despair. persecuted but not abandoned. struck down but not destroyed. almighty god, may we receive their testimony of your saving grace, then may we be found as steadfast in the living of our days. in your merciful name we pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day s proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. ruiz. mr. ruiz: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, messages from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s.407, an act to provide redress of employees of america which the concurrence
quality for wildlife, restoring wildlife habitat in the built environment and attracting beneficial species. finally, amendment 1 offered by the gentlewoman from florida broadens the appropriate uses of wildlife conservation and restoration subaccount funds to include using innovative technologies, tools, strategies or collaborative partnerships that accelerate, expand or replicate effective and measurable recovery efforts for species of the greatest conservation need and endangered species. supporting the supporting the implementation of new methods is important if we wish to interrupt the ongoing massive extings event. we and our ecosystems need all the help we can provide. funding in innovative ideas will fill the gaps in conservation methods while spurring research and jobs. i urge my colleagues to vote yes and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i also rise in support of this en bloc of amendments. none of the amend
join us coming up. john: first fox news alert to an economy in crisis. americans crushed on high prices from gas to food while their retirement accounts evaporate. growing concerns a dramatic move by the fed on interest rates could send the economy spiralling into recession. john roberts in washington. sandra. great to have you back. sandra: i am sandra smith in new york. this is america reports. we are watching all of this, brand-new numbers today from may painting a bleak picture of the american economy. consumer and producer prices still skyrocketing, and hitting record highs. all has major implications for your wallet as those producers that are facing higher costs plan to pass those higher numbers down to the consumer in the form of higher and higher prices. john: national price of gasoline up 63% from a year ago and the highest ever. sandra: it is almost hard to believe, every day a new record. the white house has announced a middle east trip to saudi arabia n
The president of the Social Security works joining us in d. C. The budget and entitlement policy director. Thank you for giving us your time today. Thank you for having me. But can we start with a little bit about your organizations but also the perspective your organization brings to the topic of Social Security. I worked for the cato institute, which is a libertarian think tank. We advise congress and administration of Public Policy and we have a long history of Social Security known for the plan to support private accounts. And we are building a new model at this time. Social security works. I realized there was a lot of misinformation and supposed to provide a sense of security. I forms this organization to educate everyone. The Social Security administration put out new information about the status of the program and just to summarize, you both know this as well. Currently able to pay 100 of benefits. After that the income will pay 79 . The projected fund can pay 100 of total sche
Cspan, powered by cable. Guest i work for the Cato Institute, which is a nonpartisan libertarianleaning think tank in washington, d. C. We advise congress and the administration on public policy, and the Cato Institute has a long history with Social Security, having been known, especially in the early 2000s, for its plan to support private accounts when the Bush Administration was talking about it and were building a new model at this time, so youll be seeing more policy reforms coming out of cato in the next few months. Guest Social Security works is the name of our organization. I began working on Social Security in the 1970s, and i realized in 2010 there was a lot of misinformation about it. There was a lot of, supposed to provide a sense of security, and people were insecure because they were concerned the program would disappear. So i formed this organization, Social Security works, to educate everyone that Social Security is strong and will be there for everyone. Host the Social