In syria back to their home countries in europe and the united states. Hard thank you all for joining us we begin in hong kong that that territory is now on edge after a day of escalating violence in prodemocracy demonstrations one protester is in the hospital after being shot and wounded by police in a shocking confrontation caught on camera authorities are denying rumors that police were ordered to use their firearms to bring the situation under control in another incident a bystander expressing probation views was set on fire hong kongs leader meanwhile kerry lam warns that the government will not bow to pressure by demonstrators. No an officer and a man dressed in white are locked in a struggle as a man in black approaches at this point the officer resists is gun and shoots him why was the shooting itself is too graphic to show the man then collapses and moments later another officer then seems to be patting him down possibly checking for a weapon it all happened as prodemocracy pr
The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized today declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled an examination of facebook and its impact on the Financial Services and housing sectors. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today, were here to examine the impact of facebook on the Financial Services and housing sectors. Our sole witness is facebooks chairman and ceo, mark zuckerberg. Facebooks plans to create a digital currency, libra, and a digital wallet raise many concerns relating to privacy, trading risk, discrimination, opportunities for diverse owned financial firms, National Security, Monetary Policy, and the stability of the Global Financial system. I and other democrats have called for a moratorium on facebooks development of this digital currency, libra, and digital wallet until congress can examine the issues associated with a Big Tech Company developing these Digital Products and take
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to ord order. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled an examination of facebook and its impact on the Financial Services and housing sectors. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today we are here to examine the act of facebook on the Financial Services and housing sectors. Our sole witnesses the facebook chairman and ceo, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebooks plan to create a Digital Currency, libra, and a digital wallet raised many concerns relating to privacy, trading risks, discrimination, opportunities for diverse owned financial firms, National Security, Monetary Policy and the stability of the Global Financial system i and other democrats have called for a moratorium on facebooks
And i think we need to discuss what is in this deal, although i think what borisjohnson did quite successfully was go to the eu with the complaints about theresa mays deal, the clear criticism of the backstop and the political declaration. Much of the withdrawal deal has not been opened, weve assessed that to death in many ways. But the backstop is gone, changed to a democratic consent mechanism, albeit a difficult one in Northern Ireland. But it gives Northern Ireland. But it gives Northern Ireland much more control, that veto overtheir ireland much more control, that veto over their future relationship with the eu. In the political declaration has changed dramatically and in a good way, to suggest the uk doesnt wa nt good way, to suggest the uk doesnt want to be a role tickle with the custom want to be a role tickle with the cu sto m style want to be a role tickle with the custom style arrangement test roll taker. They also want free trade around the world. I think that is clear. And
Always there, lloyd smareker. Thank you, lloyd, great job. [applause] gt thompson, we have them all today, huh, gt . We have them all. [applause] the great john joyce. John, thank you. Great job. Thank you, john. [applause] dan muser, thank you, dan, thank you. [applause] that looks like cary grant, doesnt he . Have you ever been told that . That is not a bad compliment, i must say. Today we have tom arnold, those days you had a little different. Those days errol flynn and cary grant. Somebody that fights like you never seen before, fred keller. [applause] great. Doing a great job. Thank you all. These are fantastic people. And david, wheres david . Is he there . Wheres david . What happened to him . We wont mention his name. He is in the back. Pretend that i didnt say it. When i last spoke at this conference in 2016, American American energy under Relentless Assault from the previous administration. You know that as well. More than a third of the coal mining jobs had vanished. A morat