i'm worried about the american worker. we've got in our country right now a 35 year low in terms of labor participation. we don't have as many people in the workforce as during the middle of the recession. and yet, you have democrats almost giddy about the fact that oh, boy, now we're going to have fewer people in the workforce. that doesn't help workers. it doesn't help in terms of fighting poverty. look, cbo was very clear. they said this is going to result in fewer people wanting to work. what they didn't say, david, which is going to make this even worse is for many employers are not hiring people because of obamacare. 70% in some of the surveys of small businesses are saying it is already harming their ability to hire people. why? for a few reasons. one is you have these employer mandates in place saying if you have over 50 employees you're part of this. you have companies saying i'm not going to get over 50 meez, some.cans letting people going certainly not growing employment. second you have people saying i'm not go

minimum wage, unemployment insurance, pay equity or immigration reform, that would help so many american workers and businesses. instead, the only purpose of this bill is to straightjacket the same rulemaking process that protects countless americans every day. title 1 of the bill imposes a six-month moratorium on rules. the rulemaking process is already transparent, deliberative and exhaustively inclusive of the views of small businesses and other interested parties. adding an additional six months to this process would do little except to create uncertainty and increase compliance costs. instead of cutting through red tape, title 2 of the bill would add procedural and analytical requirements to the rulemaking process. . this is yet another reason why this bill would streamline the rule make predictability that small businesses rely on to make long-term decisions. and in case the first two titles didn't adequately convey the message that the republicans are dead serious about helping deep-pocketed interests create regulatory miss chief and confusion in-- mischief and confusion instead of offeri

as computer and advanced mechanization made american workers more productive. their workers' wages would go up and the work we could go down the article concluded that by two thousand the machines will be producing so much that everyone in the us will in effect be independently wealthy with government benefits even not working families will have by one estimate an annual income of thirty to forty thousand dollars how to use leisure meaningfully will be our major problem that thirty to forty grand by the way is more like two hundred fifty to two hundred eighty eight thousand dollars in today's dollars. and it wasn't just time magazine predicting such a jury's future for america back in the sixty's there was a common belief that the rise of technology and automation would mean increased productivity in america which in turn would be more money and fewer hours work for american workers after all it had always been that way in america the rationale behind that belief was pretty simple with the increased technology companies could be could produce more and more effic

now who make a lot less than american workers there's no simple way around that except for american workers to take advantage as much as possible of the technology and capital that allows them generally to be much more. only to that extent to the extent that they're more productive than their foreign partner counterparts that american workers can go on earning more than those counterparts so it all depends on having plenty of capital and technology there's no monetary policy that can do that trickle down now ben bernanke he was very concerned about deflation and he made a famous speech in two thousand and two called deflation making sure it doesn't happen here now the interesting bit in his thinking about deflation it was this was instrumental in the fed's keeping interest rates low after the tech bubble and the question is do you think making sure it doesn't happen here that montra kept rates artificially low and led to the housing bubble i do indeed i think the problem with a all deflations or bad perspective which was chairman

out american cars at a frenzied pace, in 1950, about 17% of american workers produced autos and partsslumping sales. and yet four years after an $80 billion bailout and huge layoffs, analysts say american auto jobs are now poised for growth. >> assembly plants and new production going on in this country, both from the domestic and foreign auto makers. >> more than 35,000 new auto jobs are projected an increase in part attributed to foreign based auto makers as they get new on line. >> it shifted, just to some extent away from the detroit 3 and to these transplant auto makers and there's more you know auto economy in the south than there used to be. >> and yet today's auto jobs aren't quite what they once were. an average worker spends more time at work than he did a decade ago, that worker costs about $48 an hour in pay and benefits in the u.s. compared to about $60 in germany. >> the new-hires, the wage is still higher than a starting wage that you would get into retail. it's still attractive it's not as attractive as it used to be. >> and yet the job has changed it requires educated

about all of the american workers? or are you just concerned with those who earn at higher rackets than $15,080 a year? a worker who works full time and still is pe low the federal poverty level will qualify for medicaid, for chip, for snap, an for other public assistance programs that cost taxpayers approximately $7 billion this year alone. let's raise the minimum wage. let's lift people out of poverty, without spending a dime of additional federal money. and let's save on those programs that the federal government has put in place to help those maintain a standard of living who need a helping hand. recent poll conducted by quin pee yak university found that 70% of american workers support raising the minimum wage. the same poll found that democrats, republicans and independents are in agreement that raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do. i refer back to the words of speaker boehner, in his first speech to this chamber on being sworn in on january 5 20, 11. he said,s the people's house. mr. polis: i yield t

and lisa a lot of people are wondering whether this would really help american workers and jobs. >> that'suestion we'll ask. it is a massive trade agreement between 12 countries and the us. it is much more than a free trade deal. it has the potential to impact everything from how we use the internet and pay for prescription drugs to food safety and the environment. it's controversial because most negotiations happen in secret. not even members of congress have seen a draft of the complete text. digital activists, as well as many others have some deep concerns, fuelled by wikileaks and others. globally protesters say the deal give industry stakeholders a seat at the tail while those who advocate for the public are left out not just in the u.s. but around the world. so why all the secrecy? and how exactly will this deal effect us every day? joining us to sort this out, we're joined by the international campaigns director for public citizens global trade watch. the author of a forthcoming book about the trans -pacific agreement. and joshua is a fellow at the brookings institution and adjunct

since the 1970's, american workers have seen their wages fall or stagnate. the wealthiest american incomes have increased fourfold. even after 40 years of economic growth, today's generation takes home less than its grandparents did and high school graduates make 40% less than their predecessors did four decades ago. this problem ought to elicit bipartisan concern but my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have shown no interest in the consequences. for many of my republican colleagues, even talking about it is uncomfortable. it's time to realize that all too many americans, hardworking americans are falling behind. from 1979 to 2007, wages for the top 1% grew 156%. while the bottom 90% of us saw our wages grow only 17%. since 1983, 75% of the growth in wealth has been captured by the top 5% while the bottom 60% actually suffered a net decline. by 2010, nearly all low-income families have made the same hourly wage they did in 2000 despite having raised productivity during that time period by 22%. that's not how it's supposed to work. median family incom

he felt like he could get a better product with american technology, american workers, and american materialwhat's keeping other companies from doing the same thing? obviously, this guy makes a living. he must be doing well. he spent $4 million on a tv ad for 30 seconds of the super bowl. he has us talking about it and other media talking about it. what's it going to take to get other companies to do this? >> if you look at the history of these trade deals going back to nafta, it's continuously lack of enforcement, low wages, ability to have as they call it environmental freedom. if you do that in mexico -- if you look at what's happening in china, they manipulate currency. they have lured a number of companies there. we saw what happened with cooper tire. the partner in china refused to let them have their product. we need to take away the incentives that give the companies incentives to move offshore. america has accumulated since nafta $11 trillion of trade deficits. if trade deficits were so good, why doesn't germany want one or france or india or china? we need to take away the incentiv

workers and not the government? i don't understand the case you were making earlier. >> right. >> why should american taxpayers be givingps and medicaid to walmart workers? walmart is one of the most successful corporations in the world. shouldn't they pay their workers enough that america's government shouldn't have to give full-time workers at walmart food stamps? >> if you look at the managers at walmart and the people who are actually running a lot of those stores, guess what? over half of them started at minimum wage job. here's what you and ralph don't understand. when you saw off those lowest rungs of the economic ladder, those starter jobs, then you can't move up the -- i want to make one more important point. this is important. the last time we raised the minimum wage was in 2008 and 2009 right in the middle of the recession. you know who the biggest victims were? the unemployment rate went up to 50% on black teenagers. how can you defend that policy? >> first of all, it went up from about 38 to 50 and then came back down. >> that's a high unemployment rate. >> it was high before. but listen, this is the seriou

here's senator portman, and then we'll talk. >> i'm worried about the american worker.s unbelievable, david. we have in our country right now a 35-year low in terms of laper participation. we don't have as many people in the work force as we did in the recession, middle of the recession. yes you have democrats almost giddy about the fact that, oh, boy, we're going to have fewer people in the work force. >> two different topics here. you have the one coming from the fact you're going to have fewer full-time workers possibly and the other part that we're not creating enough jobs for the people who need them already. >> the jobs number was own laabout 115,000, well below what we need to keep pace. work force participation is 63%, lowest in 35 years. but bottom line, the senator was alluding to the cbo report, douglas elmendorf's report we're going to lose at least 2 million jobs because of obamacare. what you said, harris, exactly right. our economy isn't working. we're not creating jobs and the democratic incredibly are saying we're giving people choice whether they stay

about here this morning is that i think what you experienced is what should be possible for every american worker. working families are the engine of our economy. when workers have more money in their pockets, they spend in their local communities on gas and groceries and fixing windows and buying things that they need for their kids to go to school. that is the way that we can get the economy growing again from he middle out. e can all prosper. host: next call is bob from michigan. detroit, good morning. caller: good morning. leaving aside what a pile of excrement be aca is, i would like to know from this lady where in the constitution the government has a right to tell private businesses what they have to pay their employees? where in the constitution does it say that? guest: i do not know of anyplace place in the constitution where it says that. what we want to figure out as a nation is when we have corporations earning record profits and ceo pay increasing at a higher percentage each year, how do we make sure that the level of inequality between those who are doing work and those who are crea

all it requires is for us to stake out a claim on behalf of american workers that is consistent with our values as a nation. and i am going to be interested to hear the efforts of the governors in this room to see what they can do to make sure that america gets a raise. so i appreciate your presence. we have got a lot of issues on the plate, but i want to highlight that one because it is something that is on a lot of peoples minds. how can we boost people's income and wages if they are working hard so they can get ahead? thank you so much, everybody. thehat was a look at president vice president's meeting with the democratic governors who gather here in washington, d.c. this week. and now we are live for the first session about to start with all of the governors from the national governors association gathered here for their winter meeting in washington, d.c. session dealing with america works -- education and job training. we will be hearing from the ceo and chair of general electric, jeffrey immelt, and governor mary fallin help put together this year's discussion on with the vice

>> i think we need to make sure we're putting in measures that protect american workers, so if we'reg trade agreements with countries that don't have worker protections in place, like minimum wages that allow companies to go overseas and give jobs to -- and take jobs from american workers, because they can pay people much more cheaply in other countries, that's taking a i way jobs from american workers. >> where are you on -- specifically, on this asian trade deal with will likely come up as a big debate topic this year and possibly as a vote if you serve in congress, could you support it? >> i don't know enough about the trade deal specifically. i know we need to make sure -- like i said, we need to be protecting workers at home. i don't know that i would necessarily give complete unilateral permission to the president to make such trade deals and to negotiate all of them completely, and i think congress does need to be involved for that very reason, because our primary goal needs to be protecting workers and protecting jobs in the u.s. >> i have to leave it there. a bunch of other

minimum wage while, at the same time, claiming they were helping, quote, hundreds of thousands of american workers, end quote, without any imper cal evidence of the kind. we do no this, 2% of the labor force earns minimum wage or less. the congressional budget office reported raising t minimum wage to all americans to $10.10 an hour would kill jobs, not create them. the report reading once implemented in 2016, the $10.10 option would reduce employment by 500,000 workers and we should point out the cbo acknowledged this is oy an estimate and a rough one at best. joining me now is monica owley, michael goodwin, both fox news contributors. it's great to have you both here. monica, quickly, the idea, we have seen a flurry of communications fromapitol hill saying the cbo is out of its mind on ttis estimate. that ruffled a few feathers. >> the democrats loved the c when they came in under $1 trillion, which we know is a super lowball estimate. they had to go back and re-estimate how much it's going to cost. they loved the cbo then. now, not much. they are condemnations of thi this latest report comes on

works council isn't guaranteed in the first place we as workers will hardly be able to vote in favor of potentially building another plant in the americans so in other words southern republicans should shut up and let workers unionize roles volkswagen will start building cars somewhere else joining us now for more on this is stuart national director national organizing director the national union of hospitals health care employees and a legend in the union movement and stuart it's always great to have it's great to see you and it's great to see mike it's great to be with you and it's great to be talking about this issue in my home state of tennessee what do you think when bob corker read in in today's paper maybe last night's you know financial times that the german i mean real volkswagen is saying you know maybe we're not going to build another plant in the south that you know you think it's had exploded i think it probably did i think. his statement came back to bite him in the back and and by tennessee and all the american south in the backside unfortunately first thing is this is a united states senator along with a congressman zach

. >> reporter: this was one the picture of american auto workers.ssembly lines churned out cars at a frenzied pace to make the united states the world's leading producer of auto mobiles. today the number is less than 1%. and yet four years after an $8 billion bailout and huge layoffs, analysts say american auto worker jobs are again poised for growth. >> we're seeing new plans and investment going on in this country from the domestics and imports. so i think there is still a lot of availability. >> reporter: an increase in part attributed to foreign-based manufacturers like nissan and volkswagon. that's especially true in southern states like tennessee and mississippi where weaker unions and reduced labor costs have made manufacturing more attractive. >> it has shifted to some extent away from the detroit three. and there is more auto economy in the south than there used to be. >> reporter: an average u.s. auto employee spends more time at work than they did a decade, but american pay has dropped over the years. the worker costs about $48 in pay in

typical american workers back then had to work 30 hours to buy this vacuum cleaner. today an american worker has to work six hours to buy a much better vacuum. >> my name is sebastian torres and i study history at eastern kentucky university. and i just want to see what your personal opinion of big coin was. >> i'm all in favor of anything that competes with monopoly central banks. [ applause ] >> have you bought some? >> i have not. >> have you? >> i have. >> hi. i was wondering if you believe there is a better alternative to social spending such as food stamps and social security. >> preedeman had an idea which is negative income tax. basically everybody would have a guaranteed level of income and it wouldn't have the same distortions the current welfare system has that discourages work or marriage, for instance. this level of -- low enough that people don't grow dependent on it. >> hello. my name is michael ashley. i'm a student at that time university of delaware. what's a good outline or effective measure of creating small government -- >> one idea that has been

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obamacare is framing the long-running debate about the size of government and what incentive american workers have to get ahead. the congressional budget office said this week the health care law will cause a decline in full-time workers. >> as a result of the affordable care act, more americans will be able to voluntarily choose to work fewer hours or not take a job because they don't depend on that job providing health insurance. the affordable care act allows americans to choose spending more time with their family or pursuing their american dream. that's not a bad thing. that's a good thing. >> republicans suggested that workers are being encouraged to work less in order to keep receiving assistance from the government. >> by providing heavily subsidized health insurance to people with low income and withdrawing those subsidies as income rises, the act creates a disincentive for people to work relative to what would have been the case in the absence of that act. providing a subsidy people are better off but they have less of an incentive to work. >> i understand that. i understand the bet

american workers were angry. labor strikes turned violent.tics of the capitalist system were jailed, even deported. one man predicted this turmoil, the economic instability, the growing militancy of labor, and the eventual destruction of the capitalist system. where earlier theorists worried over the businessman, karl marx seemed to speak to the worker. irving kaplan remembers the intoxication of the marxian theory. the idea that the worker, the value of the product is the work put into it-- i had the feeling ever since that time-- is the key to the popularity of marxism in the working class. namely, i'm the big shot. i produce all these things. labor is raised to a level of the greatest dignity. preachers talked about the dignity of work, but this explained why i'm the source of all the value. the son of a bitch who lives so well is living at my expense. he's appropriated part of this value. as workers and businessmen continued to struggle in the postwar years, prices continued to rise. the bubble burst in june, 1920. within a year, prices h

president obama is aware that past trade agreements haven't been in the best interests of american workerstake a listen to what he said just last week in mexico. >> i've said this to some of my own constituents who are opposed to trade, that those who are concerned about losing jobs or outsourcing need to understand some of the old agreements put us as a disadvantage. that's exactly why we have to have stronger agreements to protect our intellectual property, that opens up our markets to agricultural products, that make sure when it comes to government procurement, sovereign wealth funds, they're not taking advantage of our businesses, and preventing us from competing there. that's exactly why we've got to get this done. >> somebody has to sit down with the president and get a long bur view on trade and exactly find out how much better the t p.m. p is than nafta. the bottom line is it isn't a stronger agreement. it's just as bad, if not worse than past agreements, including nafta. here's the bottom line -- you have to believe the pitch man. hey, look, mike rowe, great guy, no question abou

. >> let's do more to help americans save for retirement. today more workers don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. while the stock market is doubled over the last five years that doesn't help folks who don't have 401ks. >> reporter: funding america's retirement made it on to president obama's list of pledges in last month's state of the union. >> i will direct the treasury to create a new way for working americans to create their own retirement savings. myra. it's a new savings bond that encourages folks to build a nest egg. >> reporter: established through executive action the president introduced myra for workers in the u.s. who aren't offered a plan at work. >> myra guarantees a decent return. and if congress wants to help, work with me to fix an upside down tax code that gives big tax breaks to help the wealthy save but does little or nothing for middle class americans. offer every american access to an automatic ira on the job so they can save at work just like everybody in this chamber can. >> reporter: will act like an individual retireme

. >> do we care about american workers at all and their jobs and their wages and their dreams? >> you're the one who's arguing the afl-cio argument. >> no, they're for it. >> they're for it with so many caveats. you're arguing the zero-sum game. there are 500 million americans. they're all going to be working. because we're going to have economic dynamism aided by immigration. >> and laura ingram is here live. she's a radio talk show host and fox news contributor. great to have you. >> great studio. same studio as yesterday. >> well, you felt it. you're going head to head with george will. you're both arguably republicans. >> we're both friends. imagine how i treat people i'm not friends with. >> i think people have seen that too. >> no, we're good friends. >> anyway, what do you make now of where immigration reform is going? since john boehner has basically said after a meeting with republicans last week behind closed doors, i'm not doing this right now. >> i had mitch mcconnell on my radio show this morning. he even totally put to bed the notion this would be brought up in a

the amendment substantially guts the bill, denies important protections to american workers, families and job creators, and unjustifiably prolongs the time during which regulatory agencies can operate without adequate checks and balances. so i urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from florida has yielded back. mr. goodlatte: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it, and the amendment is not agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 3, printed in house report 113-361. for what purpose does the pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. rothfus: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in house report 113-361 offered by mr. rothfus of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 487, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. rothfus, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes.

self-evident when you look at the economic growth that the region represents and the potential for american workers and businesses through exports to capitalize on that growth through a trade agreement that will protect american workers and the environment. that is why we think it is in the best interest of the united states. we are going to continue to press forward with priority, as we have in the past, and folks of recognizing that there are different views on these issues in both parties, not just the democratic party. move around a little bit. yes. >> of follow-up. remind us, and seat from control in syria? >> the united states policy is that and position is that serious future cannot include russia are autozone because the syrian people have so clearly shown that he cannot be a part of the future or transitional government in syria. that is not a decision that we make here in the united states. that is a decision that the syrian people have made and suffered in the past several years. at the hands of the brewing regime. there is no possibility in our view, and this is simply a reflection of t

laughter ) but it, folks, fraps no useless piece of military equipment has done more for the american workerhan the f35 fighter jets. at capitol hill 400 billion it is the most expensive weapons system in u.s. history, despite a few drawbacks. >> headlines tell a story of years of clays, cost overruns, and problems with the jets. right now, they still can't fly at night. >> stephen: which is fine, as long as al qaeda never stays up past their bedtime. ( laughter ) but, folks, the f35 program is too big to kill because it supports 133,000 jobs in 45 states. but if useless weapons employ so many americans, i say shouldn't we build more obsolete technol? i mean, let's reopen factories that manufacture blunderbusses or chariots, opener what's the name of those things on game of thrones that bash open doors? and why and why just useless things that already exist? we can create new things that nobody wants. i proposal a cutting edge weapons system, the f-u-435 employminator. ( laughter ) it's part tank, part jet, part aircraft carrier, and all crap. ( laughter ) best of all-- best of all, folks--

the refine ris operate and work by american workers who will derive the value-added, some of the economic activity from doing the work on the u.s. golf coast. >> the point we have to ask ourselves is are we willing to put american heartland and farms at risk of oil feeds and american lands and people at risk of climate change for the oil industry to reach overseas markets where they get higher prices for the oil. that's what the project is about. when we come back, i'll give you a chance to respond. and we'll talk about the alternatives, if there are al-ternives. you are watching "inside story." stay was. >> welcome back to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. the state department issued a report on the keystone xl pipe line. the proposed system would move petroleum from the tar sands on western canada to refineries. the stage is set for final reviews and a recommendation to president obama. and michael wattly, before the break, you heard susan casey levtowichz talk about there's alternatives, to leave the stuff in the ground because of the potential and downsides to taking it out. how do you

they predict american workers will cut back on hours or leave the nation's work force entirely. the group previously predicted the law would lead to a loss of 800,000 jobs. john boehner says in a quote, the middle class is getting squeezed in the economy. the white house pushed back saying the possible reduction would be voluntary. >> this is not businesses cutting back on jobs. this is people having new choices they didn't use to have. those are two completely different things in terms of impact on people. >> the wide ranging report shows the budget falling to the lowest since the president took office. >>> a police corruption rocks the florida justice system potentially leading to scores of convictions of criminals. joseph graves is accused of stealing and reselling narcotics used to bust suspects. he launched his own drug enterprise by replacing evidence with non prescription pills. authorities hope gray's 2600 cases will not force the court to throw out prison sentences. he faces theft, drug trafficking and evidence tampering. >>> the debate over creationism and evolution go

going to happen was in this year was too burdensome and the concern is really to protect the american worker make sure their jobs are maintains an there are penalties in effect on them because of the requirement the employers are having to meet. >> gary b., should uncle sam be telling employers you can't lay off peopl >> it's beyond the tale, bren dark, i think john alludedd to, this is the impreerlr peaerial . some point they have to realize that, a, the majority o americans don't want it. be, you wi b, you will no have army the silly law was enacted, c, it will cost. 's not working. they not only want this law to work. theyant to w a any cost. so this last tng is just a measure of this emwanting to say, gosh darn it, this obamacare has to work. we're ing to put the sun screws to thes employers, even though, by the way, it might cause employers to goo belly up. last start,ew businesses down the road. this is silly, brenda, but this is the administrati and presidency we have right now. >> does this go over the line? government does have some rle in labor law and theleak? >> yes, like,or exam