. >>> all right this month, the usda is enacting the largest change in the way our food is inspectedspectors and they're speaking out on camera for the very first time and say the pork you may eat might not be as safe as you think. >> toenails, hair, sexual organs, bladers. >> all the above. >> reporter: that's what's potentially in your pork, according to some of america's federal inspectors, speaking out for the first time in an nbc exclusive. usda inspectors jill mauer and anthony va loan are sounding the alarm. >> do you feed your children or your families this pork? >> i don't eat from this plant. >> you don't eat from the same plant where you work? >> correct. >> no. >> reporter: they say the meat you eat may soon be less safe than you think thanks to a change in rules for pork inspection, now set to roll out nationwide under the trump administration. >> the consumer is being duped to believe that it actually is getting federally inspected when there's no one there to even watch or do anything about anything. >> reporter: both inspectors work at a pork plant in the midwest, one

so the tobacco subcommittee, the usda and tobacco farmers. the most important tobacco farm organization for much of the story that i tell is the north carolina farm bureau. >> host: give me a sense of this iron triangle what is the dynamic? >> guest: what's going on in terms of tobacco farming after say world war ii is that they are very empowered by congress and encouraged by the usda to basically write their own law. what do i mean by that? after the war, any producing group is anxious about readjusting productions to peacetime. you're not going to have the same kind o of restaurant indusy that you would have during the war if there's a special reason to think about this cigarettes of course because the armed services which such important purveyors of cigarettes comes up after the first world war, farmers were not organized. they had been corralled by the new deal and they experienced a severe depression for the lot of the 1920s. so they've now become more organized by their interaction in the federal government and the federal government i

tobacco farming after world war ii, tobacco farmers are very empowered by congress and encouraged by the usda to basically write their own laws so dry mean? after war, any produced group is anxious about readjusting production, you're not going to have the same revved up industry that you have, there's a special reason to think about that with cigarettes because the armed services were such important purveyors of the cigarette so after the first world war, they had not been around by the new deal, they experienced a severe depression and all farmers did for a lot of the 1920s. during the second world war, tobacco farmers who had now become more organized by the interaction with the federal government and the federal government is literally organizing groups of farmers into committees so they have a plan on how much tobacco they will produce, phase elite tobacco farmers are coming together in various places across north carolina and they are saying, what are we going to do about the post war readjustment? we can't let what happened after the first world war happened again after the second worl

the tobacco subcommittee, the usda and tobacco farmers, organized tobacco farmers and the most important tobacco farm organizations for the cigarettes for much of the story i tell is the north carolina farm bureau. >> host: to give me a sense of the iron triangle, but the dynamic? >> guest: after say world war ii, tobacco farmers are very empowered by congress and encouraged by the usda to basically write their own wall. what do i mean by that? any producing groups interested in the production peacetime. they experienced a severe depression in agriculture for a lot of the 1920s. and so, during the second world war, tobacco farmers that have now become more organized by their interaction with the federal government and the federal government is literally organizing groups of farmers into the committees so they can plan how much tobacco they will produce in subsequent years, these elite tobacco farmers are coming together in various places in north carolina saying what are we going to do about the postwar readjustment? we can't let what happened after the first world war happen again after

the tobacco subcommittee, the usda and tobacco farmers, organized tobacco farmers. the tobacco farm organization for the cigarette, for much of the story i tell is the north carolina farm bureau. >> so give me a sense of this iron triangle. the 50s or so. what's the dynamics? >> the basic story was, what's going on in terms of tobacco farming after world war ii. is that tobacco farmers are very empowered by congress and encouraged by the usda to basically write to their own laws. so what do i mean by that? after a war. any producing group is anxious about readjusting production to peace time. you're not can have the same revved up industry that you would have during war. there's a special reason to think about that. because the armed services were important purveyors of cigarettes. after the first world war, farmers were not aroused by the new deal. they experienced a real depression for a lot of the 1920s. during the second world war, tobacco farmers we have now become more organized by their interaction with the federal government and it's literally organizing gro

wife and ia farmer's went to sign up our farm with the usda. usda said you can't sign it up. does not make any difference if your name is on the mortgage. it does not make any difference that you farm with your husband. you cannot sign up your farm. another discrimination. i have fought discrimination my whole life, as a woman, as a farmer. has alsoamala harris had some of those experiences. was in desegregation and was bussed and she faced discrimination. she has first-hand experience, too. kamala harris for the people. not for the rich, not for california, it is for the people. that is what her messages and that's why i invited her to my home, so you could hear her message. ,he might not be the loudest she might not be the most abrasive -- [laughter] we are going to hear what kamala harris is going to do for the people. [applause] thank you.: thank you, ann. what a wonderful introduction. this is what you do always and i know that about you. some of us lead in elected office and there are leaders who are leaders because that's what you do by nature and commitment. that's wh

is effect of the trade war, the damage on the soybean prices in america is only about half what the usdaas been calculating when making bailout payments. this would be farmers getting about twice as much from the government as they have received in terms of damage from the trade war. that is not to say they are doing well, because other things are going on hurting farmers, like a global commodity -- as we know, the terrible weather this year. john: will ultimately led to the overpayments, do you think? mike: i spoke with a chief economist in charge of the process and he said a couple things. one, usually when they go to the wto in geneva the use traded damages to make their case. you do not look at the good things that happen to you, only the bad things. so essentially they counted only the losses to trade with china and did not count the fact that because brazil was selling soybeans there, the farmers could sell more to europe and elsewhere. they are used to using this process. the other thing, it is a much easier cut pollution to make, he said, and while you can figure it out correctly

incentivizing newhousing by tripling funding for usda section 514 and 516, rural housing loan and grant programs, and doubling funding for section 512 rental assistance programs, increasing the usda per project loan limitation, and granting operating subsidies to 514, 516 property owners who house h-2-a workers is going to be a real important boost to rural america. not only will it increase the amount of housing, the quality of housing, but will also inject new economic activity in rural america. and we all know that economically rural america is suffering in terms of jobs more than other parts of the country. so this is a win-win-win. it's a win for farmers by lowering their costs. it's a win for h-2-a migrant workers, they can have a decent place to live. and it's a win for people who live in rural america, who are going to be building these facilities, who see an injection of funds to improve their economies. so, mr. clay could not be here to talk about his bill, but i'm talking about it in his -- on behalf -- on his behalf. with that, i would reserve. if you have no additional spea

i also was a farmer's wife and i went to sign up our farm with usda and guess what. usda said no, you can't sign it up. doesn't make any difference if your name is on the mortgage. it doesn't make any difference that you farm with your husband. you cannot sign up your farm. another discrimination and so i've been around discrimination my whole life. as a woman, as a farmer and i think that kamala harris has also had some of these experiences. she was bussed. she was in that segregation desegregation and was bussed and she faced some of those discriminations. so she has a firsthand experience, too. but what i really like is that kamala harris for the people. it's not for the rich. it's not for californians. it's for the people and that's what her message is and that's why i invited her to my home so you could hear her message, you could decide. she might not be the loudest. the most abrasive. but she is a genuine -- so we're going to hear what he's going to do for the people. >> thank you so much. thank you, ann. what a wonderful introduction. what you know because th

if you look at usda data, there is an enormous proportion of family farms that could not sustain themselves without the contribution of off-farm labor, someone in the household or more than one person working off-farm to bring income to help sustain the farm business. how many of you have someone on your family farm who works to help bring in income? a good chunk of you. it is really important. the family farm often cannot survive without that income. what is really interesting when we look at how women talk about themselves, how other people talk about women, is how internalized it is that, ok, they might be doing productive labor, but it is not really maybe what is the primary job they should be doing. the language that gets used typically talks about women as being more in a supportive role, we see this over and over again, it is fascinating. we see language that is helping what needs to be done, this is women talking about other women doing labor in relation to the family farm. this is from a book that came out this year, these are photos of women operating a tractor. she is assisting w

usda officials say the rule will say roughly billion over 5 years and cut benefits for a purse of 688,000congressional democrats and advocates for the poor were quick to condemn the administration's actions. >>the holiday season is meant to be a time for generosity and goodwill but that can leave a lot of folks vulnerable to scams, especially online. reporter mary maloney has some important tips to avoid those holiday schemes in tonight's consumer watch. >>it's a stranger online promises you a gift in exchange for some per personal information and a few bucks. it probably is it legit secret sister gift exchange. >>is something that we see online on facebook all you have to do is purchase a $10 gift and she'll tell you where to mail it and then in return you're going to get 36 plus gets in return. and. the whole idea behind this is that you're not most likely going to actually get these gifts the better business bureau says scams like secret sister. >>could open people up to cyber security breaches and identity theft you're sharing your personal information with people that you don't know

usda says about 688,000 people would lose access to food stamps as a result of the change.d save $5.5 billion over five years. according to the agriculture department, at least 40 million americans were enrolled in snap in 2018. joining me to take a closer look at the impact of this move is stacey dean. she's the vice president for food assistance policy at the center on budget and policy priorities. and because you're with the center on budget and policy priorities, i can broaden this out just for a second. to say people who follow the federal budget understand that the united states has a deficit and a debt that is growing. and -- and we have grown that on the backs of tax cuts to -- to people who make a lot of money and to corporations. but we're prepared to save $5.5 billion on people who have a net income of about 2 and a half thousand dollars. you know, way below the poverty line. this is the hill we're going to die on in terms of saving the federal bundget money. >> i think that frame is the right place to start. we do need to get our fiscal house in order. but it's

usda officials say the rule would save roughly 5 and half billion dollars over five years. but congressional democrats and advocates for the poor are condemning the administration's actions. >>> partnering with local food banks to help our neighbors in need. our food for bay area families drive is underway. did goodrich talked to one of the generous groups getting involved. >> this is where all the busywork takes place throughout the year, also, we have to thank our corporate sponsors. i know that your credit union has been very helpful in the food bank. >> tell me what you have been doing. >> this year we have raised quite a good amount of money to support the food bank in their efforts to feed our community. >> without further ado, why don't you show us what you have been doing let's put this into the big reveal, you get to have the honors. >> this year we have raised $31,000 for the food bank would provide 62,000 meals for our community. >> lisa cheryl with the food bank, tell me about that. >> this is amazing, it will go a long way to help those in need. we are serving

people reliant on food stamps kron four's washington correspondent recall martin sat down with the usda. deputy secretary about a new rule that could impact nearly 700,000 americans. >>the trump administration is moving ahead with new food stamp work requirements that could strict food assistance from nearly 700,000 americans and some democrats on capitol hill are outraged frankly they should be ashamed of themselves to deter sherrod brown says it's an attack on the country's poorest citizens, how thousands of people who mostly have jobs. >>working 8 $1012 an hour. will lose some of the help they get t, feed their families. >>the rule will affect able body men and women, 18 to 49 who don't have children. it will restrict states from extending it pass 90 days for those who don't work at least 20 hours a week. brandon lipps who oversees the food stamp program at the us department of agriculture. >>says the safety net is still there. >>states have the option to exempt 12% of their population individuals don't have to go to work tomorrow they can get 3 months of benefits without any require

the usda says the comic book country was used during a test of its system. an employee is forgot to remove it.>>> coming up at 5:30, and roger tom investigation, allegations of unsafe conditions at a bay area navigation center. >> when i first got here.>> we sit down with the leadership at bay area community services. their take on how taxpayer money is being spent to house the homeless.>>> doesn't support staff at a california race track, but was it criminal? the result of the new ba area teacher helping students fight back the bullies through song. the important lesson in the lyrics. mac >>> you're watching kpix 5 lives at 5:30. >>> right now on kpix 5 industry being on cbsn bay area, a look at our top stories at 5:30. the tragedy at a northbay elementary school. we are working to get details on the death of a student at the market day school in san rafael. it happened this afternoon when according to an administrator, a student somehow died while on the playground. we don't know the age or gender of that student. market day is a private k-8 school. >> a c

usda officials say the change would say billion over 5 years but cut benefits for about 688,000 recipientently able-bodied adults without dependents and between 1849 can only receive 3 months of snap benefits over 3 years if they don't meet the 20 hour per week work requirement. >>tonight all 50 states are dealing with vaping-related lung injury cases, the cdc is recommending that people not use thc containing the cigarettes or vaping products since it has identified that vitamin e acetate often used as an additive in thc products this can be harmful. so they're kind of narrowing this down in terms of what's causing all these issues. the cdc reports as of november 20th. officials have dealt with 2000 290 cases of lung injuries, reeling related to vaping. >>tonight san francisco da's office has dropped alone gun possession charge against jose ines garcia is a the rot a was acquitted of killing kate steinle on the city's pier, 14 over 4 years ago the da's office is dropping the case was essentally a for malady given because surat a had already served the maximum time in jail for the charge

the usda says it used wakanda to test the system behind the tracker and forgot to remove it. listed as tariff-free, cows and frozen water chestnuts. >> what do you mean fictional? i thought it was real. what are you going to tell me is fake next? really ruining my thursday. ahead, thanks to our international viewers. enjoy your day. for the rest of our viewers, "early start" continues right now. >>> so far, we haven't seen anything that looks fair to us. >> an unprecedented move by house speaker nancy pelosi could delay president trump's impeachment trial in the senate. >>> we did nothing wrong. nothing whatsoever. debbie dingell, that's a beauty. >> president trump on the attack, ripping democrats and a deceased world war ii army veteran. >>> we're hours away from a seven-way primetime showdown, as the democratic candidates for president prepare for a live tv debate. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. if you look at the papers today, waking up to impeached. impeached. impeached. immee impeac

the usda projects the soybean market won't recover until 2026 because of the damage that has been done to it. is that -- how much of that political calculus factored into the agreement to do this in phases? because you didn't want to do it in phases. the chinese did. >> it was always going to be in phases. the question is how big was the first phase. anyone who thinks you're going the take their system and our system they have worked in a very unbalanced way for the united states and in one stroke of the pen change all of that is foolish. the president is not foolish. he's very smart. the question is how big was the first phase going to be? this is going to take years. we're not going to resolve these differences very quickly. on the agriculture point, that's good point. let me say this, if you look at american agriculture and between usmca, which is canada and mexico, china, japan, korea, we have rewritten the rules in favor of american agriculture on more than half, 56% of all of our exports in agriculture. this over the course of the last year what this president has accomplished in

there are oversight dollars for the usda to oversee the snap program so that which is often called food stamps, which is actually snap, that gets greater yost to be able to deal with fraud so people that need the help get the help and the people that are abusing it are confronted. this set of bills also deals with what's called the rural act. really important to our co-ops all across the state that they deal with the cost of doing business, which continues to provide inexpensive energy all across our state. the border wall funding remains. it's the exact same dollar amount as it was last year. that was quite a fight in a conversation to be able to go through the house and the senate. there are some that believe we should have no fences and no barriers and open borders, but i'm amazed how many people do not know that the last four presidents, now five in a row, including president trump, have all built border fencing. for the previous four presidents, they didn't face the same fight that president trump does in building border fencing. in the previous four presidents, it was all about na

president has been focused on it wants the chinese to hit that target the frustration has been trees the usda the president they've been making these purchases sort of on an ad hoc basis and they want a wholesale commitment to that big number. >> any more clarity on whether there would be 50% cut on existing tariffs >> reporter: we know that's the offer that u.s. new yorkeror oo made >> let's discuss the headlines further with chief analyst what's your reaction to what kayla was reporting there. maybe a big news on the agriculture front and wait and see here on tariffs. >> i think my reaction is to take a deep breath and recognize that we've been here before. and that we need to see what actually shakes out of this over the next couple of hours but also over the next couple of weeks because we've known numerous events where there's been a deal agreed in principle that fell apart. so, our outlook continues to be is that there will be irritants even if it's a short term deal good new tariffs won't be imposed if that's the case but there will be continued irritants to the u.s. china relationship

if you look at usda data, there is an enormous proportion of family farms that could not sustain themselves without the contribution of off-farm labor, someone in the household or more than one person working off farm to bring income to help sustain the farm business.

. >> the usda has said that under the actual rules, not aoc's version of them, 688,000 people will loseess to food stamps. food is an immediate need and i think that we should think a little more carefully before we revise a rule that would take hundreds of thousands of people off of a program that gives them daily access to food. that seems a bit cruel. i think we should think a little more carefully before we do this and not just focus on aoc's correct way to. >> all it says is you need to go get a job. you need to find work and that's only 2% of the beneficiaries. 2% of the beneficiaries. >> that's a lot of people, dagen, and that's not easy. we had this conversation last week. what role should government plant some of these programs. i think it isn't just that easy to go get a job, even despite the low unemployment rate. these are real people are getting access to food. >> it's difficult to and sent people who are getting freebies to go out and get a job that is minimum wage part-time that is a pain in the neck. you have to go do it because that is the way back into the workforce an

the usda officials say the change would save 5 and a half billion dollars over 5 years but also cut benefits for about 680,000 food stamp recipients. >>coming up on the kron 00:04am morning news, another car burglary in the bay area and this time the thieves stole a cash. that was inside the car. here's a live look outside the bay bridge where traffic is calling along with that fog. back with weather traffic and news updates in just a minute. long for. a place, a feeling, a moment. but only kerrygold can take you there. to ireland's lush, green pastures. where grass-fed cows produce rich, creamy milk for the most delicious taste imaginable. that's no ordinary cheese. no. it's kerrygold. kerrygold. the taste that takes you there. >>we are back time now is a 24 in the north bay burglars who broke into a woman's right a car and the label made off with more than just her personal electronics, there's this hat is glass repair. she had the can the car. she was a ballet of visiting family and she left the car to run into a target. and the admiral callahan lane area there on the parking lot you can

and there are 47 of us with lisa murkowski and myself who sent a letter to the usda saying don't do thiseding anyway. >> that was going to be my next question. my understanding is this was litigated in the farm bill, that there was a plan to write this into law, and it failed. it didn't have political support, and in fact what did have bipartisan political support for the farm bill that passed, that is what authorizes snap by the first branch of the united states government was not to do this. can they then do it? >> well, it's like everything else they're doing. you know, we have to look for a way now to push back. you're right. in the senate it was totally rejected on a bipartisan basis. the final farm bill did not have this in it. but you know what it did have it in, by the way was job training programs which i really wish they'd implement. buzz if we want to lift people up, it's not by punishing them, by taking away what is an average of $161 a month. and so instead of doing that, we can lift people up and help them with job training. so what we're figuring out now since they proceed

plummeting morale at the united states department of agriculture driven by a huge decline in scores at the usda's economic research service and the national institute of food and agricultural. the trump administration did not like the reports that those researchers, that those agencies were publishing and punished them by suddenly moving their jobs halfway across the country and in the process losing hundreds of experienced, knowledgeable nerl -- federal employees in the area of agriculture. the vast majority of staff of those agencies lost their job when they decided not to move, and many of their jobs now remain unfilled. this is needlessly caused an upheaval delaying reports that those in the farm economy rely on. this administration's hostile atmosphere has been cited as contributing to a 61% increase in civil servants resigning during the first 18 months of this administration, including almost 1,600 leaving the e.p.a. nearly half of our most senior foreign service officers left the government during president trump's first two years along with many midcareer diplomats. and applications to t

. >> reporter: wednesday the trump administration revealed a change that the usda estimates could resulting their food stamps by requiring them to work 20 hours a week before receiving the benefits. in his neighborhood freeman says it is not that easy. people are dealing with limitations ranging from lack of transportation to criminal records and looking for a job while hungry doesn't help. >> it's just going to make things worse and worse and worse over here. we don't have much room for things to get any worse. >> reporter: the new rule is set to take effect in april. currently, the food stamp program requires only nondisabled, working age adults without dependents to have jobs. >> what we want to do is increase employment. we need these people in the work force. >> reporter: but states can currently waive the work requirement for areas where unemployment is at least 10% or there are not enough open jobs available. the new rule would limit states from doing that. >> that was dianne gallagher reporting. we are staying on top of breaking news this hour, the "new york times" reporting the

usda officials say the change would save about 5 and have billion dollars over 5 years. cut benefits for about 688,000 recipients, currently able-bodied adults without dependents, and between the ages of 1849 can only received 3 months of snap benefits over 3 years. if they do not meet the 20 hours. par week work requirement. >>from of opportunity if it's an easy target that's the car that they will break into your car break-ins happened off all over the bay area and every single day but during the holidays, you know could be even worse, especially if they're loaded with packages got force, michelle kingston talk to police in alameda about what you can do to prevent your car from being broken into. >>no we shouldn't leave anything of value in rda calls in the bay area but some times we forget 10 that's when feet could break it. >>no heat you should be able to you know. just go in the store and do what you need to do and they come back out but you know you can't do that now. >>holiday shoppers emptying out and locking up their cars before heading into stores in alameda, t

the usda says domestic potato output, we'll be down 6% this year that means fewer potatoes and smallernes and that puts pressure on the french fry process or so. shortage prize, let's hope not know the nasdaq i'm jane king back to you don't use the front. >>so thank you jane i used to live in boise alright is there we have take years. fresh look here's a quick check of the big 4 this morning. >>well we've got a slide on wall street right now with the dow off by more than 300 points. we are also seeing the nasdaq i think it was yeah off by a little more than a earlier in the trading day we've got investors a bit worried now by comments that the president made overnight the president trump that is mister guards to the china. a trade war, he said that he. potentially wouldn't mind pushing off a deal until after. next year's presidential election which could mean the trade war is with us for most of next year and that is something investors are not too keen on hearing and that's why we're seeing the selloff will be back with more in a minute. arrests which could come after an off-duty offi

. >> wednesday, the trump administration revealed a change that the usda mates could result in nearlyuiring them to work 20 hours a week before receiving the benefits. his neighborhood, freeman says it's not that e easy. people are dealing with limitations ranging from lack of transportation to control records and look for a job while hungry doesn't help. >> it's going to make it worse and worse. don't have much room for things to get any worse. >> the new rule is set to take effect in april. currently, only working age adults without dependents to have jobs. zwl what we want to do is increase employment. we need these people in the workforce. >> but states can currentry waive the work requirement in areas where unemployment is at least 10% or there are not enough open jobs available. the new rule would limit states from doing that. now the trump administration has additional proposals it's working on that would change government assistance further. one of those wouldal the terror the way it calculates the poverty threshold, which could mean more than 3 million people would lose their

a spokesperson for the usda said it went out by accident, it was part of a staff test.re engineer saw that. >> i guess it's official then. >> the u.s. has recognized wakanda. we could use all the help we can get these days, even from marvel characters. joumanna, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, a look at axios' one big thing. >>> and a look at the six democratic debates. amy klobuchar will joint conversation. >>> "morning joe," everyone, just moments away. >>> "morning joe e,"veryone, just moments away. you have mode to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otez

usda officials say the change would say billion over 5 years but. orleans on sunday. but there is some controversy now surrounding someone on the team's radio broadcasting crew. analyst tim ryan has been suspended now after some inappropriate comments when discussing the niners loss to the ravens during a radio interview he made a comment about ravens quarterback lamar jackson having an advantage when he fixes handoffs to running backs because of his quote, dark skin color with a dark football. end quote, 49 ers say they've reached out to the ravens to apologize and ryan also issued his own apology saying you see it on your screen quote i regret my choice of words in trying to describe the conditions of the game. lamar jackson is an mvp caliber player and i respect him greatly. i want to sincerely apologize to him and anyone else i offended. end quote. as for the oakland raiders there are and will there preparing for a home game after a loss on the road against the chiefs for the second week in a row rain has forced them to have to practice indoors.

exempting work eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive benefits usdave about 5 and a half billion dollars over 5 years. but it would cut benefits for about 688,000 food stamp recipients. >>news one bay area police department is warning porch pirates to think twice before they take some of these pack package will show you what they're doing to fight package that. as we head to break, let's take a peek and san francisco international airport ashley does look as socked in in some parts of the area which is good news if area which is good news if you're traveling. we all have things we love and long for. a place, a feeling, a moment. but only kerrygold can take you there. to ireland's lush, green pastures. where grass-fed cows produce rich, creamy milk for the most delicious taste imaginable. that's no ordinary cheese. no. it's kerrygold. kerrygold. the taste that takes you there. you shouldn't have to pretend you're fine. you shouldn't have to be the ambulance. you shouldn't have to be thinking about the cost. you should just be focused on her. covered ca

here now is usda trade advisor, who was talking from the peanut gallery as we were discussing -- [laughteru mentioned mexico has already signed -- david: you mentioned mexico has already signed off on it so that's a done deal. a republican, pat toomey is voting against the usmca saying it will diminish trade because of all the add-ones. let me play a sound bite from him yesterday and get your response. >> unfortunately, usmca is an exercise to all kinds of new provisions to diminish trade, and that's why i hope republicans will reconsider this. >> first of all, the details haven't been released. with all due respect to senator toomey, he hasn't seen the details either. from what i told you a few minutes ago, i just got off two one-hour conference calls with one on china and one on usmca. a lot of which haven't been made public. i don't know where he's getting -- david: what can you make public? >> i can tell you it is going to produce probably 2 trillion dollars in business between china and usmca. usmca is going to open up markets to -- for example, take dairy. u.s. dairy has never been a

but any big project has to be cleared by the central usda a cio. do you, on an outside contract on information, would that go through a clearance process at the library as well? >> yes. [laughter] >> and also fed link, that ms. temple referred to, is managed by the library. and that, we manage that for contracting and services for other federal agencies and libraries. and so anything that is to that part of the centralization of standards and the operation of any i.t. has a review. >> and, ms. temple, as one of the agency leaders in the library, does that process work quickly enough, in your view? certainly gives you a safeguard you wouldn't have otherwise, but does it -- >> yes. i mean, obviously, all people within the government would love things to be automobile to work even more quickly than they do. but, yes. we, i think, have an efficient process where what we do is work with both ocio if it's an i.t.-related project to develop the contract and send it through the centralized contract office within the library. so for the digitization side, w

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. >> the usda declined to do an interview for this story, inspectors have the authority to slow and stopcarcus inspections. >> when you open your package of meat, what you're going to get for pathogens are a mystery. >> what are pathogens? >> the things that make you sick. >> and they could enter our feed. >> correct. the 40 plants process 90% of america's pork. records show no food outbreaks linked to the pilot plants, but foot safety advocates say the risk will be much greater when it expands. >> they're doing the work that public servant inspectors used to do. it is being done at a higher rate. you're bound to make mistakes, and if you make mistakes, it's the public that is harmed. >> so as americans head to the kitchen, these federal inspe inspectors. it will stop when someone dies. >> so mika we also contacted all five plants and north american meat institute that said inspectors are still required to inspect every animal and they they always have the authority to effect an establishment's line speed. nbc news asked them to interview all of the inspectors at the pilot plants and the

the usda focuses more on rural communities in terms of evolving multifamily properties. >> thank you and i yields back. >> the gentleman yields back, the gentleman fromflorida mister lawson is recognized for five minutes .>> so i can get a clearunderstanding , what is the average homeowner's loan that fha ensures for a family of 2 that are applying for a loan? >> looking at the data from fy 19, our average borrower made $62,000 , $183,000 home and more than likely used about $8000 or half of that, you down payment assistance and the average was $8000. >> is that require that i think the down payment used to be 10 percent or less. >> for us it's 3 and a half percent. we call it the minimum cash investment. >> are those fixed loans? >> we do we do have an armed product. >>. >> in areas where there have been a lot of disaster from working and people have an inability to recover right away, what programs have you implemented in order to help those homeowners be able to maintain their property so they can get back into on their feet? >> the primary thing we want to do is fha assistance co

program is extend through the ecember 20678 usda website has a lot of information on the program. agriculture is pennsylvania's number one industry with dairy being the largest sector. with just a few days left to enroll i'd like to encourage our hardworking dairy farmers to take advantage of the tools at their disposal like dairy margin coverage. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the life of pete brady. i'm reminded of something my minister at harvard used to say often, the radical news of the gospel is not that heaven is a destination of the faithful. the radical news is that god wants us to flourish in our present lives. our earthly existence. and to do so more in the future than in the past. mr. speaker, pete flour rushed. even in his darkest day he is looked toward the future. he was the epitome of strength, leadership, and courage, both as an athlete

. >> commissioner pierce, the usda certifies what's organic, there are standards they set out there andto abide by them if they want to call their product organic could something similar happen from esg from a similar agency >> again, i think given that esg encompasses so many different things, i'm not sure that you could come up with a clear standard even on core financial reporting issues, it's really difficult across the diversity of companies to figure out how to compare from company to company, and that's why we have a the lot of work going on on core accounting standards that's where i think the s.e.c. has more to say than it does on a nebulous category of esg standards. >> right but there is, to be fair, an effort underway to try to measure these things within peer groups and even across the board. i'm aware of it certainly and i assume you are as well >> yeah. you raise a good point and those efforts are fine industries may want to sit down with their investors and understand what it is the investors want from them and then come up with some metrics that work for those particula

reporter: similar changes were proposed in last year's farm bill but left out of the final law so the usdanges on its own. 24 states have urged the government to reconsider, and some jurisdictions are considering legal action. >> all right. thank you so much. it's so important to show that there are real people behind these decisions. >> a lot of real people. the economic numbers nationally may be good, but that is not equally shared. the typical family is actually poorer today than they were before the financial crisis in 2008. >> as little money as that is, it's critical for those families. >> absolutely. and it's accurate, in fact. the department of agriculture says 99% accuracy in making sure that the people who are getting the money are the right people. they are eligible. it's not fraud. >> that was a good example of why that program matters. thank you so much again. >>> the whole growth of mega churches is taking a toll on some of the people behind their success. ahead, james brown introduces us to the growing pressure on pastors and how some are just taking a break from the pulpit.

children living with food insecurity is too high but we are actually excited the -- but the latest usdaumbers released in september show that we are making progress. for food insecurity in households with children, we are down to the lowest level since 1998. that shows the policies we have in place and the resources are working and we get in childhood endger -- and we can an childhood hunger. host: what is lunch shaming? guest: this goes back to the fact that so many families are barely getting by with earnings from work that are inadequate to cover housing, transportation, childcare, medical costs. as a result, many kids, especially those who don't qualify for free school meals may not have the resources to pay for their school meals. no child in america should ever be stigmatized or made to feel ashamed because their family does not have the resources to pay for their meal. there are policy provisions that allow high poverty schools to serve free meals to all students but only about half of our school districts that are eligible are using them. we also need to do a better job of makin

the trump administration and usda says no more, no more. you have to get out there, you have to work. as the administration says look, we are always ready to help people who really need it, but we also don't want to take advantage of the taxpayers who are paying for this. stuart: right. look, if there are seven million jobs going begging and you have able-bodied people who are getting food stamps, for heaven's sake, why not push them out into the work force? is there something wrong with that? ashley: they are there to help people, not become a way of life and that is the problem, when you just sit back and it all comes in. if you are 18 to 49, you have no children and you are able-bodied, get out there. susan: you are only working 20 hours a week. that's half of the regular work week for most people. by the way, we are looking at the best unemployment rate in 50 years so go out there and get a job. it's a tight labor market. jobs need to be filled. ashley: there is always an excuse. stuart: did you see the firing rate, layoff rate this mor

t e three usda roles getting ready to cut people off. 1 million of them children. maybe i could talk about the daily tragedy on our borders. it is unfortunate that my colleague suffering from amnesia on the other side of the aisle. i remember well how they treated the last administration. they cannot take this holier than thou kind of attitude. i remember. i was here. >> the other thing i want to bring to our attention as you talked about the two letters you are getting every day, we getat that every day, too. we have a lot less staff than you do. i do not think it is something onerous and not something you can respond to. is it a fair to defraud students? >> no, it isfu not. should those people that have been defrauded be made whole? >> there should be relief for them. >> i yield the balance of my time for my colleague from connecticut. >> secretarym . >> just really quickly, mr. chair, i would like to enter into the record january 10 memo from the e borrower of defense unit to then undersecretary ted mitchell. >> without objection. >> this memo was drafted by you

maybe i will start with the three usda rules that are getting ready to cut 4 million people off of snap, 1 million of them children. or maybe talk about the daily travesty on our borders, but that is not what we are here to do today. it is unfortunate that my colleagues are suffering from am meezia on the other side of the aisle because i remember well how they treated the last administration so they can't take this holier than thou attitude, let's all be nice and get along. i remember, i was here. and the other thing i just want to bring to our attention is you talked about the two letters or less that you're getting every day. we get that every day too and we have a lot less staff than you do so i don't feel it's something that's onnerous and something you can't respond to. secretary devos, is it fair or lawful to defraud students? >> no, it's not. >> very good. should those people that are defrauded be made whole? >> they have been financially harmed, indeed there should be relief for them. >> thank you very much. i yield the balance of my time to my colleague from connecticut, miss

by the usda's own estimates, nearly 700,000 people will be hurt by this policy. 700,000, that's appalling. that's 700,000 people who will struggle to feed themselves while they work towards getting back on their feet. that's 700,000 people who will have to decide whether to pay their bills or go hungry. but this doesn't just affect those who will be cut from the food assistance program, this affects everyone. snap dollars are spent in local small businesses and help bring money to struggling communities. simply put, this will make more people go hungry and hurt our communities in the process. in congress, we work together on this issue. we reached a consensus and we passed bipartisan legislation. so this policy is not what we passed. and it's not what the american people want. i'm calling on this administration to sthop cruel policy. i yield back. -- stop this -- to stop this cruel policy. i yield back chingt the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. t