Needs to pass. The good news is everyone agrees to sign onto to the principles of the changes made. We do expect the vote next week in the house of representatives, although Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says they will not take it up until next year. David in the meantime there is a thing called impeachment going on. You would think everything would grind to a halt, but it seems like progress is going on with its business. Is that what is happening . Anna it is an important point for nancy pelosi to say they are not just investigating the president. They are not as impeachment obsessed as republicans have accused them of being. Big are still trying to do things like passing usmca. There has been pushed from progressive democrats that nancy pelosi is working with President Trump to pass this trade deal and give them a win before the election next year, but it is important for her to give her moderate members to be able to say look at what i accomplished. I do not care. I will d
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Is about your apprenticeship order. I salute your interest in that and the president s interest in it and look forward to supporting it. I have one question about it. The executive order allows you to deny access to the expansion of the Apprenticeship Program for certain sectors that already have effective and widespread Apprenticeship Programs. Is that directed at the Construction Industry . Do you plan to exempt the Construction Industry from your executive order . Secretary acosta senator, thank you for the comments and the questions. First, let me say going to your earlier combhent that this morning the department of ib comment that this morning the department of labor had a request for information regarding the overtime rule. Once approved by o. M. B. That request would ask the public to comment on a number of questions that would inform our thinking with respect to many of the issues that you raised. Now, moving to the president s executive order, the president is well familiar w