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,
The committee will come to orderment good morni o 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 conveeting todays hearing, my very first as chair woman. 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 today tfs 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, were 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 policy. And do you know what they said . Leave,
We often hear it said that governments around the world should take more of a lead on tackling waste. The french Authorities Say they are doing just that, and are hailing their new anti waste law as a world first. Its still being debated in the french parliament, but are the proposals Ground Breaking . The french government says its promoting a circular economy, by banning the destruction of unsold non food items. This covers cosmetics, clothing, shoes, textiles, electronics and plastics. According to the office of the french government, around 725 million worth of unsold non food items are thrown away every year. The fashion industry, in which france is a world leader, is notoriously wasteful. A 2017 report by the Boston Consulting Group put the level of waste generated by the fashion industry at 92 million tons worldwide. We are going to pause on this story about french waste because we want to ta ke about french waste because we want to take you live in new zealand with the premise
With the us continues to bite. And. Machines with a sense of touch. Well be visiting a university developing an electronic skin which is 1,000 times faster than the human nervous system. And well be talking to one firm working with thousands of Tech Companies to try and boost diversity. Last week we brought you the story of the 120,000 bananas sold as art. Its now been eaten. What is the most expensive thing youve eaten . Let us know, just use the bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. The art world is literally going bananas and we will get to that story later. We often hear it said that governments around the world should take more of a lead on tackling waste. The french Authorities Say they are doing just that, and are hailing their new anti waste law as a world first. Its still being debated in the French Parliament but are the proposals Ground Breaking . The french government says its promoting a circular economy, by banning the destruction of unsold non food items. This cove
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,