now, the gross dmes peck product of texas one point six trillion if this were a country it would be 10th largest economy in the world ahead of canada. now, california has 40% more people and is gdp is 2.6 trillion dollars about the same as the united kingdom. but texas has been closing the gap. exports from texas nearly outrank those of california and new york combined right now. and texas already outranked california in the export of technology. from 2000 to 2016 job growth in dallas and houston grew 31% three times the rate in los angeles. and in austin that's out post of liberalism it is 50% during the same period of time. take that governor -- [laughter] 2017, the fourth quarter growth in texas grew 5.4% there wasn't a single other state in the entire country that was above four xepght for idaho. they must have been a run on potatoes but i don't know california grew at 3.2% during that same time now these are two states. they are so alike and yet so different. they're both a majority/minority. prefiguring the country that america will some day be. they're kind of mirror images california is a entire

now, the gross dmes peck product of texas one point six trillion if this were a country it would be 10th largest economy in the world ahead of canada. now, california has 40% more people and is gdp is 2.6 trillion dollars about the same as the united kingdom. but texas has been closing the gap. exports from texas nearly outrank those of california and new york combined right now. and texas already outranked california in the export of technology. from 2000 to 2016 job growth in dallas and houston grew 31% three times the rate in los angeles. and in austin that's out post of liberalism it is 50% during the same period of time. take that governor -- [laughter] 2017, the fourth quarter growth in texas grew 5.4% there wasn't a single other state in the entire country that was above four xepght for idaho. they must have been a run on potatoes but i don't know california grew at 3.2% during that same time now these are two states. they are so alike and yet so different. they're both a majority/minority. prefiguring the country that america will some day be. they're kind of mirror images california is a entire

texas is $1.6 trillion. if it were a country it would be the 10th largest economy in the world, just ahead of canada. california has 40 percent more people than the gdp of $6.2 trillion, the same as the united kingdom but texas has been closing the gap. exports from texas nearly outright those of california and new york combined right now and texas already outranks california in the export of technology. from 2000 to 2016, job growth in dallas and houston grew 31 percent, three times the rate in los angeles and in austin, outpost of liberalism, it's 50 percent during the same period . take that, governor. 2017, the fourth quarter growth in texas grew 5.4 percent, there wasn't a single other state in the country that was above for t except for idaho . there must have been a run on potatoes but idaho did very well. california grew 3.2 percent during that same time . these are two states that are so polite and yet sodifferent , they are both a majority minority. prefiguring the country that america will someday be. there kind of mirror imagesof each other . california is an entirely democratic state at t

texas. but, doug, economy. it's the economy, isn't it?nomy is doing this well, the economic poll numbers and the president here. >> it should be the economy. but what we see on the first friday of every month when we get great job numbers, great economic numbers is we spend more time on focussing on donald trump tweeting about things that aren't the economy that he can claim economy for, so he steps in his own message. this isn't just about elections and politics. the number that is really jarring to me obviously because it is september 11th is only 30% of the respondents in the cnn poll said donald trump can unite the country. whether we're talking about a day like today or a hurricane response for north car lie that. it will be troubling. not just for electoral mth matters, but i point out today at georgetown university, college republicans and college democrats and nobody likes to fight with each other more, they were together planting flags on campus. that's what we need more of, instead of starting 9/11 reading about donald trump's t

economy in the area they happen. this will respark a building effort just like it did with hurricane harvey in texas. the pundits can fret all they want about the trade war saber rattling, not when you consider the red hot state of our economy. let's go to bro can ck, in wiscn >> caller: how are you doing >> fine. how are you? >> caller: booyah. and go pack go from wisconsin. >> there you go. >> caller: i can invest in parent company anheuser-busch, with the growth of the legal marijuana industry, is it worth picking up bud >> if you believe in that theory, if you believe in the theory, you want to own constellation brands because they have the big stake in ca canabi. >> caller: my questions are about stanley black & decker recent minor stakeholder purchase of mtv products since the purchase, it has been heading back up. and i read that stanley does grow by buying good companies. do you think this purchase will be a spike for them or signaling a turn around. >> i think the hurricane can going to help. there was a piece this morning, a fine analysis about how business is better telling you business is

families and businesses begin to rebuild, and startle to recovery in a start to recovery economy as we'll texas we have a strong economy that is booming right now, it is able to handle these types of natural disasters continue to roar frankly. >> let me ask you what you are working on right now, mr. chairman, because obviously we talked a lot about tax cuts 2.0, is this a priority for you? going into the midterm elections? >> it is a priority period why wouldn't we make tax cuts for middle class families in small businesses permanent why wouldn't we go further to continue to improve? we can helm families save more earlier throughout lives help start-up businesses grow innovate in the united states 2.0 a million half more jobs on top of what we are doing hire paychecks hire growth on top of what we are doing it is fairness, it is family friendly, pro-growth. >> what do you say to those skeptics on the left saying look now is not the time to do more tax cuts you've got an economy that is doing well. and you are also staring down trillion dollar deficit what is pushback there sir? >> democrats fra

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economy. it would fly over us to taxes texas or nevada. >> mr.arcia, 30 seconds. >> we are a hundred million dollars short of a 2008 level. there have been locked of room to grow. doug has mentioned several times that he is referring to the act. it was taken off the ballot by his up in court. it only apply to 1% of arizona. i'm not in favor of raising taxes on the middle class, i am in favor of a direct funding source which is what our teachers have been demanding. >> i got to address that. >> we have to move on. >> this question is for both of you. we talked a lot about education funding in the last few minutes. in addition to funding, what is anything needs to change in arizona's education system? >> you have 30 seconds. >> david's plan was to double our taxes, that was his education plan. he tried to mislead the voters. the supreme court caught him and it was removed from the ballot. another is no plan. more funding is needed, more funding will be available. our general fund is at a record high. in addition, we need to address the teacher shor

texas, something they've gotten behind. and o'rourke unabashedly embracing gun control, trying to curb accessibility to deadly weapons. >> add immigration and the economythe nfl as well, rick. what's sort of the headline coming out of texas that we can understand nationally. >> i don't think we're going to know until after november. i think o'rourke is taking a huge risk, people conventionally would think being okay with kneeling for the national anthem wouldn't be a popular issue in texas but it is part of the reason that video that he explained that went viral. on that issue and on the immigration and gun issue, they were die metrically opposed. they have different ideas. that's one thing that was interesting about the debate. cruz's unapologetic conservative, beto unapologetic about his views which some say is progressive. it is fascinating that the race is so close. not only close in polls but also in money. it is probably going to go to ted cruz, likely, but it would be unexpected -- >> 15 seconds on the money, surprising to see the numbers we have been reporting within the last week? >> ted cruz is the number one fund-raiser, incumbent fund-raise

these areas of unfairness, does it make sense that i understand how people of texas are benefiting greatly from the economybut should we use this strength to take on these challenges now? and are they doing it the right way? >> you mentioned challenges, unfair and imbalances. unfairness and imbalance are two different things in my mind. to me, what is the ultimate solution here. the ultimate solution should simply not be to reduce the trade deficit. you can watch disposible family income go through the floor. we need to leave it to free enterprise to decide what our global supply chain is going to be decided over here, over that end of pennsylvania avenue or that end of pennsylvania avenue, when you say unbalances, i don't think that's what we're geared toward what we're geared toward is the unfairness of those who would used a status economy with subsidies and nontariff barriers to prevent americans from being able to export not following the globally sipped rules of trade. so again, at the end of the day, we want to export more, not import less. the trade deficit in and of itself, is not a terribly meani

texas really likes their independence. they are the world's tenth largest economy and you know, i think they've got a good chance there and it's very telling that the republicans have now dispatched donald trump to go campaign there in what was thought is a safe district. that will siphon money away from several other races and that will help us out unilaterally. mike: the thing i'm scratching my head about is polls. i spent a lot of time in 2016 traveling the country with the woman who was supposed to be president. liz, can polls be trusted now? >> i don't think so. i think it's just the prognostication on the left said two years ago that hillary clinton was going to be the next president and that didn't happen. listen, the republican base, they want to see donald trump. this isn't a last resort. they want him to come out there. everyone knows midterm elections, you may see some -- the party that's in office may lose some seats either in the house or the senate. i think ted cruz is fine. it's important that the president goes out there and puts his hand on his shoulder and makes sure that texans see that ted cruz has the

economy. all of the companies would fly over us to texas or nevada if david garcia's plan on taxes were to go forward. at --ere's a lot of this only applies to 1% of arizonans. i am in favor of a direct funding source which teachers have men demanding -- gov. ducey: can i address that? ms. rivera: gentlemen, we are going to move to our follow-up questions. for both oftion is you. we have talked a lot about education funding and the last two minutes. what, if anything needs to happen in arizona's education system to see it improve? was ducey: david's plan moved by the supreme court. more funding will be available. our general fund is at a record high. in addition we need to address the teacher shortage. we have the teachers academy. i think there are other things we can do to reform our system so we can help districts on a gradual basis, janitorial, maintenance, food service so we can get those dollars into the classroom for our teachers and benefit our kids. ms. rivera: mr. garcia, your 45 seconds. mr. garcia: the answer did not include the most important part of education, the classroom. nee

economy now. hmmm. how does that work? >> in texas we call that the me, no alamo defense. i was not at the alamo.e had, historically large margins in the house and senate in 2009 and 2010 and could have done anything he wanted. if he had wanted to reform our immigration system, if he had wanted to quote, undo 40 years, he had legislative power to do it. and i think it is, failure to do so is a result of two things. one is, that he never advocated those kind of policies, whatever it is he is referring to. and second of all, when he, his priorities were limited and localized and he is looking now to blame others for his failure of vision. there have been great presidents come in 100 days or 200 days or 300 days worked miracles when it came to the legislative front. not this guy. we basically got the failed stimulus bill and we got the affordable care act and the rest of that time he was in office, when he had those huge majorities he squandered it. he was unable to work across party lines with democrats and republicans together to get things done in balance of his years in office. but that is his f

otherwise what i know is in the fifth district of texas, people are enjoying the best economy in theiring relief act that came out -- >> i'm going to miss you, jeb. i'm going to miss you desperately. >> we'll miss you too. >> its a free market and free world as they say. we appreciate it. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, grilling on the hill, social media under fire from lawmakers, what yesterday's hearing could mean for the sector straight ahead. really want to be there, but you can't. at cognizant, we're helping today's leading media companies create more immersive ways to experience entertainment with new digital systems and technologies. get ready, because we're helping leading companies lead with digital. get ready, because we're helping leading companies let someone else do the heavy lifting. tripadvisor compares prices from over 200 booking sites to find the right hotel for you at the lowest price. so you barely have to lift a finger. or a wing. tripadvisor. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinic

>> they cause certain disruptions in the economy for the short-term if we talk about disruptions in the pipeline connecting texasough it looks like the worst of the storm will bypass the gulf coast strong winds, flooding, this could cause electrical damage, shut down nuclear plants we could see a temporary impact on prices in the energy market i have seen estimates in terms of damage based on the category of the storm up to about 30 billion in potential damages so it would be a sizable hit along the coast and could have at least a temporary impact on gdp in the third quarter >> but then the impact on gdp afterwards, i think back to hurricane hugo 1989 i was in college, but we felt the impact of it because i was in southern virginia, you felt the impact of the storm. i know charleston suffered through it, but the rebuilding process in some ways helped the entire region. they were able to build up around charleston. is there any net positive to gdp from these events as the rebuilding process kicks in? >> absolutely. it would be a temporary negative impact but by the following quarter we would start that rebuilding

in dallas, texas, where i'm from, last week -- two weeks ago we had a seminar whereby people talked about and demonstrated what this economy is doing. and i had several employers who stood up and said to the media that was never reported, we have 10 jobs that are available at starting salary of $60,000, but you have to be able to pass a drug test and you have to come to work every day. we'll train you. we will do the training. we don't need the government or someone else to do that, but you have to do two things -- you have to be able to pass a drug test and you got to come to work every day, and you got to be able to go be willing to be a part of a team that is about your success and theirs also. what a great deal the free enterprise offers today. instead of us begging for jobs and wishing they were here, they abound, mr. speaker. it's called great economics, it's called making america great again, and that's why we want to make it permanent. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, if i inquire from the gentle

economy temporarily, it was a good move. but they were looking to undo it and take it back. >> brian kilmeade is our guest. let's take calls. let's begin with - - calling in from texas. you are on booktv with brian kilmeade. >> thank you. i wanted to tell brian i've read all three of his books. my high school algebra teacher, i wish somebody had written books like this when i was taking college history. he makes it come alive. it's so relevant to what's going on today. the tripoli book talks about ng ben ghazi. my question is, what is the next project because i'm watching for and i've loved all three of his other books. >> thank you. you made my day. i would say this, i'm working on another project but i will say on october 19, october 20-21, i will be combining all three books in tampa, norfork, virginia and in nashville. the next book i'm working on that i will talk about that i still have another year -and-a-half to get through is sam houston and revenge of the alamo. how texas got created. how and jackson, as much as he wanted texas knew he couldn't grab texas. another war again. some of those things i try to unwind and amfinding it flat out fascinating so hopef

economy, our ties. d diplomatic i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: this bill is unnecessary because the department of energy is aggressively approving liquified natural gas exports. d.o.e. conducts a public interest review of all applications to a country without a free trade agreement with the united states. this process is working just fine. d.o.e. has granted final approval for 29 applications to export l.n.g. and over the past few years, the u.s. has emerged as one of the largest in the world. there is no backlog applications. and the trump administration has taken every opportunity to promote natural gas approved. they finalized a rule to approve applications to export less than 0.14 billion cubic feet per day. all small scale exports are in the public interest and removes long standing consumer protections, prevents the public of having the opportunity to know about or provide input and violates the public hearing requirement of the natural gas act. rather than stand up for american cons

economy. the companies that i want to talk about that are moving here and investing here would like over austin texasr nevada if his plan were to come forward. >> let's be clear, we're still $800 million short of 2008 levels. there is a lot of room to grow. doug deucey as mentioned this several times. it only applies to the top 1%. and only for income above $5,000. i am not in favor -- above $500,000. i am not in favor of raising taxes on the middle of class -- middle class. moderator: our follow-up questions regarding education. for both oftion is you. we talked a lot about education funding in the last few minutes. funding, what if anything needs to change in arizona's education system to improve? governor, you have 45 seconds to respond. >> david's plan was to double our taxes, that was his education plan. he tried to mislead the voters, the supreme court caught him and it was removed from the ballot. now there is no plan but more funding is needed. more funding will be available. our general fund is at a record high. we need to address the teacher shortage. we need to get more dollars into the cl

economies of scale were not there. currently right now, those associations and chambers can offer health care and if you look around the nation, you have seen there is commerce from texas to illinois come together and say we want to provide our members and opportunity to offer health care to their employees. you have seen industry associations like the national restaurant association come together and say any restaurant in the nation that wants to offer health care to its employees can now do it through the national restaurant association. that is transformative. it is workingp: out to be a big deal, they are getting great health care at a low cost area you coming out with another plan soon that will be similar. theother thing, we have remnants of obamacare and one of the things that i am proud of is we get rid of the individual mandate which was a disaster for obamacare and we had to pay a lot of money for the privilege of not having to hey for health insurance or health care. am happy toat i announce is the rates are far lower than they would have been under the previous administration or under a democrat administration -- a democratic administration. the rampant is

economy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, one minute is really not enough time, but i really wanted to highlight as quickly as i can some crucial issues that we have experienced over the work recess. first of all, i condemn the actions of saudi arabia as it relates to the bombing of the two or at least one bus of children. i believe that the united states should address this question immediately. for children are our most precious resource. i'm concerned that now 497 children still remain without their families at the border. that 300 of those parents have been deported. and most of the children are under 5. this is inhumane, cruel, and it is, of course, the most tragic act that this federal government could have done. i ask the trump administration immediately to respond. listening to the hearings of justice kavanaugh, let me indicate that there is no comment on the character of the man. but there is a comment on t

economy is so great, they will never vote us out of office. walker said hold onto your hats. the storms are brewing. >> i think wisconsin like texasresents an area that you have demographic issues that could be problematic for the gop. governor walker was ushered in with a bunch of republicans in a successful election in 2015. but with respect to texas. this is a place where you see the gop's demographic challenges on display. i agree with mark i don't think it's enough for the democrats to overcome this time around. but we have to be cognizant of this in future races. kennedy: ben sasse. here is an ideologue who has been almost as oppose to the president as jeff flake and bob corker. but he shows there are people out there who would like to leave the party. and there are coalitions to be made in the senate that are beneficial. >> this is the old parents leaving their kid in the store. mommy is going home now, have a good night, republicans, enjoy macy's, mommy is going to go. but the republicans aren't going. so you have to do swog your fat kid. because they are not leaving the store. kennedy: ben sasse is just eating more cake.

texas. >> reporter: cruz is on a mission to paint o'rourke as a dangerous leftist. >> one, two, three -- >> reporter: and is fully embracing donald trump, a strong economy, and increasedthis debate, escaping the shadow of thank you very much was impossible. cruz was asked if he had lost his dignity by praising the president after trump insulted his father and wife. >> i've got a responsibility which is to fight for every person here and every person in this state. and so i have worked hand in hand with the president on substance, and we have delivered remarkable victories. >> listen, if the president attacks you personally, your wife, your father, how you respond is your business. >> thank you. >> when the president attacks our institutions, this country, allows a foreign power to invade our democracy, that is our business. we need a u.s. senator who will stand up to this president -- >> reporter: some polls have shown o'rourke within striking distance of cruz. however, the latest poll released this week from quinnipiac shows cruz with a nine-point lead. on the campaign trail, cruz has been sounding the alarm that this race is indeed closer than most would expect in t

we had been sending them to texas, which is no longer an area that we send our employees to because one of 12 states this city does not encourage or stimulate their economy. and there was another site in utah that has been closed. annually, we do a refresh and we have been using moffet field and there's some challenges with that. this was with a new site for us and it seemed to work out very well other than the medical incident that was experienced by lieutenant johanson. but it worked out well, the week-long training. and also listed during month of august total run volume of 490 incidents that were responded to. and then last few pages are standard but just updated the activity summary report. and that on conclude the operations report. happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> president cleaveland: thank you, chief, on the operations report. is there any public comment on that report? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner veronese. >> commissioner veronese: chief, thanks for your report. i really appreciate, especially i appreciate you looking -- pointing out certain things in this report that is showing that the department is

. >>> and it's the economy, amid all this talk about the supreme court, russia, and political strategy, what really matters to voters? we went to texas to find out. we'll get to that in just a moment. >>> but we start with our preview of a hearing that will make or break brett kavanaugh's confirmation to the supreme court. president trump will have his final say in a news conference later today, but just a few hours ago he offered both praise and criticism of the current process. >> the republicans could not be nicer. could not be more respectful to the process, certainly could not be more respectful to the woman, and i'm okay with that. i think i might have pushed it forward a lot faster. >> republicans outwardly confident of a successful vote. privately, though, some believe they don't have the numbers, two reasons why. one, the accusations by christine blasey ford. two, his defender's inability or unwillingness to support kavanaugh without offendering or alienating women. at stake, republican unity, and we cannot stress this enough on this wednesday morning, how this nation treats those who come forward to allege sexual assault, a

texas. >> reporter: cruz is on a mission to paint o'rourke as a dangerous leftist. >> ready, one, two, three. >> reporter: and is fully embracing president trump, a strong economy anded border security. even in this debate, escaping the shadow of trump was impossible. cruz was asked if he had lost his dignity by praising the president after trump insults his father and wife. >> i've got a responsibility which is to fight for every person here and every person in this state. and so i have worked hand-in-hand with the president on substance, and we have delivered remarkable victories. listen, if the president attacks you personally, your wife, your father, how you respond is your business. but when the president attacks our institutions, this country allows a foreign power to invade our democracy, that is our business. we need a u.s. senator who will stand up to this president. >> reporter: some polls showed o'rourke within striking distance of cruz. the latest poll from quinnipiac shows cruz with a nine-point lead. on the campaign trail, cruz has been sounding the alarm that this race is, indeed, closer than most would expect in this red state. the first debate ende

economy. all the great companies i'm going to talk about, that are moving here and investing here, would fly over us to texas or nevada if david garcia's plan on taxes. >> mr. garcia, 30 seconds. >> let's be clear, we are still $00 million short of 2008 levels. there's a lot of room to grow. doug dusey mentioned several times, he's referring to the investment act which was taken off the ballot which only applies for 1% of arizonans, only those with income above $500,000. i'm not in favor of raising tacks on the middle class. i'm in favor of a direct funding source, which is what our teachers have been demanding. >> i've got to address that. >> we need to move up to our followup questions regarding education. this from christopher conover. >> this question is for both of you. we talked a lot about education funding in the last few minutes. in addition to funding, what if anything needs to change in arizona's education system to see it improve? >> governor dusey, you have 45 seconds. >> the first thing i want to say is david's plan was to double our taxes, that was his education plan he feel tried to mislead v

texas and arizona, and nevada, three states where it is anybody's guess who will win, republicans running for reelection will be able to retain those. question, theer way the republicans and democrats perceive the economyoing into this election. there is a great and growing favors,ce between which republicans being quite pleased with the economy but democrats not so much. >> that is something we have seen in the past midterm elections. by and large, the economy, the numbers have been good. it favors republicans. both unemployment rate and how well the country is doing in terms of the stock market and in other ways. the problem is what you just mentioned in terms of the tax bill. many democrats feel that there are certain portions of this country that are benefiting from this strong number. and those tend to be people of means. other people are being left behind. that remains a huge kabul for republicans, particularly in the states donald trump, to his credit, flipped that other republicans have not, that is where the terrorists come in. -- tariffs come in. as we go forward, states in which the terrorists hit hard, he will -- tariffs hit hard, he will have trouble. david: thank you to jeanne zaino and r

economy is booming and there is a refugee crisis around the world. >>> so key historical figures including we are told helen keller could be disappearing from the texasrriculum. the state board of education held a preliminary vote to streamline what students learn saying there is too much required content to pack into one year. officials say teachers can still discuss the figures it just won't be mandatory. >> that's hillary clinton on the left. >> frankly -- i frankly am not sure what this all means. it means i don't know what history they're going to teach. helen keller, i mean, hillary clinton was first lady and a presidential nominee, seems like you would bring that up. >> that seems important to history. it's true that there's more and more history every year and you have to figure out what to expunge, but are they expunging any men or just hillary clinton who seems to be a vital part of our historical record and helen keller. what do you have against helen keller? that was rhetorical. don't answer that. okay. >>> the drama surrounding the supreme court hearings for brett kavanaugh are not the first time we have seen this kind of controversy. we

texas. public education. health care things that are important across party lines. >> connecting and resonates. what about you? why do you have a shot? >> i have a shot to grow rural economyd building plans around that. >> what about you? bringing cowboys and indians together. never seen anything like it. why do you have a shot to win in idaho? >> i was raised by idahoans. people share my heritage and legacy of leadership, want something fresh, progressive and bold. matched with architectural framework attracts people on both sides of the aisle. seeing a leadership no one's ever seen or heard of and that brings all parties together. >> by definition, especially you two, texas and idaho, you have to get people who voted for you who by definition also just voted for donald trump. why should a donald trump voter vote for you? >> well, first of all, there's a wrong impression of texas. it's not a red state. it's a non-voting state. we're 49th on the percentage of states voting. so the main problem in texas is that they're not coming out to vote. our job is to get them out to vote and we win. >> listen, you have a big -- mountain to climb, though, to get people out to vote. so

economy and supported broader u.s. economic growth. there is nafta. 1900s, i traveled with my gear friend to texas to build support for the brand-new north american free-trade agreement. at that time, the total value of u.s. agricultural exports was $43 billion. since 1994 when nafta went into force, the value of exports into canada has increased by 271%. to mexico by 305%. in 2017, the total value of u.s. agriculture exports was over $138 billion. let me repeat that. over the time that nafta has been enforced, the value of u.s. agricultural exports has increased from $43 billion to over $138 billion. i have been encouraged to hear that the efforts to modernize and strengthen nafta has been progressing. the announcement a couple weeks ago but the u.s. and mexico had reached an agreement that would preserve the trading certainly verys welcome news. the light at the end of the tunnel. i know that our team at the office of u.s. trade representative is working hard as we speak to bring our friends from canada into the agreement as well. i hope we hear news on a strong nafta agreement very soon. is extremelyafta important but equally so is th

of texas that does not believe in clinging, that is actually part of building a new country that is a harbinger for new country. >> we've read so much about republicans want to talk about the economyresident trump is there and they can't. looking at the debate that happened last night, very little about it was about the economy and every issue he brought up is something that the president of the united states harps on at these rallies, on twitter. do you see a candidate ted cruz trying to dodge what the president wants to be talking about? >> i do. i don't understand why he did not tout the economy more. because i think texans could relate to something like that, you know. and i'll tell you, back to your point about things flipping and things that we haven't seen before, you know, there could be a shake-up in texas. it would be a big shake-up for republicans. but don't you think when trump won some of the -- you know, like pennsylvania and all those states, don't you think that the democrats were in shock about that, too? so if ted cruise loses, republicans will be in shock. >> we'll come back here in just a moment. >>> coming up, one of the women who accused bill o'reiley of sexu

texas. mr. speaker, it's with some sadness that i have to say i believe this is an absolutely terrible tax bill. the economy is growing, and it's been a claim made by the proponents of this tax policy. but it's growing for the few. it's not growing for the many. we have the lowest unemployment rate we have had in years. we have had the highest profits in corporations that we have had since before the great depression. yet right now in this country childhood poverty is increasing relentlessly, relentlessly. how does that happen when we have such a great so-called economy? it happens because we have created the hydraulic system that is transferring money from low-income and middle class to the very wealthy. that's what this congress has done. and there are consequences to the children who are now in poverty and will be in poverty. but also to those everyday families who aren't on the right side of the digital divide and whose wages for the past 20 years have been stagnant or declining. even as the things they need, college education for their kids, prescription medication for their families, those prices are

don't get more workers into texas, and dealing in our oil industry, we're going to be in real trouble here. how high on the list of obstacles or potential potholes the economysee is this issue of a lack of skilled workers for the jobs at hand >> i'll tell you i would love to see as much sort of policy focus on that issue as things -- as much as we've talked about, you know, corporate tax reform or concerns about the deficit. making sure that we have the kind of work force we need so the economy can continue to grow i think that is really sand in the gears and kind of a really potential headwind for the economy. and so we absolutely should focus on doesn't get as much attention. some people think that's a boring thing and i'm not sure if jamie dimon mentioned it, but immigration is part of that that's one of our great advantages and absolutely something i would like business to push policymakers more on to make sure we have that pipeline of talent coming into the united states. >> jared, as i think about my own life, the slippers i wore this morning were made in china. the baseball glove i bought for my son two weeks ago, made in china. the golf shirt i wore

texas. caller: good morning. let migrants, hard-working people that want to work and put money back into the economy, we should gethose people, not people that want to live off the government, i don't care what race you are. we need peace, we need love. trump says make america great again. america has always been great, it is the best country in the world and there is no doubt about it. , youu have to turn to hate should do that with something else. everybody should love each other. host: thank you for the call. guest: i totally agree with you. more love, less hate. i believe immigrants are extremely hard-working people. my mom and dad are immigrants. my mom was a migrant farm worker who traveled throughout the united states. settled our family in el paso. worked three jobs so my brother and i would have the chances that she never had and that is the american dream, that is the american story. she told me if you set your heart to it and you work hard, you can achieve whatever you want to. i truly believe that is the american dream. host: this is a tweet from a viewer, we were talking about president trump saying l

economy temporarily. it was a good move. but they were looking to undo it and take it back. >> - - is our guest. let's take calls. let's begin - - from texas. you are on train a. >> thank you. i just want to tell them that i've read all three of his books. i'm a high school algebra teacher and i wish people had written books like this when i was taking history. he makes it so alive. - - talking about ben ghazi. my question is, what is the next project because i'm watching for it and i've loved all three of his books. >> thank you becky. you made my day. i would say this. i'm working on another project but i will a october 19-21st, i'm combining all three talks in tampa, and nashville.hope you can join us. the next book i'm working on that i will talk about is sam houston in avenging the alamo. - - knew he couldn't grab texas. some of those things i try to unwind and i'm finding it flat out fascinating so hopefully you like it. >> is your co-author working on that book. >> just me. i'm working on that now. getting my feet underneath me. texas has been great so far. they've kept great records. even back then. >> more a comment than a questio

economy. with that i urge a no vote and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. gentleman from texas. mr. brady: i would note average middle class family in the 12th district of california will see a tax cut of $5,508 each year. proud to yield two minutes to it a key member of the ways and means committee, the gentleman from ohio, dr. wenstrup. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wenstrup: thank you, mr. chairman. i find it interesting that i keep hearing the tax reforms were for the rich. the only phone calls i got complaining about our tax reform were from the rich. i had one gentleman call me and actually say, for those of us with three or four homes, this is going to kill us. are you kidding me? you keep saying this is a tax break for the rich. they are the only ones complaining to me. but as a former small business owner, can i tell you how difficult it is to plan for the future. when you sit down to look at your company's finances, you may be worried about paying your employees' salaries or making rent on time. so many in this body historically have never

economy and supported broader us economic growth and of course, there's nafta.in the early 1900s as ranking member of the house agriculture committee, i traveled with my dear friend chairman dark of texas to build support for the brand-new north american free trade agreement or nafta. at that time, the total value of us agriculture exports was $33 billion. since 1994 when nafta went into force, the value of agriculture exports to canada as increase by 271 percent. to mexico by 305 percent and in 2017 a total value of us agriculture exports was over $138 billion. let me repeat that, over the time that nafta has been in force, thevalue of us agriculture imports have increased from 43 billion to over $138 billion . i've been encouraged to hear that the efforts to modernize and strengthen nafta has been progressive. the announcement a couple weeks ago that the us and mexico have reached an agreement that would preserve the trading agreement, the agriculture industry already enjoys was certainly very welcome news, the light at the end of the tunnel if you will. i know our team at the office of us trade representatives is working hard, even as we speak, to bring our friends from canada into

economy and supported broader u.s. economic growth of course there's nafta. in the early 1900s as ranking move the house agriculture committee i traveled with my dear friend, chairman he garza of texas to build support for the brand new north american free trait grade -- trade agreementment or nafta. a that the value of experts was $43 billion. since 1994 when nafta went into fuse the value of u.s. agriculture experts to canada has increased by 271%. to mexico by 305%. and in 2017, the total value of u.s. agriculture exports was over $138 billion. let me repeat. over the time that nafta has been enforced the total value of u.s. agriculture exports increased from 43 billion to over $138 billion. i have been encouraged to hear that the effort to modernize and strengthen nafta has been progressive. the announcement that the u.s. and mexico reached an agreement that will reserve the trading relationship the agriculture industry already enjoys, was certainly very welcome news. the light at the end of the tunnel. i know that our team at the office of u.s. trade representatives is working hard, even as we speak, to bring our friend from canada into the agreement as well. hope we hear news

economy as a whole. should walmart want to bring up those concerns directly with the trump administration, dagen they could do that, today. ivanka trump happens to be visiting a walmart in texas bit of coincidental timing there. >> most definitively blake burman thank you so much for that, blake burman at the white house. turning to the supreme court showdown, judge brett kavanaugh's accuser now open to testifying before the senate judiciary committee on thursday. president trump weighing in on the controversy last night on hannity. >> i think it is a very sad situation, he is an outstanding person. and frankly sean is very, very had why didn't somebody call fbi 36 years ago you could also say when did this all happen? to take man like this besmirch with that being said let her have her say let's see how it works out i don't think you can delay it any longer, i have been accommodative see how it all comes out they delayed it a week, and they have to get on with it. dagen: here now harvard law professor emeritus author of the book the case against he impeaching trump alan dershowitz, good of you to be here good morning, al. >> good morning. >> always a pleasure, one of the req

texas, last week during our town halls and round tables on the smallest -- in the smallest communities, on the town squares, small businesses are adding workers one, two, three at a time because the economyg forward. and so if the tax cuts in the economy is working for small town america, it's really working. and not that it's equal across the country. we have a big country. but boy, it is just hard to find an indicator that isn't pretty good these days. >> capuano, is that seeping into texas? does senator cruz have a problem down there outside the austin limits, are you seeing a big progressive movement in texas, real quick answer? >> yeah, so i predict senator cruise will be reelected is it a race absolutely i think, you know, i think -- yes, it is a race, and i think senator cruise z. rork voted against harvey releaf, and he's not in step with the state. >> thanks. >>> when we return the moment of the morning, the august employment report minutes away, the numbers and instant market reaction in the next hour, don't miss larry kudlow, joining us at 9:30 eastern time stay tuned, back in a moment across web and tablet? do you want $4.95 commissions for stocks, $0.50 options contracts? $1

texas. good morning. caller: how are you doing? host: doing fine. theer: nobody ever said midterm elections are coming up -- midterm elections are coming up, but no one ever said that everything has happened and the economyd and unemployment is good -- all of that happened under obama's administration. anotherpresident stays four years, the bottom will fall out, and everyone will see he does not how did do this. he has never been a politician. i think everybody should know that everything that is happening now happened under the obama administration. host: thank you for the call. clay in north carolina, republican line. good morning. caller: how are you doing? first time caller. i love your tv show and so forth. i feel kind of sad for the person in iowa. any american, legal american, that gets killed by an illegal american that comes across the border is unacceptable. i do not understand why republicans or democrats or whoever cannot understand that. it should never happen. anybody that goes across this country and can see the last two yearshe boat.re missing the i'm not a rich man, but this life is changing in front of our eyes. it asjust accept americans, grab it, and go for it -- host: you are happy w

economy and our environment. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i thank the gentleman from california for his comments and also for his initiatives on the subject of energy in so many ways. several of the bills we're considering are a result of that initiative. i have no other requests for -- and i yield back the my back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on, will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 589. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to. and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. weber: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 97, the nuclear energy innovation capabilities act of 2017, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. does the gentleman call up th