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But for you, one pill a day may provide symptom relief. ask your doctor about xeljanz xr. an "unjection™". >> shepard: the u.s. economy is growing faster than in four years. the new numbers might not tell the whole story. according to the commerce department, the economy grew by 4.1%. thats the blue bar here, all the way over to the right. except it isnt. thats not it. anyway, president trump this morning called the growth amazing. >> if economic growth continues at this pace, the united state...

Actively and tirelessly to be thent of all americans. you can see that reflected in the policies that hes put forth. one of the biggest things that youve seen out of this administration frankly that is far and vastly different than previous administrations is providing economic opportunity for all americans. one of the greatest equalizers that we can have is providing a level playing field and the president has worked hard to make sure that that happens. kevin spoke about that and will continue ...

Issue of addressing your colleagues question. >> go ahead. >> always happy to yield to a colleague. let me ask y about scott pruitt. two republicans in iowa have had it. they say pruitt has betrayed the president. "the washington post" had more on it. how is it that president trump continues to have confidence in the epa administrator assuming that he still does? >> once again, i havent had a chance to speak with the president directly about "the washington post"s new report. we continue to have...

Economic adviser coming in to tell people theres a ton of good news on the economy. why dont you cover it? the rest of the briefing was tense. i want your thoughts about the eagles event and the white house sayin thahe eagles are to blame because they were trying to pull a political stunt. you know politics, you know the white house. you know football. what do you think? >> tough day at the office. look, heres what happened with the eagles. 80 people said they were coming and in the end, ten cam...

Came to the podium. to her next. thank you. >> the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8% matching the lowest level in nearly 50 years. the bureau of labor statistics reported today that job openings hit a record high of 6.7 million in april. meaning job openings outnumbered those that are unemployed. americanorkers looking for new opportunities are finding them because of this presidents policies of lower taxes, deregulation and fair and reciprocal trade. americas economic potential has been unle...

>> will the government make this charge if they didnt have the ? >> the governors evidence consists of affidavits from the witnesses who said this is not just an investigator. this is the defendant themselves. he spoke to me in code, told me not to tell anybody that he was talking to me and this is what he wanted me to say. >> dana: your day, next friday, will be busy. do you know why? no. >> dana: not only does manafort have his hearing but michael cohen has a hearing on the same day as well. g...

Statement that the president may have dictated about his son, don jr.s meeting with the russian lawyer at trump tower. >> obviously that galvanized all the attention, economic officials when they speak, which is the economic reporter tt i brisle at. i know people think im a nerd. i dont need it shoved in my face that youre so boring. but thats what economic advisers get. hes going to make a compelling argument. look what is turning out beneath you. but its his boss itself that is distracting the...

They are taking away, for example, the deduction for state and local government income taxes. so i think on the personal side they are in good shape. on the corporate side, a 15% tax rate, even if you eliminate everything in sight, its hard to get down that low, especially without the border tax adjustments which seem to be out. theyve got an economist over there. for the first time, they have an economist. kevin hassert. id like him to show me how they are going to justify a 15% growth. im sure...