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Committee. The meeting will be called to order. The chairman is on his way. He has asked me to gavel in and begin my Opening Statement and then hopefully he will be here. We are very, very honored to have chairman powell. We thank him so much for testifying today. I look forward to hearing your perspective on the current state of the economy, and the potential challenges ahead. Id also like to thank you for your thoughtfulness as you help steer the economy through what in some ways are extremely...

Commute. It is. Aside from the hour, i know, of sleep. Kari showed you the fog socked in at the bay bridge at the Golden Gate Bridge across the bay but peninsula 101 looks clear and easy. Same as the drive. Green sensors all up 101, 280. South bay no problem from the south county into silicon valley. Trivalley at speed except for the Altamont Pass. We know well see that slowing for west 580. A little blip shows up here highway 4 into concord. So far no problems getting toward the bay bridge. Bac...

The biggest Climate Change protest ever. All led by a 16yearold who led thousands of kids to walk out of school. Mall crasher. A 22yearold man arrested for driving an suv through a suburban chicago mall, sending shoppers running before plowing into a clothing star. All that, plus, out of a job. Antonio brown let go by the new England Patriots less than two weeks after joining the team, following accusations of sexual misconduct. Alienstock. Scifi fans go to the desert in search of life from othe...

He has also been a passionate advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities. Ada amendments act of 2008 which president george bush signed into law and strengthened americans with disabilities act. He has served this committee with distinction and will be sorely missed. I look forward to continuing to work with him over the next year and a half as he completes his service in congress. I would now recognize the Ranking Member for any comments he may have. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I app...

Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im at stephen sackur. Im stephen sackur. Indonesia has big ambitions to be a 21st century regional superpower. It has the right kind of assets in terms of population, natural resources, and strategic position, but there are clouds on the horizon. Not least in west papua, the vast Territory Incorporated into indonesia after the end of Dutch Colonial rule. For five decades, jakarta has suppressed a papuan Independence Movement...

If youre on the go, listen to live coverage using the free cspan radio app. President flcio discusses the Labor Movement, the 2020 elections, local trade and tariffs and the trump administration. This event hosted by the Christian Science monitor. I am the Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is Richard Trumka president of the aflcio the nations largest federation of labor unions. Ats is his 11th appearance the breakfast so you have become a liberty tradition...

[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom have traveled the considerable distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical leave. Before we move to our scheduled committee business, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela moomau, a valued member staff of the staff of the joint committee on taxation for over 28 years. A reminder, again, of the considerabl...

Headlines. Coming up at five is sally bundock. Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im at stephen sackur. Indonesia has big ambitions to bea sackur. Indonesia has big ambitions to be a 21st century regional superpower. It has the right kind of assets in terms of population, natural resources, and strategic position, but there are clouds on the horizon. Not least in west papua, the vast Territory Incorporated into indonesia at the end of Dutch Colonial rule. Five decades jakarta has...

You have become a labor day tradition for us. Welcome. First, background, is born and raised in southwestern pennsylvania where he followed his father and grandfather into the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. He is a graduate from penn state. Graduation, he joins a legal staff of the United Mine Workers and became president of the age of 33. Since 1989, he spent working on the executive council and elected president of the federation in 2009. There on the record here...

The breakfast so you have become a liberty tradition for us. Welcome. First a bit of background, president trumka was born in pennsylvania where he followed his father and grandfather into the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. He graduated from penn state then received his jd from villanova. Upon graduation he joined the legal staff of the United Mine Workers of america and eventually became president at the age of 33. Since 1989, he has been working on the aflcio exe...