Her guest is richard trumka. The nations of Largest Labor union. This has a labor day for us. Welcome. Abor unions. This is his 11th appearance at the breakfast so you have become a liberty tradition for us. Welcome. First a bit of background, president trumka was born in pennsylvania where he followed his father and grandfather into the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. He graduated from penn state then received his jd from villanova. Upon graduation he joined the legal staff of the United Mine Workers of america and eventually became president at the age of 33. Since 1989, he has been working on the aflcio executive council and was elected president of the federation and 2009. Now for the ground rules. We are on the record here. Please, no live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway. Once the session ends, the embargo is lifted and you can file away. We will end at 10 00. We will email pictures of the breakfast to all o
First a bit of background. President trump was born and raised in southwestern pennsylvania, where he followed his father and grandfather into the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. O the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. He graduated from penn state then received his jd from villanova. Upon graduation he joined the legal staff of the United Mine Workers of america and eventually became president at the age of 33. Since 1989, he has been working on the aflcio executive council and was elected president of the federation and 2009. Now for the ground rules. We are on the record here. Please, no live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway. Once the session ends, the embargo is lifted and you can file away. We will end at 10 00. We will email pictures of the breakfast to all of the reporters here as soon as the breakfast ends. As you know, if youd like to ask a question, please send me a signal and
Emotion. I would just like to see people like carson, who get into the get into the Health Professions or the social programs be conservative so there would be more balance in peoples thoughts. You agree with kirstin powers . Caller yeah, i do. Thank you. Front page of the Washington Post also focusing on china and its currency as the country putting its credibility on the line with its move of the chinese currency. Donna is the last call from columbus, ohio. Quick comment from you, donna . Caller yeah. Theres i really havent been im not knowledgeable on that. Thanks for being with us. Today on cspan3, programs about immigration policy. Next, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti talks about how mayors can address National Issues such as immigration and a minimum wage increase with local initiatives. After that, fill an throw pistol mike bazos talks about his experiences immigrating from cuba as a boy and finding american freedom. Then a look at a report released by ucla earlier this year ab
The question of who has authorization, who doesnt have authorization. The symbolic apparatus that animates the ethos, the iedos of the current anxiety over immigration is fundamentally channeling, echoes what has been a story in our country for over 150 years. Today its not the irish, its not the italians, its not the Eastern European jews. Today its the unauthorized. Okay. A few more questions. Yes, the middle of the middle table. Okay, hi. My name is gaby. Im a thirdyear philosophy student here. And im on the nyu dream team. Excuse me, gaby, can you hold the microphone a little closer . Yes. Thank you. I know nyu just this past fall decided that they were going to begin to offer institutional aid to undocumented students. But all that is for undocumented students is opening up on the same footing being able to apply to nyu as a u. S. Rather than as an international student. But even so, it doesnt mean that theyre going to receive full financial aid, just that they are open to receivi
Good morning. Good morning. My name is Megan Van Hutton and i am the director of media and external communications here at the chamber. Welcome to our annual labor day press briefing. First, i have up here randy johnson, our Senior Vice President for labor and Employee Benefits and jd foster, our Senior Vice President for Economic Policy and chief economist. They will each speak for about 15 minutes, and then we will open it up for q a. And you can ask your questions then. So, without further a do, i will pass it over to jd foster. Mr. Foster thank you for coming. Its a pleasure to have you with this. Randy johnson. Ue fromor those suffering hurricane harvey, we wish them on behalf of the chamber all the safety and the swiftest possible recovery from what they are dealing with. The economy is in its ninth year of expansion, which is fairly hisble, as that makes it third longest in the modern era. By next spring, we will have tied for second, and curiously, despite the length of the rec