Testing limit down down by 5 as far as they are allowed to trade down before the open the number to watch this morning is down 136 for the s p. We have touched those lows and bounced off. We are not far off dow futures are down by 4. 74 . Nasdaq down 4. 6 after the opening bell, there are other Circuit Breakers you with watching. They would be kicking in with trading halting over a period of time down 7 this morning if that were to happen, youd see a 15minute halt after trading started. Next is if markets dropped by 13 . Then the third level is after 20 . That would be a halt of trading for the day. We have not seen these tested since 1997 until the last week of trading thats what we are watching so closely. If you take a look at the treasury market, you see the 10year note is 0. 71 . We got back to. 8 or so yesterday. With the yield, i was hoping they would have sold off talking to folks yesterday worried about what looked like it was better than going and maybethere could be problems
Coming up this morning, Theodore Johnson of the Brennan Center will join us to talk about the africanamerican vote in campaign 2020. Of the university of Virginia Center of politics will discuss the latest news in campaign 2020. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Examinest, a hearing Congress Constitutional role as a coequal branch of government. We hear about the role of earmarks and transparency and how increased funding and staffing can lead to a more effective government. This is two hours, 15 minutes. The committee will come to order without objection. Articlering is titled one, capacity and equipping congress to better serve the american people. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Im excited to be here today, gaveling in the first hearing of the new year. This committee has had a productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focus on making congress more effective and efficient so it can
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Hello and welcome to cross talk where all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle senator Chuck Schumer famously said shortly after trump was elected you take on the Intelligence Community they have 6 ways from sunday at getting back at you in light of the failed russia gate hoax and this nonsense with ukraine this characterization appears to be spot on should we all fear the deep state. Talking the deep state im joined by my guest Daniel Mcadams including hes the executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for peace and prosperity in washington we crossed to Richard Goodstein he is a democratic strategist and a former Campaign Adviser to bill and Hillary Clinton and in new you. We cross to john burnett he is managing director and founder of one empire group a business and political Consultancy Company all right Jonathan Cross liberals in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate daniel make out of that we go to you include you inspired this program with an
A great interview but this sentence stuck out the u. S. Has ceased being a republic and has become a National Security state elaborate on what you mean go ahead. Well the National Security state you know really essentially formed with a 947 National Security act which created the cia the n. S. A. And really created a secret underground government that is not really is not really subject to democracy and i saw a lot of this when i was on capitol hill and in fact the term deep state was coined by a good friend of mine on capitol hill michael often but on capitol hill you had Permanent Committee staff 6 members who are not subject to democratic elections they wrote the legislation they worked together regardless of party they were beholden to special interests i remember sitting there and having a bill dealing with the middle east and one of the permanent staff or says dont worry about it this is a pact proved it happened all the time they were they were they were subject to special inter