U. S. Stocks down nearly 391 points today. The first two weeks of 2016 have been devastating for wall street. It is tied to the plunging price of oil. The world hasnt seen such cheap oil in more than a decade. Thats putting all kind of pressure on countries and economies that rely on petroleum production. John explains the downside. Who would have believed we would talk about this story in u. S. Stole off because wall street is worried too many Commodity Companies will go bellyup now that oil is in the bargain basement. At the new york stock exchange, a sea of red driven by an ocean of black. Cr crude oil so cheap and plentiful investors are scared the low price will damage the Global Economic recovery. A terrible start to the day, terrible start to the year. The selling is universal. Today, the stocks that have done so well last year were up a lot more than the average. The world has too much oil. Its a glut. Thats why its so cheap. While that helps consumers, its devastating for the
Services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . If not, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. Mr. Carper mr. President , i further ask the bill be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Carper finally, mr. President , as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 5687 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 5687, an act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 east Market Street in long beach, california, and so forth. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . If not, the committee is discharged an
Exhibitions of being a professional in her line of business and if shes not confirmed it would be a shame to the congress and it would be a shame to america. This is a very sharp, intelligent woman who is very professional who answered all their questions. And came across as an excellent, excellent candidate for attorney general. And if she is not confirmed, everybody in the senate ought to just resign their positions is what should happen. On to alexander in pennsylvania on our republican line. This is barry of the just make sure folks, you turn down your television or radio when you call in. Barry, go ahead. I think one of the Top Priorities for any attorney general should be able to distinguish and define the word illegal and making a statement that illegal aliens have as much right to work as citizens i think crosses the line of not being able to distinguish or to determine the definition of the word illegal. Ive watched unfortunately not all of this questioning. But i think thats
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Speakers at least since the 1940s are known for at least producing one major work of legislation. But certainly at the top of that list id have to say would be sam rayburn. Host whats the speakers normal interaction with the senate . Guest with the senate . I wouldnt say that the speaker has a normal interaction with the senate. It varies by who the speaker is, it varies by which party is in control of the house and which partys in control of the senate, and it varies on the personal or the personalities of the speaker and the Senate Leadership. Theres an expectation that speakers need to have an open line of communication with the leadership in the senate because you cant get any legislation enacted without the senates approval. And so to that respect, there is some kind of communication or relationship. But the degree of closeness that there is between, say, the speaker and the senate or Senate Leaders is going to vary tremendously by who the individual speaker is and who the leaders