we've got doug lawler, thank you so much for joining us today.ou in engelwood. i'll see you in houston. >> see you in person tomorrow, jackie. president trump is working on travel bans. his daughter, ivanka, is pushing for a tax credit for working families. ylan mui has that story. >> signature issues, child care and paid family leave. she invited those executives to a dinner party recently. care.com ceo was there, her company connects babysitters. if you have young kids you definitely heard of it. >> i'm inspired as a first daughter she's speaking up about these issues. >> ivanka's plan would allow families to deduct cost of child care from their income and provides refundable tax credits for low-income households and the tax account dedicated for child care but there is pushback, however, to some of the details of her proposal. tax policy center found most of the benefits go to wealthy households and sheila marcella pointed out that many poor families won't get anything at all. >> the policy doesn't actually necessarily impact 45% of americans

chesapeake ceo doug lawler says it's important to remain nimble. >> what's very, very important, i think particularly for the u.s. producers, that the strength of the company, the cost improvements were very well positioned in this $50 to $55 a barrel window to continue to invest and provide the energy that our country and the world needs. >> trump administration policies can also change the game. a pro energy and infrastructure driven policy stance is expected to help the industry thrive as the u.s. moves towards its goal of energy independence. policy aside, the technologies are making companies more efficient and competitive in some cases getting twice as much of out of each well than possible before. >> the technology and improvements have been great in the past two years. opportunities to reduce cash costs as well as our capital efficiency to make the u.s. more competitive. >> while generally confident about an uptrend in prices, most players are still cautious. policy changes and other surprises could disrupt the delicate balance of supply and demand. for nightly business report, i

doug lawler says it is important to remain nimble. >> what's important for u.s. producers, a company like chesapeake, the strength of the company, cost improvements, we're well positioned in this $50, $55 barrel window and continue to invest. >> trump administration policies can also change the game. a pro energy and infrastructure driven policy stance is expected to helicopter industry thrive as the u.s. moves towards its goal of energy independence. policies aside, it's the technology making companies more efficient and competitive. in some cases getting twice as much out of each well than had been possible before. >> the continued improvements in technology have been remarkable. one comment i like to say is don't underestimate the ingenuity and non-investigation of t noninnovation. >> most players are still cautious. policy changes and other surprises could disrupt the delicate balance of supply and demand. jackie deangeles, cnbc business news in houston. >> cnbc will speak to industry leaders, including the saudi oil minister, the bpc ceo. >> let's look at oi