The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord of heaven and earth, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Darkness descends upon us as the days grows shorter and the cold chases us to withdraw inside. Be for us the light we long for. The very promise of change creates expectation. Of your st hints dawn, banish all fear and hesitation. May those who live on the margins of americas rich blessings have peace and prosperity, too. Of your dawn, banish all fear and because you are always faithful, strengthsen us with your mighty arm that this congress may be unified in lifting your people to renewed hope. May all that is done in the peoples house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the ge
The ftc have joined together in a common voice to say that as we move forward to evolving the frameworks for privacy of the future and trying to make them more consistent and harmonize, they will be acting together and in partnership to ensure that our consumers receive the kinds of privacy protections that they require. Watch the communicators, tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Next, nfl players anquan bolduan and jenkins the discussion was organized by Top Democrats on the House Oversight and yudishry committees and the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. J of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. U of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. Ci chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. D chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. C chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is just over 90 minutes. Cr of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is
Eastern time. And in europe some markets have already closed early. The nikkei did hit 15,000 briefly for the first time in six years. Our road map begins with Holiday Cheer for the market. It might sound like a broken record but once again stocks set to open at fresh highs. Today is another important day for retail. Some stores are staying open for as much as 100 hours straight to try to take advantage of the late rush. But with new data showing a drop in sales, will those extra hours be enough to boost holiday totals . And what was the most important story for your money . Its not over yet but weve got that answer for you. And were joined by Dennis Berman, Business Editor and columnist at the wall street journal. The bulls are in a pretty jolly move this Christmas Eve, nasdaq closing at its highest level in more than 13 years, all three major averages posting their strongest fourday winning streaks in over two months. For more on this record market rally, lets bring in paul hickey, c
As chair of this committee, ive worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. This feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. Overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. Tragically, Overdose Deaths increased by more than 36 2020 and another 15 in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. Biden Harris Administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. President biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. This administration hasnt reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. This represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdiction over the previ
As chair of this committee, ive worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. This feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. Overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. Tragically, Overdose Deaths increased by more than 36 2020 and another 15 in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. Biden Harris Administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. President biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. This administration hasnt reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. This represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdiction over the previ