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Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet...

I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the...

Tuscany. Off, somewhere outside toledo. So Francine Lacqua joins us. That is not toledo, spain. Outside toledo, ohio somewhere. I want to get to the data in a moment, with markets moving. Futures 21. I would say this has really this is really jump circuit by the french pmi numbers. Why was this a surprise . Francine i was reading the breakdown. The sharp slowdown is basically driven by services. It shows that the escape from recession wont be flailing like some economists thought. Guess it is pa...

Southwest, at t, dow and Union Pacific this morning, jim, the hard thing today, jim, is going to know where to start. Yeah, i mean, look, i think last night the news flow was, as you said yesterday, heavily weighted toward microsoft which people regarded as disappointment i think that disappointment is not having the greatest quarter in the world, lets just say that today i think that the focus is whats going to happen when these benefits end and which companies are going to be able to continue ...

Once again, if i could have your attention please, is the mike working . The mic working. All right. My name is Sherry Mueller and its my privilege to serve as president of the Public Diplomacy council and to welcome each of you in this room to the first monday forum, a monthly event, that the Public Diplomacy council cohosts with the Public Diplomacy alumni association, and the university of southern california, annual anenberg center, for leadership communication and policy. And also just to c...

To give them a round of applause. At this time im going to bring theomeone who has helped sea Service Association flourish. Shes always had our backs and puts in lots of time to make sure she is successful. Id like to introduce to you the chair of the Service Leadership association board. [cheering] [applause] last panel of the day. You know what they say, certainly not the least. This is always one of the more popular panels we have. I would say to you that when i was a young lieutenant captain...

Legislative work on a number of noncontroversial bills. Votes are expected at about 3 00 p. M. Eastern. And now to live coverage of the u. S. House. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, rabbi mark getman, Temple Emanuel of canarsie, brooklyn, new york. The chaplain let us pray. Hetchly one, our protector and redeemer, guardian of life and liberty, we ask for your continued blessings as we open this session of the house of represent...

Theres an me in team. Always has been. Well, im happy to be here. Youre fired up. If youre up at 4 00 a. M. , you might as well get fired up. Why not. If you put in that what time did the alarm go off . 4 05. So you im a 3 handle. Me, too. You say you can do this. You did it once. Try five out of five. I can barely do this. 52 out of 52. Youre a stud. I say it all the time. We have a big market day. Good to have you here. A check of u. S. Equity futures. This is what weve been matching all morni...

I want to talk about an area that i talk to you once before about Community Banks they were not the speculators that brought about the financial collapse then theyre trying to figure out a way to remain relevant. During the tarp time the preferred stock of Community Banks or now held by treasury considerations of treasury to make it easier to be able to recoup theyre preferred stock. We share the view that Community Banks way a Critical Role in local economies and in creating an engine for Small...

New details about the widespread mail slowdown. Democrats say theyre much worse than the Trump Administration is letting on. We talk to the chair of the House Oversight committee about that. A rough week for team trump on the legal front from Paul Manaforts ties to russians to Steve Bannons indictment and new rule on the president s taxes. Democrats making history at their convention, but with 73 days to the election, there are more challenges ahead. And new reporting sob soboroff. How the Famil...