National intelligence John Ratcliffe as we are learning the country is doing human testing to genetically enhance military. Focus on stimulus this morning, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it will be done by christmas, we will hear from former nyc barrasso and Mick Mulvaney. Marks are lower. We will start the week in the red, dow industrials down 145 points, nasdaq lower by 15 and s p 500 weaker by 16 and 3 quarters. All three major indices up out of the last 5 weeks, last week we are up 1 on the dow and 2 on the nasdaq. Mornings with maria right now. Maria european markets look like this, dax index in germany lower by 63. In asia overnight, markets finish mostly shower. We had Economic Data, that is the fastest pace of exports since february 2018. The growth also helping to generate a 75. 4 surplus. The data, of course, coming from the Chinese Communist party and this has been the big fight between china and the u. S. , the fact that we are buying more products than china is buying from the
American history tv on cspan3 every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. The u. S. Capitol has been home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob lafollette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism
If anything, i think it helps slow the spread, i support it. Reporter the governor issued the order thursday by statement instead of the usual video News Conference. Part of issuing this decree by statement was having to avoid the media and answering questions. About why he has been a hypocrite and why he has had such a difficult time managing through this crisis. All of those questions are things that he frankly did not want to deal with. You cant tell somebody dont do this and governess like that and they go out and do it. Reporter 41 of the 58 counties are in the purple tear, and the counties, and lest restrictive tiers. How the curfew will be enforced is still unclear, the state is reporting a weekly average of 9900 cases per day, or than double the average two weeks ago. Kenny, the governor has put himself in a tough spot, how has he responded since issuing the order . We reached out to the governors office, at times, soon after he issued the order via statement, but we have not h
Home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob la follette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob la follette is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was a United States senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the Great Ame
Further legislative session. We now bring you live coverage here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. November 18, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate redskin nation between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to f