A quorum is present and i know for the subcommittee and from florida and michigan and texas and tennessee michiga michigan, kentucky, wisconsi michigan, kentucky, wisconsin,. Pennsylvania, mr. Johnson of south dakota and pennsylvania they all have committed to participate in todays hearing that the questions will only come after the subcommittee of workforce protections on both sides of the aisle are present either in person or via remote participation due to House Resolution 965 and the accompanying regulations and had an opportunity to question the witnesses the subcommittee is meeting today for a hearing on examining the federal governments actions to protect workers from covid19 both in the hearing room and for those members participating remotely you will be kept muted as a general rule to avoid any unnecessary background noise members will be responsible for and muting themselves when they are recognized to speak or when they seek recognition a rollcall is not necessary to establ
Those that her contract the coronavirus thousands have died in our economy is taking a hugehi it. Plans of americans are out of work and americans are worried about their own health theyre worried about the health of their families and loved ones. And those that are suffering so over the past two months to be responding to the coronavirus we passed several major response bills and more than 2 trillion of assistance. We funded testing, medical car care, personal protective equipment, frontline medical personnel, paid sick leave, leave, direct relief payments to american citizens forgivable loans for Small Businesses and much more. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive response not just the medical priorities but the virus had an so many families. There is more work to be done. That is monitoring the implementation we provided a tremendous amount of money getting it where it needs to go as quickly as possible to be spent in the most effective way. Monitoring the implementation we have a
Infections soar at Meat Processing plants across this country, many are wondering will we face a meat shortage soon . All that and so much more on making money. Charles a major read on consumers out this morning not only did the final read for consumers sentiment in april come in better than expected, but it confirms the idea that americans see better days ahead. The read on Current Conditions declined more than 29 . Down more than 40 in the past two months. And then you look at that juxtaposing it for the read for how we see the economy in six months, only down 12 , 22 in two months, it is pretty clear that the consumers and the stock market are banking on this economy reopening soon and the coronavirus continuing to flatten. Many are wondering, though, has the market still come too far too fast . And are consumers and investors being too optimistic . I want to bring in two of the best to discuss this, Wealth Management cio and fox business contributor scott martin, chief investment s
Than 2 , that would be breaking the streak again today. We are seeing Dollar Strength continued to climb and crude is up 3. 5 on news we expect saudi arabia and russia to try to get together to figure out how to cut back some of that supply. Flipping up the board, i wanted to take a look at the residential market, in particular rates we have been looking at. Ellington Residential Mortgage rate is one i am looking at. It is up 50 verso. It is having its biggest intraday gain ever. It did provide updates on its portfolio and business operations, which is giving investors a relief. They did come out and say they have met all of their margin calls. They lowered they lowered their leverage position to a strong liquidity position. There is a lot of focus on the commercial mortgage and the residential market, how this would fare. Today people are less concerned about the health of the mortgage market. David . News. I like good to what extent is some of the lift we are seeing inequities Short
Test. Test test. Test test test. Test. Test test. Test test test. There is something about highcontent thc that is triggering psychosis. And we need to recognize it. My times up. Thank you. Madam chair. Gentlewomans time has expired. Pleasure to recognize the gentleman from montana, mr. Am i right . Mr. Gianforte. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you to the panel being here today. Understanding the full consequences of readily available marijuana on Public Health and individuals is imperative. Weve heard that today. We should be concerned about the lack of federal research on marijuana because when we consider such a drastic change, we must ensure that policy is based on sound science. So the focus today on research is very appropriate. In november i joined with 16 other members of congress in asking attorney general barr to study the societal impacts of legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. As we start to see preliminary data from states like colorado and oregon, its important