>> the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following thursday work. following the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 u.s. authorization defense act with votes expected as lemon 11:30.s early as has been serving in an acting capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 pm, the senate votes on confirmation of the nomination. when thee coverage return on c-span, live coverage of the senate on c-span two. >> watch our live daily unfiltered coverage on congress, the white house. focused on a mission to save lives, meet the needs of our states and health care workers. >> along with briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, supreme court oral arguments and decisions and the latest from campaign 2020. be a part of the conversation every day with our live call-in program, "washington journal" and if you missed any of our live coverage, watch any time on demand on c-span.org

the u.s. houseenate return on monday to assume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act, with votes expected as early as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m. and resume debate on the nomination of russell pope to be director of the office of management and budget. he's been serving in an acting capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 p.m., the senate votes on the authorization of the nomination. watch the house when they return on c-span, live coverage on the senate on c-span2. former fema director craig fugate was among the witnesses at a joint hearing on the coronavirus and the procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. this runs an hour and a half. >> the joint hearing will come to order. let me n

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act with votes expected as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m., resuming debate on the nomination of russell vought. to be director of the office of management and budget. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on a partyline vote of 77-44. at 5:30 p.m., the senate votes on confirmation of the vote nomination. getting your thoughts on that very high-profile pack of twitter that occurred yesterday, asking you how concerned you are about it. (202) 748-8000. is the number. if you live in mountain or pacific time zones. the twitter hack is drawing questions about the platform's security and resilience in the run-up to the u.s. presidential election." twitter said that hackers have contained -- obtain control of those of presidential critic candidate joe biden. musk --as

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act. the senate convenes at 3 p.m. on the nomination of russell vought to be director of the office of management and budget. he has been serving in active capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 p.m., the senate votes on confirmation of the senate vote confirmation. live coverage of the senate on c-span2. school financeek reporter darrell burnett joins us now with the conversation on schools reopening this fall. president trump has made it clear he wants schools to reopen this fall and has gone so far to say last week he will cut off federal funding for schools that do not reopen. can he do that? guest: my understanding of that is no or it would be difficult for them to do that. mostiggest thing is that fed

the u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi has just paid tribute to john lewis she described him as a titan of the civil rights movement his goodness faith and bravery transformed america she went on to say that every day of his life was dedicated to bringing freedom and justice to all the confederate flag has been effectively banned from the u.s. military sites following months of anti racism protests defense secretary mark asper announced the policy telling commanders that only flags that promote unity and respect all the rise to the confederate flag was flown during the civil war by breakaway southern states that wanted slavery to continue it's seen by many as a reminder of the enslavement of black americans as a symbol of white supremacy ashley lawrence sanders is assistant professor of african-american history at the university of dayton ohio she says that the listing the confederate flag by name in the new policy sidesteps the wider issue. i think it actually was a political move to fry it's well no

the u.s. housef representatives passes a fresh china sanctions bill. welcome to daybreak europe. we could use the word resilient to talk about the markets right now. second day of the new quarter and the second half of the year. we did the risk appetite pick up a little bit yesterday after a slow start. the data helping a little bit. what is driving the positive sentiment overnight in asia but also in terms of european and u.s. futures today is an early trial of an experiment to shot from pfizer showing that the shot was safe, prompting patients to produce antibodies. that's giving a lift to the markets. equity markets are moving on that. the 10 year yield this study. not a lot of movement on the headline level on the bloomberg dollar index. yesterday withn wti going above $40 a barrel on a u.s. stockpile drawdown. u.s. stocks climbed after a double dose of optimism from positive vaccine developments and better-than-expected manufacturing data. third day of gains for the s&p 500. an early trial of a

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the entlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? ms. omar: as a member designated pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform ms. pressley will vote yea on the omar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as a member designated by the ms. elady from maine, pingree, chair of the congressional arts caucus, and pursuant to house resolution inform the house that ms. pingree will vote aye on the omar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for the purpose does gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? ms. bonamici: as a member defazio from mr. oregon, pursuant to hos resolution 965, i inform the mr. defazio will vote aye on the omar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the entlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. fudge: madam speaker, as a member designated by mr. hompson, pursuant to h.res. 965, i in

someone who comes from the business world when they 1st come into the white house may not understand a lot of the intricacies of the u.s. constitution of the certainly once that person is in the white house they have 1st rate legal advisors or they should have 1st rate legal advisors who can provide answers to these very basic questions and the president did not claim in this tweet that he had the power to delay the election unilaterally he floated this question as a question delayed the election less than mark arbib so i don't know what he believes about whether he has the power to do it unilaterally he may be aware that he doesn't and he's trying to see if he can mobilize congress to adopt this view which of course has been rejected even really out of hand by the most or republican senator mitch mcconnell the majority leader in the u.s. senate there is some concern in the united states that the president if he loses the election in november that he will refuse to recognize the results of the election is there anything in the u.s. constitution i mean when we're talking about a constitutional wall that provides for how

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by ms. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> as the member designated by ms. kuster of new hampshire, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. kuster will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california ise? ms. matsui: as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on h.res. 1067. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva from arizona, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will

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the u.s. house considers the 2021 u.s. authorization defense act with votes expected as lemon 11:30.s early as has been serving in an acting capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 pm, the senate votes on confirmation of the nomination. when thee coverage return on c-span, live coverage of the senate on c-span two. >> watch our live daily unfiltered

. >> the u.s. house senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the july 4 holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m. they resume debate on the nomination of russell vought to the office of management and budget. andsenate limited debate advance his nomination on july 2 on a party line vote of 47-44 the senate. votes on confirmation -- 47-44. live coverage on the senate on c-span two. >> next, congressional black caucus chair representative karen bass talks about police reform efforts in virtual discussion with the national press club. >> welcome to the national press club. i am lisa matthews. vice president of the club and associated press u.s. video assignment manager. the killing of george floyd by police in minneapolis on may 25 convulsed the nation in black lives matter protests and renewed an urgent outcry for police reform. at the same time, our nation has struggled to contain the

kristin holmes, cnn, the white house. >>> u.s. house democrat adam schiff of california had harsh words for the president and the attacks on dr. fauci. the chair of the house intelligence committee called president trump's behavior atrocious. >> dr. fauci is the most respected voice in the country on how we ought to be dealing with this pandemic, and to be trying to sideline him, diminish him, discredit him is so atrocious but it is so characteristic of donald trump. he can't stand that the american people trust dr. fauci and they don't trust donald trump. >> i'm joined now by dr. ann ramoyne. doctor, always good to talk to you. >> pleased to be here. >> so we are seeing president trump wear a mask at last, which is a move in the right direction, but tension between the white house and top infectious disease doctor anthony fauci is escalating in the middle of this pandemic because he openly disagreed with the president in favor of science. what is your reaction to this level of tension between politics and medicine when the country goes

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act with votes expected as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m., resuming debate on the nomination of russell vought.

the u.s. house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi has called for more sanctions on russia over allegations of money to the taliban to kill u.s. soldiers in afghanistan it's reported president was briefed months ago about it but he denies any knowledge. public health experts are criticizing the u.s. for securing more than 90 percent of the world's supply of rem disappear it's the only drug licensed so far to treat to cope with 19 there are fears there will be a global shortage after the u.s. announced it had bought virtually all the available stock for the next 3 months the drug which was originally developed to treat the bowler has been shown to help people recover faster from covert 19 and pain as a warning the move by mr trump sets the dangerous precedent. americans' fears about the spread of the virus are at the highest level in more than a month now a new poll from the reuters and its source organizations says 81 percent of adults are very or somewhat concerned about the pandemic the u.s. h

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yea on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. kuster of new hampshire, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. kuster will vote aye on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that you move these votes to two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is not recognized for that purpose. >> you just said i was recognized. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? miss rice: mr. spea

. >> the u.s. house senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the july 4 holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m. they resume debate on the nomination of russell vought to the office of management and budget. andsenate limited debate advance his nomination on july 2 on a party

the u.s. house and senate returned monday to resume legislative business following over thete work period fourth of july holiday. they consider the 2021 national defense authorization act. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m. they resume debate on the nomination of russell vought. he's been serving in an acting capacity since january of 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced -- advanced nessemination on a party li of 77-44. watch live coverage of the house when they return on c-span. live coverage of the senate on c-span2. announcer: secretary of state, mike pompeo, said china will pay a price for the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. his remarks were part of an interview he did with the hill's k. >> hello, and welcome. i'm steve clemons. before we got underway, the the chairman of the hill. >> good morning. i am chairman of the hill. i want to welcome you all here today. we have a tremendous program throughout the day moderated by steve clemons. i want to thank the faculty. a great program. a s

and now live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. lord, our god, thank you for giving us another day. we ask your blessing on all the members of the people's house during these rare days of coming together in this chamber.

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work. over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act with both expected as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m. and they resume debate on the nomination of the director of the office of management and budget. he has been serving in an acting capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 p.m. the senate will vote on confirmation for the vote nomination could watch live coverage of the house when they return on c-span, live coverage of the senate on c-span2. >> tonight, special addition of book tv with a focus on healthcare. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern doctor matt emanuel special advisor on health policy in the obama administration shares his thought on which countries have the best healthcare in the world. then healthcare ceo doctor vivian lee offers

the u.s. house of representatives has approved a bill aimed at reversing donald trump's controversial order which bans entry to immigrants from mostly muslim majority countries trumps initial ban targeted iran libya somalia syria and yemen critics say it amounts to unlawful religious discrimination the no ban act would limit the president's ability to block immigration based on religion however the act is unlikely to ever be put into effect because the republican controlled senate is likely to vote against it 45 people have been killed in airstrikes in western afghanistan according to local officials a district governor in the province of products says at least 8 civilians died in the attacks and he's blaming afghan forces members of the taliban but also killed brazil has reported a record daily increase in corona virus cases of nearly 68000 as the world's 2nd worst affected country after the us with more than 2000000 infections. and 1003 year old german man who worked as a guard at the nazi concent

of carolina congressman in u.s. house majority whip james clyburn sir thank you so much for sharing your views with us and your memories as well of congressman john lewis thank you. still ahead on al-jazeera after weeks of protests appoints new ministers as it moves to create a unity government plus. i'm lucy new lynn at the police canine school in santiago chile i'll tell you how these dogs may be able to tell you whether or not you're infected the cold with 90. and others in a very large and powerful storm system work its way down the eastern side of new south wales still very much in the fore calls play for another 24 hours it has brought some flooding rains and also again it's down this of course the coastal erosion those damaging winds along with the rain another home here a danger of literally falling into the sea but at the same time much further inland this is nearly across the tools the border of south australia we've seen this particular creek fill with water off to months among all the just completely dry condi

the u.s. housef representatives unanimously passed a sanctions bill that is meant to hit at china's crackdown. know about this new sanctions bill? >> this just happened in the last couple of minutes. the u.s. house just approved the bill. it is imposing sanctions on banks that do business is with chinese officials involved in cracking down on protest last year. this is similar, but not identical to the bill the senate approved last week. the senate needs to approve this house bill before it lands on president trump's desk. that is what we are hearing so far. the trump administration in the last 24 hours, the reaction has been quite swift. the are saying they could say -- see further actions against beijing if it does not reverse course. sayingd from mike pompeo if the national security legislation even as rates the rule of law. -- that it is a rate the roll block. -- now it's just another communist run city where people are subject to the communist elites wins. - whims. that theompeo added u.s. is i

attorney general william barr took the stand in front of the u.s. house judiciary committee to answer for a wide range of questionable and possibly political motivated decisions coming out of his office decisions like using chemical weapons to clear out protesters in lafayette square for trump's campaign bible photo op here in d.c. or sending fred religion's in the u.s. cities to provoke protesters and flame hostilities to bolster the president's campaign theme of law and order you know those kind of all american decision making has to come out of an attorney general but wow a bar in the politicians questioning him are definitely wearing their political beliefs and agenda on their sleeves it appears that many u.s. citizens are actually rolling up their sleeves and never to hide their political opinions according to the cato institute a new national survey about 2000 u.s. citizens has found that self-censorship is on the rise in the united states and that nearly 2 thirds 62 percent of americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying

u.s. house democrats are demanding an internal investigation into the use of federal police to crack down on protesters that follows the violent arrest of several activists in the city of portland on saturday and identified officers were filmed using force to detain protest is without explanation democrats say the trump administration is abusing the use of emergency authorities and suppressing the right to peaceful protest torrential rains and rising river waters have swept across southern and central china at least 140 people are dead or missing nearly 24000000 people are affected by the worst floods to hit china in decades the headlines more news here on al-jazeera run off the inside story which is coming up next. inequality starts at the top the u.n. secretary general antonio gutierrez i says the world is at breaking point and calls for a new global deal is it possible the pandemic call for a change this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a band not everyone is in the s

government sais i also feel is a domestic issue not to be interfered with al-jazeera a stumble the u.s. housespeaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan the new york times reported on friday the president was briefed months ago on an intelligence report showing moscow had offered bounties for the deaths of u.s. soldiers there trump denies any knowledge. russians have approved the most sweeping constitutional changes since the end of the soviet union which could keep vladimir putin in power until he's 83 years old official results show that more than 78 percent of those who cast a ballot backed the changes but there have been reports of widespread irregularities in while a position alexina valmy has rejected the result calling the vote an illegitimate attempt to legalize putin's presidency alife brazil's corona virus death toll has passed $60000.00 and the infection rate continues to climb as the pandemic rages indigenous people in the amazon are especially at risk their communities are already u

the u.s. house of representatives has passed legislation to sanction china over its implementation of a new security law in hong kong 10 people were arrested under the new legislation during protests in hong kong on wednesday hundreds of others were taken into custody for taking part in the rally the new law punishes subversion and what it considers terrorism with a life sentence. is in hong kong she says many in the territory are still trying to understand exactly what the law means. many people did not even see the details of this law even those who would have been caused customarily involved in drafting along hong kong legal experts academic legislative councillors all of them just saw the 1st draft of the law or the law once it came into effect and that was yesterday so now we're getting reaction to the bar association has said this could have a chilling effect in hong kong or the legal experts who say that this law goes even further than the loss in mainland china for their national security on

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 authorization act with votes expected as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m., resuming debate on the nomination of russell vought. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on a artyline phot of 77-44 -- 77-44. education secretary, betsy devos, talked about some of the challenges in the education system due to the covid-19 pandemic. this event was hosted by the georgia public policy foundation. >>

members of congress voted no on the declaration of war, including the first woman to sit in the u.s. house of representatives, jeanette rabkin, who would also vote against war on the japanese attack on pearl harbor p she was a lifelong pacifist and could not accept violation of her principal, even if the united states had been attacked any -- in 1941. also interestingly, the man who just got the speakership of the house, refused to vote for the declaration of war. this is a time when great questions are at stake, people are intensely divided, and politics is going to start impacting foreign policy. by the way, it is also a great time, because just as we are getting ready to start debating about how to end world war i, a gigantic pandemic breaks out. today the cdc estimates that about 675,000 americans lost their lives in the great influenza of 1918-1919. dead, city at about 2300 significantly larger than st. louis, who was better organized and more ruthless in dealing with influenza. 195,000 died of the flu. remember, 50,000 americans died of wounds during world war i. time the senate is g

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raising the stakes, the u.s. house of representatives passes a fresh sanctions bill on banks who do business with chinese officials involved with hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." i am yousef gamal el-din in dubai. quite a bit of movement in the equity markets as a result of rather economic data than a growing number of coronavirus infections. stoxx 600 up 1.2%. german is spanish stocks outperforming. the vix overnight broke out. that is another important signal for what may come. u.s. treasury yields unchanged. initially drifting lower after some skepticism. .uro-dollar up 0.8% eurozone unemployment data will show if this story around an economic rebound is accelerating . brent crude on an upside, 1.2% higher. we had the saudi cuts, the opec cuts, and the demand growth will never return to the levels pre-covid. let's get to the bloomberg first word news. >> the u.s. house passed the sanctions bill in response to the chinese security law targeting chinese officials cracking down on pro-democracy protester

and 2 military bases housing u.s. led coalition forces have been hit by rockets in iraq on monday night. north of baghdad was hit by 3 strikes and spike account was also rocked by explosions no casualties have been reported nor was any group claimed responsibility for the attacks spain's prime minister is appealing to the u.k. to reverse its decision to quarantine travelers from the country for 2 weeks infections are soaring in certain areas but weather sanchez says the u.k.'s move isn't justified barcelona's in more than a 1000 new cases every day prompting fears it could become a new epicenter for the epidemic bata herrera reports. spain's sunny beaches mask a worsening health crisis infection rates have soared in recent days with more than a 1000 new cases a day. 80 percent of those cases are here in the regional capital buffalo no it's feared the c.t.'s now the epicenter of a 2nd wave of corona virus. based on this being a sharp rise in cases among people who've been guttering in larger numbers the regional leader

the u.s. housend senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth holiday. the house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act with both expected as early as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate convenes at 3:00 p.m., a resume debate on the nomination of russell voted to be the director of the office of management and budget. he has been serving in an acting capacity since january, 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30, the senate both on confirmation of the vote nomination. watch coverage of the house when they return on c-span, coverage of the senate on c-span2. during the summer, reach out to your elected officials with c-span's congressional directory yard it contains the contact information you need to stay in touch with numbers of congress, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy online today at c-span store.org. tuberville declared history -- victor

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore pursuant to house resolution 965 i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yea on the amendment en bloc number six. as the member designated mr. lowenthal pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house, mr. lowenthal will vote neigh on the amendment en bloc number 6. as the member designated by mr. pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house, i inform mr. lieu will vote neigh on the amendment en bloc number six. >> as the membered designated by ms. pingree of maine, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote neigh on the mendment en bloc number 6. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 65, i inform the house ms. frankel will

the u.s. house senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act. the senate convenes at 3 p.m. on the nomination of russell vought to be director of the office of management and budget. he has been serving in active capacity since january 2019. the senate limited debate and advanced his nomination on july 2 on a partyline vote of 47-44. at 5:30 p.m., the senate votes on confirmation of the senate vote confirmation. live coverage of the senate on c-span2. school financeek reporter darrell burnett joins us now with the conversation on schools reopening this fall. president trump has made it

john lewis presided over the u.s. house of representatives on the day of that important vote. that bill, restoring the voting rights act, has been sitting on senator mcconnell's desk for more than 225 days. words of praise for john lewis are fine. but they're not enough. this senate should honor the life and the sacrifice of john lewis by voting to restore the voting rights act. there are some who are trying mightily to diminish american's faith in our democracy and our elections. we can honor john lewis by protecting the right to vote. let's do it and do it now. let me close with another story i learned about john lewis this weekend. we've seen those iconic photos of the 23-year-old john lewis leading the marchers across the edmund pettus bridge in 1965. a young man dressed in a tan trench coat with a backpack. john lewis had been arrested before for nonviolent protests and he just had a hunch that he was going to be arrested again that day and jailed. so in his backpack he put his toothbrush, toothpaste, an apple, an orange, and two books. one book was seven story mountain b

u.s. housepeaker nancy pelosi says she is confident congress can pass another virus relief plan in the coming weeks. democrats have called for $3.5 trillion more spending as the coronavirus continues to rage across the country. pelosi says republicans have already shifted positions to but at least $1 trillion extra relief is needed. >> can't go home without it. setuse of the unemployment to expire and the rest of that, we have to have the legislation. it's been two months. more people have died. more people have been unemployed . more people have been infected. news 24 hours a day on ,ir and at bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. nejra: thank you so much. morgan stanley reporting record profit by capitalizing on the fed's exploratory rescue measures. the ceo told bloomberg the bank had a strong strategy going into the pandemic but the economic outlook remains uncertain. >> what we designed was a business that in ti

the u.s. house and senate return on monday to resume legislative business following their state work period over the fourth of july holiday. the u.s. house considers the 2021 national defense authorization act with votes expected as early as 11:30 a.m. eastern. the senate resumes today on the nomination of russell vought to be officer of management and budgement. he's been serving in an acting capacity since january 2019. at 5:30 p.m. the senate votes on confirmation of the vote nomination. watch live coverage of the house when they return on c-span, live coverage of the senate on c-span 2. >>> next testimony on efforts to repurpose therapeutic drugs to treat coronavirus patients. medical experts testified before a house science subcommittee. >> before i deliver my opening remarks i wanted to note the unusual circumstances under which we're meeting today pursuant resolution 1965 today the subcommittee will be meeting virtually. this is not how any of us would prefer to perform our duties, but remote

the u.s. house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it's reported president trump was briefed about it months ago but he denies any knowledge 7. the u.s. says recorded its biggest one day increase of nearly 52000 new infections texas florida arizona and california have emerged as the latest epicenter is causing some governors to reimpose restrictions more than one 127000 people have died 2600000 are infected back now to al-jazeera world i'll have more news in 30 minutes see that. her. ripoff attorney he wants to work will evoke respect or you can start each other which is the musical side of this it may not be any of it. from. all of my below ground when you know you know the moment of. pain all over to talk it over to a part of china you know when you show it. more to my problem but even when i am. of i to actually or i me. or my it would be to see my ambition in the tiny amo

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coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote no on the allen amendment. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote no on the allen amendment. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote no on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. p raskin: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger of maryland, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger votes no on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by max rose, pursuant