"A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S." PBS NewsHour 5/10/2022
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SUMMARY: The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers. William Brangham traveled to the Midwest, where producers and scientists are desperately trying to stay ahead of the virus.
"Strong jobs report shows the American economy gaining steam" PBS NewsHour 4/1/2022
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SUMMARY: As the White House tries to manage rising inflation, the U.S. labor market is bouncing back, adding another 431,000 jobs in March and bringing the unemployment rate to a new pandemic-era low of 3.6 percent, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department. Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.
"Inflation surged at the fastest pace in 40 years. What will it mean for consumers?" PBS NewsHour 1/12/2022
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SUMMARY: The last time inflation rose 7 percent annually was back in 1982 and the latest consumer price report shows costs are continuing to spike. That is presenting real questions for the Federal Reserve, which is tasked with promoting stable prices. Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco who also sits on the committee that decides interest rates, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
IMHO: The GOP will try to win the Mid-Term Elections by voting down ANY bill that would make Biden and Democrats look good, even if their action harms the American people. They are ONLY interested in more power. Infrastructure spending is worth EVERY penny spent!
"The bipartisan infrastructure deal may be in jeopardy. Democrats have a ‘Plan B’" PBS NewsHour 7/20/2021
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SUMMARY: This week on Capitol Hill could be make or break for the bipartisan infrastructure framework that President Joe Biden celebrated one month ago. The fate of the $600 billion investment in roads, bridges, clean water and more is still uncertain, as is the much larger $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill also on the agenda. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with the latest developments in Congress.
"Sanders: GOP ‘nervous’ about ‘overdue’ progressive policies in budget, infrastructure bill" PBS NewsHour 7/20/2021
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SUMMARY: Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and the person tasked with overseeing the multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal introduced by Democrats last week. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the infrastructure deal, the $3.5 trillion budget proposal, the politics surrounding it, who it aims to benefit most and its path to being passed by Congress.
"GOP Sen. Capito on funding infrastructure, raising debt ceiling and increasing taxes" PBS NewsHour 7/22/2021
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SUMMARY: A bipartisan group of senators is still negotiating the details of an infrastructure bill after a procedural vote to debate it failed yesterday. The biggest issue remains how to fund the $1.2 trillion framework, including the $600 billion in new spending. Judy Woodruff speaks with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who led a separate bipartisan effort on infrastructure in June.
"Efforts to counter China’s growing influence draw broad support in Congress" PBS NewsHour 6/8/2021
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SUMMARY: The Biden administration announced it's taking a series of steps to ensure the U.S. had secure access to key products, many of which are manufactured overseas, as the U.S. Senate is poised to pass sweeping bipartisan legislation intended to address competition with Chinese technology. Nick Schifrin joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.
"Why the latest jobs report was disappointing, and what it means for the economy" PBS NewsHour 5/7/2021
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SUMMARY: With millions of people still out of work during the pandemic, Friday's mediocre jobs report puzzled many analysts who expected hundreds of thousands more new jobs. Lisa Desjardins discusses its implications with Ellen Hughes Cromwick a former chief economist at the commerce department during the Obama administration, and Michael Strain an economist with the American Enterprise Institute.
"Warren: Latest jobs report shows the need for universal child care" PBS NewsHour 5/7/2021
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SUMMARY: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is working with President Biden on infrastructure, education and a number of other issues. She also just released a new book, "Persist," about her own campaign experiences and plans. It emphasizes her personal stories as a working mother. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Biden's policies, and the experiences that inspired the book.
"Breaking down Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan to give U.S. ‘innovative edge’" PBS NewsHour 3/31/2021
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SUMMARY: The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress: A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects. The rollout came during President Joe Biden's visit to Pittsburgh today, and partisan battle lines began forming soon after. White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports.
"Buttigieg says new infrastructure plan ‘looking to the future,’ helps long-term job growth" PBS NewsHour 3/31/2021
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SUMMARY: The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress: A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the plan.
From the cheapskate party.....
"Rep. Davis says Pelosi, Schumer not for bipartisanship on infrastructure plan" PBS NewsHour 4/1/2021
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SUMMARY: The Biden administration's plans to spend hundreds of billions to address climate change as part of the latest infrastructure package has been likened to The Green New Deal proposal released by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) in 2019. Republican Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and joins us now to elaborate.
