40 deaths spurring calls to action and calls for the president to take a stand. So where is president obama . Well, today, he sent his presstek Zare Jay Carney to speak on his before. You keep saying and Denis Mcdonough is saying he is mad as hell. Where he is . Ed, im sure you will hear something at some point on this issue soon. Gerri while the president stalls, our nations heroes hang in the balance. We have the executive director for the American Legion who joins me now on what needs to be done. Thanks for being on the show. Great to have you here. What does it say about the white house and the administrations view on this if they wont send the president out to talk about this publicly . I know your organization has asked for the president to speak . Well, gerri, you know the American Legion has also asked for secretary shinseki to get out in front of this. We called for him to separate town step down and he were a Leadership Organization and we want somebody to stand up and take r
The joint Economic Committee, consistent of what we saw from the recent fed statement. She says the economy is starting to improve after the First Quarter as bad weather, but also says a high degree of monetary compensation is needed. Changes that the fed has put in place. She also talks about Financial Stability, addressing concerns about possibly bubble starting to form. To me walk you through what she had to say. She said the firstquarter slowdown was mostly due to transitory factors like the weather. She says many indicators indicating a rebound in spending is underway, putting the overall economy on solid track for growth. She goes on to say labor Market Conditions have improved appreciably but still far from satisfactory. She also talks about the stagnant wages out there, another indication, she says, of slack in the economy. Says risks,es three geopolitical problems. She does not say ukraine directly, but you can infer that is what she is talking about. She also points to the re
Some issues regarding financial stability. Real domestic gross product went up to an average annual rate of and a quarter percent over the second half of last year. A faster pace than in the first half and during the preceding two years. Although real gdp growth is currently estimated to a pause in the First Quarter of this year, i see that it is mostly reflecting transitory factors, including the effects of the unusually cold and snowy winter weather. With the harsh winter behind us, many recent indicators suggested a rebound in spending and production is already underway. Putting the overall economy on track for solid growth in the current quarter. One cautionary note is that readings on the housing activity is a sector that has been recovering since 2011. Main disappointed so far and we will be watching. Conditions for the market continue to improve. The Unemployment Rate is 6. 3 in april, one and a quarter Percentage Points below where it was a year ago. Moreover, gains in unemploy
Well, you know, mr. Speaker, i think something that c. S. Lewis once said will help with that. He said if you read history youll find that the people who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since people who largely ceased to think of the other world that she have become so ineffective in our world. I think joni understands this. Her mind is truly set on another place. Her life has been extraordinary. So, again, on behalf of the house of representatives, id like to recognize and celebrate the life of jon jon tada, a tada of oni eareckson and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The chair recognizes ms. Bonmuchey for five minutes. Ms. Bonamici, for five minutes. Ms. Bonamici i call attention to historic legislation that has for decades served as a lifeline to our countrys seniors. The Older Americans act is responsible for Critical Services like housing, nutrition and employment a
Month lows, three and a half month lows, today up 4. 25 . At these levels the are they bee more cautionary on wall street . That being said when you look at the s p 500, there is resistance at the 1802 level. While 1800 sounds like a great level, the traders and analysts looking at 1802 as the resistance area. Lori thank you so much, nicole. Dennis a stock alert. We are watching of microsoft on a downgrade from comerica merrill lynch. Cut in the stock to underperform on neutral citing challenges to the you have to be named ceo. Tech giant may be getting closer to replacing steve ballmer. Meeting today to narrow down that list of candidates ahead of tomorrows shareholder meeting. Lori and sonys new playstations off a strong start, over 1 million councils sold within 24 hours lunch. The speed is the first updated videogame system in seven years. Dennis hoping to sell 5 million by march. Reports of some glitches here and there, but they say this is within expectations of a new Product Lau