That converted the selloff into a rally. Then came news that European Manufacturing is recovering rapidly from the virus lockdown. That helped the market. Look at it go. The dow is going to be up close to 300 points at the open. The s p, 31. The nasdaq, very solid gain, 70 points. Now, heres another reason for the rally. Big tech, it continues its run. You are looking at premarket prices for apple, microsoft, facebook and netflix, amongst others, all four hit record highs monday. The big tech surge dominates the market. Big tech is pushing higher. Investors this morning ignoring scenes like this. Chaos in d. C. Last night. Right outside the white house, demonstrators vandalized a church, they tried to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson and they also tried to establish their own seattlelike autonomous zone. This is happening in our Nations Capital right in the center of government. The president s had something to say about this. He obviously doesnt like it. But no word yet from joe
Congress has an option, many workers do not. You can do our work remotely in a safe, secure online format. The highest levels of the federal government have all recognize the unique circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by holding remote or virtual hearings. It includes the house and senate which have held virtual hearings like this one. It even close the Supreme Court which is modified how it conducts its oral arguments. It includes the executive agencies which are recognizing the legitimacy and the need for remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to remind our members and participants of a few things that will help us navigate this new platform. We are holding this hearing and compliance of the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings , pursuant to house revolution resolution 955. Our rules are unchanged. Generally, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members will need to unmute
Here is a scenario i think about a lot. Imagine soldiers or Intelligence Officers on leave with family, and over the course of two decades or more the soldier honorably defended america. Then suddenly that vacation turns into a nightmare. The European Countries National Police takes the soldier into custody, detaining him or her on politically motivated charges, a prison sentence abroad is a distinct possibility. A spouse behind bars for defending freedom, a son or daughter robbed of their mom or dad, all on the initiative of a prosecutor in the netherlands. Making sure this does not happen is the essence of american first foreign policy. Sadly, this is not a hypothetical. It could become reality if the International Court follows through with their crusade against American Service members. Many of you might recall in november of 2017, the Courts Office of the prosecutor announced intentions to investigate our brave warriors for alleged crimes arising from Counterterrorism Missions in
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Before i address the topic of todays hearing i want to say a few words about whats happening in communities across our country today. This is a time of great pain and unrestfor our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video of the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary our nation needs to listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Every american citizen deserves justice under the law. Some of the peacefulprotests have been hijacked by violent criminals. The destructing and looting and arson must stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause for which the Peaceful Protesters first took to the streets. Now in a moment of americans to come together to listen and to heal. The goal of this hearing today is to
Good evening. Welcome to mt. Vernon. My name is kevin butterfield. And it is my pleasure to welcome you here tonight on behalf of the Mount Vernons lady associations and Ford Motor Company which sponsors a free monthly book talk to learn from the greatest historians. Thank you for being here tonight. Were thrilled to have you. To begin the Program Shortly well hear a brief presentation from susan swain, copresident and executive officer of cspan and coauthors of the president s. Shell be joined by brian lamb, the founder and executive chairman of cspan and moderating and esteemed group of historians in discussing the american presidency. The american presidency is as you know a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. In the constitution, theres not as much said about it as you might imagine. Article i is quite long, ii much shorter and the key phrase is about as short as you can imagine. The executive power should be vested in a president of the United States of america.