Crises in the future. And the jb theyre doing for the senate. Mr. President , as of today, there are over 1,000 confirmed covid19 cases in 35 states and washington, d. C. The World Health Organization has now declared covid19 a pandemic. 31 people have died in the United States already. And because of this virus, already one person, this includes one person in the state of new jersey. Communities across the country most recently new jersey, are confronting the possibility of seeing a spread of this virus. We also know that its possible due to delays and lack of availability of testing that the actual number of those infected here in the u. S. Is likely higher than what has been reported. Every day that passes during the spread of this virus, every single day, every single hour, every single moment is critical. We must act urgently to slow its spread, to mitigate its impact. We all have a role to play in fighting the virus, each and every one of us, from our personal hygiene habits, to
The meeting will come to order. Today we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Cuss thotos and Border Protection mark morgan. Thank you for being here today. We look forward to go etting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 budget proposes 15. 6 billion in zregs nare discretionary fwunzing for rbp a700 million i bov the level. And 2 billion for the construction of 82 miles of border barriers and an increase of 625 million, over the current year appropriation for nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administration continues to circumvent the will of congress, by diverting billions of dollars above what congress specifically appropriates for this activity. The house bill was simply not, does simply not include this funding. Even more to the point however is that the
Public Health Officials from the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the National Institutes of health and the food and Drug Administration testify on capitol hill about the coronavirus outbreak and the federal response. The acting commissioner for customs and Border Protection mark morgan subcommittee. Questions commissioner morgan on building the wall on the southern border carrying from migrants in cbp custody and stopping Illegal Drugs coming over the border. We will come order. Today we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Cuss thomastom customs and Border Protection mark morgan. Thank you for being here today. We look forward to go etting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 in discretionary funding for cbp. Above the current year level. Border barriers and an increase of 625 million, over the current year appropriation for nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about s
500. Hi everybody this is bulls bears thank you for joining us im david asman joining me on the panel today Jackie Deangelis , adam lashinsky, jonas ferris and gary b. Smith good to see you all. Here is white house economic counsel director larry kudlow giving the good news to our own Stuart Varney earlier today. Listen. Usmca can i just pause on this . I mean, these kinds of trade deals are like tax cuts. They open market, they lower barriers, they provide strong domestic content on usmca just to here is the deal. You look at the midpoint of the Economic Growth estimates. It will add threequarters of a percentage point to gdp. It will add more or less 35037 5,000 new jobs per year, and probably at least 100 billion additional direct Foreign Investment into the united states. David so Jackie Kudlow is arguing what we have is a fiscal stimulus that this is going to make us grow a lot more than we have been. I dont think hes wrong in that regard and were watching see how it actually impa
Testify on capitol hill about the coronavirus outbreak and the federal response. The acting commissioner for customs and Border Protection mark morgan subcommittee. Questions commissioner morgan on building the wall on the southern border carrying from migrants in cbp custody and stopping Illegal Drugs coming over the border. We will come order. Today we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Cuss thomastom customs and Border Protection mark morgan. Thank you for being here today. We look forward to go etting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 in discretionary funding for cbp. Above the current year level. Border barriers and an increase of 625 million, over the current year appropriation for nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administration continues to circum