Trying to remove the stain from his predecessor. In just the last hour, joe biden signed 17 executive orders, proclamations, and actions aimed at battling the pandemic and Climate Change and promoting racial equality. President biden is requiring masks and social distancing in all Federal Buildings which obviously that would be a good idea. All Federal Buildings, federal lands and by federal employees and contractors, rejoining the World Health Organization, which the Trump Administration pulled out of amidst the pandemic, creating a covid19 response coordinator position to report directly to him. Hes also asking the cdc to consider extending the current federal Eviction Moratorium until at least march 31st, and asking the department of education to consider extending the pause on federal Student Loans until at least september 30th. The president is placing a temporary halt on oil and natural gas leasing activities in the Arctic National wildlife refugee, a point of contention over man
Potentially imperil lending, a slowdown are lending and other things from a competitive standpoint to cover the cost of additional capital. We continue to have a very simple business model. Although we are larger than we were a few years ago, the capital levels since 2007 are three times what they were at that time. Weve a Strong Capital rating reflected in a high debt rating. Additional capital will increase the cost of debt. We spoke yesterday about additional requirements for regulatory capital and liquidity standards and the impact it would have on the marketplace. Can you speak to that . Doddfrank accomplished a lot of what needed to be accomplished. Lehman brothers did not happen again. Having said that as often happens things went a bit too far. It is not just capital, liquidity requirements, those do restrict lending, raise the cost of lending, damage markets a little bit, reduce mortgage lending across some of our banks. We need to spend more time recalibrating across the whol
Of enable them to find strength in your presence. May they claim your promise that you will never leave or forsake them and that nothing can separate them from your love. Help them seek in every undertaking to know your will. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , july 20, 2022. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben ray lujan, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patrick j. Leahy, president pro tempore. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning busi
Of the trump Legal Defense team. But first my open. If the democrats, the creators of the Star Chamber Impeachment in the subbasement of the capital had their way, President Trump would not be allowed to stand trial, crossexamine witnesses or defend himself. He would go directly, but luckily this is still america and finally after three and half years of hate and venom spewed by the left, the president has a day to defend himself. This time against two articles of impeachment brought by the radical left as they continue revenge for the loss of power in 2016. I sat in the Senate Chamber and listen to the president s lawyers to the lies of adam schiff, la nadler and pelosi and schumer as excruciating as it was to be in the courtroom, and the Senate Chamber, it was sad to hear the true facts that totally rebutted the outlandish claims of those who resist of duly commanderinchief. The president s lawyer were respectful and lucid and concise and showing how adam schiffs parity of the transc
But first my open. If the democrats, the creators of the Star Chamber Impeachment in the subbasement of the capital had their way, President Trump would not be allowed to stand trial, crossexamine witnesses or defend himself. He would go directly, but luckily this is still america and finally after three and half years of hate and venom spewed by the left, the president has a day to defend himself. This time against two articles of impeachment brought by the radical left as they continue revenge for the loss of power in 2016. I sat in the Senate Chamber and listen to the president s lawyers to the lies of adam schiff, la nadler and pelosi and schumer as excruciating as it was to be in the courtroom, and the Senate Chamber, it was sad to hear the true facts that totally rebutted the outlandish claims of those who resist of duly commanderinchief. The president s lawyer were respectful and lucid and concise and showing how adam schiffs parity of the transcript of the president ial call, a