We will accomplish agricultural reform without fail and create new styles of agriculture, which young generations can open new horizons with their power and passion. Were aiming for global markets. There is also tremendous potential in the forestry and fishery industries. Last year total exports of agricultural forestry and fisheries products set a new record exceeding 600 billion yen. However, this figure is still very small. The global food market is values around 340 trillion yen, we will advance integrated reforms in japan and overseas, to bring safe and delicious japanese proceed deuce to the world. We will step forward into an open world guaranteeing Japans National interest. We will work to solidify economic growth. The negotiations on the Trans Pacific partnership are in their final phase with an outcome in sight. Taking the lead with the United States in these negotiations, the government will aim to bring them to an early conclusion. On the japan Eu Economic Partnership agree
Overtime to see if it changes. There is no doubt about that. Final thoughts . Thank you for your willingness to engage any discourse. There are important issues to us and we are able to do this today without yelling and screaming at each other or pointing at each other and making acquisitions accusations against each other. We have to as a nation come to grips with what is the balance here and there is going to be a lot of different perspectives out there. I understand that. Be grateful that you live in a nation that is willing to have this kind of dialogue. That is a good thing for us. Are there tensions along the way . Yes. Its not unique to cyber and its not the first time we had challenges have challenges like this and it wont be the last. But if we are willing to sit down and have a conversation we can move where we want to be. [applause] please remain seated until wrapping up. If you missed any of the conference you will be able to watch it in its entirety on the website cspan. O
Up to five years. Say you multiply one million times five, you get about 5 million professional workers in the United States at the present time taking jobs and some Academic Studies that are done, basically pointing out that we have much higher Unemployment Rate among professional workers than we have experienced in the past and that wages for those professional workers are basically stagnant over the past about a decade which would not be true if there were a shortage and if there were bidding among the employers for those high skilled workers. And with regard to the lower end of the skill level, farmers will tell you that they have crops that are rotting on the vine, and that is true. There have always been crops rotting on the vine regardless of how many workers were available for harvesting them. That always happens. For various reasons sometimes the crop is somewhat damaged. Sometimes it is simply a resource issue that the workers do not get there at the right time. But it is not
After a lastditch fiscal k cliff meeting with president obama. The closed door meeting was an attempt to avoid the automatic tax headaches and spending cuts set to king at the start of the new year. With just three days to go republicans and democrats are still blaming each other. I want to thank all of you for being here to call upon the republicans not to drop the ball on the middle class. Reporter there was a new years eve style rally saying the fiscal cliff ball is in the republicans court. Its republicans who are holding hostage the middle class in america so that the wealthy dont have to pay their fair share. We need two words. President ial leadership, while not just taxing rich people. Reporter tennessee republicans Lamar Alexander and bob corker said the president has to take the lead. Corker was not optimistic about the white house meeting. Were going end one a small kick the can down the road bill that creates another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. Reporter tod
One plan would increase that tax by . 12 per gallon within the next two years. The as he taking on the debate take you to the debate on both sides we are asking your sock your thoughts on the your thoughts on the nations roads and bridges. Republicans can call in at you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages, twitter, or email us. A very good saturday morning. Gearing up for what is going to be a busy travel week created an increase of 1. 9 percent in traffic over last year. This report coming out last week. An estimated 41 Million People will travel during the holiday. Nce day 89 of those will be traveling by car. Is 39 Million People using an automobile during the holiday. That means a lot of wear and tear on the nations roads. The mechanism used for funding road repair is on the road to insolvency. Heres the headline from the national journal. There have been some proposals on capitol hill for an increase in the tax. Sayre is what they had to in an editori