poll l politico.com reporting tonight the new policy is in effect. it did go into effect on friday a few days ago. politico first to report this means jared kushner at least no longer has access to highly classified information. he has lost his access to the highest level of classified material including the presidents daily brief. we also assume that these changes will restrict access to information for the president s daughter but who knows, we re in brand-new ground there so wefur job. all that is unfolding and meanwhile tonight, the washington post just dropped the hammer when it comes to jared kushner specifically. headline here is quote, kushner s overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage.
pension funding. starbucks investing $250 million in itself offering 150,000 workers more money, better benefits, plus they re creating thousands of new jobs. let s flip it to jp morgan chase , a $20 billion investment over five years giving 22000 workers wages that start at $15 an hour. chase is also opening 400 new branches creating 4000 new jobs. disney is spending $125 million so 125,000 employees can receive $1000 bonuses and wal-mart, well their package was actually announced last week but it was big. we re talking more than 1 million hourly workers, 1 million getting base wages that start at $11 an hour, they will see that go into effect next month, plus bonuses up to a thousand and increased family benefits totaling $700 million. so we asked folks around here how this new corporate generosity makes them feel.
the women s marches. what has the white house been saying to lawmakers on capitol hill? reporter: we know, david, president trump reached out directly to mitch mcconnell, the senate side and paul ryan on the house side. beyond that, the two people we re to hear from shortly were on the hill. but even as the president, frankly, and his top aides are trying to spread the blame for the shutdown, we heard from press secretary sarah sanders last night call democrats obstructionist losers not legiators, and there would kn negotiations until lawmakers found some resolution to lift the utdown, david. what will we hear from these two gentlemen or likely to hear? they spoke to reporters and outlined what would happen if a shut down did go into effect. what should we expect to hear from mr. short and mr. mulvaney
be? my response, jake jake, i ve been hearing that since i entered public life. that is what the democrats always say. i m quite sure they ll say it again. that s what they do. what we should do and in the process of doing, reforming the tax code to maximize economic growth. by the way, that also tends to maximize federal revenue and recognize we ve got entitlement spending that is not sustainable. these big spending programs that are growing faster than the economy, you can t tax your way out of that problem. you ve got to make some curbs. the responsible way to do that, you don t make changes for people currently enrolled or eligible to these programs. you make changes that go into effect, 10, 15 and 20 years from now to slightly curb the rate of growth so these programs are sustainable. nothing changes for people in their 50s or 60s, but someone who is 40 years old, you know, we explain now, look, there are going to be changes 25 years from now when you retire. that way the progra
particularly for corporations, for pass-through entities, end up performing the way that republicans are saying, because if they do, i think republicans will be able to count this as a win, but we just don t know until these go into effect exactly how it s going to shape the economy. right. will these corporations actually reinvest back into the economy, now that they re getting these huge tax cuts? i want to read what kasich just said verbatim, because dana, he says, look, do i think they could have done better for the middle class? i do. do i think they could have done better for the working poor? i do. isn t this exactly what a tax plan is supposed to do is help these people that don t have? well, that s exactly what it was supposed to do, and do you remember then candidate trump running around saying he was going to get rid of this carried interest loophole and, you know, take it to the hedge fund managers. of course, it does no such thing, and it s, in fact, you know, cuttin