transcanada has reapplied for this permit and the state department needs to approve it. pipelines are the most economically safe and way to move fuel. it's time we make this happen and it's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania eek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to identify an important wrung on the ladder. supplemental nutrition assistance program, or snap, can help pave the way for recipients to climb the economic ladder through work training. skills gaps can prevent access to jobs with family sustaining wages. underemployment and unemployment are leading causes of poverty, and promoting pathways to employment is the best way to help individuals climb the economic ladder out of poverty and into self-sufficiency. combined with other welfare programs, snap recipients may face a welfare cliff when they are just above the income eligibility level which will create d

as for earnings, results before the open from transcanada, the operator of the keystone xl pipeline,lso getting numbers from magazine publisher, time inc and fast food giant wendy's. >>> the top corporate news, new details on the planned initial public offering of snapchat. landon dowdy has all the details. >> reporter: good morning. it's becoming one of the most anticipated offerings of the year. the "wall street journal" reporting that snap has set a valuation of between 19.5 billion and $22.2 billion which would work out to roughly $14 to $16 a share. that would be at the low end of the 20 to $25 billion range that snap previously targeted. at that valuation it would make it the largest tech offering since alibaba in 2015. investors will watch for signs in a revival of tech ipos after 2016 was the slowest year for the sector since 2009. some question whether snap is worth the valuation due to slowing growth and daily active users, increased competition and the limited control that new shareholders would have. the journal says snap will give an updated filing with the s.e.c. as ear

rick walls helped organize the demonstration at an open house that transcanada officials held tonight to discuss the plans. the project would carry natural gas from pennsylvania to west virginia. trans-canada says the pipeline would increase supply options and system reliability. but critics say the risks outweigh the >> you've got your own town water, city water or well water, you don't know what could happen in the future. >> we are going to drill sideways. it's going to eliminate the impacts to people who use the river. >> the pipeline plan still needs government approval before groundbreaking. >>> news4's angie goff is looking ahead to valentine's day and how you can say be mine on a dime. here she is in new york with a preview. >> hi from studio 1-a. we're getting ready to show you some easy, cheap ways to share the love and show off the love and also have fun with photos and make great gifts and valentine's not only for the kiddos but for parents and grandparents too. all that coming up tomorrow on "today." >> she clearly just wanted to see some snow, so she went to new york. >>

country to say there's something they don't like about the way thisbeen treated -- happened when transcanada sued the obama administration over its decision on the keystone pipeline. criticized chapter 11, sing they could strike it. would support getting rid of that because they think it is an attack on sovereignty in u.s. courts. the country of origin, which is important for beef, probably important for arkansas, that is more of an issue between states where the states challenge each other and the country's challenge each other in the world trade organization or directly through nafta. there are many rules in the wto and nafta -- the rules for beef very controversial. mexico and canada thought they were being disseminated against -- the devil is in the details in these cases. what the proponents of nafta and it is good forther there to be rules of their own -- those are two items likely to be at the top of the agenda. deborah is next in columbus, ohio. republican line. caller: hello. host: you are on. go ahead. caller: i want to find out what they are going to do about that nafta trade. our

the project would carry natural gas from pennsylvania to transcanada says the pipeline would increasebut critics say the risks outweigh the benefits. >> if you've got your own water or even well water, you know, you don't know what could happen in the future. >> we're going to drill sideways. it's going to eliminate the impacts to people who use the river. >> the pipeline plan still needs government approval before ground breaking. >>> white house advisor kellyanne conway facing new questions over whether she broke federal law during an interview with fox news. >> go by ivanka's stuff. i'm going to get some myself today. it's a woerndful line, i own some of it. i'm going to give a free commercial here. go buy it, everybody. you can find it online. >> that high profile plug has democrats and republicans demanding answers from the white house. >> sources crossed the line with that on air endorsement and now the committee wants conway punished for that plug. this all comes from snowboanord decision to no longer sell the product line. >> it was out of bounds. of course we're going to call

sow in company transcanada wants to build a gas pipeline from the pennsylvania border to morgan downtown, -- morgan county. it would go west of hancock, maryland. you can see it on the map. it would end at lover's leap. that is the proposed pipeline there. a public hearing is held tonight in hancock. members of the tohir mack river keeper plan to be there to protest. alison: the rock creek observatory is putting ollie, the bobcat, back in the news. a week after ollie escaped from the national zoo a group wants to see her roam free again. amy aubert is here to explain this one. amy? amy: they have a hashtag, a website and the group is now se you can support the cause, too, which the free ollie site says is all about freedom. you will remember ollie, the 25-pound bobcat escaped from her enclosure at the national zoo a week and a half ago. she was later found on the zoo's property. this group says they were cheering her escape saying on the site they were reminded that we can all still come together for a common cause and they support the agenda of togetherness. one dollar from each of the

own nonviolent offensive against the candor morgan pipeline -- kinder morgan pipeline, enbridge, transcanada used pipeline here in canada. juan: i want to ask you about another issue that came up in the visit of justin trudeau, the issue of trade. during monday's appearance at the white house, canadian prime ministers trudeau stressed he planned to work with the u.s. on trade. this is what he said. >> canadians are rightly aware of the fact that much of our economy depends on good working relationships with the united states, good integration with the american economy, and the fact is, millions of good jobs on both sides of the border depend on the smooth and easy flow of goods and services and people back and forth across our border. and both president trump and i got elected on commitments to support the middle class, to work hard for people who need a real shot at success. and we know by working together, by ensuring the continued effective integration of our two economies, we're boy to be creating greater opportunities for middle-class, canadians and americans, now and well into the futu