The nasdaq off 95. The dow off its session lows but still taking a hit today. The uncertainty boosting gold prices above 1900 an ounce. Take a look at gold as well. 1900. Okay. We will also take a look at johnson johnson, merck, fiedzer and fiedz pfizer and regeneron, on pins and needles awaiting the president s announcement. Lets go straight to Edward Lawrence for a preview of what we are expecting to hear. Reporter exactly, the president signing any minute an executive order that in one way will get departments the look at ways they can further reduce drug prices going forward. Also, we have heard it may include the provision that connects the prices the u. S. Pays with foreign prices. The prices Drug Companies charge Foreign Countries. That is the deal exactly the president worked out between gilead in the United States where the United States will basically buy the entire supply of remdesivir. Remdesivir is a drug that helps coronavirus patients. The president puitched a simila ide
They now must walk the walk. Im incredibly proud to have brought forward this Bipartisan Legislation tonight. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from illinois reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. But first, lets have some order in the house, please. Take your conversations off the floor. Those of you in the back of the room. Thank you. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Burgess thank you, madam speaker. At this time im pleased to recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. Carter, pharmacist by profession, very valuable member of the Health Subcommittee and the energy and Commerce Committee, for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam speaker, i rise to speak in support of h. R. 2115, the Public Disclosure of drug discounts act. Im very glad to see this bill that was part
The time has just gone half past fourin the time has just gone half past four in the welcome to hardtalk, south africas mandala devotion struggle against white rule has a special place in african house but continent wide respect and admiration is dwindling in south africa and south africa has witnessed a violent attack on african migrants. My guest is south africas ministerfor african migrants. My guest is south africas minister for International Relations, Naledi Pandor, she is a longtime servant of the anc but is the anc failing to serve the south African People . Minister Naledi Pandor in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much and good afternoon. Minister, your country, south africa today looks desperately ill at ease with itself. Would you agree . No, i dont think so. I dont think ill at ease, i think south africa is confronted by many very difficult and challenging problems. But given its history, im not surprised that it is confronted by these problems. So i wouldnt
Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. South africas mandela led liberation struggle against white rule gave the country a special place in african hearts but continent wide respect and admiration is dwindling and south africa has again witnessed a surge in violent, xenophobic attacks on african migrants. My guest today is south africas minister for International Relations, Naledi Pandor, she is a longtime servant of the anc but is the anc failing to serve the south African People . Minister Naledi Pandor in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much and good afternoon. Minister, your country, south africa today looks desperately ill at ease with itself. Would you agree . No, i dont think so. I dont think ill at ease, i think south africa is confronted by many very difficult and challenging problems. But given its history, im not surprised that it is confronted by these problems. So i wouldnt characterise us in the way that you have, bu
Targets. The attacks do not come from yemen shows political bankruptcy from the states headed by america because they should bring evidence of that it came from iran. Reporter iranian government spokesman said if the president continues his accusations against iran it would be absolutely no chance of a meeting between President Trump and iranian president Hassan Rouhani at next weeks United Nations general assembly. Blanchard in washington. Thank you. Drivers, to see higher prices at the pump. Experts are predicting gas prices will go up. They say refineries only carry a weeks worth of reserves and President Trumps plan to use some of the nations 700 Million Barrels of Strategic Petroleum reserves has its own set of problems. They cant release in a very quick. Theres administrative process and there are physical constraints to how quickly they can start pumping the oil. For the next few weeks or so its not going to have any affect. Investors worry about the future of security of saudi