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965. Accordingly, am joined by members here as well as approximately ten members on a remote platform. Thats outstanding and i want to thank everyone for joining us. Before we turn to todays important topic, want to remind the members of a few procedures to help us navigate this arrangement here. [inaudible]. For those participating virtually, to eliminate background noise. [inaudible]. So we will pause for one moment. Members are responsible for using themselves and getting themselv or when recognized for the five minutes. Membs here in the hearing room alsoeminded to keep your microphones. When you are not recognized. Second, a members participating virtually, you must have amazon at allimes. If you need step away from the proceedings, please leave your cameras on. Rather than logging out. And 30, we will dispense wh our practices of observing the gibbons role and go in order of seniority for questioning. Alternating between the minority and majority beginning with members of the ove
Sparked by a regulatory crackdown. Tencent earnings are out later today. Kongs of hong prodemocracy lawmakers resign as beijing tightens control. Carrie lam supports banning those not deemed sufficiently patriotic. Lets look at how things are shaping up when it comes to the start of the session. It continues to get some of that rebounding onring concerns might want to stick to. Rade could berecovery somewhat stop start. It did not move on rates and did at stimulus and effectively pushed back expectation for the timing of relative rates aired the kiwi market not pricing that in all of 2021. The nikkeis little bit negative but the top x are wiping out all of its losses for the ear and looking like that momentum could be sustained. Take a look at futures up about s p hittingsaw the the 10 week i. High. Prodemocracy lawmakers in hong kong are set to resign en masse after beijing passed a to ban politicians not sufficiently stock. I would not say that for members remaining in a Legislative
Mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. A motion to vote on the motion
Thank you. Good evening everybody. And i want to thank the aarp for sponsoring this debate and the voters and people in the seventh district for giving me the opportunity to serve them in and congress over these number of years. Ive been there long enough so i was able to move up to the head of the Agricultural Committee and ive been chair man twice and probably the only person thats ever done that. Weve been able to do some good work. Weve kept the Committee Bipartisan which was important to me. We got the usmc a trade agreement done that people were concerned about. We made that happen and got a good democratic vote so i look forward to going back to congress and continuing the bipartisan work that ive done over the number of years. Michelle fischbach, one minute opening statement. Thank you very much to matt and aarp for putting this together tonight. Im Michelle Fischbach. I served in the Minnesota Senate and first female president of the senate and worked as Lieutenant Governor fo