Record high in history. The dow, nasdaq and s p having worst week since october of 2008 at the height of the financial crisis. Checking on Global Market action, pmi out earlier, below 50, but that was up from 47. 9 in last month and we have losses across the board. The biggest loser there is the ftse 100 in england, down 2. 6 . Checking asian markets overnight, chinas manufacturing getting slammed by the coronavirus. Private measuring of Manufacturing Activity released monday record low for february. 40. 3 reading in february. The lowers since the survey started in april 2004. Nevertheless asian markets are close but agreeing across the board. Hong kong retail sales fell 21. 4 year over year, 12month of declines. Could led to worse number for february. Market rebound in asia. All eyes on the coronavirus. Two deaths now reported in the United States due to that virus. Cheryl casone has the details, cheryl. Cheryl thats right, dagen, Washington State has confirmed the second coronavirus
Host she talked about there were 200 thugs in the crowd on january 6. Guest thats not true. The january 6 committee investigated that, that is not true. Host dorothy in baltimore, morning. Caller good morning ladies, and please give me a message from the president of the United States. The secretary mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore madam secretary. The secretary i am directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. The speaker pro tempore pursuan t to clause of rule 20 well suspend the rulesâ– s5 on which e yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under rule 6 of clause 20. The house will have proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4403. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar 239, a bill to amend the 2002 to make improvements
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here in the Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. N, this morning we will be considering the nomination of dr. Monica bertagnolli to serve as director of the u. S. National institutes of health. And let me begin by welcoming dr. Bertagnolli to our committee. Committee. We look forward to hearing t frm you, and we thank you for being here today and i see you brought along a fellow wyoming or i hate. We welcome senator barrasso as well. The nih with a budget of more than 47 billion is the largest funder of medical research in the world. This research has led to new treatments and prescription drugs that have significantly improved the lives of americans, and people throughout the entire world. And i think all of us every single american should be very proud of those accomplishments. But having said that, let me say a few words about my concerns. I dont have to tell any american that the Healthcare S
One of the things to note on the impact, too, is we are finding that athletes are now failing the impact test on purpose so that their baseline is now lower to start out with. So that if in fact the concussion occurs, they dont have to get back to what truly is their normal baseline. But one that has been fabricated because of choices theyve made during the testtaking. So this is about changing the nature of this injury as well. And really getting people to care about their brains so that they dont make choices like that. And in this case, you mean, that that enables them to get back out on the field. Correct. It takes it takes their baseline and lowers it. So that their results dont have to come back to what is their normal baseline. I see. They wouldnt take that impact until the day after. Correct. Youre doing sort of a quick and dirty on the side lines, to decide whether they can go back in immediately or not. Then you are holding thep out and doing that, you know, check towards bas
Good afternoon and welcome. Im councilman joe pitts. Welcome to the 16th Congressional District of pennsylvania. For your information, this meeting will be streamed live. Cspan is here. So you might want to keep that in mind. But id like to welcome everyone here, especially our distinguished panelists. And i have a short introductory comment to set the stage. Through the 21st century initiative, congress is taking a comprehensive look at the full arc of accelerating cures. From the discovery of clues and basic science, to streamlining the drug and Device Development process, to unleashing the power of medicine and social media the at treatment delivery phase. And this cycle of discovery and development and delivery is what saves lives. And we want this cycle to work effectively and efficiently so theres no gap between the 21st century science and the washington regulatory process. This work will be a collaborative effort which is why we are first listening to experts and involved parti