Speaker Ryan on Economic Optimism and the 2018 Farm Bill

there is a lot of good news out there today. “And let me just start with this: Americans are more satisfied than they have been in nearly 13 years with the way things are going in the country. “That is according to the Gallup poll, just today: Americans are more satisfied than they have been in nearly 13 years. “This is great to see. “On the economy: Jobless claims remain near a 48-year low. “Retail sales are up for the second month. “Industrial production is up for the third straight month. “So the economy is growing, workers are getting ahead, there are new jobs and opportunities being offered by the day. “But if you saw yesterday’s Ways and Means hearing, Democrats are still using the same old doom-and-gloom talk that they were using six months ago. “They seem to be in deep denial about all of this good news. “It was bizarre before, and it is even more bizarre now, when Democrats are openly calling for tax increases, which will do nothing but harm our economy. “A thriving economy means there are more job openings. A thriving economy means there are more opportunities. “A thriving economy means families get ahead, people get out of poverty, kids come out of college with opportunities and offerings. “That’s what a thriving economy means.”