Ing on this very challenging task, he developed and coordinated strategies and policies that advanced Homeland Security mission and protected the American Public through his leadership role in the office of strategy, policy and plans. Mr. Wolf is a recipient of the u. S. Secretary of Homeland Securitys distinguished Service Medal for issues to Counter International terrorism and safeguard american interests throughout his career at the department. Thank you for that. Im glad to be joined by our sub committees Ranking Member, senator tester. We are continuing to consider or beginning to consider, actually, the fiscal year 2021 budget request and look forward to further insight from you, mr. Secretary. Very pleased to be joined by the Ranking Member of the full committee or senator leahy as well. In the fiscal year 2020 bill enacted december 20th, 2019, on a broad bipartisan basis. Our 2020 bill provided 54. 6 billion in discretionary funding and included several significant investments
Welcome. I call this hearing of the subcommittee on homeland curator to order, this is the subcommittees first hearing of the budget cycle, and we are pleased to join chad wulf. Mr. Wolf was named after acting secretary and its thousand 19. Prior to taking on the task, he developed and coordinated strategies and policies that advanced the Homeland Security mission and protect the American Public through his later ship role in the office of shadow gee, policy and plans. He is a recipient of the Homeland Security distinguished Service Medal for his initiatives to counter domestic and international terrorism, a safeguard american interests throughout the duration of his career so, thank you for that. Im glad to be joined by our seven queen is Ranking Member, senator tester. We are continuing to the fiscal year 2021 budget request and look forward to further insight today from you, mr. Secretary. Very pleased to be joined by the Ranking Member of the full committee, senator leahy, as well.
Risk to growth, goldman warning this morning that a further spreading of the virus or widespreading of it could completely wipe out corporate growth this year. On the sidelines why Toll Brothers ceo tells jim the next few weeks are critical for the Housing Market so the number to watch is going to be 361 today. If the dow falls by that amountiamount the blue chips will hit correction territory last night at the president s News Conference about containing the virus, eamon javers asked if Financial Markets are overreacting heres how the president responded. I think the Financial Markets are very upset when they look at the democrat candidates standing on that stage making fools out of themselves and they say if we ever have a president like this. Did it have to do with the coronavirus . I think it did, i think it did. But i think you can add quite a bit of selloff to what theyre seeing. How much of that explains today, jim i think that the most overshadowing thing is what happened right
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