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I had a long markup coming back and forth. Chair of the Government Operations subcommittee that hasma jurisdiction over inspectors general could you describe your understanding of the roles and functions of the Inspector General . The Inspector General reports to the head of the agency. They have the responsibility to identify areas of waste fraud and abuse and then to conduct independent audits and investigations with a strong commitment to be independent with the influence comes from the agency or congress or any other place there is a commitment to be independent. Do you believe the ig is subject to the supervisors review and approval of the subject matter that the ig may beut pursuing. And thats my point you have been independent from many kinds of employees. So you, had conversations about the subject matter he was proposing are activelyte investigating . I referring to a specific subject matter . Starting with the general in getting to the particular , we are now in the territory
Well continue, mr. Connolly. Thank you very much mister chairman, and thank you for our panelist for being here. I have a long convoluted mark, thats why were coming back and forth. I show the Government Operations subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over Inspector General. So, mr. Brian bulatao could you describe for us your understanding of the roles and functions of an ig an Inspector General . The Inspector General reports to the head of the agency, under the direction provision according to the ig. They have the responsibility to identify areas of fraud and abuse. They have the mission to conduct independent audits, to conduct inspections and to conduct investigations. And they have strong commitment to be independent of any and appropriate influence. Where that influences coming from within their agency, or from congress, or from any other place, there is a commitment to be independent from inappropriate influences. Would you, would you but do you believe that an ig is subject t
Two side by side comparing their policies and personalities. We have a live preview. Plus we hear from the Trump Campaign. All that and so much more on making money. Charles all right, so after a couple of strong sessions the market settling back, lets call it a more anxious posture if you will. Despite the bounce, most key technical hurdles they were not cleared on the upside. Then unknowns from exogenous forces. Theyre all still in place. The stimulus questions out there, politics, of course and the coronavirus. Now beyond those issues there are traditional inputs into the market, things that normally move it like earnings and valuations. How to balance the two in an environment that has most stocks substantially lower for the year . Will we see this really change . How does this needle move and how do you make money . Here to help with these answers bny mellon chief strategist alicia levine. We have Payne Capital group, which im not affiliated. Ryan payne. Alicia, just how critical
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