[inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible] Committee Welcomes order. Good morning to everyone and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess on a committee at any time. Withthat i will now recognize myself from my Opening Statements. I am honored to be convening todays hearing. My very first as chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform as we continue to mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague chairman Elijah Cummings and as i sit here today and as chair i am mindful of his Lifelong Mission to seek not only Common Ground but higher ground. With that in mind i am very pleased to hold todays hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years. The need for comprehensive paid family andmedical leave. It is important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now we are one of only two nations in the world that do not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and pound gi
The committee will come to orderment good morning ord order. Good morning to everyone. Without objection the chair is allowed to declare a recess at anytime. Ill recognize myself for my Opening Statement. Im honored to be convening todays hearing, my very first as chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform. As we continue to mourn the loss of our friend and colleague, elijah cummings. I am mindful of his life long mission to seek not only Common Ground, but higher ground. With that in mind, im very pleased to hold todays hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years, the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave. Its important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now, we are one of only two nations in the world that does not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and papua new guinea. I remember when i was pregnant with my first child and i asked my offices about leave polic
The committee will come to orderment good morning ord order. Good morning to everyone. Without objection the chair is allowed to declare a recess at anytime. Ill recognize myself for my Opening Statement. Im honored to be convening todays hearing, my very first as chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform. As we continue to mourn the loss of our friend and colleague, elijah cummings. I am mindful of his life long mission to seek not only Common Ground, but higher ground. With that in mind, im very pleased to hold todays hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years, the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave. Its important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now, we are one of only two nations in the world that does not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and papua new guinea. I remember when i was pregnant with my first child and i asked my offices about leave polic
Good to have you then. Then thank you. You know that this is a holiday wake and of course black friday moral important. Tell me how you things see things going into the end of year and into 2020 do you say the economy stay strong. Yes economic fundamentals are pretty good we are going at 3 percent in 2018 and we have probably slowed down to about 2 percent here in 2019 and one of those reasons we are staying that slowdown is that consumers remain strong for your Business Investment has slowed down in live of some of the trade insurgency and Federal Reserve being is it too tight and the good is here maria, is the Federal Reserve start cutting Interest Rates and were starting to see modest Balance Sheets expansion and we expect that to sort of see through the economy. Particularly in early 2020. And the u. S. And china, are really sitting down and having serious talks about a stage i trade deal. Just this week, you saw china, and the u. S. Both staying we are if you get close to a deal,
Good to have you then. Then thank you. You know that this is a holiday wake and of course black friday moral important. Tell me how you things see things going into the end of year and into 2020 do you say the economy stay strong. Yes economic fundamentals are pretty good we are going at 3 percent in 2018 and we have probably slowed down to about 2 percent here in 2019 and one of those reasons we are staying that slowdown is that consumers remain strong for your Business Investment has slowed down in live of some of the trade insurgency and Federal Reserve being is it too tight and the good is here maria, is the Federal Reserve start cutting Interest Rates and were starting to see modest Balance Sheets expansion and we expect that to sort of see through the economy. Particularly in early 2020. And the u. S. And china, are really sitting down and having serious talks about a stage i trade deal. Just this week, you saw china, and the u. S. Both staying we are if you get close to a deal,