You should have a box on your screen that shows how much time is remaining. Some trouble and ive had senators tell me they just cant find that box or they dont see it. Last hearing one of the senators asked me to give them a reminder. I will do that this time for everybody. So at 30 seconds left on your clock, there will be a tone, a bell ring to remind senators and witnesses that their time is a most expired, then at the end of five minutes, another bell will ring. That way we can all know how the clock is working even though we dont find it on our screens. Today we will receive testimony from the securities and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton regarding the work and the. Genda of the sec thank you for your appearance before the committee today which is essential to our oversight of the sec. And welcome. You last appeared before this committee in december of last year. The covid19 pandemic hit the United States shortly after that hearing and thesec has taken many important ste
Question, we will move to the next senator until resolved. I remind all senators that the five minute clock still aflies. You should have a box on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is remaining. But we have had some troubles, and i have had senators who cant find that box or dont see it. And so, in fact, last hearing one of the senators ask me again to get a reminder, i will do that at this time for everybody. So at 30 seconds left on your clock, there will be a tone, a bell ring, to remind senators and the witnesses that their time has almost expired. At the end of the five minutes, a bill will ring. That way we can all know how the clock is working, even though we dont find it on our screens. Today we will receive testimony from the security and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton, regarding the work and agenda of the sec. I thank you chair clayton for your appearance before the committee today, which is e
Nasdaq. Now, here are the negative for stocks today. Dr. Fauci suggesting a lockdown christmas. Why . With all the traveling and celebrating we did over thanksgiving, its expected to produce a new round of infections that will in turn require a new round of restrictions. Well have more on this throughout the show. I get the impression were being treated like children, punished for celebrating our national holiday, but dont get me started. One more item. The biden team takes shape, very similar to the Obama Biden Team that left Washington Four years ago. Neera tanden could go to the budget office, Jared Bernstein expected to become a president ial adviser, he was Vice President bidens chief economist, and back to the future . Sure looks like it, doesnt it . On the show today, the priceline ceo offering deals to get people back to travel. The waffle house ceo, hes pounding the table, keep dining rooms open, hes pleading. And mrs. Fields cookies, their ceo somehow has to replace the reven
The foretwoity was an intent. I think thats something that we should all explore. Thank you. I have worked on legislation. Its a little late in this session under your tenure that would create guardrails and prevent these kinds of failures and abuses. I think your comments were appropriate. We allow companies to still do they have to provide Real Transparency which they dont always. Have to reward workers not just shareholders. Senator brown ill close with a statement. We saw earlier this year the pandemic crashing our families, hospitals, and the economy. How the market seized the up. The s. E. C. s recent report on interconnectedness in the market offers insights but no real policy recommendations. I know that you and vice chair and represent duty pute secretary money market reforms were not good enough. It is clear your successor, the next banking regulators will need to reduce risk from interconnectedness and excessive leverage. The economy may in the future will depend on it. Than
Rice universities Public Policy hosted the event. It is over one hour. Welcome to the Baker Institute webinar. I am steve lewis. The head of our china studies program. We are happy to have you all this afternoon. Thank you for tuning in. I am hoping not only do you find it informative and unique colleague, but froma welcome respite domestic politics, which is never as important as aging asian affairs. I would like to thank all of you again. Our hardworking staff at the Baker Institute. My Research Assistant for helping. The foundation for endowing a lot of the events here. The doctor i have known her for 10 years one of our top scholars. I think it has been 10 years. She was a postdoc here for asian interested in media. Had her and her expertise in many of our past webinars on chinese politics. We are happy to have her again today. Also, we are happy this year because she is newly minted as an associate professor, tenured professor at media studies at the university of virginia. The on