Representatives of the Auto Industry and an Environmental Group testified. Good morning. The joint subcommittee will now come to order. The chair to recognize himself for fibers for an Opening Statement. Good morning. I would like to think i witnesses for with us this morning. Today we are here to discuss with stakeholders the corporate average fuel Economy Program, or cafe, at the national highway Transportation Safety administration, and the Greenhouse Gas emissions standards at the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency that govern fuel economy standards. Nhtsas cafe program was established by congress in 1975. The goals of the program are to improve vehicle fuel economy, reduce oil consumption, and secure the Nations Energy independence. The cafe program has undergone major changes and modifications in the past four decades, both because of political and economic forces. Less than 10 years ago, and on top of the cafe program, the epa standards were created to incentivize the product
No Student Loans your line is 202 7488002. And all others can call us at 202 7488003. At can also send us a tweet cspanwj or go to facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your calls in just a second at first i want to show you what Hillary Clinton had to say yesterday. A 350 billion plan for Student Loans. [video clip] student shouldo have to borrow to pay tuition at a Public College or university. [applause] schools will have to control their costs and show more accountability to their students. 42 increases over 10 years. Way above the rate of inflation of anything else. Their will have to meet obligation to invest in Higher Education. [applause] the federal government will increase its investment in education and will not profit any longer off of Student Loans. Everyone who already has student debt will be able to refinance it at lower rates. Hillary clinton yesterday on the campaign trail talking about her 350 billion proposal on Student Loans. According to the wall street journal unde
Animus problems they face in our country. And so, at the end of this book, the main thing i encourage readers to do was become a cultural broker, get involved in your community, work at a literacy center, work through your church. If you see refugee walking down the street carrying a very heavy couch on his back, stop and talk to the person an offer to help them move that couch in a different way. If you see someone confused in a Grocery Store about how to check out, help them understand how to go through a checkout line. So, there are always people around from other countries in most American Cities by now that experiencedfrom an america stepping up and saying, how can i be of help to you . When that happens, the really interesting thing is i dont urge people to do this as some kind of moral duty or oppressive task they should take into their business lives. When people do this, they have fun. Th enjoy ite. They really feel good about b eing able to interact in such an informal and di
We do say good morning, everybody. We start with a busy day on tap for President Trump, addressing the crisis with north korea while taking on tax reform here at home. The president is unveiling what he calls the biggest tax cuts in u. S. History. In the meantime, the white house is facing more fallout over fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn and his connections with russia. Lawmakers now say flynn may have committed a crime. Reporter diane and kendis, good morning. There are a couple of briefings taking place on the white house grounds today. One on the situation with knot korea. The other on President Trumps much anticipated tax plan. It promises big tax cuts. Todays the day President Trump releases his hyped up tax plan. They barrel through the trumps 100th day in office. The proposal is expected to call for cutting taxes for corporations and Companies Like his, and small businesses, from 35 to 15 . A tax break for child care expenses. And cutting individual tax rates. Als
Expiring drug deadline. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom here at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin on the korean peninsula, where overnight, north korea held a largescale artillery drill. Now, the military exercise on north koreas east coast adds to the rising tension as the Trump Administration considers its next move. Yesterday, north koreas defense minister warned the situation is so tense, Nuclear War May break out. China is north koreas key ally, and adriana diaz is in beijing. Good morning. Reporter good morning. There is a coordinated effort to make sure that this doesnt escalate further than where we are right now. And in the middle of it all is china. As you mentioned, chinas north koreas only major ally, its only trading partner, really, north koreas lifeline. And china has one message, and that is for everyone to restrain themselves, to try to deescalate the situation. And theyre trying to deliver that message at all