That we move forward and make sure its accessible to all americans across all landscapes. I cant imagine as a member of congress how we would have functioned in this pandemic without the ability to use a variety of conferencing and communication technologies, not just the traditional phone calls we use for our Republican House conferences but with zima and web acts and a whole variety of platforms to move information back and forth and that is just not in politics and just not in the legislative process but listening to my friends in the industry but its been an absolute necessity because many of them have only spent a minimal amount of time in the office in the last 90 days just as i have spent a minimal amount in my office and last 90 days. So, what is the role of congress in advancing that . Guest we are a facilitator. This is something that going back to the telecommunication acts of the 1930s and things that essentially if everyone in the country will have the best technology and
Senator blunt the appropriation subcommittee on labor, health and Human Services, education and related agencies will come together. Im glad to be here this morning with my colleagues, some offices or from some other location. This is the first appropriations hearing being held in person and virtually and want to thank chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frank
Market we have a great lineup of guests coming your way well speak exclusively with Morgan Stanley ceo james gorman. His take on the markets come back the read on the economy and the strength of the banks. Plus, you will hear from the ceos of macys, Signet Jewelers and brown foreman. Theyre joining us to discuss their path forward for their respective irz stroo respective industries. But lets begin with the Broader Market the rally, take the pause today following the rapid surge that pushed the s p 500 back into territory for the year if we close higher well get another record close for the tech hefin dechl. What you are watching . It does look that way, sarah. A recoil from the recent trends. The headline index is pulling back outside of the index. The majority of volume is to the down side. This is one day where the indices are understating the weakness they want to take a look at the one year really all the pullback meant is a little dip below 3200. It held there and bounced modestl
Next, a forum on the federal governments response on the coronavirus. Former lawmakers and federal officials talk about the need for bipartisan leadership and the role of past crises in determining future actions. Welcome to a unique event to discuss the critical need for a healthy, bipartisan leadership at this time of covid19. And Christine Todd whitman im delighted to be cochair of the National Institute for civil discourse. The am tom daschle, one of cochairs as well. Along with christine im delighted to join her and keith to discuss the critical nature of bipartisanship as we look to our response to the covid19 crisis we are all facing. Ofad the responsibility being majority later during one of our last crises after 911. We learned the value, the importance, the critical nature of bipartisanship then. We hope we can apply those lessons and many more as we look to the challenges at we face in our country today. Already, and icd executive director. Capacityon is to build to engage d
As we know it. Today hououse is meetingg under r exceptional and unprecedented circumstances. Adorned with a sea of n no sitting signs, the capacity of the chamber has been slashed from 650 to just 50. Hazard tape on the floor reminds those present to keep their distance. For the first time in their 700 year history, mps are being asked to do their jobs remotely. Easter recessm comes amid growing anger at the official response to covid119 with bliststering accounts off government in action in the early days of the outbreak. One key charge, a failure to foresee shortages of personal protective equipment for frontline workers. With Prime Minister Boris Johnson still recovering from thee virus, it fell to his healh minister to tell the british that the u. K. Is taking part in an eu procurement scheme. Although the European Commission says that isnt true. When we did receive an invitation in the department of health, as it came to the department of health, it was put up to me to be asked a