As this hearing is fully virtual, we had to address housekeeping matters. For this meeting, the or staff designated by the staff may mute their microphones when they are not under recognition and the purposes of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Numbers are responsible for muting an unyielding themselves, and if ive noticed that, i would ask the staff you. If you indicate by knotting, we will unmute your microphone. I remind everybody that the fiveminute club still applies. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next issue member until the issue is resolved. You will mean pain the talents of your time. At one minute remaining, the clock will turn yellow, at 30 seconds permitting, i will deadly tap the gavel that your time is almost expired. When your time has expired, the clock will turn red and i will begin to recognize the next member. In terms of speaking order, we will begin with the chair and Ranking Members and members present at the time the hearing is calle
Departments budget and clean jobs. This is two hours and 35 minutes. Welcome, everyone. As this hearing is fully virtual, we had to address housekeeping matters. For this meeting, the or staff designated by the staff may mute their microphones when they are not under recognition and the purposes of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Numbers are responsible for muting an unyielding themselves, and if ive noticed that, i would ask the staff you. If you indicate by knotting, we will unmute your microphone. I remind everybody that the fiveminute club still applies. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next issue member until the issue is resolved. You will mean pain the talents of your time. At one minute remaining, the clock will turn yellow, at 30 seconds permitting, i will deadly tap the gavel that your time is almost expired. When your time has expired, the clock will turn red and i will begin to recognize the next member. In terms of speaking order, we will begin
Emboldened by this months attack on the u. S. Capitol. And theres other Breaking News on the coronavirus pandemic. The u. S. Death toll has now passed 427,000, with more than 25 1 2 Million confirmed cases in the United States. The urgency of the crisis underscored during the first formal briefing from President Bidens new covid task force. Top officials vowed to speed up Vaccine Distribution and pledged, im quoting now, everything is on the table to tackle the growing national emergency. Lets start with cnns brian todd whos following these truly alarming developments. Brian, first of all, tell us about this new warning from the department of Homeland Security. Right, wolf. Some disturbing new information tonight from Homeland Security officials who say the threat from violent extremist groups did not tamp down at all after the inauguration. An ominous warning from the department of Homeland Security in the wake of the assault on the capitol. A threat bulletin today saying antigovernme
On the year did not deliver perfection, so we have the big tech stocks selling off. That is a big market drag. Looking at the worst week going back to march. David but they are not buying bonds. What is that about . Abigail it is interesting they are not buying bonds, they are not looking for that haven hedge against the stock. It tells you may be investors think the text selling will be a oneweek type of thing, although a second week in a row, or it could be to your point from earlier around the fed, the ultimate buyer so it some point the fed will be back in. Not that big of a deal. Harder to look at bonds as a cross asset tell given the fact you do have the fed in their. You have the yield curve steepening. That could cause stocks to get more jumpy. It is healthy to have the yield curve steepening, but it can create gyrations. We have oil lower. Do your point they are selling everything on this friday. Guy thank you so much for that report david site you thank you so much for that r
For a bill combining several Clean Energy Initiatives followed by five measures dealing with veterans issues. Live now to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. Orde the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The advance of Coronavirus Infections continues to rise in a number of states around our nation, send your spirit of healing and wellbeing among those who suffer and your angels to protect the Many Health Care workers who place their own wellbeing in danger every day. Comfort those today in the Supreme Court who begin the blic mourning of a beloved colleague, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and console those who worked with over so many years. Bless the members of this peoples house who labor today to pass bills to advance the common wheel of our nation. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolut