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Number to call is 202 5853882. You can send us a tweet cspanwj or join us on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan, or send us an email. Already many of you are weighing in on this topic on facebook. A couple of comments from josh saying keeping our Young Americans out of pointless wars keep it up, president obama. Bonnie says what Foreign Policy . He has none. Good morning on the sunday. We want to begin with an assessment of where the president is after his weeklong trip that included stops in brussels, the netherlands and italy. Joining us here in washington is fred kempe the president a...

But if we raise the minimum wage to 10. 10 an hour, that same worker will be making 20,200 a year and with existing tax credits would earn enough to bring that family or a family of four out of poverty. But theres a lot of good reasons why raising the minimum wage makes sense. Not only would it put more hardearned money into the pockets of 28 million americans, moving millions of them out of poverty, its also good for business. And let me tell you why. Theres clear data that shows fair wages generate loyalty of workers to their employers, which has the benefit of increasing productivity and le...

20,200 per year. He would earn enough to bring that family out of poverty. Not only would it put more hardearned money into the pockets of 28 million americans, many millions of them would be pulled out of poverty, it is also good for business. Let me tell you why. There is clear data that shows had the benefit of their of least turnover and more productivity. The minimum wage would generate an additional 19 billion in additional income for people who need it the most. The big difference between giving a raise and the minimum wage is instead of a tax break to the wealthy, they are living on th...

Hill and meeting with both republicans and democrats to talk about trade and tpa. We do need strong support from the white house and the president , ask as i said in my opening statement, we need to be really all hands on deck. What is the administration doing to build congressional support . Well, we have a wholeofgovernment approach to this. As you know, the president talked about this in the state of the union. The Vice President has talked about it, they have met with members of the Democratic Party as well as with the Republican Leadership on this issue. Weve had the chief of staff of the...

Consolidating a number of Homeland Security Grant Programs and a new National Preparedness Grant Program. Im pleased that fema has finally submitted a legislative proposal with this years request. As our subcommittee continues to review the proposal, we have a few questions about it. Im interested to learn about the many aspects of the proposal and how it will be implemented. Ive questions about the sustainment and competitive and how these funds will be allocated to states. The high risk areas and transport agencies. I have concerns about the 25 setaside. States and local prevention activitie...