amateur athletic governing bodies to report sexual abuse allegations to law enforcement. another bill dealing with small business access to capital after natural disasters. of course tomorrow, state of the union address with live coverage here on c-span. the house live at 5:00. here on c-span when they gavel back in until then, the news conference today, the briefing from the white house, including a number of questions about the state of the union. ms. sanders: good afternoon. over the weekend, the white house released a framework for responsible immigration reform that will protect our people, put the interests of american workers first, and provide a permanent solution to daca. our framework includes four pillars, border security, daca legalization, ending chain migration and eliminating the visa lottery moving us toward a merit-based system of immigration. we look forward to working with congress to pass and sign legislation that addresses each of these four pillars. look
will confirm the economy is growing up at a nice clip. when interest race back up it is reflection underlying economy. we ll look at the pros and cons in the next couple hours. we ll take a look at some data that supports stocks continuing to run up. as i just said, investors seeking out safe alternative like bonds. whether this is the day to do that, hard to say. this much is not. enough to weigh on stocks. a backup in rates enough to say for a lot of folks to say, maybe, maybe, we should step back a little bit from this party. but every time they have done that, they have regretted doing so, because people pounce right back in. record number of individuals pouring money into this market. better than $32 billion solely into equity fund. if you want to include etfs and the like, that much is north of $60 billion. obviously individuals are coming in. there is contrarian argument, when individual come into the market they miss the party. that is not always true by the way. a lo
vote: the presiding officer: is there anyone in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 42. the nomination of david ryan stras is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate s actions. mr. boozman: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. tonight in the state of the union address, president trump will discuss the importance of infrastructure investment. this is an important conversation for the administration t
collusion. rocket man. we are building a wall. very fine people. on both sides. he s fired. he s fired. announcer: now, tonight, what will his message be to a divided congress and polarized america? finally, we are putting america first. announcer: live from the nation s capital, the state of the union address and the democratic response. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. announcer: good evening, and welcome to abc s live coverage of president trump s first state of the union. what a year it has been. it s been a year of conflict and controversy. both for president trump and the country he now leads. it s been exciting and exhausting, unusual in so many ways. with a president unlike any we ve seen before. tonight, a turn to tradition. trump s chance to put his stamp on the year past and set the agenda for the year ahead in this most formal setting. and that was the moment, just moments ago when the first lady, melania trump, came in, as has become the tradition. s
off her millions of americans. according to the excerpts from the president s speech, he will also offer to work with republicans and democrats on immigration, calling for a problem though my policies that focus on the best interest of american workers and american families and also protect our citizens, citizens, he will say, of every background, color and creed. immigration was a big sticking point in a standoff that led to a government shutdown earlier this month. if the deadline to present another possible shutdown is a week from thursday. the first lady arrived just a short time ago with some of her guests and as we wait for the president to enter, he is getting a chance to make his case tonight to members of both parties and millions of americans watching at home. the white house says the first lady, melania trump, who we just saw, it will have more than a dozen guests with her tonight. they include the head of an organization that helps thousands of hurricane victims