We should. Everyone is contributing way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges create the response has been much so many good people are helping us. It makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. This is boom bust that one business show you cant afford to miss im sorry mando sales man washington coming up the markets continue to watch us stimulus talks as we inch closer to the election when he reaches 2020 thanks to a major announcement from pay pal and all. These expert dr William Schaffner about the race for grown a virus are seen and how long we still have to wait for an affective shot to prove we have a lot to get to selected or. A top general reserve official is calling for more fiscal monetary spending Federal Reserve governor bernard said that the recovery remains highly uneven and without government funding our Government Spending long standing disparities in the economy and labor market could make matters worse in prepared remarks to a
The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
Recent National Book festival on covert operations. Hi, everybody. Im david ignatius, columnist with the washington post. Welcome to the National Book festival. In this difficult time in the pandemic, one thing we can do is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer which is about a cia officer whos struggling with one of the central problems of our time which is knowing whats true and what isnt. And its my great pleasure to have with me today two people who wrote two two of the very best books of this summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First, i want to introduce bart gellman, my former colleague at the washington post, who wrote an extraordinary memoir of husband dealings with Edward Snowden that led to the rflations about nsa technology and surveillance, and the subtitle of barts book says the american surveillance state. I also want to introduce another outstanding author the, thomas rid, who teaches at
Hello and welcome to cross talk were all things are considered im Peter Lavelle there is a saying in washington dont let the perfect be the enemy of the good this appropriately describes the Political Warfare over another stimulus package at the center of this standoff is who wins or loses just prior to the election in the meantime tens of millions are suffering with no end in sight. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest brad like unshipped in gothenburg he as they call them is that c g t n i freelance reporter version how as well was our teaching tribute or any. In greenville we crossed to hannah cox she is a news max insider contributor to the Washington Examiner as well as host of base a monthly vodcast all right crosstalk rules in effect you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to hannah 1st and that is theres a big standoff going on in washington another planned stimulus package and both sides of the drawn their lines in the sand. Do you thin
Find out more about that. Tonight our guest author is going to be interviewed by gawrt, a distinguished magazine journalist. He covers politics, technology and [inaudible] contributes to wired and the author of multiple books including the Number One National best seller the only plane in the sky an oral history of 9 11. Inside Robert Muellers fbi and often rock about the governments [inaudible] hes also and memorably did a great interview there back in february in the manchester north sure we could do things like that. And hopefully, well do that again when we can. And i am so pleased to welcome tim wiener back to northshire. He was saying hes done events in vermont for his last four books, and we are lucky enough to host him in our store back in 2016 when his wonderful Richard Nixon boy owe came out bio came out. I remember it very, very fondly. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book awar for his reporting and writing on National Security and intelligence. He covered the