Expanding trade with africa. We may also hear more about the shortterm spending measure that republicans unveiled last night which would fund the federal government through february 16. Debate in the house likely tomorrow. Live house coverage is here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, architect of the universe and advocate for us all, thank you for giving us another day. When we rise from sleep activities of the day stir the mind, having a job to fulfill sets us into routine as a people with purpose. Daily work demonstrates responsibility and manifest our participation in your creative power. Mind and body together become engaged in productivity, success tenance or Service Beyond ourselves. Because human work bestows a special dignity upon a person and achieve a just society, we know how important it is for us to pray for the unemployed and those who work but still struggle
Often times, ring to the floor the number of jobs that are created by xm. There are large institutions like a boeing, or small institutions across the country. That may be good. What is never addressed are the jobs that are lost. The minority jobs that are lost. The womans jobs that are lost. Why . Xm has created an unfair competitive advantage. We address that by allowing a mechanism to provide for those firms to be able to bring a challenge to say, our business either could not expand or our business could not create jobs, our business lost jobs or maybe, we even went out of business entirely because of the unfair competition that xm provided. They lose three ways. They pay for the tax dollars to go into the subsidy. The are potentially losing Credit Availability that xm is basically sucking up in the marketplace. And three, they are losing to a competitor that is being subsidized through their own tax dollars. All three are unfair and this is one modest way to slightly change the sy
Today. Allison harmelin has the latest. Reporter nurse kaci hickox is heading home after testing negative for ebola. She was held against her will after arriving in new jersey from sierra leone where she was treating ebola patients. The governors of new jersey and new york are the first to implement 21 disai quarantines for medical workers returning from west africa. Hickox hired a lawyer saying she was completely healthy all along and the conditions she were kept under were inhumane. Hickox was out here at University Hospital after developing a fever. The hospital says every effort was made to make sure she was comfortable and had access to a computer, cell phone and meals of her choice. Health Officials Say shes taking a private jet to maine where she lives with her boyfriend. In new york officials at Bellevue Hospital confirm a child who had been to west africa has been tested for ebola after showing signs of the virus. The patient is being held in isolation. His parents are quarant
Womens equality act would have a 10point agenda. Shatter the Glass Ceiling by passing a equal pay law. Number two, have zero tolerance for Sexual Harassment in the workplace, period. Number three, strengthen employment lending and credit discrimination laws. Number four, strengthen Human Trafficking laws. Number five, end Family Status discrimination. Number six, prevent landlords from denying housing based on the source of funds. Number seven, stop housing discrimination for victims of the domestic violence. Number eight, stop pregnancy discrimination once and for all. Number nine, protect women from domestic violence. Number 10, protect a womans freedom of choice and enact the Reproductive Health act because it is her body, it is her choice. Because it is her body its her choice. Because its her body its her choice. I have been blessed with three daughters. Many of you know them, as a matter of fact my parents blessed with 14 grandchildren, 13 are girls. So we have been significantly
Partners or of leadership on what we are transitioning, too. Taliban . Where do we compromise . We have to reach these agreements as a nation, and with our allies. It goes to the other side of the table, to talk to the paula bond. That is the key for reconciliation. Another issue impacting the ability of the Afghan Security forces is the insider attack. Sometimes, people are disappointed, and say, how could this happen . How could they turn the guns against us, when we trained them . This is an important issue. As the taliban have indicated, that is their most successful tactic to undermine trust between the Afghan Security forces and international Security Forces. It is really the most effective way of destabilizing Afghan Security forces. It is key to know why it is happening. The first reason is infiltration. Of course, they purposefully infiltrates. We have low recruitment criteria. We do not have a Strong National data system to look at who is coming in. The second part is intimid