Matter which is how much risk could the u. S. Government take in building out broadband and any sort of utility and is it acceptable for the u. S. Government to build Internet Access and communities knowing that it might fail sometimes and that millions of dollars might be lost . Potentially. It could happen. In other communities its wildly successful and thats what members of congress havent figured out just yet. What comes next with your story . What are you watching for . Were watching to see if members of Congress Bring down the hammer on the agency. The 2014 farm bill that was passed while the stimulus was going gave the agency more money to continue lending and failed to provide loans and grants to rural communities. Not most recent bill the rules were tightened to affix some of the problems and folks werent sure if the lessons had been learned from the federal stimulus. Already some members of congress are talking about it. Congressman greg walden has brought up this issue and d
Nutrition for street to order. Todays hearing marks this committees ninth hearing this year, dedicated to enlisting listen to our stakeholders around the country on out our Office Programs are currently working or need improvement as we work towards farm bill reauthorization during this congress. This includes taking a look at spending request for proposals for 39 programs in the farm bill that do not have budget baseline. And as i said each of these hearings are committee must be mindful of very tough budgetary environment that we have to face. While it is a principal duty of this committee to ensure the next farm bill provides our nations agriculture produces with the necessary tools and resources to feed a growing and hungry world, our responsibilities and the will of the is a you not stop there. It is also critical for next farm bill works to support Rural Businesses and cooperatives and Health Clinics and schools, Renewable Energy, and biobased product manufacturers manufacturers
Kentucky on the right, they say, well, we need more money for military. On the left, they say we need more money for welfare. And so, they get together, theres a secret handshake, and we spend more money on everything. Texas ten years from now, we are told 33billion dollars will be cut in 2025. Well, mr. President , if you believe that, i have a bridge to sell you in brooklyn and some beach front property in arizona for you. He says nobody in congress believes those cuts will ever happen. Im andrew spencer, reporting americans are not spending as much. The government says spending only rose by just onetenth of one percent in september. This is the weakest showing since spending fell in january, amid harsh winter weather. However, incomes rose by onetenth of a point with wages and salaries flat following two months of big gains. Chinas new twochild baby policy is having a big impact on the countrys economy. Investors are betting on a bump increasing for children focused companies. This
Clouds will still be an issue over parts of the area today, mainly in our Northern Counties. They should tend to break up as the day goes on. Temperatures will generally average around 50 degrees over our Northern Counties with iowa city and points south briefly touching 55 later today. Clouds will increase yet again by Late Afternoon as our next system moves in. This system looks to bring rain late tonight into the first half of our saturday. The bulk of the rain should be out and east of us by 2pm, though an isolated shower may yet linger into the iowa game. It still looks dry for trick or treating on saturday evening. Enjoy your weekend toda y partly sunny high 5056 winds s 510 alo 54 dbq 52 iow 55tonight showers late low 4248 winds s 515 alo 45 dbq 44 iow 45tomorrow showers likely high 4854 winds sw 515 alo 53 dbq 51 iow 53tomorrow night gradual clearing low 3945 winds sw 510 alo 42 dbq 42 iow 42 Waterloo Police are investigating a second assault on a trail within the last 3 months
Republican party. Nbcs Chris Clackum has the story. Wisconsin congressman paul ryan has been elected speaker of the house. But a less than unanimous vote from fellow republicans. Help lay out his early agenda. Nat speaker of the house paul ryan. Ryan takes over as speaker less than two weeks after saying he wasnt interested. And after getting assurance from the gop members who wanted john boehner replaced that they would be more willing to work with him. Wisconsin 32 51 lets be frank, the house is broken. Wiping the slate clean. Prior to the vote elevating ryan, the outgoing boehner. Gave a farewell. I leave with no regrets or burdens. If anything, i leave as i started just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. Boehner is no longer speaker as of today. And is resigning from his ohio congressional seat saturday. While ryan takes over as the 62nd speaker of the house, hoping the 63rd is years down the road. Chris clackum, nbc news. Ryan has served congress for 17 years. Tw