From virginia laid out. And achieved them in divided government which calls for some degree of give and take. So im very proud of this speaker. Very proud to stand behind him. Tomorrow morning, win or lose, im going to be pretty proud of the people i fought with and extraordinarily proud of the person i fought for. The Speaker Of The House, Kevin Mccarthy. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. Gentleman from florida. Mr. Speaker, my friend from oklahoma says my colleagues and i who dont support Kevin Mccarthy would plunge the house and the country into chaos. Chaos is Speaker Mccarthy. Chaos is somebody who we cannot trust with their word. The one thing that the white house, House Democrats, and many of us on the conservative side of the Republican Caucus would argue the thing we have in common, Kevin Mccarthy said something to one of us at one point or another that he didnt mean and didnt intend to live up to. I dont Think Voting Against Mccarthy is chaos. I think 33 trillion i
Be ironed out. Behind closed doors, negotiations are underway to get to 50 votes. For more on the latest, we are joined from washington. Welcome back to the program. Give us a sense of what is going on right now. We heard over the weekend that senator collins of maine was expressing concerns. The real action is going on behind closed doors. A lot of the debates you see to they as it relates tax bill is mostly theater. The real negotiations are between Republican Leaders in the house need to keep 218 votes. In the sen. S the senate need to have 51 votes. That didnt work when they try to repeal the Affordable Care act. They want to succeed here. They are going over various senators whoding are worried about the individual mandate repeal and high premiums. Others have concerns about red ink in the deficit. That is not sitting well with people like senator corker. As stop the Senate Returns on november 27. Sherry give us a sense of what happens when the Senate Returns on november 27. Be th
Overnight in asia, the nikkei was closed for a bank holiday. If you look at the hang seng and shanghai, both with green arrows shanghai was up by 0. 2 . The hang seng up by 0. 10 looking at europe this morning, a bit of a mixed picture ftse slightly negative you can see both the cac and the dax are trading higher up by onethird of a percentage point each finally look at treasury yields. And yield weve been watching so closely on the tenyear, this morning sitting at 2. 451 . A couple things we are watching watching a lot of things airlines are celebrating the gop tax plan southwest and American Airlines both announcing they will give 1,000 bonuses to employees following that tax overhaul. Southwest specifically announced it will use the tax savings to buy new planes the company saying it intends to reinvest in the business, reward Share Holders and increase its investment with boeing to support future Growth Opportunities. The two Major Airlines are the latest businesses to pay bonuses
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, whose kingdom is above all earthly kingdoms, we praise your holy name. Forgive us for having left undone the things we ought to have done and for doing the things we ought not to have done. Deliver us from those forces that obstruct the making of a nation and world of justice, peace, and righteousness. Give our lawmakers the wisdom, courage, and strength needed for our times, providing them with u. S. S. Nantz out of the wealth of your celestial riches. Equip them to serve you and country with the full measure of grace, strength, and wisdom. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. T
Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. The family of Muhammad Youssef abdulazeez says there are no words to describe the shock, horror, and grief it feels that the 24year gunned down and killed five u. S. Military serviceman in chattanooga, tennessee. In a statement, they say the person who committed this horrible crime was not the son we knew and loved. For many years, our son suffered from depression. It grieves us beyond belief to know that his pain found its expression in this heinous act of violence. Abdulazeezs family says it is cooperating with investigators and offers condolences to the families of four marines and one sailor killed in thursdays attack, saying . We are truly sorry for their loss. Police killed abdulazeez in a shootout.