Agencies agenda including a plan to regulate Crypto Currency markets. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. Senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. This meeting is for the first time in a hybrid format. Our witness is in person, Mister Gensler is here in person. Members have the option to appear in person or remotely. Once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize Background Noise click the mute button until its your time to speak or ask questions. You shall all have one box on your screen to show how much time is remaining. For those joining virtually you will hear about ring whe
national movement to pass new state lows restricting voting, all of it as to remedy voter fraud that did not take place. the late nest texas where lawmakers are debating a new law. could increase criminal penal tips that could empower poll watchers on the day of the vote. earlier today, what amounted to a photo op live on fox news, governor desantis, all other news outlets other than fox news denied access. something desantis didn t think was a problem. why did you only allow fox news to capture the moment. we were happy to give them the exclusive on that, and i think it went really, really well. for the record, fox said it didn t request the event to be exclusive. didn t ask for the other networks to be locked out. follows the georgia law that passed in march. several voting and civil rights organizations have followed suits to block florida s law, and the naacp calls it a blatant attack on the right to vote, and a horrifying reminder of the fragility of democracy. ear
lawmakers are debating a new voting law mid vocal opposition. this one would increase criminal penalties for some voting irregularities and greatly empowered partisan poll watchers on the day of the vote. earlier today, and what amounted in a photo op carried out live on fox news, florida s governor desantis signed their new voting law which is largely aimed at curbing mail-in voting access, all other news outlets other than fox news were denied access to the event. something desantis clearly didn t think was a problem. why did you only allow fox news to sign the controversial election bill? we were happy to give them the exclusive on that. i think it went really, really well. for the record, fox says it didn t request the event to be a exclusive. it didn t ask for the other to be out. it limited mail-in ballot. several voting and civil rights organizations have filed suits to faux block florals law above and attack on the right to vote. and a horrifying reminder
where chancellor angela merkel is due to meet with leaders of germany s 16 states to discuss whether to extend a lockdown that has been in place since december. a sluggish vaccine programme, hampered by a shortage of supplies, has already been far slower than expected. so far around 8.5% of germany s population has had a first injection. and the number of cases is rising. according to the robert koch institute, the figure of confirmed cases has now risen above 2.5 million across the country. this raises the prospect of europe s largest economy going back into lockdown in the coming weeks. joining me now from frankfurt is christian schulz, who s an economist at citi. lovely to see you. what do we expect to happen in germany over the coming weeks? what will angela merkel and the regional leaders decide? we alread regional leaders decide? - already have the document that the federal government is going to use in the actual meeting. it calls for an extension of the lockdown until