Does he have the ability to do this, do you agree with the decision . Sen. Schumer i agree with the decision and i know that he will check things out legally. Thank you, everybody. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] a we take you live to discussion on fiscal policy in the Incoming Biden Administration and congress, hosted by the brookings institution. Size i think is ambiguous and policy occur through a political process. I would rather see something that is a little bit smaller but that could pass this week or next week, rather than wait for something that is a little bit until, but will not pass february. If you look at the output gap, i think a trillion dollars is a reasonable figure for the next round of stimulus. I think democrats should be willing to take a couple hundred billion dollars less than that. Republicans should be willing to take a couple hundred billion dollars more
With the cares act in march and prevented the covid pandemic from doing even more harm to the economy and welfare of americans than it did. The cares act is essentially been spent, many people are about to lose benefits. Unless Congress Acts. And unless Congress Acts fiscal policy soon will be a drag on growth. They are still more than 11 Million People still unemployed by the official count. Most economists and certainly those gathered here today agree more fiscal support is necessary. Following that discussion, we turn to an issue predating the pandemic him one that persists. How to think about the federal debt and very low Interest Rates. Its growing and unsustainable rate. There is sentiment among comp economists for doing anything about that right now. When is a debate about how and how best to address that Going Forward. Had to balance the risk and cost. And too little Public Investment. We look at that issue with the paper posted on our website. By two veterans of economic polic
Text us with your first name, city and state, to 202 7488003. You can also post your comments with a tweet at tweet,. Cspanwj, or facebook. Com nancy pelosi spoke to reporters after the times noted that she regained the gavel and became the first person in 60 years to return a speaker after losing the majority. Here she is. [video clip] i wish you could have seen the nominations and acceptance speeches. Then you could have seen the Common Thread, the unity of our caucus. The values and the vision, the knowledge of our subjects on the Strategic Thinking. You hear me talk about that all the time. Theof it is connected to hopes and aspirations of americans and working families. That is what unifies us. Im honored and was emotional earlier because of some of the things that were said in nomination, but also listening to the other nominations as well , not only to the vision but the depth of the commitment, the values of our caucus. Im thrilled, im excited, i to be working with the new pres
Coverage at cspan. Org. Today, House Republicans held a briefing with reporters following their leadership Election Results for the upcoming 117th congress. We begin with current minority leader Kevin Mccarthy he was voted to stay on in that position next january. Mr. Mccarthy thank you all very much. Its an honor to stand here today with this team. Supported by our colleagues, to lead the republican conference in the 117th congress. I want to congratulate mike johnson and richard hudson, who is new to our team, and representing with the rest of our colleagues. Over the past two years, our country has faced unbelievable challenges. Through every obstacle i couldnt be prouder of the priorities of this conference. I can say without a doubt this is the most united and energized republican conference ive been associated with. We made a commitment to america that we would work to restore our way of life, rebuild the greatest economy, and renew the american dream. Weve also worked to keep am
And then you have count those ballots. Then you have a paper trail you can audit and it is not a 110 million system, but it is what it is. Ive got to say to Brad Roethlisberger that he did a decent job. I want to thank Stacey Abrams for making sure that there were various Court Rulings in effect that mandated certain activities by the secretary of state, to ensure a free and fair election. I think that is exactly what we got november 3. Host what role did Stacey Abrams play in possibly, it looks like, a democrat winning that state for the First Time Since 1992 . Guest she played a huge role. For the last 10 years, stacey effective been a registrar of voters through her various organizations, and in the runup to the 2020 elections, there were one million newly registered voters. Were were 800,000 of those abramsthe work of stacey and her organizations in the act thoses association with organizations. Those 800,000 newly registered voters, mostly young, who made the difference and turned