joining me to discuss all this, labor secretary marty walsh. mr.hanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me today. >> so it's a big figure, it's ahead of expectations. however, we know that the fed does want to see the job market cool somewhat in order to help get inflation under control, down below its -- to its 2% target. does this robust jobs market make it harder to tame inflation? >> i don't think so. you know, the one thing that we got to keep in perspective here that we are back to -- on the private sector, back to where we were pre-pandemic levels. so we're actually just kind of level where we were pre-pandemic. we're seeing the same in manufacturing jobs. we're pre-pandemic level. there's some growth in certain markets, but we're seeing the levels of employment where we need to see them. one area we're seeing increase in childcare, working in childcare. that's a good sign because we have roughly 5.6 million people that aren't in the work force for various reasons. one of those reasons is definitely childcare. so i think any time that we

my department of labor led by marty walsh, he talks funny, he is a hell of a guy, marty was a great mayor and he is doing two things for me. as secretary of labor, developing the first ever workplace standards for extreme heat saying under these conditions you cannot do the following and ask people to do things. second, he is sending folks out from the labor department to make sure we hold workplaces and those standards that are being set. they have completed over 500 heat-related inspections across 43 states and in the end of the day, it will save lives. let me tell you why we are here at brown-waiteon point. this cooling tower closed down. the largest of its kind in new england. 1, 500 megawatts of power to power massachusetts homes and businesses. over 50 years, it supported this economy through the like that they supplied and the good jobs and local taxes. but the plant, like many others around the country had another legacy, one of toxins, smog, greenhouse gas emissions to the economy we face today. a former regulator was telling me how folks used to get the ragout and wipe the gurch

marty walsh spoke to bloomberg after the numbers came out.ecretary walsh: we are seeing the economy moving forward. the wage growth, we are seeing some of the biggest gains in the lowest income earners. that's good. obviously, we are still dealing with inflation and in the wage growth is not quite keeping up with inflation. but what we want to do is bring inflation down. we will continue to move forward. but, this shows where the country is with president biden laying out the plans when he took office, still moving forward on the job side. but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the economy. it is in an interesting place. >> i've relied on you to give me updates on what have -- what is happening on the west coast. you have said a few times on this program that you are not concerned. are you concerned now? secretary walsh: i'm not. both parties put out two statements now letting people know they will continue negotiations when the contract expires july 1. i did not speak to them this week. i spoke to both last week. they both s

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and with democrats in congress i might add, and with marty walsh's leadership, we project pensions forillions of retirees. as a candidate for president, i argued for passage and the promise, that is where i included the lewis act in the american rescue plan. now. these plans will remain solvent for decades and, at least until 2051. these retirees, those who lost their benefits will have them restored retroactively. [applause] pres. biden: to a promise broken at a promise kept, it matters to workers, their families, their country. you all remember what the economy was like when i was elected, a country in a pandemic with no real plans of how to get out of it, millions of people out of their jobs. families and cars, backed up for literally miles, waiting for a box of food to be put in their trunk. because they did not have an fte. the administration lost more jobs on its watch than any in the decision since herbert hoover, that is a fact. all based on failed trickle-down economics that benefit the wealthiest americans and hit the middle class and working people the hardest. we came in wi

ryan, back in april, vice president harris and labor secretary marty walsh announced a program related to heat illness and workplace safety. the administration says this is a priority. and since april, osha says it's conducted more than 500 heat-related illness inspections focused on high risk industries from farming to construction across 43 states, including california. >> all right. thank you, natalie brand reporting live from the white house. >>> the house select committee investigating the january 6th capitol attack is looking a series of missing text messages from the secret service. another public hearing is set for tomorrow night. the committee says the secret service missed a deadline to turn over those texts. the agency says the texts are potentially deleted and irretrievable. the national archives, which is in charge of securing government documents has ordered a review of what it calls unauthorized deletion. >> focusing on those critical 187 minutes between when the attack on the capitol started and when donald trump finally issued a video statement asking people to leave t

marty walsh spoke to bloomberg after the data was released. sec.the country is still moving forward on the job side. as you mentioned there are unanswered questions about the economy. it is in a very interesting place. guy: let's get a view on what is happening. peter quickly joins us. kelly services is a global staffing agency working with many fortune 100 companies. it's great to have you on the program. financial markets are worried that we are headed to a recession. the labor market data doesn't necessarily speak to that get. what are you seeing? peter: i think that june speaks to a very robust, continuing robust labor market across the board. demand continues, the supply and demand equation in labor speaks to companies are still hiring, looking for workers. we will probably see some tempering in the second half of the year, but there is clearly a mismatch between the recessionary fears and the labor market. kriti: peter, even pre-pandemic, january of 2020, i remember chairman powell locally said that the job market is still extremely tight. ye

. >> harris: i will ask my team to pop up labor secretary marty walsh who was pressed on biden's plan to spend more money. he will hit inflation with more cash. watch in >> . i wouldn't make a decision what will add to inflation if you help the american worker and help the american family and that's what the president is doing. >> harris: i thought it's part of how we got here. >> not just spending more cash, which is what causes inflation as you say, it is also the fact they think of raising taxes particularly on small businesses right now. a "washington post" piece today suggesting that joe manchin, who was against the bbb bill essentially killed the build back better bill that huge $5 trillion spending program. but he is now working with senator schumer and all you need are all 50 democrats to vote for something and they can get it because of reconciliation. >> harris: what could it look like? >> we go back to coming out of the recession in 2009. just when we were coming out of the recession in 2009, 2010 then president obama raised taxes and raised regulations and ended up with th

my department of labor led by a guy name marty walsh, he talks funny.kidding aside, he's a great guy. the secretary of labor, he's developing the first ever workplace standard for extreme heat saying under these conditions, you cannot do the following, you cannot ask people to do certain things. second, he's sending folks out from the labor department to make sure we hold workplaces and to those standards that are being set. they've already completed over 500 heat-related inspections of workplaces across 43 states. let me tell you why we're here at braden point. five years ago this towering power plant which one stood with cooling towers 500 feet high cooled down. . 500 mega watts of power. over 50 years this plant supported this economy through the electricity they supply, the good jobs they provided and the local taxes they paid. folks used to get a rag out and wipe the gunk out off of their wind shields. all the prevailing winds were our way. i just lived up the road in an apartment complex. we moved to delaware. and just up the road a little school

labor secretary, marty walsh. pleasure to see you. what does this tell you about the state of the economy? >> it shows that our job market's strong. the president mentioned in the statement about the private sector fully recovered. we're also seeing the manufacturing sector recovering. warehousing. childcare, we've seen readings in childcare, people going back to work in that industry. that's good for the long-term sustainability of our economy because it was hit hard during the pandemic. many of those places had to close and having more childcare availability for parents will help us get more people back into the job market. there's about 5.6 million people on unemployment or not in the market and having good, strong childcare will help us get more people in. so we're seeing nice, steady movement here and feel really good about the report and quite honestly about where we have come from since president biden has taken office in getting people back to work. >> in the past couple of months, we've seen the number of first time employmen

my department of labor led by a guy named marty walsh, he talks funny. knows how to get a job done, and he's doing two things for me. first of all, as secretary of labor, he's developing the first ever workplace standards for extreme heat saying under these conditions, you cannot do the following. you cannot ask people to do certain things. second, he's sending folks out from the labor department to make sure we hold workplaces and to those standards that are being set. they've already completed over 500 heat-related inspections of workplaces across 43 states, and the end of the day it's going to save lives. at the end of the day, it's going to save lives. now, let me tell you why we're at break point, this towering plant that once stood with cooling towers 500 feet high closed down. a coal plant add braden point was the largest of its kind in new england. 1,500 megawatts of power, enough to power one in five massachusetts homes and businesses. for over 50 years this plant supported this region's economy through their electricity they supply, the good job

secretary of labor marty walsh told varney and co. earlier inflation is a problem but, hey, we can get through it. >> private sector employment is back to pre-pandemic levels. we're seeing manufacturing back to pre-pandemic level. we saw good growth in childcare workers this month, first time in quite some time. warehousing, we do see some growth. so on the positive side before i go to the other side, we're seeing some really positive signs here with people going back to work. lauren: does he have a point in let's go to the floor show, scott shell arely and phil flynn. gentlemen, happy friday. scott, you say, no, it's not positive, you say we are in recession. but i've got to ask you, how is that possible with a 3.6% unemployment rate? >> i'm going to commit a crime and ask you a question as my answer. how are you raising interest rates in a recession? it's never happened in my 35 years million business. lauren: yeah. >> so a negative print the first quarter officially, now here's what's going to happen: we're going to -- i feel stron

we're going to speak with labor secretary marty walsh for more on this latest report and what is aheadmy. >>> also new this morning, the state attorney in highland park, illinois, says the shooter's father may not be directly liable for vouching for his son's firearm permit, but prosecutors continue to explore, quote, all possible options there. >> there is not a criminal liability that is directly attached to quote, unquote vouching for somebody else, but we're looking at all the evidence. there is a mountain of evidence to go through in terms of who knew what when, there is different ways to look at potential criminal liability in this case. i don't want to say much more other than that. but there is not a -- there is not a per se violation of law if you vouch for somebody with a foid card and they end up doing something terrible like this. >> well, a recent interview with the new york post, robert crimo jr. says he made the decision to sponsor his son's foid card because he thought his son would only use the gun at the shooting range. josh campbell joins us with more. you heard the

. >> labor secretary, marty walsh says the biden administration is pacing itself to avoid an economic slowdown. >> the president is not taking a lengthy approach but i think literally, this is a month by month approach, to see how we are moving forward. i don't want to say we will be in a recession because are doing everything we can to bring inflation and cost down. >> these gains are still being outpaced by sky high inflation and slowing wage growth. with go down to solomon for a breakdown on the latest jobs report. >> reporter: if we are heading toward a recession, no one told the job market. friday's report confirming the labor market remains very strong, u.s. economy added 372,000 jobs in the month of june, well above expectations, and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. job loss in recessions tend to go hand in hand. pronouncing's -- we are not seeing signs just yet, but at the time when an inflation is at a 40 year high, the report has some economists concerned that continue job growth like this makes the job of fighting inflation even harder. demand for workers has been

years ago, carried on his legacy ever since, and with democrats in congress, i might add, and marty walsh'sfought for the butch lewis act to protect pensions for millions of workers and retirees. as candidate for president, i argued for its passage and promised when it passed i would sign it. that's the promise i kept when i included the butch lewis act in the american rescue plan. now, plans will remain solid for decades, come at least guaranteed to 2021. these retirees, those who lost their benefits will have them restored retroactively. we turn to a promise broken. into a promise kept. it matters to workers. it matters to their families. it matters to the country. you all remember what the economy was like when i was elected, a country in a pandemic with no real plans how to get out of it. millions of people out of their jobs. families in cars, remember, backed up for literally miles. waiting for a box of food to be put in their trunk, just a box of food to be put in their trunk because they didn't have enough to eat. previous administration lost more jobs on its watch than any administr

and marty walsh's leadership. we fought for the bush-louis act to protect pensions for millions of workers and retirees. as candidate for president, i argue for his passage. and that's the promise i kept, when i included the butch louis act in the american rescue plan. [ applause ] >> now. mulder employee plans will remain solvent for decades. and come at least guaranteed to 2051. these retirees who lost their benefits will have them restored, retroactively. [ applause ] >> we turned a promise broken into a promise kept. it matters to workers. it matters to their families. it matters to the country. you all remember what the economy was like when i was elected, a country in a pandemic, with no real plans how to get out of it, millions of people out of their jobs. families and cars, remember? backed up for literally miles, waitingfor a box of food to be put in their trunk. just for a box of food to be put in their trunk because they didn't have enough to eat. previous administration lost more jobs in its watch than

my department of later two labour, he talks funny, he's a hell of a guy, marty walsh.or extreme heat, saying under these conditions you cannot do the following, you cannot ask people. second, he is sending folks out from the labour department to make sure we hold workplaces and to those standards being set they've already completed over 500 heat related inspections and workplaces across a3 states. at the end of the day it's gonna save lives. now, let me tell you why we're here, five years ago this cowering power plant that once stood with cooling towers 500 feet high closed down. the coal plant was the largest of its kind in new england. 1500 mw of power, enough to power enough homes and businesses with up for over 50 years this plant supported increases in economy through the electricity they supplied some of the good jobs they provided and the local taxes they pat’- provided and the local taxes they pay. but the plant like many others around the country had another legacy, one of toxic, small, greenhouse gas emissions, the kind of pollution that contributed to the cl

i ask our witness to please resp >> labor secretary marty walsh says the economy would cover severe damage if the childcare shortage is not addressed. the secretary testified on president biden's 2023 budget request before house appropriations subcommittee. this is just short of two hours.

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while a lot of them had experience in government and academia business experience was hard to find, marty walshf economic advisers all have 0 years of experience in business, the director of the council of economics has 3 years of experience in business, the committee writing the biden administration made diversity a major goal of its administration but one area that is sorely missing in this is attracting talented and experienced men and women from the field and some republicans say this lack of business experience is showing up in the president's handling of the economy. >> pay attention at least to those of us that have run something not to mention the largest business in the world, the federal government, underappreciated, ignored, sad because this is a place, results speak to themselves. >> we did reach out to the white house and asked if the president has confidence in his economic advisors, we are waiting to hear back. neil: imagine if he said no i don't. hillary vaughan following that on capitol hill. donald trump had in norma's confidence in him, the chairman of the council of economic

>> labor secretary marty walsh says the economy would cover severe damage if the childcare shortage is not addressed. the secretary testified on president biden's 2023 budget request before house appropriations subcommittee. this is just short of two hours. >> this hearing, 2,023 budget request for the department of labor. this is a hybrid hearing so we need to address housekeeping matters. the members joining virtually once you start speaking is a slight delay before being displayed on the main screen, speaking into the microphone activates the camera displaying the speaker, do not stop your remarks if you don't immediately see the screens switched. of the screen does not change after several seconds please make sure you are not muted. to minimize background noise and ensure the direct sequencing we ask you remain on mute unless you have thought recognition. the chair individual designated by the chair, when they are not under recognition, to a laminate the background noise. members who are virtual are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. finally, house rules require me to

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labor secretary marty walsh says the u.s. economy would suffer severe damage if the childcare shortage is not addressed. the secretary testified on president biden's 2023 budget request before a house appropriations subcommittee. this is just short of two hours. now called the hearing. this is the hype hearing so we need to address if q's keeping matters. for the members joining virtually, there's a slight delay before your displayed on the mainstream. speaking into the microphone activates the camera. it displays the speak on the main screen, do not stop your remarks if you do not immediately see a screen switch. if the screen does not change after several seconds please make sure you are not muted. to minimize background noise and sure the correct speaker is being displayed, we ask that you remain on mute unless you have sought recognition. the chair or an individual designated by the chair may participate when they are not under recognition to illuminate backgrounds. members who are virtual are responsible for meeting and

marty walsh. >> thanks for having me. stuart: we are down 60 on the dow.n vowing to take a blue torch to president biden's agenda. roll tape. >> i'm eric smith and i think joe biden is a total disaster and that's why i'm taking my blow torch to his socialist agenda. stuart: tell us what you really think, eric smith will be here to tell us what he will torch first. need a fresh towel, maybe extra shampoo, well, there's a robot for that. we will introduce you to the company sending these robots to short-staffed hotels all across the country. they're actually working right now. attention, home buyers, hottest housing markets are starting to cool. one expert thinking that things are going to get worse before they get better. you'll want to hear what economists have to say about that. she's coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ stuart: first thing on friday morning but you are looking at charleston harbor marina. okay. south carolina, it's 84 degrees rite now. not too sunny. look at the headline, democrats seek to tax wealthy in bid to sure up medicare. larry kudlow, come on in ple

so does labor secretary marty walsh, the chair of the council of economic advisers has 0 years of experiencequote, the biden administration made diversity a major goal of its administration but one area that is sorely missing in the diversity goal is in attracting talented and experienced men and women from the field of commerce and finance and we reached out to the white house for a comment on our story, we are waiting to get a reaction but as soon as we do we will update you. ashley: you may have to wait a while. senator mike brown, republican from indiana. you are a small business operator and have been for many years. does lack of experience on the economy at the small business level show through this administration? >> no doubt about it. look at advisors on the healthcare crisis to everything they try to weigh in on because they are enterprise or through government, pay attention least to those of us who run something. mine was a small business for 20 years, the benefit of growing into a national company and still roll like the small business that just got large. those benefits that we

with democrats in congress, the leadership of marty walsh, we fought for the butch lewis act to protectensions for millions of workers and retirees. i argued for its passage on a path that was signed and a promise that i kept when i included the butch lewis act in the american rescue plan. [cheers and applause] now the employee plans will rely -- remain solid for decades guaranteed through 2051. these retirees, the ones that lost their benefits will have them restored retroactively. [cheers and applause] turning a promised -- a promise broken to a promise kept. it matters to workers, families, it matters to the country. host: potential legislation ahead in the u.s. senate democrats offering a plan to cut drug costs, top senate democrats wednesday releasing an updated plan aimed at lowering the costs of prescription drugs, signaling progress on a crucial piece of their bid to salvage some of the stalled social safety net climate tax bill. leaders negotiated the drug pricing proposal primarily with joe manchin of west virginia, a conservative leaning democrat who abruptly walked away from

but the department of labor, led by secretary marty walsh has talked with the dot on retention and recruitmentorts and their hope is for further gaps in the jobs that are missing across the freight sector. there is a long answer to tell you to say that there is no number on the jobs front. host: let us look at a few more notes before we get to your calls on what is included. 65 billion for broadband. 55 billion dollars for improving water systems and replacing led pratt -- lead pipes. timmy $5 billion for electric vehicle charging -- 65 -- 75 billion dollars for electric vehicle charges. but as talk to elizabeth in maryland. hello. caller: thank you for talking to me. i live in a small town in maryland and i am a senior. and we have no buses in my town. and we need electric buses so badly. i have no transportation, i do not have a car and no one who can drive me. i have to take a taxi and it cost me $30 in taxi fare to go to the grocery store for five minutes. i shop in five minutes and it cost me $30. i spend over $500 a month on cab fare to go to the grocery stores and into the pharmacy. i n

and neither did the friends like sherrod brown, marcy kaptur, marty walsh, joe biden. [applause] >> i just about shook their hands off when they were back there. and we won against all odds, a president and the congress that believes in keeping promises to working people. and president's -- president joe biden is a more for units -- unions than any president i can recall, and i have been around a long time. workers like me and unions like ours at local 17 have been promised quite a bit over the years. but no other administration has done anything to help our pension fund, regardless of any promises they've made. the american rescue act is important for american families just like mine. here in cleveland and across the country, we worked hard for every dollar we earned. but some days it feels like the odds are stacked against us. even in retirement, we hear about banks, corporations, big corporations get huge tax cuts and breaks. workers will get trouble, but the blue-collar guy, people in this room like me, we don't get that. it is pretty incredible that it is not some