I try to know exactly the type of information you are sharing at that time. I did all the economic talk. I was relatively i was old to be a Deputy White House press secretary, and i dont know that i knew at the time the amount of energy it was going to take to do it. I dont know if i would have done it. When i went to the white house from treasury in 2006, i was 40 years old which is really, really old to be a deputy in the white house, certainly in the White House Press office because the hours are insane and the work load is pretty crazy. What time would you go in the morning . Did you come in for senior staff around 7 00 . Well, before i would wake up at 4 00 and dana, especially, when she was the Principal Deputy and then press secretary she and i were on email with each other at 4 30, 4 45 in the morning every day. I would have four a and b sections of newspapers read before i even got to the white house at 5 30 in the morning. I would pull up to starbucks on pennsylvania avenue t
Relief. May all who populate these hallways today be possessed of good will and shared commitment to guarantee the freedoms and responsibilities inspired by the soaring rhetoric and subsequent actions of our american ancestors. We know that all too often these past congressional sessions terms of debate, and consideration of issues have been more reflective of partisan politics than productive problem solving. Perhaps this is to be expected. Given the nature of republican forms of government. Even so we ask that your blessing and inspiration come down upon our elected leaders that they might be moved to negotiations and Solutions Beyond their own imaginings. May all that is said and done in this chamber today redown to the benefit of our nation and the glory of your holy name. Amen. The speaker pro tempore 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 pled
We want to get your opinion on specifically whether this the state of the union speech matters to you. The numbers are on the screen. Everyone wants to meet obama some thoughts from you and other people on whether the state of the union is a needed thing this day and age. You can make your thoughts known on the phone. The numbers are on the screen. Village of the piece of this morning talks about how much of the things of the speech have been revealed in the last few weeks. Usa today compiles and obama state of the union spoiler. Here is just a headline from the Washington Post this morning. You took to the here is a little bit from the white house Youtube Channel. [video clip] everybody in sportsyou have to play the game and we have been laid down by the worst financial crisis of the great depression. And because of the incredible great and resilience of the American People, america is in the best position to turn the page. We have the best job growth since the 1990s. In employment ra
Its 30 degrees. The windchill is 19. Of course yesterday it was five below zero. And now, you can see that the windchills are already just in the 20s. Thats quite a change. Over the last six hours, we have seen this band of snow with an arctic front coming through. Just about everybody got to see at least some flakes. But its definitely gone here in the last radar picture. Not showing much of anything. Were not expecting any more snow during the day. Its going to be windy. The temperature is not going to be going up very much. Tonight, its going to be falling quickly. We have another bitter blast on the way thats going to affect us tomorrow. We also have some icy precipitation in the sevenday. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Interstate 78 is now reopened in Northampton County following a fatal accident this morning. A van and a tractortrailer collided. The coroner confirms that the person in the van died. The road was closed for hours. Just reopened about 30 minutes ago. Police are l
For that warm welcome. More importantly, thank you for being here today. Congressman duncan thinks i have an accent. I cannot understand why. But if you have trouble understanding me, i will put the text of my speech on jeff landry. Com. How about that . I am happy to be here. Im happy to be with fellow conservatives who believe in constitutional liberty. Im happy to be with those individuals who believe this nation and our principles are worth fighting for. [applause] jeff landry i tell you what, yall deserve a round of applause. Give yourselves a round of applause. Give yourself a round of applause. [applause] jeff landry you see, you are the leaders who ensure conservativism wins in 2016. You have taken your time and treasure this weekend. What a great group of speakers we have today. Our slate includes men and women from across the country with diverse backgrounds, experience, and solutions to the problems facing our country. It is this diversity that makes conservativism so strong