So, this sounds really loud to me. Does it sound okay to people . Yeah . Hello everybody. Im maya mcginnis. I run the committee for responsible budget. Im pleased you joined us for our forum. Many of you probably know this, but the committee for responsible federal budget is a Bipartisan Organization focused on fiscal responsibility. And if you look at the world right now where the debt is at near record levels, never been this high relative to the economy since world war ii and the deficit is the largest its ever been when the economy is this strong its a really important issue to focus on right now. Im smiling so i dont cry. I was thinking i look really happy. Its a troubling time for fiscal policy. Theres no question about that. Let me just tell you quickly about two projects that we are doing before i kick off our really great panels and speakers for this afternoon. The first project were doing right now is something we do every year on Election Year called u. S. Budget watch. And
On the campaign trail. Not only for the president ial candidates but also the upcoming senate, house, and governor races. It is free. It is easily accessible. Its all there at cspan. Org. Members of the Senate Budget committee along with budget experts discuss ways to improve the congressional budgeting process. They spoke at an event hosted by the committee for a responsible federal budget. So, this sounds really loud to me. Does it sound okay to people . Yeah . Hello everybody. Im maya mcginnis. I run the committee for responsible budget. Im pleased you joined us for our forum. Many of you probably know this, but the committee for responsible federal budget is a Bipartisan Organization focused on fiscal responsibility. And if you look at the world right now where the debt is at near record levels, never been this high relative to the economy since world war ii and the deficit is the largest its ever been when the economy is this strong its a really important issue to focus on right n
Good morning. Welcome to Worldwide Exchange here on cnbc. Im sara eisen. Im wilfred frost. Good morning to you from me as well. Its throw back thursday, in honor of st. Patricks day coming up tomorrow, were throwing it back to music from irish artists, u2 a great one to start with. I agree. Lets check in on the Global Markets this morning. After a powerful rally we got after the dovish hike by the Federal Reserve is how some of the investors and strategists are deeming it. It looks like the rally continues after a more than 100point gain for the dow. S p 500 awfully close to a record high. The surprise with the Federal Reserve came in the fact that not that they hiked, everybody expected that, but they left the word gradual in when it came to the Interest Rate increases from here. And didnt get overly aggressive when it came to forecasting more hikes. Sort of a goldilocks scenario, where stock investors like it. The fed is in no hurry to raise Interest Rates, seems to be on the ball wh
All right, thanks, melissa. As you can see behind me stocks are back in rally mode after the highest Consumer Confidence reading since december of the year 2000. The dow aiming to avoid its first nineday streak with the big movies that year, 1978. Why pimto . Why not . The s p 500 trying to dodge an eighth loss in nine sessions. Check out the big movers, carnival cruise, it tesla rallying 3 , chinese internet buying 5 of tesla, and spice maker mccormick down about 2 after a mixed quarter for the company. Tyler, i speak for everybody when i say remain calm, all is well. All is well, brian. Thank you very much. Welcome, everybody. Im tyler mathisen. Here is what else is happening at this hour. Brian highlighting that Consumer Confidence number rising. What else is rising . Home prices. The latest case schiller index sees prices up about 6 from a year ago. Twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey brushing off calls to step down as ceo in an interview with cnbc Europe Dorsey saying he will do whatever it t
Um, others will be joining us. They had different time commitments, so well just let everyone speak when they arrive. But i want to thank all the senators who have fought on this issue so hard. I want to thank senator boxer for her tremendous work on this issue and for being a tireless partner and leader in this effort on behalf of our brave members of the services. I also want to thank senator collins for standing firmly with us since day one when we introduced the bill as well as senator grassley for being a true champion on this issue. Oh, i just thanked you. So ill say that again. I want to thank senator boxer for her tremendous work on this issue and for being an amazing advocate, an unbelievable champion for victims and someone who has worked so tirelessly from the very beginning. I also want to thank senator blumenthal, senator jeanne shaheen, kay hagan and Lisa Murkowski who have been working with us steadily on the committee from the very beginning as well. Today i want to tha