Members question the fcc chair about Digital Currency, shareholder protection and climate related financial disclosures. This is an hour and a half. Today we will receive testimony from security and Exchange Commission chairman regarding the work and agenda of the fcc. I thank you for your willingness to appear before the committee today and mr. Clean your willingness to testify the borrower side of the fcc. You ca came before this committa year ago and am sure dusty would continue to take steps to ensure the Capital Markets remained the deepest and most liquid in the world. I commend you and the staff for your actions taken over the past year. Actions worth mentioning include the final rule package on regulation best interest which is great as the appropriate balance in increasing transparency and investors relationships while preserving access to the advice relationships and investment products. They also propose modifying the accelerated definition to reduce the number of registered
I thank you for your willingness to appear before the committee today and mr. Clean your willingness to testify the borrower side of the fcc. You ca came before this committa year ago and am sure dusty would continue to take steps to ensure the Capital Markets remained the deepest and most liquid in the world. I commend you and the staff for your actions taken over the past year. Actions worth mentioning include the final rule package on regulation best interest which is great as the appropriate balance in increasing transparency and investors relationships while preserving access to the advice relationships and investment products. They also propose modifying the accelerated definition to reduce the number of registered subject to the requirement. I encourage the commission to move forward quickly to all smaller recording companies. This summer they issued a concept release seeking Public Comment on ways to harmonize the Securities Offering exemption regarding the concept release i en
Could be cut short. A truce could be included in a partial deal. Turkish enters Turkish Forces enter syria. President trump orders his forces to stand aside. In an exclusive interview, olli rehn reports that mario draghi ignored advice on qe, says that is greatly exaggerated and stresses the need for togetherness. Olli i value team play. If you are divided you tend to lose games, if you are united, you tend to score. Anna less than half an hour to the start of the trading day, lets check futures. Looking at some futures that suggest some upside. Keep an eye on what is going on in u. S. Futures, incredibly volatile. U. S. Futures, the overall picture does not tell the excitement of the story. Over the last three hours we 1 e seen four more than swings. A great deal of volatility. That is what the Asian Session is telling us. The Chinese Markets up 0. 7 . South korea down 0. 9 . A lot of action in the expectations or lack of expectations. Currency markets moved around by that. And the Au
Bill that would allow Small Businesses to raise capital. Theyll finish up work today on a bill dealing with hydroelectric power. To the house floor now. Live coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in orer. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor Jeff Williams, Faith Community church, janesville, welcome wisconsin. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, your word declares you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations and from everlasting to everlasting, you are god. Your sovereignty when juxtaposed with our humanity humbles us and causes us to seek your face. When beginning his rule king solomon prayed for you to grant him a discerning heart to govern your people and distinguish between right and wrong. Grant that same discernment in this chamber today. I pray for these who have been entrusted with the response to believe the govern this great people that they may adhere to the principles and quicks this country was founded upon. Bl
May our nation be faithful to those still with us, providing whatever their needs may be after they gave years of their lives in service to our country rather than dedicated to personal gain. Inspiration to us and we should not forget nor negligent our responsibility to them. Nor neglect our responsibility to thefment as the nation pauses to show its respect, may we be forever grateful to the blessings you have bestowed upon the United States of america. May our nation continue to be a beacon of hope for the world and may all we do be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Westerman. Mr. Westerman i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisib