I stepped outside,
it's extremely hot in Washington and I shut my door and there were just all kinds of insects on the doors.
Like, thank goodness I got that closed before they ventured in.
They do seek cooler environments, that's for sure.
Oh, do they really?
Yeah.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
When flies get into my house, they always go to the bathroom.
The bathroom is the coolest room in my house.
Do they flush?
Two members of a Federal Reserve Committee pushed for lower interest rates.
I've tried to lay out very clearly in economic terms why we could do this.
The majority stuck with Chairman Jerome Powell and held rates steady.
So what happens next?
I'm E. Martinez with Steve Inskeep and this is Up First from NPR News.
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