palmer acare add trillions in government spending and made things worse for the economy and working families. by 2017 cbo projects as if 2.5 million people stopped working full time by 2024. between 2017 and 2024 labor compensation will decline and these changes, disproportionately affect low-wage workers. translation, washington is making of a poverty trap much worse. report points out weak spots in our economy. low investment, high unemployment, people leaving the work force. if we get our act together we could start paying down the debt and give our economy the certainty that it needs. tax reform, regulatory reform, energy development. all of these could create jobs and increase take-home pay. if you could bring up from the cbo report slide 2.8. this is a point i would like to highlight. this report says not only does the debt get worse, we have slower economic growth compared to the last forecast but what is particularly troubling is cbo's projection of the labor force participation. cbo's says half of this decline is attributable to the aging of the population. baby boomers are coming,

palmer acare add trillions in government spending and made things worse for the economy and working families. by 2017 cbo projects as if 2.5 million people stopped working full time by 2024. between 2017 and 2024 labor compensation will decline and these changes, disproportionately affect low-wage workers. translation, washington is making of a poverty trap much worse. report points out weak spots in our economy. low investment, high unemployment, people leaving the work force. if we get our act together we could start paying down the debt and give our economy the certainty that it needs. tax reform, regulatory reform, energy development. all of these could create jobs and increase take-home pay. if you could bring up from the cbo report slide 2.8. this is a point i would like to highlight. this report says not only does the debt get worse, we have slower economic growth compared to the last forecast but what is particularly troubling is cbo's projection of the labor force participation. cbo's says half of this decline is attributable to the aging of the population. baby boomers are coming,

palmer acare add trillions in government spending and made things worse for the economy and working families. by 2017 cbo projects as if 2.5 million people stopped working full time by 2024. between 2017 and 2024 labor compensation will decline and these changes, disproportionately affect low-wage workers. translation, washington is making of a poverty trap much worse. report points out weak spots in our economy. low investment, high unemployment, people leaving the work force. if we get our act together we could start paying down the debt and give our economy the certainty that it needs. tax reform, regulatory reform, energy development. all of these could create jobs and increase take-home pay. if you could bring up from the cbo report slide 2.8. this is a point i would like to highlight. this report says not only does the debt get worse, we have slower economic growth compared to the last forecast but what is particularly troubling is cbo's projection of the labor force participation. cbo's says half of this decline is attributable to the aging of the population. baby boomers are coming,