Future. And the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has told us that the houses proposal will not generate sustainability of Pension Plans or the sustainability of the pbgc. So we better not spend time on something the Congressional Budget Office just isnt going to bring a solution and definitely not a longterm solution. In contrast, the proposal that senator alexander and i are releasing today addresses the immediate needs of the few multiemployer plans facing immediate crisis in a manner that protects participant benefits and also ensures a sustainable multiemployer Pension System for the long haul. And it does this all in a fiscally responsible way. Our proposal is not a giveaway to corporations or to unions, and its a better deal for the taxpayers at the same time than a future that even with a larger problem and a pbgc funding needs that will almost surely be met with a taxpayer bailout. All participants in the system would make a sacrifice. Let me make that clear. All partici
Chinas economy on track as well as internationally as a country tries to navigate a rather tense geopolitical environment. Ive been speaking to and economy of cornell university. He told me how the belt and Road Initiative had achieved mixed results for china. ,. , china. The belt and Road Initiative china. The belt and Road Initiative was china. The belt and Road Initiative was chinas china. The belt and Road Initiative was chinas attempt to use its economic muscle in order to gain both geopolitical and economic inroads and at the same time broaden its economic breach by providing opportunities for other countries and their transport and other infrastructure nets that try to link china with other countries. Some of these have not paid off very well, evenin have not paid off very well, even in times of economic terms or geopolitical terms. China is getting pushback from countries that feel they have incurred debts to china that will be very difficult to pay off. I think this is an atte
Fort meade. Thunderstorms have developed across central and eastern Pinellas County. Just north of downtown st. Pete getting rain. Largo then drifting to the east Safety Harbor area. Farther south you can see north port seeing thunderstorms all the way down south. Not at severe levels. Small hail with thunderstorms that develop on a day like this as well as a lot of lightning and local flooding. More in just minutes coming up. Well tonight voters will be able to see the president ial candidates goto to toe in the first president ial debate of this historic election. Earlier today news channel 8s Jeff Patterson was the only local fig tour to interview Vice President ial nominee tim kaine. Jeff joins us live in lakeland where kaine made a brief Campaign Stop. Reporter yeah, good evening. This is his fifth Campaign Stop in florida since being put on the ticket as the vice even he acknowledges that right now this state is too close to call. Tim kaine has served as a city council member, go
Msnbc analyst susan delaware percio. Reverend al sharpton, and an msnbc contributor karine jean tee, a. And political contributor rick tyler. Joe and mika are off today as they attend the funeral of congressman Elijah Cummings later this morning in baltimore. Rev, i wanted to start with you because you were at that beautiful memorial for Elijah Cummings where you have saw Mitch Mcconnell, nancy pelosi, both sides of the aisle paying tribute to a great man. Elijah cummings was the first African American to lead the state. And to see schumer and pelosi and everyone sitting there together, mika and joe and i sat with the family. You know congressman cummings officiated their wedding. This is a man who never gave up his principles but learned how to relate to others. It was a testimony a day after we saw 130 republicans storm the house, that we can be civil and debate in spite of fighting. It was great to see and we were there to mourn his passing. His funeral will be later down in baltimo
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