That. Ill keep it short because i know wevegot time constraints here but a quick description of what an enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security managers 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Ill start with itthe federal Emergency Management agency that has to deal with do hurricanes and wildfires now covid amongst many other responsibilities , Border Security, a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem by a long stretch but this administration has done a good job of stopping the outofcontrol illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. Pe this department is concerned about cyber security, Election Security, security of our Critical Infrastructure and as we just witnessed with some of the protests that have sprung to right, also protecting our federal buildings and of course we have to thank David Underwood in open oakland california, a member of the federal Protection Services so the responsibilities are
Committee held a confirmation hearing for chad wolf to formula become head of the Homeland Security department. Mr. Wolf has been serving as acting dhs secretary since november of last year. Answered questions on election interference, domestic terrorism, and Human Trafficking, among other topics. This is just under two hours. Meeting toe are consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security, chad wolf, to be the confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with
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Senate committee on finance, subcommittee on International Trade customs and Global Competitiveness will come to order. I know this seems a little strange, with an empty room, except for three witnesses live in front of me and many of our colleagues are going to be joining us virtually. But i want to welcome all of you nonetheless, to this important hearing. This subcommittee continues to do its work in exploring the unfair trade practices, a foreign governments especially china and russia. The topic of censorship in china is a common one, because its growing effect on business in the United States. Is as well as culture. Last fall for example, the National Basketball association has its Market Access locked in china. Because an individual american citizen, using a media platform not even allowed in china, expressed a political opinion. Now the topic has become much more important, the lack of timely Accurate Information about the spread of covid19, due to chinese censorship has contri
,ood morning on Bloomberg Radio good morning on Bloomberg Television as well. Interesting markets as well. We will talk about the market in a moment, whether you need to climb back on board. Lets get right to the yields right now. Yields a little bit higher here. That has proven to be lower prices, stronger yield just in the last hour. Jonathan yields up about a basis point on the 10 year, but yields have been all over the place. They havent really gone anywhere in the last week. Weve been in and around 70 basis points on the 10 year, and that is about where we are this morning. Tom we got a weve got to touch on tiffany. I know youve wondered over in london, and you need the tiffany china mugs for 200 pounds large. But they are not going to do it with lvmh. Jonathan i will take a pass on that. I will be spending less time there, thats for sure. The reason they are giving and the reason people are suggesting is around tariffs on french goods. It is not for me to say whether that has bee