Good tuesday morning, welcome to squawk alley. We are at post nine on an incredibly busy news day. First it was tech ceo, then law marks, now wrapping up a meeting with pharma executives. Meg has the latest from that meeting. Pharma stocks are in the green after this meeting. Trump strikes a more balanced done. He said that prices need to be brought down, be he also talked about streamlining approval. U. S. Drug companies have produced Extraordinary Results for our country but the pricing as been astronomical for our country. We need to do better. New drugs have lead to longer and healthier lives, but we have to do better accelerating cures. Were forced and accelerating approvals. Trump talked a lot about accelerating the fda process. All of the leaders at this meeting today are all in the green. Trump also saying he is close to appointing an fda commissioner who he is very happy about. A lot of the companies around the table are trying to stabilize the investment theyre making in the
Story covered around the worlds this morning. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is thursday, august 17th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. 11 00 a. M. In jerusalem, 9 00 a. M. In london. Welcome to all. First, the widening fallout from President Trumps defense of white supremacist protesters in charlottesville. Some of the president s advisers concede all the pushback is hurting chances to advance an agenda once the president returns to washington next week. Within his own party, a growing number of republicans are forced to decide whether to stand by this president. Many gop lawmakers appear to believe deserting the president now could only harm their political fortunes, but others are going public, calling out the president by name. Senator Lindsey Graham says his words radio dwight, not words are dividing, not healing saying, Many Americans do not agree and will fight back with a check of the headlines the against that the party of lidge
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President Joe Bidenâs $1.9 trillion package will sail through the House when it takes up the bill on Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after proposals progressives championed were scaled back.
The Senateâs changes to the House-passed bill, made to appease moderates and comply with parliamentary rules, included dropping a proposed minimum wage increase but are unlikely to prove enough to make progressive Democrats vote against it.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can only afford to have four Democrats oppose a bill for it to pass, if all members are voting and Republicans are lined up in opposition, given her partyâs thin majority. Two Democrats joined a united GOP in voting against the initial version of the stimulus.