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Can you see. T the Housing Market continues to thrive in the u. S. , Manufacturing Activity is recovering it jumped to a 19month high comparable data out of the eurozone and japan. Familiar names leading us up apple is up 5 market cap just hit 2 trillion earlier in the week. Its more than onetenth of the way to three trillion already. Incredible move for that stock with 59 minutes left in the trading day. S p 500 as we just showed you, up 0. 4 on pace for a record closing high speaking of apple, by the way, we have breaking news this hour on the companys fight with epic games. Josh so apple just responding with a legal filing the two epics charges. They alleged exactly the same things will all of the legal theories apple is saying here will fail as a matter of competition the motion will fail because they need to show the balance of equities and Public Interest are in its favor in fact, the factors favor apple. Apple goes on to say that epic knew full well that in circumventing the pro
Referendum. Army well into the sports news is the premier league faces more scrutiny over saudi arabias take over that you calls for united she was what she is now calling on the condition she would watch were called into account when considering whether to allow the deal to. Begin in the United States where President Donald Trump is due to give his 1st Coronavirus Taskforce Briefing Since april stooges start shortly at the white house america is the worst affected nation in the world with more than 140000 deaths and well over 3800000 cases but the countrys centers for Disease Control and prevention says the real number of cases in the u. S. Could be anywhere from 2 to 13 times higher than current reported Russias News Agency says california has now become the 2nd u. S. State after new york to report more than 400000 cases earlier the White House Press secretary revealed the president is tested several times a day the president is the most tested man in america and he says more than an
158 billion. Following open remarks, lawmakers offer amendments focusing on high speed rail authority, face mask requirements for mass transportation, and Disaster Relief funding. Our third order of Business Today is consideration of the transportation housing and urban Development Appropriation bill for fiscal year 2021. I will now recognize mr. Price to present the bill. Thank you. Thank you, madam chairman. I guess we can assume everyones now ready for the main event. Im proud to present the fiscal 2021 transportation housing and urban Development Related agencies appropriations bills. Before i mention a few of the bills highlights i want to once again thank our Ranking Member and former chairman of this subcommittee for his unfailing good humor and cooperation and collaboration. Hes a pleasure to work with. I also want to thank full Committee Chairwoman nita lowey for her steady leadership, kay granger for her leader and the committee. Finally i want to recognize our accident staff
Withdrawing the amendment. If there is no further debate, the amendment we are back live at the House Appropriations committee. Theyre working on 2021 spending levels for the defense, commerce, justice and transportation department, as well as the department of housing and urban development. The markup is excited to go into the evening. You are watching live coverage on cspan. Chair lowey for what purpose does the member from california rise . The member of california . Thank you. I havent amendment at the desk have an amendment at the desk. Chair lowey the clerk will read the amendment. I ask unanimous consent to dispense of the reading. Chair lowey without objection, the reading of the amendment is dispensed with. Thank you. This amendment is straightforward. It would block a president from starting a war with iran absent expressed authorization from congress. This amendment consists of language that the house is already adopted as part of h. R. 550 in january of this year. Let me be