Page 2 - Analysis Senate News Today

Traffic from another live camera actually skyfox. This is the bay bridge. Of course, you can see the traffic backup there extending all the way into the east bay as a result of this accident. Just a huge backup on the friday night a nightmare for drivers trying to get into the city. Again, all the resulting from an accidents on 101 where the dump truck collided with a muni bus and the truck overturned killing the driver. Two lanes of southbound 101 are shut down, two lanes open, drivers squeezin...

American people. We welcome you the senator from texas and colleagues back after thanksgiving break. I had my parents had our thanksgiving dinner with all of their children and grandchildren and cousins so i have a lot to be thankful for. As my mom and dad see their whole family and be happy about it. That now we are back in we have a lot of work to do before the end of the year and precious little time to do it to. Expiring one week from this friday 100,000 dreamers are waiting to work kinneale...

In recess with votes on judicial nominations expected at 5 30 p. M. Eastern and starting on g. O. P. Tax reform bill tomorrow. Watching live coverage of the senate floor here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, god, thank you that we see you in the world around us be holding your works in the earth and sea and sky. Your everlasting mercies sustain us, enabling us to borrow our heartbeats fro...

30 minutes. Thank you. Madam president , i welcome you, senator from texas, after thanksgiving break, i have my parents, 94 and 89, with all children and grandchildren, and this and that. I would like to be thankful, blessed to have my mom and dad, happy about it. Now we are back. Precious little time to do it. Funding for the government expires this friday. 800,000 dreamers wait to hear they can live and work in the only country they have ever known. 9 million children reauthorizing the Health ...

Todays hearing to serve on secretary of health and Human Services. It will vote on the nomination. We will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor who we welcome today good to see you and senator young will introduce him after his testimony each will have five minutes of questions. We already have a good turnout. I anticipate a good vigorous questioning period. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid National Institutes of health and excellent leadership. T...

Please come to order. ,odays hearing is on alex azar the nominee to serve as secretary of the department of health and Human Services. The committee will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then the former secretary and governor of you call who we younge today, and senator who is a member of this committee, will introduce mr. Azar. Senators will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on today in the senate but we already have a g...

Human services. The Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, the finance committee receives paperwork, it will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement and former secretary and former governor of utah Michael Leavitt who we welcome today, good to see you and have you back and senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce alex azar after his testimony then senators will each have five minutes of questions. We...

Lighting the National Christmas tree, the first time for the first family. Also another Tree Lighting on wall street. The president will make comments at this Tree Lighting in dez well bring you them live. And another historic day on wall street. Dow soaring past 24,000, up 331 points after john mccain shot it higher when he said yes to tax cuts. It is the fifth 1000 point milestone in 2017 but is the most ever in a calendar year. The dow ripping higher after senator john mccain said he would vo...

A next the next gear. Yeah, if you went out for lunch, like came back and checked the market, you went, what the heck happened yes. Ooersheres a look at our se heat map energy dealing well, had of course the opec extension, industrials, financials, goldman the best performer in the dow. Those are all the big winners. Ug the ten year yield is creeping up a little bit today. Real estate also in the red. Coming up, well go to washington for an exclusive interview with senator Chuck Grassley about t...

Department of health and Human Services. While we hold a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, it finance committee receives his paperwork and will vote hon the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and governor of utah whom we welcome today. Mike, good to see you and have you back. And senator young, whos a member of this committee, will introduce him after mr. Azars testimony, senators will each have five minutes of questi...