Beijing may finally be winning its war on smog. Plenty more on those stories over the next couple of hours. Calendar today is trade numbers out of china for the month of december appeared rounding out has been a year of significant recovery when it comes to chinese exports in particular. 5643. After the declines over the past couple of years we do see two years of decline followed by that recovery. We are looking at december, a 10 year on year rise when it comes to exports coming in dollar terms. Thats a little moderation from novembers 12. 3 rise. Imports looking to pick up significantly. The brighter spots in that. Continuing to paint a picture of synchronized global recovery. Such a stronghad base to come off of in 2017 we might be struggling to hit doubledigit numbers in 2018 for exports. Certainly there is also the cloud of trade tensions between the u. S. And china lurking ever in the background. We are 30 minutes away from the opening china and hong kong. Sophie, we were thinkin
Live coverage and debate here on cspan2. A senator mr. Chairman . The presiding officer the senator from california. A senator i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mrs. Feinstein thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , you and i have been on the Intelligence Committee for a considerable period of time. I much longer than you. However, i think were both well experienced with the subject. I would like to make a few comments on section 702. For six years i was chairman of the committee, ranking for two. And what i came to see is that in my view there was no more significant content Collection Program than section 702. And i want to give a couple of examples and why i think its so important that 702 be reauthorized. A little more than a year ago on december 31 of last year, approximately 500 people gathered at a popular turkish nightclub on the banks to celebrate new years eve. Tragically, shortly after midnight, a gunman enter
Hundred, many hundreds of businesses, those cumulatively employing well over two million workers have announced bonus, wage increases, expanded benefits, increased contributions to pension accounts. And they have cited the tax reform as the mechanism that has enabled them to do this for their workers. Whats so exciting about this, mr. President , is this is happening before the wave of new investment has even been able to begin. This is happening because Companies Know that with lower tax rates, theyre going to have more free cash flow, and theyre going to use some of that to invest in growing their business, but they have already announced that theyre using some of that to enhance the compensation for their employees. Let me just give you a few examples. These are just pennsylvaniarelated companies, just a handful of the ones that im aware of, and its really typical of Companies Across the country. Comcast, big employer based in philadelphia. They announced specifically as a result of
Well, unfortunately, last night, Bill Belichick missed his yearly bath. [ laughter ] according to coach doug pederson, last nights trick touchdown pass to eagles quarterback nick foles was nicknamed the philly special. It replaces the old philly special, barfing a cheese steak into a trash can while people whip batteries at you. [ laughter ] dozens of eagles fans were seen stage diving off the awning of the philadelphia ritzcarlton after last nights super bowl win. But dont worry, they died. [ laughter ] dodge is being criticized on social media for using a Martin Luther king, jr. Sermon as a voiceover. Even worse, snickers made an ad with gandhi. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] [ applause ] doesnt seem like a good idea. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed 1,175 points lower today, which is the biggest singleday drop in history. Its the worst drop since yesterday. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] not his fault. Not what hes good at. President trump today criticized the top
Well, unfortunately, last night, Bill Belichick missed his yearly bath. [ laughter ] according to coach doug pederson, last nights trick touchdown pass to eagles quarterback nick foles was nicknamed the philly special. It replaces the old philly special, barfing a cheese steak into a trash can while people whip batteries at you. [ laughter ] dozens of eagles fans were seen stage diving off the awning of the philadelphia ritzcarlton after last nights super bowl win. But dont worry, they died. [ laughter ] dodge is being criticized on social media for using a Martin Luther king, jr. Sermon as a voiceover. Even worse, snickers made an ad with gandhi. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] [ applause ] doesnt seem like a good idea. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed 1,175 points lower today, which is the biggest singleday drop in history. Its the worst drop since yesterday. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] not his fault. Not what hes good at. President trump today criticized the top