If this wasnt in front of me and ready for signature, we would end up having projects all across the country that would be frozen after mid. On the other hand, we have now made it a habit where instead of fiveyear funding plans for transportation and instead of longterm approaches where we can actually strategize on what are the most important infrastructure projects, how are they getting paid for, providing certainty to government norors and mayors and localities about how they are going to approach Critical Infrastructure projects roads, bridges ports, airports instead we operate as if were we hand them out three months at a time. Which freezes a lot of construction, which makes people uncertain, which leads to businesses, not being willing to hire because they dont have any longterm certainty. Its a bad way for the u. S. Government to do business. So, i want to make sure that before i sign this, Congress Gets a clear message. That is we should not be leaving all the business of the
Much of mike were was involved with the boston globe for 11 years. Editor for the miami herald and work of the l. A. Times. Feel very strongly and strongly committed to the success of those institutions. They do face enormous pressures. Ill own up to the fact i eliminated the foreign coverage of the boston globe and i guess 2007 or so we were going through the recession. We were expressing 30 decline in revenues and does anybody any management role has to do, you have to make some very tough decisions. The question was are we going to maintain our foreign staff, five or six people, or cover our local region . The answer for institutions like the boston globe, we will cover our local region. There are other places that can cover the world. Nobody was happy with it. I wasnt happy with it. I were sharply criticized youre pretty much all of the people overseas at the moment left the boston globe to do other things, but i think that those institutions, they are still major newspapers. The b
Today we are asking our viewers what should happen to Daca Recipients. Democrats can call 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. Independents 202 7488002. We also have a line for Daca Recipients, 202 7488003. You can reach us on social media, on twitter, and on facebook. More on the plans by the president , fox news reporting yesterday President Trump is already made his decision to rescind the daca order. It says as early as friday he is expected to announce plans to rescind the Deportation Program that gave reprieve to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. Reverse dacad to during the campaign. He is expected to announce the programs end but will allow current dreamers to stay in the program until their current permits expire, which could be as long as two years. We are asking our viewers what do you think should happen to people who are recipients of this program . Lets take a look at what President Trump said about the program in february. [video clip] program, what is your pl
Lets kick off with first word news, with mark crumpton. Mark an encouraging sign for texas, as it struggles to return to normalcy. Hasus christi ship channel reopened, after being shut down nearly a week. Port Officials Say the reopening is a step toward resuming operations at seven refineries, and transporting that fuels to market. The channel was closed when harvey slammed into Corpus Christi last week. Are inan 1500 people louisiana, and officials expect that number to rise as more people are a black evacuated from flooded communities. 1000 people were flown to dallas from a shelter in beaumont, where residents have no drinking trump will visit texas for the second time on saturday. Officials in houston expect most of the floodwaters to receive by late today, or early tomorrow. Gone, theater is rebuilding can start. And of this an estimated 136,000 structures were flooded in harris county. Up 10 sinceces are a gallon after the nations largest refineries shut down due to flooding fro
Been your kinds reports President Trump and his aides drafted it the New York Times reports President Trump and his aides drafted it days before the white house let comey go. A letter written by Deputy Attorney general robberson stein was later used to fire comey the kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has told supporters that the Supreme Court justice and his crooks decided to take away his win. He spoke out in nairobi after the court nullified his election. President kenyatta i respect it. I disagree with it, because millions of kenyans made their choice, and 6 people have decided that they will go against the will of the people. Kenyas Supreme Court says the Election Commission committed illegalities and irregularities after Opposition Leader raila odinga challenge the vote. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. I am mark crumpton. This is bloomberg. Julia live from bloombergs World Headquarters in new york, im julia chatter