The senator made the case that workers are overworked and able to keep up productivity. On the panel push back. We will show you portions of the hearing. If you want to comment on the idea of a shorterk if you approve of it or create new problems or opportunities you could call us on the lines and tell us what you think about a federally mandated 35 hour workweek. Texas if you wish at 202 7488003 and post on facebook and on x. The lead up to that hearing which you can still see on their website at cspan. Org and the apis cspan now taking a look at seto a press proposal saying workers share in the massive increasintw technology with lead to a 32 hour workweek. American workers are 400 percent more productive than they were in the 1940s and millions of americans are working more hours for lower wages. This has got to change. There are text Available Online butor sanders deduced reduce the standard work we to 32 hours. Lower the maximum hour threshold for compensation. Overtime pay for wo
To keep up productivity. Republicans on the panel push back. We will show you portions of the hearing. If you want to comment on the week or if you approve of it or create new problems or opportunities you could call us on the lines and tell us what you think about a federally mandated 35 hour workweek. Texas if you wish at 202 7488003 and post on facebook and on x. The lead up to that hearing which you can still see on their website at cspan. Org and the apis cspan now taking aosal sag a press proposal saying workers share in the massive increase driven by Artificial Intelligence, automation and new technology with lead to a 32 hour workweek. American workers are 400 percent more productive than they were in the 1940s and millions of americans are working more hours for lower wages. This has got to change. There are text Available Online but senator sanders deduced reduce the standard work we to 32 hours. Lower the maximum hour old forovertime pay for work days longer than eight hours
Higher opening. In europe stocks are higher across the board. Take a look at the indices. The dax index and the cac quarante are up half a percent a piece. The british pound dropping sharply showing the conservatives will fall short of winning majority in parliament. It has since stabilize slightly but still lower. In asia overnight, stocks mostly higher. Worst performer was hong kong. Nikkei average in japan 1 half of one percent. Chaos across the pond in turmoil in capitol hill. James comey slammed President Trump saying that the commander in chief fired him to undermine the probe into russias influence in the 2016 election. Comey also addressed the president s request to let the investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn let it go. I dont think its for me to say whether the conversation i had with the president was an effort to obstruct, i took it as a very disturbing thick, very concerning but thats the conclusion the special counsel will work towards to try
Asia. A brandnew trading year gets underway in hong kong and china in just under 30 minutes. Singapore and taiwan just starting theirs. For a look at what its going on, here is david. David the regional benchmark is flat. If you take japan out of the equation, of course. A positive start to 2017. That being said, australia is at the highest level so far this year. Tos goes all the way back june of 2015. That market momentum seems to be filtering through into 2017. We are not looking at any sort of volume there. At this time of the trading day. 2031 is the level for the south korean benchmark. Japan is closed, but futures ares ill trading. Still trading. Singapore 120 points to the upside here,. 9 . As soon as japan is open, we will be getting a decent bench for that market as well. Three markets opening today, malaysia, taiwan, singapore. Somen have a look at how of these benchmarks are trading early on. The tie index had a very good 2016. A lot of that comes down to the apple effect,
In the bucket that compares to the challenge that is likely to come. Am i wrong . Is that a strategy thats the wrong way to go about it . Im not sure you would get a majority of votes in this body for it. I think the vote we had about using military force against the use of chemical weapons against civilians barely got a majority in this committee and likely will not get a majority in the senate or in the house. Still if the administration were to advocate strongly for it, there is some bipartisan support for the notion. As folks who do this work, am i looking at this wrong . Senator cain, i have long wrestled with this question through this crisis. You know, the history of safe zones and nofly zones for humanitarian purposes is fraught with cases where it didnt work well and its filled with moral hazard. And at the same time i think that as the crisis progresses and the level of killing continues that is prompting this level of crisis for us to continue to not take some action that is