Acting customs and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan testified the Senate Homeland security and government official. Pretty discuss the challenges they coronavirus pandemic posed to his agency including passenger travel restrictions. The hearing will come to order. Im looking at the title of this hearing. Cbp oversight unit i was talking to mr. Morgan earlier. Wondering if he wouldve broken of four told the future before he took this position. He wouldve done so. Is been challenging yes. Crisis after crisis after crisis. So first want to say i want to thank the witnesses mr. Morgan or your perseverance and your service to the nation. About the past and present and in the future. Things are not getting a whole lot better anytime soon a fear. I would ask consent to my Opening Statement be entered into record. This hearing on the border that we have not had of quite a few months. Obviously need to is a chart. This really what i want to talk about in my opening comments. I think c
Russia reports a record rise in new covert 19 infections for the 4th day. South koreas governing party is projected to win a parliamentary election that required masks gloves and hand sanitizer. Is global controversy this hour over the u. S. President s decision to cut the funding of the World Health Organization donald trump has accused the accusing the body of mishandling the covert 19 pandemic but the head of the w. H. O. Says that his organization is vital for handling this crisis and other major health issues. We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order the hold in funding to the World Health Organization the choice of reviewing the impact of our work of any of us funding and we work with our partners to feel any financial gaps we face and to eat sure our work continues and interrupted when we divided the virus exploits the cracks between has 2 of our correspondents following reaction to this company how could a standing by for us in washington d. C. But
Not a clear threat from the u. S. President after National Correspondent susan is in frankfurt lets talk about this. How much of a negative impact do statements like this the one weve just heard actually have on the financial markets. Well there still is a Short Term Impact of the markets but the markets also have sort of got used to this kind of rhetoric and i also have to say there seems to be a bit of a pattern also that the Trump Administration doesnt always live up to the harsh president of. To the house rhetoric of the president remember last week decision in the United States was jew on import tariffs on cars the white house had a deadline within which it should have decided but nothing really happened whats also becoming clear is that you know with an Election Year in the United States next year and also with washington being so busy and preoccupied with impeachment inquiry against the president the administration in washington seems to be very eager not to poached too much of
Thats not a clear threat from the u. S. President off National Correspondent susan is in frankfurt lets talk about this. How much of a negative impact do statements like this the one weve just heard actually have on the financial markets. Well there still is a Short Term Impact of the markets but the markets also have sort of got used to this kind of rhetoric and i also have to say there seems to be a bit of a pattern also that the administration doesnt always live up to the harsh president of the to the house rhetoric of the president remember last week decision in the United States was jew on import tariffs on cars the white house had a deadline within which it should have decided but nothing really happened whats also becoming clear is that you know with an Election Year in the United States next year and also with washington being so busy and preoccupied with impeachment inquiry against the president the administration in washington seems to be very eager not to poached too much of
Thats not a clear threat from the us president off National Correspondent susan is in frankfurt lets talk about this. How much of a negative impacts do statements like this we the one weve just heard actually have on the financial markets. Well there still is a Short Term Impact on the markets but the markets also have sort of got used to this kind of rhetoric and i also have to say there seems to be a bit of a pattern also that Trump Administration doesnt always live up to the harsh president of the so the house rhetoric of the president remember last week decision in the United States was jew on import tariffs on cars the white house had a deadline within which it should have decided but nothing really happened whats also becoming clear is that you know with an Election Year in the United States next year and also with washington being so busy and preoccupied with impeachment inquiry against the president the administration in washington seems to be very eager not to poached too much