To ask questions. Without objective, thats so ordered. Can would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus obviously on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today, were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from our stakeholders is essential to the process. That we use to again surface transportation policy. Its valuable in our efforts to pass the act, which was the first longterm highway bill in a decade, and were going to continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided, the nations surface Transportation System still needs additional investments. Enacting a long Term Solution for the Highway Trust Fund is a critical component to insuring we can address those needs long into the future. Since passage of the f. A. S. T. Act, building a con
Be getting more mixed messages. Just today, an important gauge of manufacturing activity, the new york feds empire state survey, tumbled to its lowest level since 2009. But then another report on home Builder Sentiment hit its highest level in nearly a decade. With manufacturing and housing, two very important pillars of the economy, the debate within the market over when the central bank will act isnt going away anytime soon. Steve liesman has the story. Reporter as temperatures rise in august, the debate over the fed raising rates in december is reaching a new level. Youre looking at a significant correction in u. S. Equity markets and pushing the u. S. Economy back into recession. Reporter there are plenty of reasons the fed should stay pat and not hike. Chinas changing yuan, and yet weve seen the economy gaining momentum in the Second Quarter, and we think that will carry over in the second half of the yert. Reporter secondare quarter grows is now forecast to be above 3 . Consumer
Be getting more mixed messages. Just today, an important gauge of manufacturing activity, the new york feds empire state survey, tumbled to its lowest level since 2009. But then another report on home Builder Sentiment hit its highest level in nearly a decade. With manufacturing and housing, two very important pillars of the economy, the debate within the market over when the central bank will act isnt going away anytime soon. Steve liesman has the story. Reporter as temperatures rise in august, the debate over the fed raising rates in december is reaching a new level. Youre looking at a significant correction in u. S. Equity markets and pushing the u. S. Economy back into recession. Reporter there are plenty of reasons the fed should stay pat and not hike. Chinas changing yuan, and yet weve seen the economy gaining momentum in the Second Quarter, and we think that will carry over in the second half of the yert. Reporter secondare quarter grows is now forecast to be above 3 . Consumer
Be getting more mixed messages. Just today, an important gauge of manufacturing activity, the new york feds empire state survey, tumbled to its lowest level since 2009. But then another report on home Builder Sentiment hit its highest level in nearly a decade. With manufacturing and housing, two very important pillars of the economy, the debate within the market over when the central bank will act isnt going away anytime soon. Steve liesman has the story. Reporter as temperatures rise in august, the debate over the fed raising rates in december is reaching a new level. Youre looking at a significant correction in u. S. Equity markets and pushing the u. S. Economy back into recession. Reporter there are plenty of reasons the fed should stay pat and not hike. Chinas changing yuan, and yet weve seen the economy gaining momentum in the Second Quarter, and we think that will carry over in the second half of the yert. Reporter secondare quarter grows is now forecast to be above 3 . Consumer
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