Appreciate your comments, Opening Statements related to Nordstrom Team 2. I want to ask about that. We know it security, nordstrom 2 threatens European Energy security, increases russian monopoly over the region. This pipeline is a russian trap, strongly support the recent announcement aimed at stopping this dangerous pipeline. Congress is working to provide the administration with additional tools to prevent it from being completed. The last few weeks both the senate and house passed their own versions of the National Defense authorization act with sanctions. Could you talk about the administrations commitment to opposing the pipeline and applying sanctions against those companies aiding in the completion of this russian trap . Donald trump took it on that it was a threat, created enormous leverage for russia, and ukraine as well. We had good support from capitol hill and legislation that was appropriate to delay the project, we are prepared to use those tools. There were diplomatic c
Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern
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Topsyturvy trading going on. Bit daytoday was a little weaker. I didnt think it was that horrible. Kirilenko 14 jacob guy if you 14 . Caroline guy if you cant if you really think about how we got to that number there are mitigating circumstances but the u. S. Market essentially bounced back toward the close yesterday so we did see a largely positive and to the day. 5 could see we were up by and the average was up by a 4 10. The equity markets did not feel like they got knocked but they have had some bad days. Caroline and it is easier to see such volatility when you have volume 15 below the average of the past three months. House end it was the builders that managed to fuel that resurgence. Guy chance that everybody is talking about and i have read my third article now the producer pointing another when out this morning is this chart here. Post china seems to have got everyone thinking. It is basically equity markets continuing to rise but highyield credit on the way down and it is tha