Region. While the administration cites a drop in the children, the fact is that the conditions in el salvador, honduras, and guatemala continue to be very grave. I convened the second hearing because my colleagues and i are mindful of the high levels of Gang Violence and the lack of opportunity right here in our hemisphere, not only affects the lives of millions in Central America, but affects the United States too, as weve seen. Indeed, the pursuit of peace and prosperity throughout the western hemisphere should be a Key National Security objective of the United States. As round reagan said back in 1984, Central America is a region of great importance to the United States, and it is so close. Since salvador is closer to houston, texas, than houston is to washington, d. C. Ive consistently been supportive of u. S. Efforts to assist the region to build capacity to strengthen their Respective Police forces so they can build better confront the high levels of criminality brought on by gan
This morning, we are asking you what you think about that 1 trillion budget spending plan. Give us a call. The numbers are on the screen. Also contact us through twitter, facebook, or email. If you havent had a chance to read that 1600 budget 1600 page budget, we will do our best to break it down for you over the next two hours ahead of the action on the house floor expected on that bill. Here is the front page of the Washington Times membersculation about of congress and what happens today and a few others with the spending bill. If you want to talk about what is specifically in that bill, turned to the front page of the Washington Post today with the graphic epics it down. That breaks it down. It does not include entitlements like Social Security or medicare. What it does include is defense spending and nondefense spending. Washington post highlighting some of that spending. And for more on that, we are joined by ed okeefe, the congressional reporter at Washington Post. Think you for
Montanas weve created over 200,000 jobs per months. Thats the first time weve had a streak of that with robust job creation since the 1990s. The 321,000 jobs we created in november brings the total number of jobs created just this year to 2. 65 million jobs. So with one month to go, weve already created more jobs, get this, than any year since the 1990s. Now those are some of the statistics about the job numbers you might read in u. S. A. Today. Manufacturing is the lynch pin of our economy. Adding 28,000 goodpaying jobs just last month. For a total of nearly 3 4 of a million new jobs. Wages as i mentioned have been stagnant. See a nice monthly gain of 0. 4 . We have not had a month this year when wages have fallen and for the First Time Since 2008 weve had four months where theyve grown at least 0. 3 . The average workweek increased to 34. 6 hours, meaning more workers are finding fulltime employment instead of parttime jobs. According to the Labor Department were seeing increasing tu
Insurance, and can now afford lifesaving treatments, will go back to the days of when they did not have insurance. This is a 56 the 50 sixth attempt to repeal the Affordable Care act. We need to work on ways of improving it, not having nothing unavailable to replace it. Thank you, very much. All three of you have come to this panel today to help us understand more about your ideas. 180 days is because we do not know what the Supreme Court will say. I think there is a serious threat egg and at least a part of the Health Care Bill as a result of the law not being utilized as prescribed by law. It is not to wrap us into a circumstance in which we cannot adapt to whatever the Supreme Court says. That is not a frailty. Dr. Burgess, mr. Scott just said that just about everyone has insurance today. You just made that statement. Is that right . Dr. Burgess . I do not know where the data comes from. I believe that may be an overestimation of the facts. Do we know the facts are . There are repor
Been a lot of talk about what the neighbors are allies in the region have identified a problem with it cuban u. S. Policy so what is really the best way we can engage some of these partners in the region who now can point to a change in policy to use them in a way to help bring about liberties and democracy in cuba that we all want to . Whats the strategy for effectively engaging others in the region to be partners in this work now but the policy has begun to change . The second is how can we as a congress best advance this issue of human rights . This continues to be a very serious issue. How do we play world in enforcing Real Progress in helping with the human rights issue and finally to build on mr. Sires question how do we ensure that this Economic Engagement that is intended here intended to support the cuban people does not instead fortified the government at this very critical time . How do we protect against unintended consequence when we think we are helping entrepreneurs in t