Twitter, defending how they moderate content on their social media platforms. Some senators not buying it at all. Well bring you the latest details. Meantime, kelly. Tyler, thank you very much. Weve got all the big stories covered for you today. Bob pisani is watching this big down day for stocks. Meg is tracking the latest spikes in covid cases and ylan mui on this tech hearing on capitol hill today lets start with you, ylan reporter well, kelly, there was a lot of Political Drama during this hearing today but also an important discussion about election security. With all three ceos acknowledging that other countries are trying to interfere in our election, and theyre trying to do it on their own platforms. We do continue to see interference we recently disclosed actions we took on both russia and actions originating out of iran. We do continue to see coordinated influence operation items. Weve been very vigilant we appreciate the cooperation we get from the intelligence agencies and
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A conversation and then towards the end of the hour we will open it up for questions and answers from the audience, so chairman eu grew up and kentucky, you served as a key adviser to senator mitch mcconnell, gave us a sense of how that background informs or doesnt inform you or approach more generally. Thank you for having me and the opportunity, its a pleasure to be here today, yes i did spend a good chunk of my youth and kentucky and also the opportunity to serve the Senior Center and party leader from kentuckian in the United States senate and sent mcconnell in terms of how that and firms my work at the commission, i cant quantify how much i learned from senator mcconnell just about in his work ethic and his discipline and his leadership style, his approach to governance, his approach to bipartisanship. And my working for him, most of the if not all of the legislative initiatives that i worked on, they didnt pass the senate with 16 post, they passed with 85 plus votes, oftentimes a
Informed or doesnt inform your approach at ferc. Absolute. Thank you foryo having me and is a pleasure to you today. Yes, i did spend a good chunk of my youth in lexington, kentucky, and obviously had the opportunity to serve the senior senator and party leader from kentucky in the United States senate, senator mcconnell. In terms of how that informs my work at the commission, i cant quantify how much i learned from senator mcconnell just about his work ethic and his discipline and his leadership style, his approach to governance is approach to bipartisanship i think, you knew, in my working for him, most of, if not all of the legislative initiatives that ieg worked on, it didnt pass the senate with 60 votes. They pass with 85 plus votes. Oftentimes, and were talking substantial legislation on the energy front, on the Infrastructure Sector multiple. Farm bills, multiple highways built. Hes a consequential pieces of hgislation, and i saw how senator mcconnell worked to bridge the intere
As an astronaut she took part in the greatest adventure in history. Armstrong was his destiny starts july 20th on t. W. Cut. Ivory coast are joining forces to repair a dysfunctional market the proposal is loaded against the farmers on a pittance for the luxury food which generates billions in profits. And the International Monetary fund agrees a half 1000000000. 00 bailout. Is business africa. As well come the Worlds Largest cocoa producer just a fraction of the crops potential value thats what the world bank said yesterday it recommends that countries like ivory coast the worlds leading producer or ghana should process that cocoa domestically to fully reap the benefits as well as develop their own Distribution Networks the 2 countries have already decided to introduce a minimum price for the export of cocoa they failed to come to an agreement though with the chocolate industry on wednesday but negotiations continue. The cocoa business is very profitable but not for the farmers the mar