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, and that is senator john thune of south dakota, who is here with us today to discuss the current state of affairs. You can participate in todays discussion on social media by using the hashtag bgovwatch to be sure to follow bgov on twitter. I do have a couple of housekeeping announcements just to get us to todays presentation. This is broadcast live and although we dont anticipate any technical issues, should you experience any streaming delays with audio, may be video quality, go ahead and refresh your browser. That should resolve the issue. This is also an interactive event. We want you to...

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. My name is cliff johnson, the general manager and head of Government Affairs solutions here at Bloomberg Government. I am actually delighted to welcome you to a 2020 springhill watch event. Hopefully by now youve all the chance to take a look at the newest addition of our biannual hill watch report that explores what to watch on capitol hill across more than 20 different policy areas, and of course, this report also examines the effect of covid19, the need for related relief legislation as both parties agendas and plans for 2020. Today were incredibly ...

86,000 people in the United States and that includes over 900 incredible and great coloradans, my home state. We certainly mourn with those families who have lost loved ones and well keep fighting for a path forward as we get through this together. I want to commend in the strongest terms possible our frontline workers, whether its been our First Responders, our health care professionals, or those that have allowed us to continue to enjoy a safe and secure food supply, people in essential businesses that each and every day dont complain but go to work to help make sure that our communities can...

Some staged walkouts. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Im Francine Lacqua in london. A lot to talk about. The markets not focusing on what is going on in the United States too much. The focus seems to be still on reopening some of the economies. The focus is on some of the earnings as well. Stocks are rising in europe. U. S. Equity futures are racing a decline as investors weighing positive signs on stimulus and the Global Economy against social unrest in america. Oil is up. If you look at dollar and treasury, they are pretty much steady. We will have plenty for from the uprising in the Unit...

Mister president i yield the floor. E madam president my home state of texas is a great place to do business. We pay taxes, Government Spending and revelations and irrational minimum in order to give people and businesses the freedom to pursue their dreams and prosper. Texas is consistently ranked on the list of the best state for business , best state to start a business and the best state for female entrepreneurs. According to the Small Business administration there are more than 2. 6 million Small Businesses throughout the state accounting for 99. 8 percent of all texas businesses. Those bu...