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Participate. If joining by videoconference what you start speaking there will be a slight delay on the main screen. We are senators that he is that videoconference option hit the mute button until it is your turn to ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until the issue is resolved. I remind all senators and the nominees the fiveminute clock still applies. For senators using the video option, youll notice a screen labeled clock showing how much time is remaining at 30 seconds i will tap the gavel to remind them the time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order we have agreed to go by seniority for this first hybrid meeting. Thank you to those of you who are here today and keeping the capital complex safe and functioning while we honor our constitutional duty. Covid19 has challenged our sense of normalcy and tested every institution of daily life that we know. The crisis has had a ....
How it will work will benefit senators in the public. The hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between senators. Nominees, and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which we have kept to a minimum. A number of senators have chosen to use secure video teleconference technology, which will allow them to remotely participate. For those joining by videoconference, once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. To minimize background noise, we ask senators who are using the videoconference option to please click the mute button until it is your turn to ask questions. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next senator until that issue is resolved. I remind all senators and the nominees that the fiveminute clock still applies. For senators using the video option, youll notice a screen labeled clock that will show how much time is remaining. At about 30 ....
Main screen. We are senators that he is that videoconference option hit the mute button until it is your turn to ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until the issue is resolved. I remind all senators and the nominees the fiveminute clock still applies. For senators using the video option, youll notice a screen labeled clock showing how much time is remaining at 30 seconds i will tap the gavel to remind them the time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order we have agreed to go by seniority for this first hybrid meeting. Thank you to those of you who are here today and keeping the capital complex safe and functioning while we honor our constitutional duty. Covid19 has challenged our sense of normalcy and tested every institution of daily life that we know. The crisis has had a major impact on the Economic Health of our cou ....
I spoke at length with mitch mcconnell, and there is tremendous spirit to get something done, so we will see what happens, but my conversation was very good with senator schumer. I thank you all for joining us, and i would like to begin by providing an update on what we are doing to minimize the impact of the virus on our nations students. With many schools closed due to the virus, the department of education will not enforce standardized testing requirements for students in elementary through high school or the current year. They have been through a lot. They have been going back and forth. School is open. School is not open. It has been all standardized testing, you know, its we are not going to be enforcing that. O i think you can let people know. I think probably a lot of the students will be extremely happy. Some, probably not. The ones that work hard, maybe not, but it is one of those things. Unfortunate. Very unfortunate circumstance. We have also temporarily waived all interest ....
And nasdaq. Strong market gains for the Bluechip Companies. Just using two of them as an example, we have apple up three dollars, microsoft up at 146. They have been higher than that earlier. Microsoft up earlier. Did they hit bottom this week . A lot of people have been buying them. Were asking that question. I hope a bottom for a lot of companies. Oil moving up to 25. Barrel. Its down 15 cents now. The government is buying oil but the petroleum written for the petroleum reserve. Whats he going to do about the russian and saudi attack on american drillers. We will ask that question to him. Gas prices tumbling. The National Averages 2. 17 a gallon falling about two cents a day. In oklahoma the averages a dollar 80. In california its 3. 25. According to gas buddy we will be down to a National Average of well unde ....