The house selects Newt Gingrich as speaker of the house. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and confidence. I noted that we were a little short. I appreciate your friendship and support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment that i had been waiting for. [laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory and defeat. Sometimes we spend so much time labeling the losers, we lose sight of the victory that we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker, this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any political party, but the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world, from bosnia to chechnya, to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice that we take for granted. Too often the transfer of power is an act of pain and carnage. Not one of peace and decency. Here in the house of representativ
Telling the history of our shared future. Thank you, again and may god bless the partnership between america and afghanistan. The speaker the purpose of the joint meeting having been completed, the chair declares that the joint meeting of the two houses is now dissolved and the house will continue in recess subject to the call of the chair. The house is now in recess subject to the call of the chair. Members are expected to return shortly to resume debate on the 2016 budget. There will first be an hour of debate on the g. O. P. Plan and then the house will debate six alternative budgets. One each from the progressive caucus, the congressional black caucus, the Republican Study Committee and House Democrats. And then there will be two versions from House Budget Committee chair tom price. One with 2 billion in extra war funding that is not offset, and one without the extra war funding. When the house comes back into session, live coverage here on cspan. Until then, a conversation from th
Life. President coolidge is one of those men who started small on the city council as City Solicitor in massachusetts, and went all the way up the ladder in the state of massachusetts, and then to Vice President. One can never be prepared for a shock like the death of a president , but he was quite prepared professionally. Grace coolidge was at his side all along that way in public life. How ready was she for the white house . She didnt think she was. She wrote to her Sorority Sisters and said pray for me, friends. She had been a politicians wife and she had quite a realistic view of politics and that particular job. She called this kind of marriage a double harness. That is not a phrase we would use now about marriage in a positive way, but she pulled her load along with the president when they were little politicians. Even when they were courting, they would think about sitting in the governors chair. It was clear even when they were courting, that calvin, her future husband, was amb
Salesforce has named a retired general to the board of directors. He will be joining salesforce as the company tries to lure more customers. He has been involved with salesforce for a number of years, helping to create the companys charitable foundations. Uber will cover drivers whenever they have the uber app open even if they do not have a customer in the car. The issue became a flashpoint after an uber driver struck and killed a little girl while waiting for a fare. And the Chinese Central Bank has temporarily suspended paying for cell phones with qr codes. They want to protect consumers while the governor comes up with regulations. Alibaba and tencent have been moving aggressively to bring smartphones to users. First, to the lead story of the day. Alibaba preparing an ipo as soon as april in the united states. This is a big one. This is the one that the technologist and the banks are waiting for. Someone said it is potentially the biggest ipo ever. We do not know. We dont know if t
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