Coons. Convening under different circumstances than our previous meeting. The were cbc following the guidanc the cdc and the office of the attending physician. So were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced. Though we are grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we could all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses, if theyre allowed to open at all, are operating under a very different circumstance. American homes have been classrooms. And offices for millions of americanan family. And at least for a while American Life as we know it has changed. Net nonetheless, access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services m especially in rural areas has remain unchanged. And it might be a good topic for us to touch on today. Our witness today of course is the esteemed chairman of they6yf the governments most
This morning, the long march for equality for lgbt q americans took a step forward, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that federal employment discrimination protections do in fact extend to lgbt q americans. Believe it or not, before today, it was allowed, the federal government did not say you could prevent let me say that a different way, before today it was not a settled legal matter that you could sue your employer for firing you solely on the basis of Sexual Orientation a sexual identity. In 2020 in america it was still okay to discriminate against people because of the Sexual Orientation and identity. Is that unbelievable, 21stcentury . Still allow . Now it isnt because of the Supreme Court and they deserve credit for that case and one of the cases on the basis of todays ruling originated in my home state of new york where a skydiving instructor was fired for admitting his Sexual Orientation. So today the Supreme Court did the right thing and ruled that Workplace
The subcommittee meeting will come to order. I want to thank everybody for coming. Ive got a fairly short statement that i will read and then i will turn to senator coons. Were obviously convening under different circumstances than our previous meeting. Were following the guidance of the cdc and the office of attending physician, so were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced, but were grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we can all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses if theyre allowed to open at all are operating under very different circumstances. American homes have become classrooms and offices for millions of american families. And at least for a while American Life as we know it has changed. Nonetheless access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services especially in rural areas has b
Security will come to order. Let me say at the outset a number of our members are still in route from the Prayer Breakfast this morning. And they will join us accordingly. The Ranking Member being one of them. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the department of Homeland Securitys use of facial recognition of Biometric Technologies. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. The committees meeting today to continue examining the department of Homeland Securitys use of facial Recognition Technology. The Committee Held part one of this hearing in july of last year after new ths that the department was expanding its use of facial recognition for varying purposes such as confirming the identity of travellers including u. S. Citizens. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, it has become the chosen form of Biometric Technology used by the government and industry. I want to reiterate that im not holy op
Gaining onope 600 is the back of a dovish ecb. But if you look at market reaction, it was taken positively and then they had a bit of a wobble. 1. 190 and the german bond took the brunt of the swing as mario draghi was talking. , more from our exclusive interview with the Austrian Central Bank governor. He was talking about the ecb and some of the nonconsensus out there. Thats coming up shortly, but first, lets get straight to Bloomberg News. We begin with details on the proposed interim trade deal. U. S. Officials discussed a limited agreement that would delay and roll back some u. S. Tariffs. This is an exchange for commitments on intellectual property and agricultural purchases. President trump says he is open but prefers a lasting arrangement. I would rather get the whole deal done. We have taken in billions of dollars of tariffs. I would rather get the entire chinese done. And we are going to do a deal, lets get it done. In focus last night in the democratic debate, the relationsh