Stay with the website in the network as we continue to Cover Campaign 2020. With that said, we go to the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 30, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties and time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 10 350 a. M. The chair now 10 50 a. M. The chair now recognizes the gentleman fr
Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these are very important issues, and we look forward to your
Largest coronavirus lockdown has extended for a further 2 weeks but indias government is easing some restrictions. To u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful joe biden denies allegations of Sexual Assault by a former senate colleague. And in sports the English Premier League is stepping up plans for a return to action the league is mad to discuss what needs to be done for games to take a call in june. It is just off the 1500 hours g. M. T. The dramatic drop in oil prices over the past few weeks has been one of the main economic fallout of the Global Pandemic and agreement decided among the worlds Top Producers to cut output has now come into effect and it appears that the deal came to be only after President Donald Trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia threatening to withdraw u. S. Military support for riyadh now to syria sullivan java reports. Oil and water do not mix but politics in oil bond very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u. S. President an
Revive its. Compound this bird is closed during ramadan cause of coronavirus restrictions. And in sports the English Premier League is stepping up plans for a return to action the league is meeting to discuss what needs to be done for games to take on. Now an agreement among the worlds Top Oil Producers to cut out for that has come into effect it follows a collapse in global prices spurred by a slump in demand because of the pandemic but the deal to cut out for it came with a lot of infighting between major or producers you might remember they met in vienna early march to work out how to keep prices. Stable but failed to reach an agreement in that meeting opec recommended taking 1500000. 00 Barrels Per Day off the market if russia agreed to cut production too well russia refused. Top producer saudi arabia retaliated by announcing a production increase instead a price war lasted nearly a month and prices dropped below 20. 00 a barrel and moscow and riyadh resolved their differences and
Government is easing some restrictions. Under pressure workers rights come to the fore this may day was delivering agents working during the pandemic complain about a lack of protective gear. Canada is banning assault style weapons after the countrys deadliest mass shooting 2 weeks ago 22 people were killed in nova scotia when a man dressed as a policeman went on a shooting spree the ban comes into immediate effect but there will be a 2 year amnesty for people to dispose of weapons they already own the government also plans to introduce a gun Buyback Program. These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in canada 5000. 00 out of their estonia lack is for a study of tell us more about this ban well of course he didnt as you said it comes in the wake of the countrys worst mass shooting ever still not absolutely clear that the gunman there who was killed a