Start of trading but nasdaq another record high uncharted territory there. But nasdaq now at 11,046 up 95 points and dow industrials up 164 and s p up 22. This on top of the rally in tech stocks helping to push nasdaq to yet another record close. Thes dow s p 500 also finishing the green, monday. Yesterday, as you can see the nasdaq up sharply two and a half percent on the sessions. The s p 500 is now positive for the year. Unrest in america violence is surging this morning across the country. President trump is warning that he will send federal agents to more cities to bring back law and order. At 8 30 a. M. Eastern Border Control commissioner mark morgan is here with more on rising crime and role federal agents can play to bring safety and security back to American Cities. And the china keeps up on pressure keeps up on china mike pompeo meeting with Boris Johnson today trying to get the u. K. To take a firmer stance on china. Meeting coming week after london banned Huawei Technology
Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
The first case that we will argue stay is down from versus the usa. Mr. Chief justice, the subpoenas at issue here are unprecedented in every sense. No court hadcases, ever upheld the use of Congress Passed subpoena power. Had toittee of congress the records of a sitting president with a broad swath of the president s personal papers to the let alone purpose of the a potential legislation. There is a reason this is the first time a set has attempted such a gambit. Because, grist has subpoena power, it is subordinate and when that power is deployed against the president , it must yield absent any longstanding tradition or compelling showing of need. The committees consent is neither condition and that should decide this case. The committees contend the subpoenas satisfy the limits this court has always applied to congressional subpoenas. But the arguments would render those limits meaningless. But the arguments would render those limits meaningless. They claim congress can you subpoenas
Come to order. I want to thank everybody for coming. I have a fairly short statement that i will read and then i will turn to the senator. Were convening under different circumstances of 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. 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 on a 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, as remained unchanged and it might be a good topi
On cspan, online at cspan. Org and listen live on the free cspan radio app. The commissioner of the irs testified before the Senate Finance committee on the impact of the coronavirus on the 2020 taxis and including efforts season including efforts to help taxpayers and Small Business. This is just over two hours. [gavel] sen. Grassley commissioner rettig, thank you for agreeing to testify on 2020 tax Filing Season and the irs handling of challenges that are posed because of the pandemic. The 2020 Filing Season got off to its typical start at the end of january. However since then, this Filing Season has been anything but typical. As a result of the National Health emergency stemming from the ongoing pandemic, almost all regular tax filing and tax payment deadlines have been extended. This includes the individual and Corporate Income tax filings and payment deadlines which were pushed back from the normal april 15 to july 15. There is some rumors it might be extended again. I dont know.