Family farm. The big banks dont Pay Attention to that, only Community Banks do. A couple years later with the help of these kinds of loans from these local banks, these socalled pipe dreams in these small towns and Rural Counties become successful businesses. They become job creators. These are the ultimate Success Stories that our communities in america are built upon. This is why the financial choice act is so important. It helps Community Banks and the Small Business that is absolutely depend on them, it helps them thrive. It protects consumers by increasing accountability and transparency over the wider financial sector. And it also repeals too big to fail. The rules codified by doddfrank that have left taxpayers on the hook for too long. Ultimately the financial choice act is a jobs bill. It is one that will bring hope back to main street. It is easy to talk about the economy and regular regulations as series of numbers. It is easy to talk in vague terms about job creators and Sma
Well show you that debate with comments from house speaker, paul ryan. Small businesses are struggling. Invest, or get the loans need to get ohe ground. Families looking to keep their money safe are hit with fees they cant afford. Why is this . Our Community Banks are in trouble. They are being crushed by the costly rules imposed on them by the doddfrank act. This law may have had good intentions, but its consequences have been dire for main street. Let me put it this way. It is more than 1,000 pages long and has more rules and regulations than any other obama era law. The burdens created are real and deep. These costs are unsustainable for small Community Banks who simply cannot afford to meet all the requirements and cant hire a team of lawyers to decipher the seemingly endless rules. What do they do . They hunker down, they are unable to loan out money, or worse, they are shutting down. The choice act reins in dodd frank. It delivers the regular toward relief these small banks so de
For Syrian Refugees. Starting their new lives in canada. Good morning, everyone, this is Al Jazeera America live from new york. Im adam may filling in for del walters who is off. Following the breaking news coming out of kabul where the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack in the afghan capitol. These are new pictures coming in. Officials say there has begun fire in the central part of the city after an explosion. There are reports that this is happening near the Spanish Embassy. Jennifer glasse is there on the ground and has more for us. Reporter the taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack. But we understand it is on the Spanish Embassy guest house or come pound here in kabul. The area is cordoned off. You are seeing pictures now of the police on the scene, heavily in this heavily fortified area. It is inside kabuls ring of steel. A local hospital says seven wounded afghans have been brought to their hospital. After the explosion, we heard several bursts of gun
A former Oklahoma City Police Officer is now facing life in prison after being convicted of Sexual Assault including rape and welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. Im in for del walters and daniel preyed on a dozen of women using his badge to victimize them while on patrol. And we have the story. Reporter on his 29th birthday daniel found out he will spend the rest of his birthday behind bars. Guilty of the crime of Sexual Battery and sets punishment at eight years. Reporter ex oklahoma guilty of rape and 14 other counts and facing 36 criminal counts in total. Defendant guilty of the crime of oral sodomy and punishment is set at 20 years. Reporter they said he used his position of authority to sexually abuse 13 African American women while on du duty. In our neighborhood and warning no one to look at them, i believe justice was served. Reporter all accusers were African American women from the lowincome neighborhoods he patrolled and a former star College Football player
Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. Mr. Gutierrez id like to congratulate the speaker and the republican majority for coming to their senses and allowing the house of representatives to pass a bill funding the department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year. Seems odd i would have to come to this well to congratulate the majority for funding one of the largest and most important departments in the u. S. Governme