Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us today, it is a slow news day in the republican conference. I want to start by talking about what we focused on in our conference this morning. And that is as we are debating all the big issues that we face here day in and day out in terms of legislation, and we will hear from mrs. Granger about some of that, it is very important to us all to remember and keep in mind what is at stake in this election. What is at stake, what america would look like under biden, pelosi, schumer regime. Biden and pelosi and schumer if we are successful in keeping the senate, which we must be, would ensure that the United States is not able to recover from covid for decades. We would see increase taxes, new red tape, we have seen efforts already to kill medical innovation, to expand Government Authority over every aspect of our lives, to expand Government Programs had that have been put in place for the emergency of covid, far beyond the emergency. Well see taxpayer fun
Earnings results and a price of oil. Gold, topping 2000 and so you have gold topping 2010 same time, european stocks gaining so it is a risk off mood, high volatility for the month of august. The 10year treasury yield, steady near the lowest since march. There are signs american lawmakers are making progress on an economic aid package. Lets get to the first word news in london with laura wright. James the white house and democrats hope to have a deal on a new relief package by the end of the week. Sides remained far apart on key issues that they appear to be moving closer to an agreement. Any vote on a deal would likely not happen until next week. U. S. And china are planing to assess their phase one trade deal this month. Sources tell bloomberg the discussions between trade representative lighthizer and the chinese vice premier will take place around august 15 amid a backdrop of rising tensions between the two countries. And u. K. , lawmakers are urging Boris Johnson to be more open a
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 13. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Ms. Ernst mr. President , the coronavirus doesnt come with a label saying made in china, but perhaps it should. This pandemic which began in wuhan, china, has flooded the world just like so many products from china that we all now rely upon to protect ourselves against the spread of contagion. The situation underscores the conundrum our nation faces balancing the need to work with the Chinese Government and the challenges of holding the communist Party Accountable for its devious deeds. Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist party attempted to cover up the outbreak of covid19 from the very beginning and continues to do so today. Rather than containing the
And securing the blefg of liberty blessings of liberty for all americans has taken a long and bumpy road and we still have a lot further to go. It starts with that one step. But at this moment the country and the world are demanding we pick up the stride. Lets follow iowas lead. Lets come together and take meaningful action. And to be clear, the passage of a single bill is not going to suddenly reverse centuries of injustice. Passing laws are a simple part. If we really want to change behavior, we need to commit ourselves to changing our hear hearts. The best way that we can personally commemorate the life of george floyd and the many others before him who lost their lives or suffered injustice is to open our own hearts. Chaplain black summed up the solution best when he quoted to me mark 12 31. Love your neighbor as yourself. Its both that simple and that challenging. So im asking all of us in this body to be more like iowa. Lets find a solution. Lets take that first step and begin ou
We expect things to clear up a lot of fog along the coast over the last few days, but hopefully as youve been telling us, we pull back on the fog with sunshine across the bay area. We are in the middle of summer, so what are your travel plans, im want to fly, but i think this time cover can be jumping in the car and going on the road a little bit more. Many Summer Travel plans are being delayed or canceled because of the pandemic. Aaa predicting 150 million fewer trips will be taken the summer, but, other people who plan to travel, 96 percent actually plan to drive instead of going by plane or train, aaa estimates air travel would drop but no travel is dropped by 3 and if the mic is up and running, let me know. Weve already taking a road trip, road trip later this summer up to tahoe so, are you flying or not . I jump in here because, i love a road trip from way back, and especially so these days. We did a road trip down the california coast, several years ago. We did a road trip up int