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 action. As i have examined faceboo
Chair wenstrup the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to rule 7d of the committee on oversight and accountability, and at the discretion of chairman comer, mr. Jordan, a member of the full committee may participate in todays hearing for purposes of question. I now recognize myself for the purpose of making an Opening Statement. Today, the select subcommittee is holding a hearing to exam the centers for Disease Control and preventions policies and decisions during the covid19 pandemic. The pandemic sent shock waves through all aspects of american life. School, work, family, sports, and faith. This was a novel virus. There was much we didnt know. And we didnt know how to react. Educated guesses were the best things we could do especially early on. Throughout i maintained hope and what should have and could have united our country but did not inst
Host good morning, it is saturday, may 11. President biden paused some arms shipments to israel and said that he could halt offensive weapons transfers if israel follows through on a fullscale invasion of rafah. Speaker mike johnson survived and outstripped out. Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand for two days this week in the trump hush money trial. Those are a few items making news this week. We would like to know what your top news story of the week is. Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans call 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. Include your first name and city, state. You can post on our social media account, facebook. Com cspan and on x cspanwj. We are glad you are with us. Lets start with the comments that President Biden made on cnn about the weapons transfers to israel. [video clip] i know that you have paused, mr. President , shipments of 2000 pound u. S. Bonds to bombs to israel in concerned that it could be used on any off
Weapons transfers if israel follows through on a fullscale invasion of rafah. Speaker mike johnson survived and outstripped out. Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand for two days this week in the trump hush money trial. Those are a few items making news this week. We would like to know what your top news story of the week is. Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans call 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. Include your first name and city, state. You can post on our social media account, facebook. Com cspan and on x cspanwj. We are glad you are with us. Lets start with the comments that President Biden made on cnn about the weapons transfers to israel. [video clip] i know that you have paused, mr. President , shipments of 2000 pound u. S. Bonds to bombs to israel in concerned that it could be used on any offensive in rafah. How have those bombs been used to kill civilians in gaza . Pres. Biden civilians have been killed in gaza as a conseq
If not by phone, you can weigh in on social media. You can also post a comment on facebook. Com cspan. The folks at the Pew Research Center have a report out with a inakdown the 3. 95 trillion federal spending. Social security makes up 24 of that spending. Medicare, 15 . Other types of health care, 50 . Income security, 13 . Veterans business benefit 5 . Education, 3 . National defense, they save 15 of the budget. Net interest, 6 . The headline to the piece says, what does the federal government spend your tax dollars on . Social Insurance Programs mostly. Paul ryan, the speaker of the house, boasted on a radio show about teh the future. Here is what he had to say. We will get to paul ryan in a seconds, but read a bit from the Weekly Standard first. He says that following the tax bill, ryan is not one to bask in the glow of past accomplishments. I asked about his priorities for 2018. He named three. Surprisingly, health care reform. I dont think the Health Care Issue is done, he said,