A quorum is present and i know for the subcommittee and from florida and michigan and texas and tennessee michiga michigan, kentucky, wisconsi michigan, kentucky, wisconsin,. Pennsylvania, mr. Johnson of south dakota and pennsylvania they all have committed to participate in todays hearing that the questions will only come after the subcommittee of workforce protections on both sides of the aisle are present either in person or via remote participation due to House Resolution 965 and the accompanying regulations and had an opportunity to question the witnesses the subcommittee is meeting today for a hearing on examining the federal governments actions to protect workers from covid19 both in the hearing room and for those members participating remotely you will be kept muted as a general rule to avoid any unnecessary background noise members will be responsible for and muting themselves when they are recognized to speak or when they seek recognition a rollcall is not necessary to establ
Markets i treasuries as well. The aussie 10 year yield down 16 basis points and money rush into the end. Oil in a bit of a freefall once again. Brent crude down more than 6. 5 . We areke below 20 and watching indonesia here in particular just coming online. The stock index drops re. 5 . Once again, we are seeing a lot of these em volatilities, back once again. We are watching the pboc after that interesting move to cut the seven day repo rate by 20 basis points so they are joining in on the stimulus ways. Lets get more on this with david ingles coming forward. We are watching u. S. Futures in particular continue to head lower. Lets start with the 7 billion injection into the system. I mean, quite a bit. David yes. A couple of things i guess to get out there. You dont normally see a reduction of this magnitude from the pboc. You also have to consider the fact that we know the economy is not doing well and in fact, the latest forecasts now suggest quarter on quarter, you take the median.
About . Guest there is a government apart from the state department and the u. S. Agency for national develop meant but is also a bit diverse and that we have funding from Tech Companies, foundations and private individuals. Host you just put out a new report called the crisis of social media and what is the main take away in this report . Guest main take away is the internet is becoming less free around the world. There are many trends that we have seen around how Free Expression and privacy are under threat but the main theme we look at this year is how governments around the world are using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their own citizens. Host to help us dig into these issues is sarah fisher of axials. Thank you so much. Thank you for joining us today. I want to dive into that dynamic rate you say some governments are weapon rising social media to target their own populations and what does that mean exactly . Guest there are three distinct tactics in the 65 count
Of tact and democracy. Mr. Shabazz, before we get into the freedom of the net report that Freedom House has put out, what is Freedom House . Guest Freedom House is an independent organization founded in 1941 to promote democracy both in the United States and overseas. We do this through research, advocacy and on the ground programming in many countries around the world. Host how are you funded and is their government funding about . Guest there is government funding in part from the state department and the u. S. Agency for International Development but its also a bit diverse in that we have funding from Tech Companies, from foundations and private individuals. Host you just put out a new report called the crisis of social media. Whats the main take away in this report . Guest the main take away is of the internet is becoming less free around the world. There are many trends that weve seen around how Free Expression and privacy are under threat but the main theme we looked at this year
The somebody on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm, the Public Health threats of ecigarettes. The purpose is to examine the Public Health impacts related to ecigarette manufacturing, sales and use. The chair recognizes herself for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious Public Health epidemic, one that is causing severe harm. This hearing will examine the cause of that epidemic, the uncontrolled and rising use of ecigarettes. As lifethreatening illnesses sweep the country and the use of products by yunoung people soar we must protect the American People from these products. First the data is now clear, over the past several years, weve seen an unacceptably high proportion of young people facing nicotine addiction. This year alone, more than 27 of High Schoolers report theyre using ecigarettes or vaping as its also known. From 2011 to 2015, there was a 900 increase, a