Cross their businesses. Businesses saw increase in materials due to tariffs. Higher labor costs act to pass on with higher prices remained constrained due to brisk competition. Worker shortages continue across the country. In the northeast, manufacturers and i. T. Companies reduced workers. Part of that had to do with a visa worker shortage. Overall the out look remains positive despite the trade uncertainty. Bottom line, charles, this report underscores the fed concerns that trade uncertainty is weighing on manufacturers and business spending. Back to you. Neil jennifer, thank you very, very much. Really appreciate it. Markets are moving a little bit on this. The dow is off six or seven points. President trump ramping up his threat saying he is taking toughest action ever to combat chinas chronic trade abuse. Peter navarro is defending possible new tariffs against china unless they take action and fulfill their promise to buy more american goods. Joining me peter navarro. Before we ta
Test. Test. Test. Test. Thank you very much for your service, sir. The gentleman from missouri, mr. Clay. Theres also the chair for the subcommittee on housing, Community Development, and insurance, recognized for five minutes. Thank you, madam chair. And mr. Secretary, lets discuss the wellston, missouri, Housing Authority, which hud has had in receivership for the last 22 years. As you are aware, there is a planned demolition of a number of units, which will displace tenants, uproot lives, and cause utter confusion in those lives. Children will be forced to change schools, and some parents will have drastic changes to their life and work schedules. As you know, we are looking at several options, which we have discussed, including the grand families concept and section 202 housing. Could you please walk us through a displacement such as this and tell us what does hud do to serve the Affordable Housing needs of these residents and ensure that they have access to safe, affordable, and m
Effects of the tax reform bill passed in december. This is 12 minutes. With municipal President Trump thank you very much, everybody. We have a great group of business leaders, leaders throughout the country and beyond, and we have a tremendously talented and good person, senator a friend of mine for a listening time, tim scott, and were talking today about Opportunity Zones, putting people to work, getting businesses started and creating a lot of good things. Our tax plan which has done so much, tax cuts, i call it, because it is tax cuts and reforms, it creates some big advantages for these opportunities. So i will ask senator scott to say a few words, then i might ask a few of the folks gathered around to Say Something and i opportunities. Know youre not concerned with the press because youre very good with the press. Thank you. Mr. President , as youll recall, hopefully, we spoke late last summer about legislation that i thought would be very help to feel distressed communities. As
Protests culminated in the deaths of a dozen people, this square, the maidan. Hello greece will battle with its european creditors later and possible exit from the euro zone. Greece has asked to extend its bailout for six months. Germany has rejected that. And demands more austerity. John vop siropolous reports. Be alexisalexis tsipras sounded as,. War of words with hard liner jernlg any which is worried about tsipras hard line spending policies. Translator the greek proposal is the first step but we have to say this offer is not sufficient because its lacking hard line measures taken in greece. We cant ease things in greece and have german and european taxpayers pay for it. This hasnt been addressed at all. Greece has said to get tough on tax collection. The Sticking Point is, he doesnt want the next six months to see a continuation of the austerity policies it trying to renegotiate. The time has come for those who want a solution to reveal themselves. The government has issued a stat
It has been six years in the making and finally here and counting down to the historic event and the race to challenge for the top futbols top jock details coming up. Tanzania coping with a crisis and tens of thousands fled violence in burundi are crammed into Transit Centers and refugee camps and there is not enough space and conditions are appalling, at least 33 people have died of cholera and kim has the latest. Reporter they fled their homes in search of safety but their journey has just begun. On 100yearold fishing boat they are moved south of the border, a stadium turned Transit Center is their next stop. It was two days traveling and we had to walk long distances and police could stop us on the way and when we crossed the border it made it difficult. Reporter weeks of cramped conditions and poor sanitation is wreaking havoc and many arrive in the transit camp with acute diarrhea and others the chlorea and they are brought to centers and pumped with saline. Diarrhea cases are tre