What is the Government Accountability office . Guest we are the nonpartisan works forive arm that committees of congress, majority leader ryan, minority leader pelosi, mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer, part of the administration. We respond to request for information from congressional committees as well as legislative mandates. Sometimes a piece of legislation , we will ask to look at a particular issue. Host so if i understand it correctly you get those from , members of government, but it is the organization taking a look at retirement from the United States . Guest yes, that is correct. The comptroller general has the authority to initiate work on his own for issues that he feels are of such National Importance that it is necessary to alert the public and congress of its significance. Host a comprehensive reevaluation needed to permit Better Future retirement security. Before we go into details how , are we doing us a country in saving for retirement . Guest overall, and the reason w
This is just under two hours. Welcome, everyone, to the hearing, and we will discuss the prospects for our economy. The Federal Reserve is one of the most important institutions in the country and, indeed, the world. Chair yellen served as president of San Francisco fed, then as vice chair, then as chair of the Federal Reserve board. Our distinguished service at the fed encompassed the most tumultuous time in the United States financial and economic systems since the great depression. Many books have already been written about the events of this time, and many more will certainly be written from different points of view. And with varying assessments. One thing is certain the Financial System and the economy have stabilized. We are no longer debating how to reconstitute them, but rather how they might work even better. This hearing will review the development the crisis and special sense doctor yellin director yellen became the chair of the fed in terms of the dual mandate of maximum em
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Russian president vladamir putin held a record breaking fourhour and 20 minute News Conference today. His annual address included 1600 journalists vying for the chance to ask a question. Elizabeth palmer was one of them. And she joins us from moscow tonight. Liz, president putin seemed to have warm word for just one man. Thats right, jeff it may surprise you to know it was president donald trump. President putin spoke almost nonstop with his usual kind of swaggering confidence. He actually had praise for President Trump. He said, that he should be credited for significant achievements. He pointed to the booming financial markets. That he restored the confidence of investors. As for the allegations of, russian meddling in the american election, those were said president putin to be blamed on people who oppose donald trump and trying to undermine his legitimacy which as you know is an argument we have heard in the past from President Trump himself. And liz, besides President Trump. Presi
Women abut the me too movement. Alex wagner talks to men who are also speaking up. You watch these stories unfold, every day, there is a new story. Where are you guys as this all unfolds . It certainly is a tidal wave that its happening. But i look at it like isnt it amazing that, that, so many people have felt the need to be silent for so long. How tear brrible must the environment be, that right now, as a result of the internet and as a result of just, confluence of Events People feel safe speaking up. Men are kind of grouped together from a very young age. There becomes a vernacular that its negative towards women. And there becomes an expectation of other men to place ideology on conquering women. Leland, that brings to the fore, the question of masculinity and how young men are indoctrinated at an early age . You have written about this. I was 5 years old. And, you know, i talk about this in my book because it is like how can i help other kids get over this. Because so many kids t