For general debate expired. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule and consider as an orange bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on Natural Resources printed in the bill. The Committee Amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read, no amendment to the Committee Amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed n part c of house report 116264, each such amendment be offered in the by the member designated in the report shall be considered read and shall be debatable equally divided, controlled by the proponent and opponent and not be subject to amendment and should not be subject to division of the question. It is now in order to consider amendment number 1 printed in part b of 116264, for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Gosar as the designee of ms. Lesko, i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 1 printed in
We start in india, on a huge day for this woman, finance minister nirmala sitharaman. She is the first woman to run indias finances since indira ghandi, almost half a century ago. And in the next hour or so, we will find out how she plans to reinvigorate one of the worlds biggest economies, as she delivers the first budget of Narendra Modis new government, following his landslide election victory a month ago. And there are some big challenges. Indiasjobless rate hit 6. 1 in 2018, the highest in 45 years. That means 30 Million People looking for work, and awkward questions for a Prime Minister who promised to create millions of newjobs. The rate of Economic Growth slipped again last year to 6. 8 , the weakest in five years, and in the first three months of this year, it has fallen further. The government also needs to find money for the welfare programmes it has already announced, including over 12 billion to support struggling farmers. Indians are also demanding better infrastructure,
At the spread betting firm, city index. Iimagine the i imagine the economy will be very much in voters minds when they go to the polls. Both candidates havent really focusing on the economy, on tax cuts, on how they are intending to drive creation. The economy, it isa to drive creation. The economy, it is a huge issue for greece, if you think back in 2015, the promise of an m2 austerity, which actually didnt happen. Then we have the tough bailout conditions, greeks really have suffered a lot as poverty is concerned, with job issues, jobs really is a high priority. But still, it is very much a focus for the greek people. The gdp at the moment, it is 1. 3 , in the first quarter, so slightly wea ker the first quarter, so slightly weaker than what was expected, that is creating a little bit of nervousness around as you move in to the elections. And of course, the governing party suffered quite a harsh defeat in the european elections. And i think it was that which led to the calling of thi
Task force and regulators aimed at cracking down on rogue immigration lawyers. A new task immigration lawyers. A new task force announced by the government will bring together regulatory bodies , law regulatory bodies, Law Enforcement and other Government Departments to root out so called dodgy law firms. Departments to root out so called dodgy law firms. In other news, the elections watchdog was targeted by a cyber attack related resulting in what it calls hostile actors gaining access to the publics information. The cyber attackers were able to access copies of the electoral register with the names and addresses of anyone registered to vote between 2014 and 2022. The attackers first accessed the Commission Systems in august 2021. Chief executive sean mcnally apologised to the pubuc sean mcnally apologised to the public and said significant steps have since been taken to improve their it systems. A improve their it systems. A haulage firm thats part of one of the uks largest transport
Us in the studio . Vaiews gbnews. Com is the address, as always. First, though, here is your very latest. News good morning. Its 931. Im ray addison in the newsroom. Our top story, a new taskforce to root out so called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government. It announced by the government. It follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist mail that solicitors helped an undercoverjournalist posing as undercover journalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. False application in exchange for thousands of pounds. A home for thousands of pounds. A home secretary, Suella Braverman, says rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law. The must face the full force of the law. The number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. Labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march, down from nearly 18,000. Then, however , the government then, however, the