You saw most of the major averages yesterday sitting at new highs. The dow was off by 3 points. This morning green arrows across the board. Dow looks to open up another 60 points s p up by 3. 5. The nasdaq up by a half point. Overnight in asia, look at what was happening there. The nikkei was down. It slipped by 0. 8 the hang seng and the shanghai were stronger. Shanghai up 0. 4 if you look at whats happening in the european equities market. At this point it looks like markets are flat across the board. Ftse is down by a quarter percentage point treasury yields, lets look at that market. Oil prices, dont mow if you saw this yesterday Oil Prices Surging yesterday that will be something to watch. Highest levels in quite awhile check out the tenyear note which at this point is yielding 2. 634 lets tell you about some big stories were watching the biggest here in davos, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin making headlines at a News Conference he said the United States welcomed a weaker dollar
Pres. L. B. Johnson good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am glad to take your questions. Guest do you think that at this point, our force levels in vietnam will begin to level off . Or do you think more troops may be needed in the future . Pres. L. B. Johnson we have previously considered and approved the recommendation of joint chiefs of staff for our force level. General west moreland general westmoreland discussed with me, and he anticipates no increase in that level. Guest we are getting close to the end of your fourth year in office. You are being subjected to a regular personal criticism, ranging from senator young a preacher in williamsburg. Pres. L. B. Johnson it is not a surprise. I am aware of the 35 men who preceded me. No public official, certainly not one that has been in public life 35 years, as i have, would fail to expect criticism. There is a different type of criticism. There is a difference between constructive dissent and stormtrooper bullying and howling and takin
And what the courts have done of late is ask congress to come in visavis the issue of sex trafficking and Human Trafficking and clarify the Communications Decency act some 20 years later. Host so who would be affected by section 230 . What kinds of companies . Would it be a google . A craigs list . Backpage . Guest well, actually, many Different Actors can be affected by the Communications Decency act. But what were doing with my piece of legislation is to make sure that we are very narrowly going in and amending section 230 to make sure the congressional intent is clear when it comes to the issue of sex trafficking. Because right now a lot of these Online Internet actors and providers, web sites like backpage. Com and a whole host of others that have been been blossoming, sadly, over the last handful of years, to make sure that they cannot hide behind the Communications Decency act and its immunity. Host so the fight online sex trafficking act, fosta, that you are working on, how woul
Cspan. Org. Go to the congress tab. We take you live to the floor of the house. 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 13, 2017. I hereby appoint the honorable paul mitchle to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. Pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2 00 p. M. Today. Watch cspan this week as Congress Debates tax reform. The Senate Finance committee begins a review of its bill monday at 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage on cspan3. The house debates its bill on thursday. Live coverage on cspan. Get details about both bills at cspan. Org congress, and li
Solution in yemen. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray, loving and gracious god we give you thanks for giving us another day. Help us this day to draw closer to you so that with your spirit and aware of your presence among us we may all face the tasks of this day. Bless the members of the peoples house. Help them to think clearly, speak confidently and act cower age usly in the pleff that all Noble Service is based upon patience, truth and love. May they be great enough to be humble and good enough to keep their faith, always regarding Public Office as a sacred trust. Give them the wisdom and the courage to fail not their fellow citizens nor you. May all that is done this day be for your debater honor and glory amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the jourm of the last days proceedings and announces his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stand