Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
Good afternoon. Welcome once again to power lunch. Im john for tte, energy up 13 this week and financials also down about 2 . Its the regional banks seeing the most pain, first republic, pnc, truest financial leading that sector lower. And Airline Stocks all lower as we get a clearer picture of what Holiday Travel will look like in this persistent pandemic first, lets get to bob pisani for more on the Market Action today. Bob. Hello, john what happened to our value rally . Banks and things like that moving to the up side, Energy Stocks it got smacked by Covid Concerns and by the lack of stimulus. Thats a problem what do we do . Hey, lets go back and buy workfromhome stocks again. The docusigns, zoom videos, activision, some of the other tech names are barely clinging on to gains. Service, which is a big what we call a high beta mover on the day is on the up side. So are some of the Semiconductor Stocks but the rest of the Technical Area is pretty much split to the down side. Another gr
Center for defense concepts, with me is the adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute. We welcome the cochairs of the task force from the house. Congressman jim banks from indiana. Congressman moulton has been in 2014, a marine veteran. Also focus on defense in the past, serves on the budget, seapower and strategic forces. In the 2017, indianas third district, from the labor committees. He is a major reserve list, continues to serve even today. Thank you for being with us today. Honor to be here. I was afraid to mess that up. The task force, a yearlong study, what the United States is going forward, a strategic environment, a rise in china, that is a potential opportunity to improve the ability to protect us interests going forward. We both found a great job of capturing the strategic environment and opportunities available to us as a recommendation we thought did a great job addressing new concepts and new technologies and how the defense department. What do you find are the most importa
The meeting will come to the order. Im joined by Committee Members supervisor walton and mandelman. Id like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Any announcements today . Yes, madame chair, due to the health emergency, phone number of the board of supervisors and the Committee Room are closed, however, members will be participated in the call remotely. You can make public ct by calling 14156550001. 146 580 2686. Again, i. D. Number, 146 580 2686. Then press pound twice. When your item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you can submit Public Comment in the following way. Email to myself. It will be forwarded to the supervisors. Finally items acted upon today are to appear on the board of supervisors agenda on october 27 unless otherwise stated flmplt fluf resolution authorizing the department of homelessness and Supp
Announced that he will not run for reelection. Togood evening at welcome southwest texas junior college, and Sul Ross State University satellite location here and you bow they. I want to explain this is a year like no other and an election like no other. And this is a debate like no other. We are here in a mostly empty auditorium. The pandemic has required that. You might notice centerstage as an eight by 12 foot plexi glass wall. Part of what we are going to do is politics through the plexiglas. We have our photographers in this auditorium. We are following strict protocols. The three of us are on stage, the two candidates and myself, and people from southwest texas junior college. We are thrilled to wring this to from the heart of district 23. We have a timekeeper to my right who is going to keep time and she is from this area so, sandra, im glad we could cut down on your commute. Let me the candidates. Two people who want to take over the Office Currently have i urd, who chosell h n