It was then moved to secure a to see through the other nonprofits for the same reason. The day is exactly the way that it appears. One of the situations when you try to do something about an issue like this i enjoyed sitting bitterly in the center between senator roberts and senator shimmer but everybody thinks of partisan terms. Up to five minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey mr. President , i rise this morning to talk about the matter before us, which is the minimum wage. Today the senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the minimumwage fairness act, the legislation that were considering, which would increase the minimum wage to 10. 10 an hour over the course of three years. We dont know what the result will be today, but were working to get as much support as possible, because getting past this first hurdle, of course is essential to getting the bill passed, to giving americans who are working very hard a fair shot at some Economic Security tha
How being told to wear a mask became the emblematic phrase of 2020. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Deadlines come and go in eu negotiations. We know how it works. They always find a deal in the end. Dont they . Perhaps not, in the case of brexit. A uk government source said tonight there is every chance we just dont get there. Maybe there is no compromise that suits both sides. For now, both sides say theyll keep going, as long as they possibly can, with neither willing to take the blame for walking away. Tonight, after another phone call between london and brussels, borisjohnson and the Eu Commission president ursula von der leyen said there are remaining significant differences. But it does seem borisjohnson will be heading to brussels later this week, maybe to coincide with the eu Leaders Summit which begins on thursday. In truth, the arguments are well rehearsed and well understood. This afternoon in the house of commons, in answer to an urgent qu
Coveting thy neighbors wife, killing anybody you want. It will be like being a presbyterian. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell live in washington. The president will be putting the economy front and center in tonights state of the Union Address, but a nuclear test from a growing threat overseas has Foreign Policy back in the spotlight. Joining me now for our daily fix, chris calizza, managing editor of post politics. Com, and mike allen, politicos chief white house correspondent. Welcome both, chris. The timing of this in terms of the what north korea might be doing. Weve got the south korean inaugural coming up february 25th. The state of the union tonight. The president still will speak tonight about north korea. His focus is on the economy and his outline for the budget plans. First of all, i generally believe certainly in domestic politics that in terms of teaming and thats probably true. We expabded it to the global state. I will say Senior Advisor to the president earlier today said,
Guys, thanks. Gentlemen, thank you. Thank you. Good to be here. Good to see you both. Becky, thank you. Make sure you join us tomorrow. Squawk on the street starts right now. Good tuesday morning. Welcome to squawk on the street. Im Carl Quintanilla with melissa lee, jim cramer and david faber here at the new york stock exchange. Retail sales out about 30 minutes ago, up half a percent in december. Europe also fighting off the blues this morning, as germany has some lower than expected estimates, Fourth Quarter gdp. Our road map begins with a warning this morning from fitch. That the u. S. Could lose its top Credit Rating again if theres a delay in raising the debt ceiling. Fitch said the pressure on the aaa is, if anything, increasing. We are four hours away from facebooks secret announcement in menlo park. So far, the guesses range from a facebook Search Engine to a facebook phone. Would either product help lift the stock back with a high water mark. The debate kicks off whether dell
I am deeply honored to serve you and to serve president obama in your noble endeavor to achieve israeliPalestinian Peace. The fact that later today, israeli and palestinian negotiators will sit down in this building to resume final status negotiations after a threeyear hiatus is testament to your extraordinary tireless efforts backed by president obama to try to resolve this intractable conflict. President obama made the case so eloquently in his historic speech in jerusalem in march of this year. He argued to an audience of young israelis that peace is necessary. Peace is just and peace is possible. And you, mr. Secretary, have proven him right. Shown that it can be done. I could not agree more with president obama. It has been my conviction for 40 years that peace is possible since i experienced the agony of the 1973 yom kippur war as a student in jerusalem. In those dark days, i witnessed firsthand how one of your predecessors, henry kissinger, broke a ceasefire that ended the war a