new year, urging republican members of congress to work with him in keeping america on the road to economic recovery. yes, the president is once again reaching out to the very same republican congress that has obstructed his efforts for years while on the one hand while consistently arguing that his policies are a failure on the other. now, as we know, the gop s rhetoric does not tend to match reality, because whether they like it or not, our economy is showing clear positive signs under president obama. unemployment is down to its lowest level in five years. the gdp is up to 4.1%, and the stock market rose 3,000 points in 2013. the number of housing starts also increased last year along with the number of u.s. auto sales, and we ve added more than 2 million jobs from january through november alone. now, the numbers, they just don t lie. 2013 delivered solid signs that the economy is improving. here to help me take a further look at the numbers and talk about economic truth, explore th
clay aiken has reportedly said he s reportedly said he s actively considering a run for congress. i have to be honest with you, what struck me about that, and i m only half jobing when i say this, is that being a reality tv star and being in congress are not so different, actually, these days. which is worse? exactly. i think probably being in congress is still worse. what kind of chance do you think he would have? celebrity candidates here s the problem. you know, running for office, let alone being in offense is not like an episode of the west wing. it s a tough, brutal business. when you re running for office, especially the first time, you have to go out there and fund raise, campaign. it s incredibly hard work. you actually get the elected you re at the bottom of the rungs. for celebrity candidate to deal with that ego-wise is difficult. yeah. you know, listen, i think much like ashley justice
battle group assessment. is there a change or a first debate that the next marker? the first debate is the next big marker. there is a lot of churning going on in the polls right now. another thing that wasn t in clip that will hurt him, he said my biggest mistake was not passing comprehensive immigration reform. bret: to unan univision. yes. so we can defend it s naked pandering but the clip exists. this guy is waking up every morning to create job and fix economy. he said the one big mistake he had commanding control of congress, to not pass immigration reform. he didn t introduce immigration reform. this open is an opening for the reform. i talked to scott walker after he won recall election he said he wanted romney to run so it s not about republican but about being a reformer. he is a conservative reformer. make the argument.
the rule in the welfare law if and only if they move more people from welfare to work than otherwise would have done. republicans say it could be done without waiving the work requirement. democrats argue states such as utah ask for waivers but utah only asks for waivers from reporting requirements which said was draining the resources from putting people to work, not the work requirement, itself. conservative lawmakers see this as a power grab. this president has repeatedly said if congress won t do it, i will do it alone. this is the answer to that is no, sir you will not. you will not do it alone. 19 democrats joined in signaling administration it cannot change the law without coming to congress. thank you. applications for unemployment benefits dipped by 3,000 last week. mortgage rates have also fallen. the 30-year fixed rate tied a record low of 3.49.
speaking to reporters this morning, secretary of state clinton said she is expanding the investigation. the team from the f.b.i. reached libya this week. iill advice congress also i am launching a accountability review board. that will be chaired by ambassador thomas pickerring. later in the day, members of congress briefed by clinton and the director of national intelligence on the assault by terrorists. they are attempting to establish whether he was kegged to people who made the attack. she a person of interest if you will. the story now has been changed. there was a planned premeditated attack. when we put our people around the world, at risk and don t provided a quite security. shame on us. the ambassador says the two seals killed in benghazi were there to protect them bass dore. two of the four americans were killed were there