Amid a government shutdown, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) explains his argument with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over the sticking point in the Capitol Hill stalemate: extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits. The Labor Department will bring some furloughed employees back to resume work on September’s Consumer Price Index data, though other data remains on hold during the shutdown. Chinese customs are beefing up scrutiny of semiconductor imports to ensure that local companies are not ordering Nvidia’s less powerful chips specifically engineered for China. Plus, two-year community college Campus is employing both AI and humans to tackle higher education debt and graduation rates. Campus founder Tade Oyerinde discusses his mission and his new acquisition of Sizzle with Sizzle’s founder and new Campus CTO, Jerome Pesenti.

Mike Lawler - 17:58

Tade Oyerinde & Jerome Pesenti - 32:44

In this episode:

Rep. Mike Lawler, @lawler4ny

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie