[inaudible] we want to be able to take advantage of the opportunity this morning to give the secretary time for the give and take in the dialogue that were going to embrace here for the next couple of hours. I think we can proceed to the first issue so we can get to the chairman. It is of no controversy. No con. So, first, let me call the ways and Means Committee to order. Good morning. Before turning to our hearing this morning. The committees annual budget on views and estimates for fiscal year 2021 in accordance with the requirements of section 301d of the congressional budget act of 1974. Members will find the letter in front of them. Let me thank Ranking Member brady for working with me on this matter so that we are able to submit a consensus document to the Budget Committee that reflects the priorities of the ways and Means Committee as a whole. Without objection, the views and estimates will be considered as read and open for amendment at any point. And if there are no amendment
Pres. Trump thank you very much. We just completed a very good meeting of the Coronavirus Task force and they are really doing a great job, our professionals. The results are very good. And when you compare this to what is happening around the world, we are very proud of our people. And there has been a tremendous amount of coordination with with cities, they are a smaller form of government and , things are going well. They are coordinating with us, and i think certainly california has been terrific, the relationship. New york has been really good. Weve had some really good relationships in terms of the hotspots, and we are focused on those hotspots. Some areas we have no problem whatsoever and we hope to keep it that way. Before i turn this over to our great Vice President to provide an update, i want to express my appreciation for the hard work done by the people behind me and the people back in the offices, including the fact that i just left the oval office, and we have people the
Cspan. Org coronavirus. Track the spread through the u. S. And throughout the world and hear from specialists any time unfiltered at cspan. Org coronavirus. Next, President Trump leads a briefing by the Coronavirus Task force. The president announced new actions to combat the spread of the virus. And Vice President pence and Task Force Members took questions from reporters. Pres. Trump thank you very much. We just completed a very good meeting of the Coronavirus Task force and they are really doing a great job, our professionals. They are really doing a great job, our professionals. The results are very good. When you compare this to what is happening around the world, we are very proud of our people. There has been a tremendous amount of coordination with the results are very good. When you compare this to what is happening around the world, we are very proud of our people. There has been a tremendous amount of coordination with states and cities, and things are going well. They are c
President trump thank you very much. A very goodleted meeting of the Coronavirus Task force. They are really doing a great job, our specialists. The results are very, very good. When you compare this to what is happening around the world, we are very proud of our people. There has been a very tremendous amount of cooperation coordination with states. And theye going well are coordinating with us. Certain in particular, california has been terrific. The relationship. New york has been really good. We have had some really good relationships especially the hotspots. Were focused on the hotspots. Some areas we are having no problem whatsoever. That way. Keep it before i turn it over to our great Vice President to provide an update, i just wanted to express my frustration for the hard work done by the people behind me and the people back in the various offices including the fact that i just left the oval office where we have been people that are probably watching this or just working. We ar
He wants facebook and google to peak when lawyer s it comes to tracking user data. And later, bill gates on how being seriously hampered by u. S. China trade tensions. His comments from the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. But we begin this hour with apple. The company made news on two fronts this week. The first president trumps visit wednesday to apples austin, texas factory. Cook at the president to discuss keeping macs and iphones free from tariffs. The other news involved the way apple tests software. It is changing after a series of bugs marred the latest iphone and ipad operating system. Mark gurman and tom forte kicked off the conversation thursday. So, basically apples ios , software has been bugging the past few years. This particular release cycle, catalina, it mac os has been especially buggy. What apple is doing is going to make it so that engineers, earlier in the process, can determine what is working in order to hopefully come up with a much more stable operating system whe