Ahead of students returning to school. At the white house, President Trump released the names of 20 individuals he would consider nominated to the Supreme Court consider nominating to the Supreme Court in the event of a vacancy. He also responded to reports that he intentionally downplayed the coronavirus threat while being interviewed for an upcoming book by bob woodward. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] pres. Trump thank you very much. My fellow americans, the nomination of a Supreme Court justice is the most important decision an american president can make. Candidates for president of the American People a specific list of individuals they consider for the United States Supreme Court. Four years ago i announced my first list of highly qualified candidates and promised to fill Justice Scalias vacancy from among those names.
Clock to show you how much time is remaining. All members and witnesses need to be especially mindful of the fiveminute clock. At 30 seconds remaining ill , gently tap the gavel to remind members their time has expired. To simplify the speaking order process, the commission has decided to order ourselves alphabetically. With that, welcome to this virtual hearing convened by the congressional oversight commission, pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold this hearing today which will examine the main Street Lending facilities. The Federal Reserve established the main Street Programs to support lending to small and mediumsized businesses, and nonprofit organizations that were sound before the covid pandemic. The program operates through five facilities which we will learn more about this morning.
Small and mediumsized businesses that were in sound Financial Condition before the virus impact of the economy we will hear from the head of the fed in boston and banking and business leaders. Will come tog order. This is a hybrid hearing meaning some of our commissioners are appearing in person and witnesses will testify remotely. Let me offer a few Video Conferencing reminders. Before you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. Click the mute button until your turn to speak or to ask a question. If there is a technology issue, well move to the next speaker until it is resolved. You should all have one box on your screens labeled clock to show you how much time is remaining. Congressional Oversight Commission pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As a part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold
Marylands governor overruling Health Officials on keeping private schools. Public schools you can do what you want. When it comes to private enterprises or schools, that is a step too far according to the governor. Seattles police chief says the city needs to intervene when protests get out of control but the emphasis was on the city doing so, not federal operatives. Well get the latest on that. Meantime to chad pergram on the back and forth in those coronavirus stimulus talks. I guess the good news, chad, is that theyre talking, right . Reporter thats right. They continue to talk but there is a chasm of difference here between the sides. Theyre talking about unemployment insurance. Theyre talking about extra money for schools, how they reopen. Theyre talking about state and local government money. Theyre talking about money for the postal service. That is a big ask about it democrats. Senate minority leader, house speaker, they have been in the house talks more than a week. They met o
On the news. Imagine. Are you threatening him . Yes, he is. This is what i tell you, we live in fear, and nobody cares. Reporter they live in condominiums above willow alley. This is the shelter in place slum. Reporter what is it like living here day to day . Its unrelenting. I cant sleep at night. I cant work during the day. I wear noisecanceling headphones when i have to work from home. And i have to have the volume on full blast. Reporter they dont feel safe in their neighborhood. People have broken into their building and drug dealing and drug use is rampant. In the last ten days, i myself have witnessed from my window two overdoses right by our garage door. We are under siege. And this is blocks away from city hall. Reporter but the people who live on this street say they dont feel safe either. They say residents in the nearby buildings have acted outpouring water on them from the windows above and running over their tents with cars. And they pulled in and started yelling the fact