so i think we will get started. thank you all for showing up. my name is dane kennedy. i am director of the natural history center, sponsor of this event. the briefing is on how congress reforms itself, historical perspectives on rules changes. this is part of an ongoing series that the natural history center sponsors that tries to bring historical perspectives to current issues that are confronting congress, and i should stress at the beginning this center is nonpartisan and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular set of policies but provide historical context to help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. financialthank support from the mellon our staff,and also amanda berry, associate director who is leaving, and the office of gerry connolly which made possible the booking of this room. i will turn the event over to michele swers, professor of american government at georgetown university, and she will lead the briefi
so, i i think we will get started. thank you all for showing up. my name is dane kennedy. i am director of the natural history center, sponsor of this event. the briefing is on how congress reforms itself, historical perspectives on rules changes. this is part of an ongoing series that the natural history center sponsors that tries to bring historical perspectives to current issues that are confronting congress, and i should stress at the beginning this center is nonpartisan and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular set of policies but provide historical context to help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. i want to thank financial support from the mellon foundation and also our staff, amanda berry, associate director who is leaving, and the office of gerry connolly which made possible the booking of this room. i will turn the event over to michele swers, professor of american government at georgetown university,
hosts a briefing on the history of congressional reform and rule changes since the first congress in 1789. a panel of three historians present perspective on how these modifications have changed the way congress works overtime and they explore some of the unintended consequences of reform. this is about one hour. will get started. thank you for showing up at this briefing. my name is dana kennedy. i am director of the national history center, which is the sponsor of the briefing today. this is how congress or forms itself, historical perspectives on rule changes. this is part of an ongoing series that the national history center sponsors that tries to bring historical perspective to current issues that are confronting congress. i should stress at the beginning nonpartisanter is and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular set of policies but to provide historical context that can inform policymakers as they make confront difficult issues. i want to t
jobs in january, does that mean the fed need to tighten even if we only had modest wage inflation? that s what today s tug of war is all about dow only gaining 64 points it could bring up much, much more that is before they got worried about the fed later in the day i have to tell you, it is a pretty bruising earnings season where home builders, automakers, retailers reported a weak to end 2018 i think the employment figures are welcomed respite from the data points to sukt we should be worrying about a big slowdown. there is an incredible contrast between companies singing the blues and this strong employment figure i have a hard time figuring out why either the u.s.-based international companies or the domestic companies are delivering optimum numbers how the heck are we now in the hundredth straight month of job gains without any explosion in profits? the fed slowed the economy down enough, koom it. they are lower commerce and sales. but it didn t wreck the job market and
nasdaq climb .22%. but as much as i love it when stocks go higher i recognize the mark can only go up as much as the earnings let it. next week we get a parade of numbers that will challenge that number s fate. monday, we hear from a company that has captivated the analyst this week, netflix all week we ve seen analyst tripping all over each other to raise their price targets in how netflix is signing people up worldwide while at the same time increasing its prices. i typically don t like it when stocks run in advance of earnings like this one few companies can ever live up to the elevated expectations, the hype netflix isn t any company. it s a company that pioneered the company for watching the programs you like without spending all the money on cable. it s a business that can scale like no other. it even have me watching things with titles. so, my prediction is when netflix reports after the close the stock will go up instantly by a huge amount or go up over time after a d