H. W. Bush, george w. Bush, bill clinton, and barack obama president ial oral history program, and she also directs the Edward Kennedy oral history proekt j. She served as a u. S. Supreme court fellow for chief Justice William rehnquist and has worked for both republican and democratic members of the United States senate. Her books include 42, inside the presidency of bill clinton. George h. W. Bush, rose kennedy, the life and times of a political matriarch, and Edward Kennedy, and oral history and the priestly tribe and the Supreme Courts image in the american mind. We welcome dr. Per toe the program and just as a quick reminder we will have time for questions from the audience at the conclusion of the program. So if you do have questions for dr. Perry, please type them in and well get to as many as possible at the conclusion of the program. Welcome, barbara. Kl ecolleen, thank you so mu. Thank you for the introduction and thank you to stewart for his leadership of this wonderful asso
I call this hearing to order. This hearing will be a little bit different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing during the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic. We have a sparse crowd reflecting the committees inherence to the rules put forth by the attending physician. Staff forthank patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intelligence Committee community. Afternoon, we move to a closed session. Aeir absence now is not reflection on the importance they place on this matter. We have asked members to watch as much as they can of the hearings from their offices, only coming into the hearing room to ask questions. I would also like to think the press corps for your accommodation of the restrictions we are placing as we seek to fulfill our requirements to hold this nomination hearing in an open setting, or at least as open as current circumstances allow. M
National counterintelligence and security center. The Senate Intelligence committee considered the of texas congressman John Radcliffe to be the next director of National Intelligence. Since august, the position has been occupied by officials in the absence of a senateconfirmed director. Representative radcliffe was asked about whistleblowers, his view on russian interference and the origins of the coronavirus as well as his ability to be nonpartisan as the nations top intel chief. This hearing will be a little different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of a pandemic. We have a sparse crowd and an expanded dais reflective of the committees adherence to guidelines put forward by the rules committee and attending physician. We thank our members and staff are there patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intellige
Congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of a pandemic. We have a sparse crowd and an expanded dais reflective of the committees adherence to guidelines put forward by the rules committee and attending physician. We thank our members and staff are there patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intelligence Community. Members will be joining us on a rotating basis throughout the morning. Again, this afternoon, as we move to close session. Their absence now is not a reflection of the importance they place on this matter. We have asked members to watch as much of the hearings as they can from their offices, only coming into the hearing room to ask questions. I would also like to thank the press corps for your accommodation of the restrictions we are placing as we seek to fulfill our requirements to hold this nomination hearing in an open setting,
Joining me right now is the chief economist for jpmorgan chase, michael faroli. Good to see you, michael. My pleasure. Maria let me get your take in terms of the broad economy, how do you see things . Right. So right now theres a lot of crosscurrents. We do think Second Quarter growth is a little softer than First Quarter growth. The hard data looks okay, right . That alone wouldnt call for a rate cut, but there are some worrying clouds on the horizon. We have seen particularly business surveys that have softened some, so there is some concern that the trade tensions may be contributing to a little bit of caution on the part of businesses particularly with respect to capital spending. Maria mike, do you think were going to see a china deal . I doubt it. [laughter] i mean, look, i think were all guessing here, of course. None of us can read the minds of either leaders of the country, but right now the headlines dont sound particularly encouraging. Some of the issues seem rather intracta