Concerned about the feds credibility, saying that the recent fed communications were consistent with an increase in the fed funds rate in the near or term, or agreed or in the near term or argued to preserve credibility such an increase would occur at the next meeting. Once again more concrete point, pointing more firmly towards december. Ash . Ashley peter barnes, thank you very much. Wow, that relatively soon phrase again. Lets get into this. Wall street journal u. S. News editor glen hall, along with Heritage Capital president paul schatz. Glen, let me go to you first. Okay, theyre worried about the credibility. Im assuming what peter was saying if they dont raise rates, is that right . Thats right. They have been signaling for a long time they wanted to move and following the dots, going into the right direction so this anticipation is very strong that the time is to move. Weve also heard fed chairman janet yellen worrying if they dont act soon they might be forced to make abrupt a
Could join us on this particular occasion. Being cast in marble is something that every Vice President looks forward to. Not only a high honor, it is our one shot at being remembered. [laughter] you see, joe, the is much to look forward to. [laughter] in the case of Vice President biden, he will be remembered for 44 years of faithful service in the senate, and the white house, and we appreciate you being with us this morning. [applause] i also want to note the presence of my good friend, and one of the great justices of the Supreme Court come also a hunting buddy, and next year scalia will mark his 30th year of the Supreme Court. [applause] im pleased as well to have the highest Ranking Member of congress here, my friend paul ryan. He has lately become a reminder to me that we dont always get exactly what we want in the world politics. Somehow, i once aspired to be speaker of the house and wound up as Vice President. You ran for president and wound up as speaker. You got the job for th
Senator schumer i dont see that they have reporter c. R. s. Senator schumer well, look, the bottom line here is, the n. R. A. Is a powerful opponent. The gun lobby is a powerful all opponent and the best weapon we have on our side is the outrage from the American People. It is growing. If we keep at it. We will win. We dont control the house. We dont control the senate, but we have the people of america on our side and if we continue to have votes and force people to vote, we will win. Let me tell you something today. There are a good number, not all, but a good number of our republican colleagues dreading these two votes. Next. Reporter if you are serious doing something about guns, why are you trying to attach this to a bill that the president has said he is going to veto . Senator schumer our proposals rescind the underlying bill and just have this so the president will sign them should they pass. Reporter will you fight this in the omnibus . Senator schumer in every place where we
Heritage foundation and whether it can prevent attacks by isis and al qaeda. They also discussed the San Bernardino shootings. Announcer we have about an hour and a half scheduled for this event. I would like our panelists to speak about their area and then we will have time for questions and discussion at the end. End. So if you have questions, please keep those in mind. I will come back up after panelists talk and then i will recognize people. We have microphones, so if you would wait for a microphone, before you ask your question. Just state your name and affiliation. Hopefully, we will have plenty of time for a great exchange. I really believe there will be so many things worth talking about. This is something i have really wanted to do for a long time. When president obama first came into office, they first asked me and other analysts about what was changing. We used to joke and say it is kind of bushlike. In many ways, you see many of the instruments and practices that the Obama
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