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This is where the great buying power of america should be in the bottom 99 , really the bottom 50 or 60 . I thank you for raising the tax policy in the ryan budget. The rest, because of the elimination of the debt actions, are going to see a stalling of their income. Ms. Norton he does get balance within 10 years and look how he gets it. You still do not have like anything like a contribution, a real contribution, from those who have benefited the most from the tax cuts built on that chart. You ...

And this is part of it. We sent airmen, marines to deploy our notice ends they want to take care of their families. We are going to have to cut some programs. We i him him him him him him. This is a fantastic question. When we get together come our conversations dont start, we are talking about our plans and we talk about soldiers and airmen, marines, guardsmen, we talk about the impact on the families all the things that are important to our people. A the problem is that 31. 5 million manhours ...

Right here in virginia, but it doesnt just stop there. If the sequester goes into effect, more than 2,000 College Students would lose their Financial Aid. Early education, like head start and early start, would be elimb flatted eliminated for nearly 1,000 children and 18,000 fewer virginiaans would get the skills they need to find a job. Across the country, these cuts will force federal prosecutors to close cases and potentially let criminals go. Air Traffic Controllers and Airport Security will...

Continuing work weve got to do in afghanistan as well. Same number of of things added together. Also, there is a persistent bad from elements like al qaeda and al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula that has the ability to generate a threat to the homeland. So that is very, very important. Are we going to be able to meet those with the troops that are projected to be there . Are we going to accomplish anation . Weve had so many families in this country sacrifice. Is it going to be worth it to that . ...

This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] good morning everybody and welcome. This morning the Committee Considers the nominations of two very distinguished officers to two of the most active and challenging combatant commands. General lloyd austin United States army nominated to be commander u. S. Central command and general David Rodriguez u. S. Army to be nominated to be commander of the u. S. Africa command. These two combatant commands centcom and africom are the centers of gravity for o...

That many of those courageous fighters who are opposing the barbaric regime that the president assad regime has become. I urge you to present your recommendation to this committee as soon as possible. I hope more can be done militarily to deprive president assad of his superiority where he has in the air and his forces on the grounds that he is using to slaughter of the citizens of his own country. Yes, sir. Thank you, mr. Chair. My time is expired. My thanks to each of you for your Extraordinar...

Miles an hour when it slammed into a Jeep Cherokee on the tracks. The impact so powerful it tore up the third rail which normally powers the train motors with hundreds of volts of electricity. That rail then pierced the front car and set off a fiery blast. Well have much more on two developing stories with reporters and analysis straight ahead. And a certainly big news day. Jordan taking swift action after the brutal murder of their captured pilot by the terrorists of isis. Two convicted terrori...

Shepherd hello. Reporter bill and martha good morning. Good morning here from amman. The Headline News of the day the king being greeted by crowds as he arrived of the no word on anything actually spoken or what the content of their discussion was, but this meeting with the family of the man so brutally murdered of the alive in the cage. Information agency led us to believe this would happen. There have not been widespread demonstrations at all in amman or anywhere in this main to our knowledge....

The house speaker, paul ryan, sticking by his colleague. Lets get right to our team of correspondents following the latest developments. Peter alexander in the briefing room, kasie hunt is on capitol hill and justice correspondent Pete Williams is in the Washington Bureau for us. Pete, lets start with you. What do we know about the white house actions as they pertain to sally yates testimony . Heres the sequence of events as we understand it. In late january sally yates and another Government Of...

Good evening. Im pamela brown in for erin burnett. Outfront tonight, not meeting the press. The president left washington today without holding a traditional end of the year press conference. Something we are told trump wanted to do. Its a surprising decision given the president could tout his biggest accomplishment to date. The sweeping tax bill. But white house advisers overruled the president. Two white house tells cnn the fear was over questions about russia, questions they clearly didnt wan...