They were asked about impeachment. Were going to talk now with about the white houses expectations for this next year, but there is a lot of news to cover as well. So please welcome mick. [applause] there is a bit of news. [laughter] lets maybe start with the news. Then we can get into the agenda for the white house. Not just for this next 12 months, but for a possible second term. So the congress is very busy drawing up articles of impeachment. They have designed two of them, one of them has to do with ukraine and the president putting pressure on ukraine to investigate this political rival. President trump has said that he would like to see you and secretary pompeo testified in the senate. Will you . Mr. Mulvaney part of me really wants to. I remember when i testified, i was running the cfbd, to the house and the senate. The most fun i ever had i when i was on the hill. We will do what the president wants us to do. That is what it comes down to. If he says go ahead come i mean, he ha
This hearing is one hour 40 minutes. Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over the phone so you wouldnt be late but were charged a convenience fee. The only thing that fee is convenient for is the banks bottom line. Or lets say youre looking for an apartment, you find one with affordable rent but when you look at the lease, you realize between the maintenance fee and the trash fee and the mysterious convenien
Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over the phone so you wouldnt be late but were charged a convenience fee. The only thing that fee is convenient for is the banks bottom line. Or lets say youre looking for an apartment, you find one with affordable rent but when you look at the lease, you realize between the maintenance fee and the trash fee and the mysterious convenience fee, the actual rent youll be char
Extra costs to consumers monthly bills. Live coverage here on cspan. Cspan live here, the Senate Banking Committee Hearing about to get under way. Witnesses will be testifying on how junk fees effect consumers and their budgets. Some examples of those fees are the hidden charges that get attached to goods and services such as loans and Bank Accounts or corporations. Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over t
Also this morning attempting to break the brexit stalemate, theresa may heads to brussels for surprise talks with eu leaders. New kid on the block, Sebastian Kurz is on course to win austrias election. At 31 hed be the worlds Youngest National leader. Good morning. Are young people in too much debt . A third of them are worried about repayments, and the regulator says its an issue. Ill be looking at what can be done a little later. In sport, a last minute penalty from wayne rooney saves everton from another defeat, but is it enough to save mangaer Ronald Koemans job . Good morning. First, our main story. All schools in Northern Ireland will be closed today in preparation for storm ophelia, which is expected to hit the uk with strong and potentially dangerous winds in excess of 80mph. Ophelia is already beginning to make its presence ophelia is already beginning to make its presence known in the republic of ireland, where schools will also be kept shut after a red warning was issued acr