[inaudible conversations]. We will come to order. Good afternoon this is a fourth in a series of hearings we are holding as part of the inquiry without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. Well proceed today as an Opening Statement than the Ranking Member can make his Opening Statement and then we will turn to the witnesses and then two questions. Without a now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement into the impeachment inquiry of donald j. Trump the 45th president of the United States. This afternoon well hear from two witnesses Ambassador Special representative for ukraine negotiations and to morrison former senior director for European Affairs at an sei appreciate the minorities request for these witnesses as well as undersecretary of state from whom we will hear tomorrow progress we have heard from other witnesses when joe biden was considered whether to enter the price one the president ial race in 2020 giuliani began a
Know the identity of the whistleblower and did not fear for retaliation for his testimony lets continue to listen in to these key witnesses in the impeachment hearings on day 32019 in conversations with me following that meeting which i did not attend mr giuliani said that he had stressed the importance of ukraine conducting investigations into what happened in the past and mr year mark stressed that he told mr giuliani it is the Governments Program to root out corruption and implement reforms and they would be conducting investigations as part of this process anyway mr giuliani said he believe ukrainian president needed to make a statement about fighting corruption and that he had discussed this with mr year mark i said i did not think that this would be a problem since that is the governments position anyway i followed up with mr your mom and he said that they would indeed be prepared to make a statement. He said it would reference. And 2016 in a wider context of bilateral relations
2662, the growing American Innovation not act, or linking act. This bill would bring long overdue legislative reform to the clean air ask new Source Review Program. The new Source Review Program protects airquality when factories and power plants are modified in newly built. Gain act provides muchneeded clarity to factor in power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. It had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex, costly, timeconsuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth and slows job creation, Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The association spent a letter to the committee outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained a Member Company sought a permit to combust alternative fuels. The
S2662, the growing American Innovation now act or the g. A. I. N. Act this would bring long overdue ledges lative reform to the Clean Air Act review program. It protects air quality when industrial boilers, factories and power plants are modified or newly built. The g. A. I. N. Brings clarity to factory and power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. Its actually had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex. Its costly. Its time consuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth. It slows job creation. It slows Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The Portland Cement Association Submitted a letter outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained that, quote, a Member Company sought a permit to comb
A bounce in the eyes and Services Data out today in order to save the market but today the i sense that his readings on the u. S. Services sector fell last month to its lowest level since august of 2016 coming in at 52. 00 expectations of 55. 00 Service Oriented companies employ the vast majority of americans and registered the weakest growth in september in 3 years business production new orders grew more slowly and employment levels were essentially flat so between the 2 numbers now the param surveys clearly point to a sharp loss in momentum the Services Side is much larger than manufacturing accounting for about 80 percent of the u. S. Economy manufacturing only makes up roughly 20 percent so many analysts came out and they didnt place too much emphasis on the manufacturing numbers earlier this week and they were overly dismissive of the weak reads these said that the market shouldnt panic yet manufacturing doesnt amount to much and Services Matters more. More and thats actually sti