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By. Rate funding is provided support for this episode wasew provided by s like you. Thank you. T thas Elise Stefanik from upstate new york on her victory night in 2014, the youngest woman ever elected to congress at the time. Full disclosure stefanik has been endorsed is election cycle by a Political Group in which i am an officer that supportrepublicans who advance lgbt equality, american unity pac. I believe deeply in the constitution. I believe deeply in liberty d freedom. Through strength drive the way i focus on Foreign Policy and National Security issues. L sheearned about the importance of Small Businesses from her familys company. We are a plywood wholesale the trucks have to be on the road five days out of the week, and e Economic Impact of upstate new york is felt by Small Businesses. So inderstood from a childgh up to chool how integral Small Businesses are to our local economy. Stefanik was the first in her at harvardgraduate from college and worked in the white house for p
Welcome, welcome were very excited to have you at the barnes noble event series. Featuring john bryant and latest best seller the memo five rules for your economic liberation were very excited to have you with us today and we also want thank barnes and mobile for , you know, allowing us to be here with all of you. John hope bryant is founder chairman and ceo of operation hope. Largest Nonprofit Organization and United States focusing on Financial Inclusion and financial serving over 3. 6 million youths and adults since 1992. Chairman bryant is also the chairman and ceo of the Group Venture and promise home company the largest for profit minority controlled owners for Single Family Residential Rental homes in the United States. In addition to that, chairman bryant was recently named by American Bank and magazine for the 2016 innovator of the year. And hes also served last five United States president s as a counseling as a counselor and advisor for all of them. Were very excited to have
Chuck schumer is headed to the white house for a meeting at the president s request. Kevin cirilli is on capitol hill with the latest. Could we expect a breakthrough . That is what both sides are hoping for. Upperp democrat of the chamber is at the white house, meeting with President Trump. Get to ato be able to deal with republicans. The follow is continuing this morning from republicans and democrats as the midnight deadline looms and there is a shut down on the table. The Trump Administration is calling this is the schumershutdown. Democrats are pushing back, ype of daca some t deal be included. Lawmakers of both parties suggested this will come down to the wire. The idea of having a shortterm deal that would keep the government open for a couple more days might not be what the administration is hoping for, particularly with the president s travel plans to davos. Saying,he democrats are we have to have this in this continuing resolution. Vin that has been where the battle lines are.
[inaudible conversations] good morning. Members of the committee i call this hearing on agriculture and forestry to order todays marks the ninth hearing this your dedicated to stakeholders all around the country country, programs are working as we work towards a formal. This includes taking look and spending requests and proposals and do not have day budget baseline. As i said the committee must be mindful of a very tough budgetary impairment that we have to face while it is a principal duty to ensure the next farm bill provides our producers with the necessary tools and resources to feed a growing and hungry world with the responsibilities dont stop there the farm bill needs to support businesses with schools. Said and that is what the farmers and ranchers call home. We had the opportunity to hear from a number of stakeholders. Into the witness is a apologize. Looking at the electric cooperative. And then with an affordable and Reliable Energy. And with the commodities. The roll Telec