Cspans q a. This week on newsmakers, neil bradley, the chief policy officer and executive Vice President of the u. S. Chamber of commerce. Thank you very much for being here. Neil thanks for having me. Greta we still we also have with us Jeanna Smialek with the New York Times and chris with rugaber with associated press. Chris. Chris lets talk about trade. 40 of the fortune 500 has complained on earning calls and so forth about the impact of President Trumps tariffs on chinese imports and other items. How big an impact, how much is this hurting companies . I am interested how you may compare it to the benefits of the tax cut in 2017, which reduced rates on business. Have these tariffs got into a point where there almost offsetting the benefits of the tax cut . Neil they are certainly dampening the benefit of the tax cut. There are two impacts of the tariffs on business. The first is the tariffs in already in place and are at cost. The is uncertainty of additional second tariffs. That i
Point where there almost offsetting the benefits of the tax cut . Neil they are certainly dampening the benefit of the tax cut. There are two aspects of the tariffs on business that are impacting business. The first is the tariffs already in place and are at cost. The second is uncertainty of additional tariffs. That is playing out over the next several months with respect to china and even automobiles, with respect to tariffs on automobiles. And if you are running a company by the way, not just Large Companies if you run a company, you have difficult y planning, because you dont know the cost of goods you are buying to either sell to consumers in the United States or the cost of something you are making in the United States. That is a real problem. The other side of that is not just tariffs on our imports, it is tariffs posted in retaliation huge harm for the ag industry and increasingly manufacturers. Jeanna the university of Michigan Confidence numbers just came out. What we saw was
Security council a draft resolution rejecting the u. S. Policy change is to go to a vote. Live from london coming up delegates from south africas ruling a. N. C. Have chosen their new leader an announcement is imminent. Donald trumps about to unveil a new National Security strategy intended to implement his America First doctrine. And. Celebrates his election for a new term as chiles president. I know the u. N. Security council is getting ready to vote on a draft resolution rejecting the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital u. S. President Donald Trumps policy shift on jerusalem earlier this month has been widely criticized and a sparked mass protests around the world it was more anger across the palestinian territory on sunday night with demonstrators burning effigies of trump and israels need of Benjamin Netanyahu. United nations force so mike how much support is there for the resolution at the u. N. Well lauren they have the know taking part in a shed yule briefi
A preview of how they might run the chamber in the fall if they take over is he alluded that there are some senators, Democratic Senators, where legislation still need 60 votes to pass. It would be difficult for some Democratic Senators to oppose that kind of legislation. Will be fecund moving up the will we see him moving up the leadership ranks in the years to come . We could. He is a rising star, no doubt about it. Senator brasso has been out front barrasso has been out front, he is one to watch. Thank you for being with us. Cspans new book, sundays at eight. If you want to subsidize housing in this country, and you want to talk about it and the populace agrees that is are trying towe focus on the speaker is because it is the speaker with the full majesty and weight of his position who yesterday made certain allegations which at this point he has not yet answered you. I will yield to you. You have an audience that you normally would not have. Thereteresting fact is are going back to
Republicans because they can get democrats on their side. One thing that was interesting was that he said was its effect Climate Change, human activity, that is unclear. Something he said that offers a preview of how they might run the chamber in the fall if they take over is he alluded that there are some senators, whereatic senators, legislation still need 60 votes to pass. It would be difficult for some Democratic Senators to oppose that kind of legislation. Will be fecund moving up the will we see him moving up the leadership ranks in the years to come . We could. He is a rising star, no doubt about it. Senator brasso has been out has been outasso front, he is one to watch. Thank you for being with us. , sundays atnew book eight. If you want to subsidize housing in this country, and you want to talk about it and the populace agrees that is something we should subsidize, then put it on the Balance Sheet and make it clear and make it evident and make everybody aware of how much it is