A senator madam president , . The presiding officer the senator from georgia. Mr. Chambliss i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection the senate is not in a quorum call. Mr. Chambliss thank you. Madam president , i rise today as the vice chairman of the Senate Select committee on intelligence to respond to the public release of the declassified version of the executive summary and findings and conclusions from the committees study of the c. I. A. s detention and Interrogation Program. This is not pleasant duty for me. During my four years as the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, i have enjoyed an excellent relationship with our chairman, senator diane feinstein. We have worked closely to conduct strong bipartisan oversight of the u. S. Intelligence community, including the passage and enactment of Significant National security legislation. However, this particular study has been one of the very, very few areas where we have never b
Force behind the creation of southern california. He became the first chief judge of the District Court serving in that position until he was appointed to the ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Judge carter judge keep graduated from the San Diego School of law as its valedictorian, becaming the first female judge for the Southern Court of california and later the first female chief judge. And this honors judge john rhodes who served as a federal judge in san diego for 22 years and was widely respected and beloved throughout the regions legal community. Udge s. Judges, carter, keep and rhodes showed excellence and integrity. Im proud to honor their legacy with this legislation, and i want to thank two of my colleagues in particular, congresswoman susan davis who represented this area before i did, and led this effort for the past several years. And congressman darrell issa for his support and great amendments to the bill. Its better because of his work. And im proud to have worked with the
Britain. And here at home, california and new york are passing through the 50 tax rate barrier. Is anybody looking at how tax hikes fail the test of Economic Growth . Back here in the u. S. , could it be michigan which used to call itself the workers Paradise Union state is now moving towards new antiunion righttowork legislation and it looks like its going to pass . But first up, budget talks resume between Speaker John Boehner and president obama today. With just 25 days to go, lets keep tabs on where we stand. Reports of a conservative backlash against Speaker Boehner simply not true. He has the solid support of his leadership and the rank and file. But there is concern among some in the gop that they are at risk of becoming the party for rich people while president obama and democrats stake their claim on the middle class. And my tax rate flexibility with higher heres what the president said earlier today. Im not going to sign any package that somehow prevent prevents the top rate
Microsofts earnings and revenue topping expectations. Results were helped by shares of its offices and server sales. Were going to talk to an analyst who covers the company at k67 40 eastern time. Amazon reported results, as well. Sales grew by a better than expected 24 which investors say bodes well for results this season. We will talk to an amazon analyst in just a few minutes, as well. Lets take a look at todays calendar. The Commerce Department will release two reports. Durable goods for september. Coming up at 10 00, we can wholesale trade inventories and Consumer Sentiment is worth talking about. Andrew, good morning. Thank you, becky. We have corporate buzz this morning, including wa joe was talking about, including twitters ipo is now pegging the valuation of that company at a modest 11 billion. They want to he avoid a repeat of facebooks troubled debut. Maybe theyre pricing it on the low end. Twitter plans to sell 70 million between 17 and 20 apiece. The stock could begin tra
On wall street as investors applaud the fiscal cliff deal coming out of washington. That is our sizzle story tonight. Good evening, everyone, and happy new year. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. Lets start with kelly evans. Reporter a historic rally, even though we saw stocks surging. By the way, not just in the u. S. This was really a global move. The euro, though, fell off a mini cliff of its own. A little more detail coming up. Well see kelly evans in just a bit. Heres another big story brewing. Reporter a brutal political battle today over Hurricane Sandy aid for hardhit new york and new jersey. Ill bring you all the tough rhetoric when we come back. And yet another big story brewing for tomorrow. John boehner, he could be facing a real challenge for his job speaker of the house. Ace acosta is all over this story. The kudlow report begins right now. Back to the rally on the streets today. That is the total sizzle story. Check out these numbers. In case you missed it, dow