or not sure? if you say you are optimistic, 202-748-8000 is the number to call. 202-748-8001 if you say you are pessimistic and if you are not sure, 202-748-8002. you are welcome to share your to share yourr twitter thoughts on our twitter feed at @cspanwj and our facebook page, you can participate in a poll at facebook.com/cspan. andw poll done by cbs yougov takes a look at sentiments about the u.s. economy. those responded saying 38% of those polled saying they were optimistic about the future of the economy and 35% described themselves as pessimistic. 27% saying they were unsure. idea ofcomes to the optimism, people are asked why they thought that way. 45% looked at the job market saying it was a sign of optimism naming the economy itself and looking at trade policy. they asked the same poll about personal finances as an indicator of weather people were pessimistic or optimistic. 40% saying when it comes to looking at finances, they were the same as two years ago. 29% sayi
before on our topic today. let me introduce them one by one. first, madam president of the national conference of state legislatures representing illinois 47th district, senator tori hutchinson. [applause] former united states senator and former governor of the criminals of virginia, george allen. [applause] former governor of south carolina, jim hodges. [applause] leader of they u.s. house of representatives, eric cantor. [applause] and finally, a former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff in the white house for george w. bush, the amazing karl rove. [applause] ms. compton: doesn t always seem that the moment we are living in is the most chaotic, the most dysfunctional that we have ever seen in american politics? though looking back in history, it is really not. what you all to explore what it is at the federal level and at the state level that has made this government so dysfunctional and so problematic, and how, looking forward, are there ways that all of you can he
give a snapshot of the economy and as it pertains to issues running for reelection s and becoming president of the u.s.. mr. green, your first. mr. green: this economy has been performing very well for the top and working americans are barely scraping by. they have peanuts here and there. benefits of the economy, particularly last couple of years have gone to the very top. it is an economy that sees an increasing amount of risk. financial deregulation going on and we see a growing concentration of monopoly power and tariffs on consumer goods. cash being handed back to the largest aggro businesses that are squeezing family farmers. it is not an economy that is working for working families. i think that ordinary people are feeling that. morici: the economy is doing well compared to recent history. it is growing at a reasonable pace. the gains at the bottom have been more robust than in the recent past and that is good. the basic problems of trump administration faces is that a
latka: you took the tongue right out of my mouth. danny: outsiders help us relate as an audience. penny: what are you some kind of nerd? leonard: i m not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. tina fey: they re seeing everything with fresh eyes. lurch: you rang? jaleel white: that dynamic is pretty awesome, it s special. melissa joan hart: that confidence really made people feel like they could be ok to be whoever they are, urkel: did i do that? melissa joan hart: and i think, if i believe in who i am and own it, i can still be cool. mork: hello? anybody in there? fly, be free! john lithgow: the absolute essence of a successful sitcom is one word and that is emotion. mork: we abolished emotions on ork a billion bleams ago. they took a vote, and everyone said all in favour? [noise] john lithgow: we have a great love for these alien characters who were struggling with the same human dilemma that we all struggle with. how do we behave like good human beings? alf: yo kay, w
latka: you took the tongue right out of my mouth. danny: outsiders help us relate as an audience. penny: what are you some kind of nerd? leonard: i m not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. tina fey: they re seeing everything with fresh eyes. lurch: you rang? jaleel white: that dynamic is pretty awesome, it s special. melissa joan hart: that confidence really made people feel like they could be ok to be whoever they are, urkel: did i do that? melissa joan hart: and i think, if i believe in who i am and own it, i can still be cool. mork: hello? anybody in there? fly, be free! john lithgow: the absolute essence of a successful sitcom is one word and that is emotion. mork: we abolished emotions on ork a billion bleams ago. they took a vote, and everyone said all in favour? [noise] john lithgow: we have a great love for these alien characters who were struggling with the same human dilemma that we all struggle with. how do we behave like good human beings? alf: yo kay, w