bill bishop says this is as close to a crisis for xi and the party as i think we have seen since 1989 joining me for more is michelle caruso cabrera why is this seen as posing such a challenge to the leadership? >> let me say first i read bill bishop's article for years what he's saying there is this is the worst threat to the party since tiananmen square this is a huge crisis, those that cause a crisis of confidence in the government and a 2008 earthquake that the government highly criticized for and don't know how many thousands of people died, a high-speed train incident that also really got to the creditn't in 2011 of the bureaucratic system there but those are isolated in places and to certain sectors of society what is happening with the coronavirus is the entire country. is shutting down every single person is affected. and now, have this event with the doctor that died that tried to warn everyone, shut down by the government, krcriticized by the government you have a face to this. it reminds me of, say, the arab spring which started in tunisia with a face of the fruit seller s

economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, want to bring in derek scissors, resident scholar, bill bishop, china watcher and author of the newsletter. however, the thing i can't figure out and i want to ask both of you, at least the way the stock market has reacted, you look over the past week, it's almost as if, guys, that this whole coronavirus hasn't even happened. derek, what's happening here >> i think the stock market is probably right as economists, we look at productivity the labor force, the capital stock, china has 800 million workers. this isn't a natural disaster that destroys capital stock. as long as people recover fully from the coronavirus, we hope they do will not affect productivity the market is looking down the road a year, year and a half and saying this is not a long term economic event mft in the short-term there's uncertainty but we know what that uncertainty is it's not an unknown, unknown in that kind of language. so i think the market says, we're going to get over there. there's going to be a big bump to chinese gdp in the short-term but we know that we're comfo

that's why i introduced a bipartisan bill alongside my colleagues representative lacy clay and dan bishop. called the foreign robocall elimination act. mr. budd: our bill takes on robocalls that originate overseas by directing the s.e.c. to convenient an interagency task force to develop effective measures to combat robocalls come interesting abroad. no matter which side of the aisle we find ourselves on, we should all be able to agree it's time for these illegal robocalls to be stopped. once and for all. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr.cies he leaney: i ask unanimous consent -- mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: the american people deserve a coordinated, fully funded response to keep us safe from the coronavirus. instead of taking the situation seriously, the president has mounted a confusion and chaotic response. he designated mike pence to lead the public health r

bill francis is not endorsed a proposal to allow married men in the amazon to become catholic priests amazon bishops had called for an exception to the celibacy room to make up for an acute lack of priests in remote rain forest regions of conservative catholics are bitterly opposed to the move. to indonesia now and its trash problem the country generates more than 3000000 tonnes a year and half of it ends up in rivers and the sea many cities have little and by way of public services for dealing with the mess piling up on the coast sounds like a job for a superhero. it is said that with great power comes great responsibility and one man is using it to rid his hometown of an evil that could destroy the planet. his nemesis is garbage. now my name is rudy her tone oh i'm 36 years old and i am the spider man of parrot parent my mission is to encourage and to provide an example to the society through the famous character of spider-man to protect the environment because environmental cleanliness creates healthy communities he had. a hard tone or kate's waist especially plastic most days before he heads to

for the record, jamie foxx's real name is eric bishop, and vin diesel's is mark vincent. ♪ >> in the late 1970s, billr quits his 9-to-5, changes his name to guillermo granizo, and becomes a full-time artist. did he live and breathe art? >> yes, 100 percent. >> it was serious to him. he had to paint every single day. ♪ >> he would be in the studio from morning to night, and the whole basement was filled with his artwork. he was just prolific. >> what's so special about this art? >> the man first, the colors second. >> joe taylor is the founder of an organization for lovers of ceramic art, the tile heritage foundation. >> no doubt he was inspired by great artists like picasso, but everything that he created was totally original. >> soon enough, the emerging artist is receiving high-profile commissions. by the early '80s, his murals are on display throughout california in napa, monterey, benicia and beyond. >> he always would make six paintings at once. >> incredibly, granizo never uses a sketch while painting his tiles or a blueprint when putting together his murals, many comprised of hundreds upon hun

bishop and president of his mormon church. so i think it was quite a remarkable view into the president's psyche here. and when you compare it to bill clinton, as we were all talking about after his impeachment, bill clinton apologized to the american people and said, how profoundly sorry i am to do what i did to trigger all this. the president never said that. and kaitlan collins, i want to head to her. kaitlan, this was an extraordinary address by the president in the east room. >> reporter: you will never see anything this for a long time. the president said it was a celebration, but really what it was, it was an airing of grievances, and grievances were certainly aired. you could sense the president's anger coming off the heels of the mueller investigation into this impeachment inquiry and now it wrapping up. you heard the president double down on criticisms, of course, of the other side. susan collins, those who said the president has learned a lesson here, that he realizes there was a line drawn in the sand, that is not what the president communicated to people in this room. it was more like a trump rally with all of his frien

bill is marianas only. it has bipartisan support. chairman grijalva and ranking member bishop are both co-sponsors for which i am grateful. i ask that all members now vote -- now to vote in favor. thank you. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. neguse: madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, as was just described to h.r. 560 would extend northern marianas only resident status for two groups of foreign nationals. individuals who came to the northern marianas as transitional workers in 2015 and individuals who resided in the northern marianas with an investor status. mr. mcclintock: these individuals were exclude interested a june, 2019 law that allowed other classes of current northern marianas workers to remain in the territory. if signed into law h.r. 560 would allow approximately 3,000 additional foreign nationals to remain there long term. bear in mind t

bill. commend the committee chair, comewoman lowey, the subcommittee chair, congressman bishop for their hard work on this fast moving matter. to my colleagues, have a sense of what food means to people. we live in a land of plenty. we should not be about the business of denying food and nutrition help to others, and especially american children and american families from puerto rico. the nutrition assistance, the food that they need in order to survive. no one should go to bed hungry. in this country or in those countries where we have american citizens. that's puerto rico. i urge my colleagues, please, please deal with what our moral responsibility is in this body. we have the power to make this happen. let's make it happen today. i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman from connecticut yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from puerto rico. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider add number 3 considered in house report number 116-392, for