greatest economy in the history of our country, the highest stock market, the highest employment and unemployment numbers. we have close to 60 million people working. we have never been close. african-american unemployment hit a number nobody thought was even possible. the numbers are so good. david: we turn to edward lawrence in washington for the latest. reporter: 128,000 jobs created, beating expectations. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but within breathing distance of the 50-year low. what s important in these numbers is the revision. it shows the fundamentals of the economy still strong. the numbers were revised up, not down. 95,000 jobs up. white house economic advisor larry kudlow helping the administration do a victory lap with all of this. the president saying the stock mark it up big. the u.s. trade keptive robert lighthizer and treasury secretary steven mnuchin talked by phone with the chinese vice premier. the white house released a statement saying the
greatest economy in the history of our country, the highest stock market, the highest employment and unemployment numbers. we have close to 60 million people working. we have never been close. african-american unemployment hit a number nobody thought was even possible. the numbers are so good. david: we turn to edward lawrence in washington for the latest. reporter: 128,000 jobs created, beating expectations. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but within breathing distance of the 50-year low. what s important in these numbers is the revision. it shows the fundamentals of the economy still strong. the numbers were revised up, not down. 95,000 jobs up. white house economic advisor larry kudlow helping the administration do a victory lap with all of this. the president saying the stock mark it up big. the u.s. trade keptive robert lighthizer and treasury secretary steven mnuchin talked by phone with the chinese vice premier. the white house released a statement saying the
president trump: you have the greatest economy in the history of our country, the highest stock market, the highest employment and unemployment numbers. we have close to 60 million people working. we have never been close. african-american unemployment hit a number nobody thought was even possible. the numbers are so good. david: we turn to edward lawrence in washington for the latest. reporter: 128,000 jobs created, beating expectations. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but within breathing distance of the 50-year low. what s important in these numbers is the revision. it shows the fundamentals of the economy still strong. the numbers were revised up, not down. 95,000 jobs up. white house economic advisor larry kudlow helping the administration do a victory lap with all of this. the president saying the stock mark it up big. the u.s. trade keptive robert lighthizer and treasury secretary steven mnuchin talked by phone with the chinese vice premier. the white house re
on c-span s q&a. next a look at the consumer financial protection bureau and its role in regulating banking and financial companies. panelists talk about what they expect from the new direct there. the bipartisan policy center hosted this 40 minute discussion in washington, d.c.. i am rick fisher, i have been working in consumer financial services for 49 years. at the time threau w created, i had a full head of hair. you can see what the last decade has been like. i was invited to do a study with eric rodriguez, who has become a close friend on the bureau for the council, probably seven or eight years ago. it was a treat to do that and i learned a lot and i am learning a lot every day with our new director. linda: hello. before coming, i have been about here for a year. i spent most of my career as a legal aid attorney, representing other consumers harmed by the financial crisis and the predatory practices. i am grateful to be part of the conversation today. kate: hello. i
i would like to invite the panel to come forward and we can get the discussion underway. it looks like we are waiting for one more panelist. we can start by introducing herself and giving people a sense of their background. i am rick fisher. i have been working in the consumer financial services area for 49 years. at the time the bureau was created, i had a full head of hair. you can see with the last decade has been like. i was invited to do a study with eric rodriguez who has become a close friend on the bureau for the council. i would say seven or eight years ago it was a treat to do that. i learned a lot. i am learning a lot every day with our new director. i m linda with americans for financial reform. before coming to afr, i was here about a year in d.c. before that i spent most my career as a legal aid attorney representing homeowners and consumers hung by the financial crisis on the predatory practices that we have been tasked to protect consumers from. hi,