we began i now, i know speak for anyone here when i wish our Ranking Member a belated happy birthday yesterday. And lets have some cake later so lets celebrate. But late happy birthday. We appreciate serving with you. Thank you, commissioner werfel, for appearing before the ways and Means Committee a little earlier than usual this year. We have a lot to go over with use appreciate you answering the request of our members to come before the Committee Early this year. First, as it pertains to the current 2023 tax Filing Season i want to thank you and your team for the Technical Work to ensure the quick and without delay implementation of provisions of the tax relief for American Families and workers act. We particularly appreciate the steps the agency is taken right now to be ready to immediately implement the legislation once the Senate Passes the bill and it is signed into law, especially with
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we began i now, i know speak for anyone here when i wish our Ranking Member a belated happy birthday yesterday. And lets have some cake later so lets celebrate. But late happy birthday. We appreciate serving with you. Thank you, commissioner werfel, for appearing before the ways and Means Committee a little earlier than usual this year. We have a lot to go over with use appreciate you answering the request of our members to come before the Committee Early this year. First, as it pertains to the current 2023 tax Filing Season i want to thank you and your team for the Technical Work to ensure the quick and without delay implementation of provisions of the tax relief for American Families and workers act. We particularly appreciate the steps the agency is taken right now to be ready to immediately implement the legislation once the Senate Passes the bill and it is signed into law, especially with
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we began i now, i know speak for anyone here when i wish our Ranking Member a belated happy birthday yesterday. And lets have some cake later so lets celebrate. But late happy birthday. We appreciate serving with you. Thank you, commissioner werfel, for appearing before the ways and Means Committee a little earlier than usual this year. We have a lot to go over with use appreciate you answering the request of our members to come before the Committee Early this year. First, as it pertains to the current 2023 tax Filing Season i want to thank you and your team for the Technical Work to ensure the quick and without delay implementation of provisions of the tax relief for American Families and workers act. We particularly appreciate the steps the agency is taken right now to be ready to immediately implement the legislation once the Senate Passes the bill and it is signed into law, especially with