The hearing of subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management entitled reviewing the state of the farm economy will come to order. Good morning and thank you for joining us, as we look into this critical aspect of our economy. Every one of us seated up here has heard from farmers in our districts about the bad farm economy. Commodity prices are low, input costs are rising and financial pressure is mounting on farmers across this country. While we hear so much about the booming state of the overall economy, our rural and farm economy continues to struggle. You cannot have a successful National Economy when such a vital component hurts the way our farmers are currently. The numbers paint a rough picture. Usda forecasts net farming level for 2019 to be only 77 of the annual average for 2000 through 2017. Its down 50 from 2013 alone. Inflationadjusted farm debt is the highest it has been since 1980 and the debt to asset ratio for farmers is rising steadily. This hearing offer
Continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Lumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. This week the senate is poised to completely break Donald Trumps promises on health care. Remember, he promised insurance for everyone. It would be less expensive, and t wouldnt touch medicaid. Well, the c. B. O. Report out yesterday makes it devastatingly clear that republicans are ready to repudiate all three of those promises. Next year alone, 15 million americans will lose their Health Care Coverage. Over the course of the decade, that number will swell to 22 million americans, and because they have disguised the impact to be appear later in the next decade, well watch those numbers skyrocket. Less expensive . Well, under their proposal, a yearold with a 56,800 income, not upper middle class by any stretch of the imagination,
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown more people found work in november and more people stopped looking for work. As a result, the number of new jobs came in better than expected today and the rate of unemployment was the lowest since 2008. Newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins our coverage. Reporter washington brightened yesterday when the annual switch was flipped; the White House Christmas tree, relit. And this morning, more holiday cheer, it seemed, in the form of the monthly jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs were created last month, according to the survey of employers; unemployment dropped again, to 7. 7 , according to the survey of households. Both numbers better than expected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff anxiety. So it looks like sandy will not affect the numb
Woodruff the economy added more jobs than expected in november, and the Unemployment Rate dropped to a four year low. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Brown and im Jeffrey Brown. On the newshour tonight, paul solman breaks down the latest report. And we debate the benefits of extending Unemployment Insurance amid washingtons fiscal uncertainty. Woodruff then we turn to the Supreme Court which agreed today to take up the issue of gay marriage. Margaret warner looks at whats at stake with marcia coyle of the national law journal. Brown Hari Sreenivasan reports on the threat to the shellfish industry from coast to coast, as Ocean Temperatures rise and the waters are more acidic. This is a very dramatic change that has not been seen in the worlds oceans for more than 50 million years. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and gwen ifill sits down with Michael Beschloss, whose recent foray into the twitterverse has opened up a new way to view history in the dig
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown more people found work in november and more people stopped looking for work. As a result, the number of new jobs came in better than expected today and the rate of unemployment was the lowest since 2008. Newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins our coverage. Reporter washington brightened yesterday when the annual switch was flipped; the White House Christmas tree, relit. And this morning, more holiday cheer, it seemed, in the form of the monthly jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs were created last month, according to the survey of employers; unemployment dropped again, to 7. 7 , according to the survey of households. Both numbers better than expected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff anxiety. So it looks like sandy will not affect the numb