Quarter gdp. All coming up at 8 30 a. M. Eastern and investor reaction. Reaction from u. S. Labor secretary Eugene Scalia, hes here live at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. Ahead of the numbers, markets mixed. Markets surged yesterday but this morning dow futures up 75 but the s p and nasdaq futures negative. This on top of yesterday when the dow closed above 25,000 for the First Time Since march tenth with big rally yesterday at the close on wall street. As you see the dow industrials up 553 points at the close yesterday, nasdaq was up 72 and s p 500 yesterday up 44. President trump versus social media. White house reportedly set to take executive action to hold companies responsible for stiffing free speech and the Michael Flynn controversy deepens this morning. Attorney general william barr announcing brandnew investigation more unmasking, looking at what happened before and after the 2016 election. Plus major travel destinations returning, las vegas resorts ready to welcome guests once again, d
And direct their way, training them in your school of humility so that they will strive to bring glory to you. We pray in your holy 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , december 12, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben sasse, a senator from the state of nebraska, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed orrin g. Hatch, president pro tempore. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell yesterday the senate advanced the nomination of Leonard Stephen grasz to be a judge on the eighth Circuit Court of appeals. Mr. Grasz has sterling credentials
Based in new orleans. Now live floor coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O lord our god, we are grateful for your marvelous works and power. Keep us from becoming weary in doing what is right, as you remind us about a harvest of blessing is certain. Give strength to our lawmakers and bless them with your peace. We praise you that you are the strength of our lives and we need not fear for the future. As you guid guide our senators h your wisdom create in them a hunger and thirst for righteou righteousness preparing them to be filled with your divine nourishment. Lord, thank you for not withholding blessings from those who walk upright. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it
Ladies anladies and gentlemen mikes what pimco ceo the Potomac Institute for policy studies, and is my privilege to welcome you all here today to a seminar on combating biological terrorism. Im proud to report that for now almost exactly 20 years the Potomac Institute has been involved in the study of this issue. Unfortunately, the issue of bioterrorism has only grown worse over time. Its more threatening. It is probably more eminent, and certainly the tools we have for dealing with it are, as inadequate today as they were 20 years ago. Almost, also like 20 years ago, more and more the political people in the world are distracted by so many other threats from nuclear north korea, tehran, the ships run into each other in the pacific to Political Division in this country another, economic disruption around the world that the threats posed by tear are seen more and more as lone wolf driving cars through open spaces in europe and in the United States and other places. And many seem to forg
Today nomination hearing. This is the tenth nomination hearing the committee has held this year. I want to take a minute to thank Ranking Member and her staff for working diligently. With my staff. And this senator to process these nominees. Filling judicial vacancies, and executive appointments is an important part of committee responsibility. And i know that all members of the committee take this responsibility seriously. Today, well hear from two panels. First well hear from the nominees to the Circuit Court. Noter dame law professor. And Michigan Supreme Court justice. Our second panel will hear from eric. To be head of the Civil Rights Division. And the department of justice will also hear from two nominees to the District Court judges in tennessee. I understand that theres some concern with having two Circuit Court nominees on a hearing agenda. So i thought id explain this. Because its unusual. When the majority leader extended the Senate Schedule in to august. We scheduled a nom