Other economic policies. His is almost an hour. Mr. Powell good afternoon veryone and welcome. My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and i are dedicated to serving the american people. We do this by steadfastly pursuing the goals that congress has given us, stable employment and we are committed to making the best decisions we can based on facts and objective analysis. Today, we decided to lower Interest Rates. We will keep the u. S. Economy strong in the face of notable developments and provide assurance against ongoing rifpks. The u. S. Economy has continued to perform well. We are into the 11th year of this expansion and the outlook remains stable. 2. 5 . Nomy grew at Household Spending supported by a job market and Consumer Confidence has been the key driver of growth. In contrast, Business Investment and exports have weakened and falling manufacturing output. The main reasons appear to be Slower Growth abroad, two sources of uncertainty we have been monitoring. Since the middle of
Witnesses on the impact of guns in their lives, the effect on communities, and what steps could be taken to curb gun violence. This is just over an hour and a half. We are here today because 203 days ago, the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation and the u. S. Senate has done nothing. After every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says it is too soon to talk about policy. Unfortunately, there have been more Mass Shootings this year than there have been days in the year. If we wait for a day without gun violence to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. The Senate Leader mcconnell hopes that if he waits this out, it will just go away. Well, we are not going away. We are not going to go away because children are dying and the trauma is scarring an entire generation. Week, 500 children under the age of 11 have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Over 2000 kids between the ages have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Al
Important to conservatives in 2020 and the Republican Partys future agenda. And later the drug policy alliances kassandra joins us to discuss the history of the war on drugs. [video clip] more need more prisons, jails, more courts, more prosecutors. I am requesting altogether 1. 5 billion in drugrelated spending on Law Enforcement. Former president george h. W. Bush on september 5, 1989, what many site as the beginning of the u. S. War on drugs. Good morning, this is washington journal. 30 years later, the fight against drug abuse continues with news yesterday from President Trump of another 2 billion in funding for the Opioid Crisis. The first hour talking about the legacy of the war on drugs. What experience have you had with it . The numbers to call for those in eastern and central time zones, that is 2027488000. The mountain and pacific regions, 2027488001. We also welcome your comments on our facebook page, facebook. Com cspan. And send us a tweet at cspanwj. We will show you mome
The congressman jim moran back insl the 1990s. Yes. Direct path to where you are today with brady. Breaks in between, yes, im a lawyer by trade so thats what i did after capitol hill but one of the issues that i worked on during my time working for jim maran was gun violence prevention. Was there when the bradyti law s enacted. We have you this morning for a couple of reasons, yesterday the markup of several pieces of legislation in the house thats likely toof happen next week we understand but also we have seen over the last month particularly notable the mass shoot negotiation el paso, early august and then the odessa shooting late in the month, as youve seen these events unfold, what what has your organization been focused on . Well, brady works across Congress Courts and communities to end epidemic of gun violence, what we know is we have 40,000 people a year dieing from gun violence, 100 people every single day. So we worked with both the republicans and democrats to get hr8, the
Soon, all those Street Vendors over there would have to move away. And they are not happy about it. From wallets and bags to bracelet and religious items , you can find it all here, at sophia lopezs business in the mission. Sophia tells me all kinds of people come here because it is the mission. This is the heart of san francisco. She has been working as a Street Vendor since 2015, but that is about to change because she will need to find another place to do go. Are you frustrated . She tells me, look, this is how i make a living. From here, i earn money for food and i pay for my daughters education, she is about to graduate. From here, i pay my rent, bills, everything. Starting november 1st, she, along with other Street Vendors, will have to relocate at least 90 days due to safety concerns raised by supervisor Hillary Ronan. In a newsletter, supervisor ronan said she recently learned that dpw workers who enforce the law have been assaulted and had their lives threatened by individuals