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Epa administrator scott pruitt answered questions about his agencys budget request. It calls for major cuts and a reduction in the workforce of nearly 4000 employees. This hearing was held by a House Appropriations subcommittee. It ran just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning. Good morning. Today we continue to keep all those affected by yesterdays events, including steve scalise, in our thoughts and prayers. We applaud the Capitol Police in being the first line of defense in protecting Public Service and visitors. We have a few of them here today. Thank you for all ...

Dow jones industrials down 26 points, s p down 11, the nasdaq by 29. Some of the big gains yesterday, russell 2,000 lower by 12, but it is oil that is really holding this market hostage. Its underpinning stocks. And House Speaker paul ryan says the nation needs to change the antiquated tax system that hasnt been updated since he got his drivers license. May salvage tax reform, its 70,000 pages, and he held up what he says will simplify the 70,000 page outdated tax reform code and socalled tax return postcard will be at least one of the saviors here. And while ryan focused on one of the trump a...

Wage as power lunch starts right now. It is friday and we are in love with the stock market apparently because that big league jobs report has stocks higher and we should finish higher for the week once again the douby the way is now up more than 8 for the year some of your individual standouts today, you have the Home Builders as well as semiconductor and equipment makers lam research and plied materials. It is not all sunshine today sears shares down again. Announcing even more store closings more on that later on. Tyler . Thank you very much welcome, everybody we begin this hour with this f...

[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp an...

[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp an...