In West Virginia today, President Trump is meeting with workers and businesses who are seeing the benefits of tax reform, just a few of the millions of Americans who are benefiting from new investment, bonuses, and hiring across the Nation. THE INTER-MOUNTAIN (ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA): Citizens Bank Gives Bonuses to Employees “Citizens Bank of West
Another win on trade In the past few weeks, President Donald J. Trump has fought to secure one of his key promises to the American people: negotiating free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals for the American worker. Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced a new agreement with South Korea that accomplishes exactly that: “The improved KORUS
In the White House Diplomatic Reception Room yesterday, President Trump made it clear he’s taking a stand for American innovation. “We’ve lost, over a fairly short period of time, 60,000 factories in our country—closed, shuttered, gone. Six million jobs, at least, gone. And now they’re starting to come back,” the President said. “But we have
One of the most rewarding outcomes of tax reform is listening to the stories of real Americans whose lives have been made better. This week in Missouri, President Trump heard many of these personal accounts as he met with workers and business leaders in St. Louis. One person spoke about how tax changes have made
“At the heart of our plan is tremendous relief for working families and for small businesses.” President Donald J. Trump TAX CUTS COME HOME: President Trump’s tax cuts have brought real, tangible benefits to American families and businesses. As a result of tax reform, over 430 companies have announced pay raises, bonuses, or 401(k) hikes,
WHAT: Last month, the U.S. economy added 313,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at its lowest level in 17 years. On Friday, the Labor Department reported the U.S. economy exceeded expectations and added an incredible 313,000 jobs in February, the biggest increase in two years. This means we have the highest average monthly job
Recent news shows surging small-business and consumer confidence, near record low unemployment claims, and expectations of continued economic momentum. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: US Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since 2000 “American consumers are the most confident they’ve been since 2000. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index rose to 130.8 in February, highest
On January 11, less than three weeks after President Donald J. Trump signed the most sweeping tax overhaul in American history, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stuck to the Democrats’ party line. “The crumbs that they are giving to workers to kind of put the schmooze on is so pathetic,” Rep. Pelosi said.
The U.S. economy experienced a strong and economically notable acceleration in 2017, with growth in real gross domestic product exceeding expectations and increasing to 2.5 percent, up from 1.8 percent during the four quarters of 2016, and the unemployment rate falling 0.6 percentage point to 4.1 percent, the lowest since 2000. Over the course
Small-business confidence is surging in 2018 as optimism rises among small-business owners about the newly enacted tax-reform package, according to the latest CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, released Tuesday. The CNBC/SurveyMonkey Q1 Small Business Confidence Index saw an increase of five points, from 57 to 62, a record high and the largest quarter-to-quarter move the index
