One, in general. In general, i think when two companies are negotiating you are negotiating not just the amount of money that is going to change hands but also what youre going to get in exchange for the amount of money. That ask a fundamental way business works. To do you see at least to outsiders that would look like a structural conflict of interest . You are using your control over access to peoples living rooms essentially, youre using that in order to obtain leverage in terms of getting Creative Content that you want . Are you essentially converting power in one domain into power in another domain where it doesnt belong . I think what i should do is offer to get you information. I will get it to your office for you because im not, not familiar enough with this. I could imagine there would be scenarios, if were just talking abstract where it would be inappropriate and i can imagine scenarios where it would be very normal business and very appropriate. Good enough. I want to talk a
At cspan store. Org. The senate currently stands in recess will members work on agreement on public lands package. After individual amendments to the bill were blocked from consideration but without an agreement all debate time must expire before the senate can vote to advance the legislation. That means the next procedural vote might not happen until later this evening. While the senate live when it returns here on cspan2. counties on coastlines. outdoors where americans live, and tonight the problems from the coastal states like my state of louisiana. And i amendment, theth coastal amendment, addresses this disparity. Mr. President , these are in certain pretty coronavirus continues to kill. Nr can country struggles with the issues raised by the george floyd killing. Hindsight is 2020. So we wish that we had stockpiled more personal protective equipment. We wish minneapolis hadmi instituted research warrants. And addressed these issues before and these issues might be better now. And
The dow is looking for about a 300 point gain right there at the opening bell. S p up about 34. Look at that nasdaq go. Technology is doing well, up 104 points. Thats premarket for the nasdaq. Now, lockdown winners. Clearly emerging. Lowes, the Home Improvement people, headquartered in North Carolina. Profit up 28 . We stocked up for the lockdown. Target, they really organized their online delivery and store pickup operation, lumped together under digital sales, up a whopping 141 . Walmart, same story. Stockpiling helped them, too. Amazon, kings of the online selling business. Boy, did they clean up. The stock is near a record high. And the netflix, well, they are the kings of the streaming business. What else are we supposed to do when we are ordered to stay home for weeks on end . There are a lot more virus winners and we will go through them throughout the show. Meanwhile, the revolt continues all across the country. Businesses are defying the authorities and opening up despite the
Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
Again i want to think the members for coming here and providing a quorum, i do want to announce we will not vote on brian miller who is nominated to be the special Inspector General for the pandemic recovery. I appreciate the cooperation that we got from the Ranking Member and then one order he this is an important position and oversight of the cares act, massive spending bill and will fully support those oversight efforts. I worked with senator peters on a different version of oversight on this to pass the care act, and a appreciate that as well. We will just be able to discharge the nominee from our committee and hopefully get him confirmed for the Holiday Weekend would be nice to get the oversight efforts starting on the cares act as quickly as possible. The other business item will be conducted is a motion to subpoena a blue star and no blue test strategy for documents of generally first 20132 presently to work for burisma or those associated with burisma in the attendance of the c