Get together and they just work it out. And then it comes back and everyone is smiling and happy and they pass it and then the bill goes to the president. Its not exactly that way. Its a lot of give and take. Now, sometimes you do have a bill thats not as complex, thats easier and it can go smoothly. But how a bill really becomes a law, you know, it depends on whos in the room, it depends on whats happening nationwide, it depends on who the president is, its so many different things. So we were able to do this. So a year ago we passed it in the senate and tomorrow i believe were going to pass the conference report. The agreement will cost roughly the same as the senatepassed bill and well blow the last wrda bill. I have to say why. Because as we authorize projects, we deauthorized old projects and thats important. So we were able to go almost better than one or one, deauthorizing and authorizing. And also we had a very good talk with the c. B. O. , the congressional budget office, whic
The clerk to the congress of the United States, on january 31, 2014, secretary of the interior sally joule certified under section 8 of the fishermans protect i act of 1967, the pelle amendment, the nationals of iceland are conducting trade in whale meat and products that diminishes the effect i every effectiveness of the rule on rade of flora and fauna. This is the third certification by United States Government Agencies of iceland for their continued whaling activities. In 2004, secretary of commerce a ld l. Evans advance made documentation because their scientific whaling program minished the whaling population. In 2011, secretary of Congress Gary locke increased actions to be taken by members of the cabinet, federal departments and agencies by again certifying iceland for diminishing the effectiveness of the i. W. C. A single Icelandic Company conducts fin whaling. Iceland doesnt consume most of these, rather, they are exported mainly to japan. Icelands commercial harvest of fin wh
How many weeks do you think out of work americans should receive Unemployment Benefits . How long is too long for a person to receive that aid . Our phone lines are open, democrat at 202 5853880. Epublicans, 202 5853881 independents, 202 5853882. We have a special line for out of work americans, 202 5855883. Catch up with us on social media, on twitter and facebook or email us at journal cspan. Org. Good Tuesday Morning as our viewers on washington journal no, anyone collecting Unemployment Benefits for more than 26 weeks lost those that if its at the end of last month, about 1. 3 Million People. More people are expected to hit that limit over the course of the coming year. The Obama Administration estimates by the end of 2014, 4. 9 Million People will have been affected by the loss of those benefits. How long is too long for Unemployment Benefits . Taking up today is legislation on this issue to extend the longterm unemployment, here is the story in the washington times. The cost of t
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 417. The nays are four. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 274. The nays are 138. There are three present not voting. The journal is approved. T
Americas youngest aspiring scientists. Our work was gone. Six days until the midterm election. A race where mudslinging has replaced issues. This is Al Jazeera America, live from new york city, im tony harris. Today new help in the fight against isil, Kurdish Forces are getting a boost, as they try to hold on to the Syrian Border town of kobane. Dozens of peshmerga fighters and heavy wednesday across the border of turkey. Kobanes soldiers are also getting a surge from syrian soldiers. We have more from the turkeySyrian Border. Reporter for turks its an unprecedented sight, armed kurdish fighters being escorted through turkey by turkey convoys. These are peshmerga fighters who are on the way to syria. The turkish government are allowing 150 fighters to going through its territory under u. S. Pressure to do for to fight isil. Turkey does not see iraqi kurds as a threat, so its letting them through. As the convoy made its way, the coalition launched more airstrikes focused on the border c