Full circle. Rally, caps its 50 briefly touching a record before closing just below that level. The 175 days between peak to trough and back to peak make it the fastest rebound in history after a crash. Stepping up to the pressure. The u. S. Says it will impose extra tariffs on some eu goods from september 1 in its longrunning dispute over illegal subsidies in the airbus case. Plus, no compromise. Democrats and republicans point the finger at each other, as the stimulus debate gives way to electioneering. The two sides still remain trillions apart. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. We are looking for german Consumer Prices. We are seeing actually a drop month over month of 0. 5 . If you look at wholesale prices from a year ago, there is a gain of 0. 5 sorry, wholesale prices from a month ago. Prices, 0. 5consumer percent drop, wholesale prices, 0. 5 gain. From a year ago, we see wholesale prices that dropped 2. 6 in july. From a year ago, the drop
Discussing just that, an early return to work. 9 40 eastern time today on this program. There is outrage at Speaker Pelosi loading up the stimulus package with a host of items unrelated to supporting workers and industries. For example, canceling post office debt, the return of obama phones, same day voter registration, 35 million for the Kennedy Center for performing arts. What has all that got to do with getting money to people who have just lost their jobs, millions of workers thrown out of a job. However, treasury secretary mnuchin and senator schumer did meet last night, and they suggested that a 2 trillion rescue package, stimulus package, is close. Well see. All this has given the market a shot in the arm. For much of the morning, we have been limit up for the dow jones average and at the opening bell, the dow will be up, what, 900 points, maybe more when the restrictions of the limits on trading are off. S p, nasdaq also up 4 , 5 . Clearly, investors like the 2 trillion rescue
About congressional operations during the coronavirus outbreak. Also, cq roll calls jennifer the coronavirus. Host President Trump signed the second of likely to be three coronavirus aid packages passed by congress, the third topping 1 trillion will get initial consideration in the u. S. Senate. Good morning and welcome to washington journal for this thursday. We continue our conversation hearing from you about the governments response to the. Oronavirus pandemic your lines are the same they have been the last couple days. Mountain and pacific, 2027488001. And medical professionals, 2027488002. You can send us a text. That is 2027488003. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. On twitter we are cspanwj and it is facebook. Com cspan for your posts. Legislation passing in the senate 908 yesterday afternoon and quickly down to the white house. This is the reporting of usa today with the headline in the papers. A measure to ensure paid sick leave to ensure testing f
Could see the president attend. The president will travel to fema for a Conference Call with governors. Live coverage from the white house when that gets underway, from cspan. Theegislation passing in senate 908. This is the reporting of usa today Senate Approves emergency relief. Increased testing for coronavirus was headed to Donald Trumps desk. Nextess is crafting its emergency relief package that would provide direct payments to americans as well as a financial lifeline to businesses socked by the coronavirus that is upending daily life. Senators overwhelmingly supported a house until that expense federal food programs, and provides paid sick leave for those forced to stay home. That past at a vote of 908 in the u. S. Senate. We will talk to Jennifer Shuttt of roll call Jennifer Shutt of roll call. Sent the message hours earlier. What Jennifer Shutt is reporting , she says work on that package, the third package has been ongoing for days, with treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin prop
Media services for sharing this meeting with the public and well start with a roll call. [roll call] full house. General Public Comments and this is for any comment not on the agenda. Seeing none. General Public Comment is closed. The next agenda item is number 2 which is approval of our minutes for january 21st, 2020. And i will ask that we have a motion to improve the minutes of january 21st, 2020. I move to approve. Second. Is there any Public Comment on the approval of our minutes. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. The minutes have been approved. The next agenda item is a report from our executive director. Thank you, president and good evening commissioners. We have a pretty brief agenda including my directors report, which is just a reminder to awful you that you are invited to an event that the Entertainment Commission is cohosting next week with the department of environment and 24 is an effort from senior annalist rice to put together this event so this is also for everyo