Day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Holding, for five minutes. Mr. Holding thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, suffice it to say there is no shortage of challenges across the globe. All of which cast our nations Foreign Policy and resolve and pose a threat to our National Security. Lately, the worlds attention has been focused on a myriad of issues that rightly deserve our attention russias blightant violation of ukraines sovereignty, their continued m
Host that is tony in indiana. We also have a twitter feed, and we are taking comments about cspanchat. You can join that conversation as well. Pan. At facebook. Com cs david says i am listening to the back and forth that congress. Anybodyeed buddy if tried this at work, we would be fired. Thereetswriger will be no exemptions for anyone. Here is the president. Of all the responsibilities that conquered the constitution and owls to congress, two should be simple pass a budget and pay americas bills. But if the United States congress does not fulfill its responsibilities to pass a budget today, edge of the United States government will be forced to shut down tomorrow. I want to be clear about what that would mean, what will remain open, and what will not. With regard to operations that will continue to much if you are on Social Security, you will keep receiving your checks. If you are on medicare, your doctor will still see you. Everyones mail will be delivered and Government Operations r
And in our refusal to accept a nuclear north korea. Also how the crisis in ukraine is denting russias economy. Its a big dent indeed. Russian economies and families take look to take a hit in his pocket. President putin has admitted the downgrade from the top Credit Rating could make it more expensive for russia to borrow mone money. Hello. Welcome. It is midday here in london, 3 00 p. M. Moscow, 7 00 a. M. Washington. The tension over ukraine continues to build. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry condemned russia for fuelling the heavily Armed Separatist Movement in donetsk. Washington is demanding moscow help diffuse the crisis or face further sanctions. Pro russian demonstrators occupy buildings in towns and cities close to the border. Ukraine has been attempt to retake by force. Russia has responded stepping up military drills nearby. Nik childs has this. Reporter pro russian protestors manning their barricades the day after the military raids the check points outside the town rai
Divided country. I have the sport including this. South africa in shock after the captain is shot dead during a robbery. Kurdish fighters in kobani have overnight offensive by i. S. I. L. And some of the heaviest fighting the Syrian Border has seen to date and trying to take this in turkey to the north of the town and i. S. I. L. Cutoff reenforcement and kurdish fighters say they desperately need and helped i. S. I. L. And gain new ground and lets go to our correspondent and we are near ckobani and how is it goin on there . Reporter it has picked up and hearing consistent artillery fire and gunfire and a lull in the last few seconds but its going on pretty intensively and that is after sunday night, last night where kurds in kobani with the heaviest fighting so far and they are determined it seems to try and take a Border Crossing in an area that its in the control of kurds and it could be used as an access point for reenforcements to come and may be iraqi persmerga or reenforcements f
This this this this this. This is ongoing. This is more intense. And nullon fire. What we have been hearing throughout the day. When you talk to people, many have relatives inside. They are calling for a ceasefire. They say at least give it time to be able to get our women and children out there. The civilians who are not fighting so at least we can bring them to safety. At the moment, that hasnt happened. Politicians and religious leaders are meeting trying to find a solution. The message we heard from them was that they werent happy with the army besieging, as they called it, this neighborhood because of the civilian presence. They say that they stand behind the army trying to root out what they call terrorist elements or sleeper cells that may have to do with the spillover from syria but certainly an incredibly intense situation remaining here people concerned, people angry and its heightening the sectarian tensions here, lebanon sectarian divided between those 2 support the Syrian