Conocopillps acquiring contra resources. The largest deal this year and well have conoco ceo join us this hour. The 737 max or comeback european r regulators saying it is safe to fly and planning a december return to service. Carl jim, heard you just talking to becky about stimulus as we continue to kick this around it does not sound like this new sense of urgency, quote unquote, will do much to push the package forward. We are too close to the election and either side gives then the other side. I think has them so, lets say the president gives a little bit more than i think that Speaker Pelosi will make it even tougher because the president wants to get that check to you to the least amount of money donald j. Trump wanted. I know that is something that a lot of people, wow, the president gave it to me. I think what we should be owning and trading and buying are companies that are about to go through an Earnings Period that i think is going to be rocky but overall positive and i think
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And subcommittee on Global Competitiveness will come to order. I know this seems a little strac strange with an empty room except for three witnesses live in front of me and many of our colleagues are going to be joining us virtually. But i want to welcome all of you nonetheless to this important hearing. This subcommittee continues to do its work in exploring the unfair trade practices of foreign governments, especially china and russia. The topic of censorship in china is a common one because it is growing effect on business in the United States as well as culture. Last fall, for example, the National Basketball association had the Market Access blocked in china because an individual american citizen using a media platform not allowed in china expressed a political opinion. Now the topics have become more manufactu important. The timely information about the spread of covid19 due to chinese censorship has contributed to the havoc wreaked on our economy and health and indeed the pande
2 trillion package. Schumer and nancy pelosi 2. 2talked about aa trillion package. Leadership is not doing that. My colleague and i have a story about a less than 1 chance of that happening. We will see water its in the room talking, but at this point incentives are not good for each party. Senate republicans voted last week. Many feel there is cover now for their vulnerable moderates like Susan Collins of maine. Toy can go home if they have without a deal. Democrats are feeling like they have a strong hand. They have pushed for virus relief into they have not gotten it. We are probably heading back to october, seeing how back host what do we know about any meetings set this week from capitol hill . Guest nothing is really scheduled. Between a relationship Steven Mnuchin and nancy pelosi. They have been able to do deals in the past. There was a debt ceiling deal. Mnuchin was able to finesse a deal with nancy pelosi. They were attempting to do another deal here but there is a complicati