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Discussion on slave refugee camps during the war. Watch American History tv tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. This past june, facebook announced plans for its own crypto currency called libra. The cocreator of Libra David Marcus answered lawmakers concerned over the Digital Currency before the Senate Banking committee. This is about 2 1 2 hours. This hearing will come to order. Today we will receive testimony from david marcus, head of libra at facebook. On may 9, senator brown and i sent a letter to facebook shortly after it was reported that the company was recruiting Financial Institutions and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency based Payment System using its social network. Our letter asked facebook for more information about how the system would work. Its access to and use of Consumer Financial information, and facebooks access to and use of information on individuals or groups of individuals in credit, insure, employment or housing. I appreciate facebooks res
Vote vote vote the presiding officer is there anyone wishing to change their vote . Is there anyone remaining to vote . On this motion the yeas are 87. The nays are 9. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report. The clerk nomination, department of transportation, derek kan of california to be under secretary fo secretary of transportation for policy. A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune madam president , i rise to voice my strong support for the nomination of derek kan. The Commerce Committee held a hearing on his nomination on june 8 in 2017 and reported his nomination favorably out of the committee on june 29 of 2017 by voice vote. Its now november 9. Over four months since the nomination was reported out of committee. This noncontroversial well qualified nominee has been languishing in the senate for far too long. Its truly unfortunate, madam president , when we have to go through the cloture process on this particular nomine
Seas docked in new jersey last night. Some of the 4,500 passengers departed the ship and several said they didnt think they would make it and now there are calls for a federal investigation. Don is dockside. Good morning. Reporter a florida senator is questioning the decision to even set sail last weekend when the ships captain knew there was a Storm Brewing out at sea. Last night, when the ship returned to port here, many passengers admitted they are still shaken by their experience. After a nightmare at sea, passengers of the anthem of the seas cruise ship are back on solid ground, sharing tales of a dream caribbean vacation gone wrong. The wind was coming through the doors. We thought it was going to break the glass. We slept on the sofa because we didnt think we was going to make it. Reporter the 200,000ton liner set sails for the bahamas major winter storm in the atlantic. The vessel was battered by 30foot waves and Hurricane Force winds. I was on the deck and could see the water
Protesters stand their ground and broadcast their demands worldwide. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning, inspectors are taking a close look at a cruise ship that had been battered by a powerful atlantic storm. Royal caribbeans anthem of the seas docked in new jersey last night. Some of the 4,500 passengers departed the ship and several said they didnt think they would make it and now there are calls for a federal investigation. Don is dockside. Good morning. Reporter a florida senator is questioning the decision to even set sail last weekend when the ships captain knew there was a Storm Brewing out at sea. Last night, when the ship returned to port here, many passengers admitted they are still shaken by their experience. Passengers of the anthem of the seas cruise ship are back on solid ground, sharing tales of a dream caribbean vacation gone wrong. The wind was coming through the doors. W