He is not embarrassed about it and angry about the label thats associated with it and he said, these were federal tax dollars that came from my constituency and we decided to get how to spend them. Now, in my district, thats close to 400 and we have to sort that out. I will end with this, mr. Chairman, i dont like the translation, those folks ought to be in jail, if they are doing something they are proud, they ought to be on tv. We talk about spending as itas exploded inhe modern age. What has exploded is the ability to help hold members of congress and administrations accountable. Theres not a member in the room who has seen pork barrel because it didnt originate in 1990s or 1970s or 1950s. We have had the challenge since 19th century and the earliest days of the institution. I would like to believe that with your leadership where we have been challenged but i but to mr. Sullivans point of low e Approval Ratings, i dont want the suggestion to be made that folks, that anyone wants to
A month. We begin with stocks largely shutting off dc uncertainty. Wall street on its positive week plus, count down to a shutdown the senator appears on track to reject the spending bill shares of ibm. Its first gain of the 20 quarters stocks are showing some resilience despite of a shutdown of the government. Yesterday the dow hit the all time high before soliciting blik to the territory i got to tell you of the little take up which some people want to magnify on a percentages bases. I dont know how to reverse it caterpillar and boeing, great industrials. You can perhaps come up with a thesis at a certain point and you want the dividend. There is so much money this is too good. Lets touch on the shutdown the house passes the funding bill last night, 231197 republicans have 51. We talk about markets not really behaving dramatically in a shutdown unless a debt limit is a factor which is it is further off. You perfectly summed it up. It is not about the s p, it is about guys trying to f
Show. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Reporting tonight from the rotunda of the u. S. Capitol. Glor good evening, down the corridor from here in the house chamber, President Trump will deliver his first state of the Union Address tonight. Early today, at a luncheon with reporters, the president reflected on what he says he learned in his first year in office. He told us a businessperson doesnt worry about the heart. You do whats best for you. But as president he told us a lot of it is heart and compassion, far beyond money. As an example, he pointed to immigration, one of the issues he will be addressing tonight. Major garrett is at the white house. Reporter the president will discuss his willingness to provide a path to citizenship for 1. 8 million socalled dreamers, children brought to the u. S. Illegally, in exchange for tens of billions for the border wall and other security measures. I put myself in their position, he told Television Anchors today when discussing what
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This evening, 2 to 4 inches of additional snowfall, todays storm is the weaker of two this week. Details on the next one are coming up in a few minutes. The other big story, oakland mayor libby schaaf stands by her tweet. She warned the people of oakland about pending immigration sweeps. The question is was she within our rights or was it obstruction of justice . As kpix5s phil matier tells us, her critics found this reckless, right, phil . Thats right. This is a combination of politics and public safety. Those are two volatile issues that when they mix up, create controversy. Thats just what oakland mayor libby schaaf did when she warned about the i. C. E. Raids. The question is did she cross the legal line . Lets hear what she has to say. Everything ive done has been legal. So she has, but former federal prosecutor tony brass said putting out a public warning about a planned immigration sweep may have crossed the line. Shes on the threshold of obstruction of justice tore doing what s