The establishment and prevent the next insurgent, rand paul, say, in 2016 . Good morning from washington. Its thursday, january 24th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Apologies for the gravelly voice. I have beyonces lip syncer standing by, shall i need her. Anyway, lets get right to my first reads of the morning. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be back on the hill today for what is likely to be her last appearance before congress as americas top diplomat. Shell introduce her likely successor, senator john kerry, whose confirmation begins just about an hour from now. Three weeks after her release from a New York Hospital after a concussion and a blood clot, clinton jousted with republicans and basked in the praise from most democrats. In more than five hours of grueling testimony at times, yesterday on both sides of capitol hill, on her handling of the benghazi attack. The testimony wasnt just the last impression clinton will leave with the public as secretary of
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Counties and cities that we represent. And were told again that should we falter on the credit debt of the United States, that we can expect a downgrade and we can expect a further downgrade in cities and counties all over the country. And somehow were supposed to believe this is a good plan. What this plan does can i have three additional minutes . Mr. Mcgovern i yield the gentleman two additional minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Miller what this plan does is hold the jobs of American Families and working people all across this had country, it holds them hostage. It holds them hostage to the passage of this legislation. It holds them hostage 90 days from now. This bill says if you dont vote for the ryan budget, because we know the votes are on the other side of the aisle to pass the ryan budget, then we go back to putting the credit of the United States at risk. The last time the American People looked at the ryan budget, they rejected
You can also find us online. Share your comments over twitter or join the conversation on facebook. You can also email us. Were asking you this morning your advice for the Second Obama Administration. Isedobama speech rate stark choices, says the New York Times. We would like to hear from you this morning, what you think republican options are and what your advice is. Heres whats happening on capitol hill today. House gop poised to extend the debt limit. Thats the headline in usa today. The bill would buy time and would set the stage for a physical fight. House republicans are scheduled to vote today to extend a 16. 40 trillion at the opening salvo in a renewed battle this year to pass a federal budget and reduce the debt. The headline in the Washington Times, the front page looks like this the reporter on that story and joins us now from the Washington Times. Good morning and thanks for being with us. Guest thanks for having me. Host when do we expect the vote and why is it significan
Didnt. I hadnt pounded the table on apple for years. The guys loving it. I dont know, they didnt get it. Im jim cramer. See you tomorrow. Dow gained 67 points today. By the way, the transport index, all time high. We must ask, does the latest bad news out of apples earnings today change anything . And then theres this, Hillary Clinton has an emotional its personal. I stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flagdraped caskets off the plane at andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers. Did we really learn anything new about the death of four brave americans . Thats what continues to trouble me. The kudlow report begins right now. All right, inside this bullish stock market, two major earnings reports after the bell tonight. First, netflix hugely surprised on the upside sending the stock soaring. And then apple profits beat, but revenues came in light and so did guidance leading to a 10 or 52 drop in the stock. Wow. The extended stock market rally continued