And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis senator Robert Menendez is an outspoken advocate for senate reform. He joins us tonight from capitol hill. Good to have you back on this program. Good to be with you. Tavis let me start with immigration. There are those who believe that if nothing happens to a dance this ball down the field by june, nothing will happen period. Do you take that kind of critique as accurate or inaccurate . Certainly, the window of opportunity is closing fast with a dash with Congressional Elections this year in the house and the senate. It makes for a very truncated legislative year. The Senate Passed a very strong bipartisan vote a year ago legislation that has not yet had a chance on the house floor. Wont necessarily subscribe to its june or nothing but i do believe that the window of opportunity is closing fast on us because, after words, we will be in an election cycle. I doubt this will be a lameduck issue. Anhave a few
Nightly Business Report for wednesday, may 7th. Going, everyone, and welcome. Federal reserve chair janet yellen went to capitol hill today. She told Congress Joint Economic committee that the u. S. Economy is turning up after a winter of virtual standstill. But she pointed to several areas that bear watching, among them, housing. Steve liesman has our report. Reporter fed chair Janet Yellens testimony before Congress Joint Economic committee today blamed the first quarters economic weakness solidly on the harsh Winter Weather saying she already sees a rebound in spending and production in the first month of the spring. And that leads her to be optimistic about growth this year. Looking ahead, i expect that Economic Activity will expand at a somewhat faster pace this year than it did last year. That the Unemployment Rate will continue to decline gradually, and that inflation will begin to move up toward 2 . Reporter behind yellins optimism she sees less fiscal restraint, that is, a sma
Didnt say that really drove the market . Facebook, the sial Network Reports strong profits and the stock jumps, what investors need to know about facebooks financials. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for wednesday, october 30th. Good evening everyone. We begin with president obama on the defensive speaking from boston, the president tried to drum up support for the troubled health care program. He chose samuel hall where a Massachusetts Health care plan was signed into law seven years ago and considered a successful template for the president s own Affordable Care act. He admitted to problems with his Health Care Website and that people are getting cancellations notices, but he said giving People Health care should be a no brainer. Shifting blame for cancelled policies on private insurancec companies. Nobody is losing their right to health care coverage, and no Insurance Company will be able to deny you coverage or drop you as a customer all together. Those days a
Didnt say that really drove the market . Facebook, the sial Network Reports strong profits and the stock jumps, what investors need to know about facebooks financials. All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for wednesday, october 30th. Good evening everyone. We begin with president obama on the defensive speaking from boston, the president tried to drum up support for the troubled health care program. He chose samuel hall where a Massachusetts Health care plan was signed into law seven years ago and considered a successful template for the president s own Affordable Care act. He admitted to problems with his Health Care Website and that people are getting cancellations notices, but he said giving People Health care should be a no brainer. Shifting blame for cancelled policies on private insurancec companies. Nobody is losing their right to health care coverage, and no Insurance Company will be able to deny you coverage or drop you as a customer all together. Those days a