Good morning, this hearing is called to order. The title of this hearing is congressional oversight in the face of executive branch and media suppression, and in particular case study of the crossfire hurricane, corrupt investigation. Ill add that. The hearing is actually quite a bit broader than that. But well certainly focus on that. I became chairman of this committee in january of 2015 and will complete my sixyear term at the end of this month. We can all be proud of the more than 100 piece of legislation we worked on together as a committee that became law. The other than more than 200 bills we passed out of committee, although not signed into law, can still serve as the basis for future legislation. Our committee and subcommittees also have broad oversight jurisdiction, and responsibilities that we have not ignored. We investigated and exposed problems within the Va Health Care system, human trafficking, National Security leaks, and systemic violations of the hatch act within the
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Fallout falling far beyond the economy. Is too early to get bullish on energy prices. Lets take a look at how markets are shaping up this tuesday. Take a look at asian stock futures. The japanese gdp is expect it to be revised of the second quarter. Futures moving higher. Chinese bought a water maker starts trading, kicking off another wave of ipos in. Sydney, as we go to overweight by j. P. Morgan. On u. S. Futures this morning, Goldman Peter oppenheimer betting that tech will continue to drive returns in the bull market. Jp morgan saying overweight tech and pharma. Nasdaq futures are under pressure. Check out wti. As the demandrrel recovery is coming and flatter than expected. Suggesting ongoing concerns when it comes to the supply and demand dynamic. Lets check in on the offshore yuan. Nomura cautions against chasing further gains as the appreciation has been driven by dollar weakness. The u. S. Could slow export growth and stimulate imports, which may be against the goal of becomin
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