There is a little bit of a downside on the stoxx 600. Eurodollar, little bit of an improvement there. Coming up on bloomberg surveillance, we talk european growth. To our man from jpmorgan. Then we talked to teri haynes. Of the get a preview state of the Union Address. A lets get to the bloomberg first world news. Nejra the house of representatives has committee has voted to get clearance to release a republican memo. It alleges bias. Say thetive republicans investigation to come in ties to the white house are under false pretenses. For the first time the 10 years or so i have been on the committee, there is a vote to politicize the declassification process of intelligence. That would could potentially copper my sources and methods. The u. S. Secretary has announced a list of oligarchs in russia with ties to vladimir putin. It includes 96 oligarchs. Willmed will not all not automatically face in the sanctions of inclusion may cause banks not to do business with them. There is fragility
But reports suggest that warring factions, particularly those around his soninlaw Jared Kushner and Chris Christie, have gotten this building adventure off to a slow and rocky start. Legal paperwork installing mike pence as the new head of the Transition Team is delaying coordination with the white house, and bloomberg is reporting that the departments of defense, justice, state, and Homeland Security still have not heard ap from trump land. Today, paul ryan, who was unanimously reelected as speaker, went out of his way to defend trumps staff higher hire. How is the transition going . Mark not as smoothly as it could. There are factions in trump tower. The decision to replace christie has had fallout that continues to follow. I have covered a lot of transitions. There is always drama. People are both overstating the drama and understating the extent to which this happens. The proof will be in the pudding. He has got to be ready by january 20, theres 20 of time. The decision to put in c
Has yet to put it on the schedule. Mr. Vice president have you got the votes on health care . Are you going to get it passed . The republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare in jeopardy again. The white house ramping up pressure on House Republicans to bring the new bill to a vote this week despite wavering confidence in its fate. Do we have the votes for health care . I think we do. Were getting closer and closer every day. Were not there yet. Latest whip count has 21 House Republicans to vote against the bill, which means they can only afford to lose one more vote or it fails. A big gamble for President Trump considering 18 other lawmakers remain undecided. Some republicans warning the no count could be even higher. There are probably a few more no votes than 21 at the moment. I dont know what the exact number is. Ive heard within two or three votes and as many as ten. I would expect closer to ten than two or three. The court issue how patients with preexisting conditions woul
We will keep out the gang members, criminals, drug and human traffickers that threaten our citizens and that threaten our security. [ applause ] any member of congress who opposes our plans on Border Security, and i know these folks didnt is only empowering these deadly and dangerous threats and we will not put up with it and the public wont put up with it. This bill also includes Important Health care resources for our great coal miners who have not been treated well, but now they are being treated very well. And continues to make funding available so inner city children here in the Nations Capital can go to the school of their choice. Choice is so important. After years of partisan bickering and gridlock, this bill is a clear win for the american people. We brought lawmakers together from both sides of the aisle to deliver a budget that funds the rebuilding of the United States military, makes historic investments in Border Security, and provides health care for our minersnd School C
Multiple fronts. We learned omb director Mick Mulvaney is taking over as chief of staff. The president s former perm lawyer Michael Cohen is speak speaking out on National Television saying donald trump knew the hush money payments made just before the 2016 election were wrong. Also today, Robert Muellers Team Rejected former National Security adviser Michael Flynns suggestion that he should have been warned about the consequences of lying to the feds, lying to the fbi. In response to flynns sentencing memo filed tuesday, prosecutors said there was nothing about the way the interview was conducted in early 2017 that will caused flynn to lie about his meetings with the russian ambassador. In this court filing, they say flynns decision to make false statements was voluntary and intentional. Muellers team goes on to say, quote, a sitting National Security adviser former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not l