Millions of American Youth is upon us. May our appreciation as a nation of the value of education among those who are our future be incentive enough to guarantee its importance in our Public Policy consideration. May all that is done within the peoples house this day 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. The gentleman from connecticut. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The gentleman from connecticut. Mr. Courtney thank you, mr. Speaker, i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested the speaker the yeas and nays are
Strongest retail sales were ordered and ive month. Five months. We will get to kathleen in just a moment. The house is given sleeping bipartisan approval to a budget bill pat backed by both president obama, his democratic allies, and a large majority of republicans. The measure was sent to the senate where republicans are more skeptical. Lets go to Kathleen Hunter in washington. What does this vote mean . This big bipartisan vote favors this to budget agreement that was worked out between a Republican Budget Committee chairman in the house, paul ryan , and a democrat in the senate. It is a dramatic departure from what we saw during the government shutdown. I think it shows that there is a different feeling in washington, particularly among house republicans. Not want to be seen as intransigent when it comes to spending issues, they want to be seen as willing to compromise even if it is a all scale agreement. Withall of the greek all of the gridlock in washington, should we be surprised
If approved by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the program will not lead to large amounts of home equity being extracted, nor is it mission creep, wrote Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George.