Success in our battles and let our prosperity be tempered with generosity. We pray that you keep the United States in your holy protection and that you incline your heart toward us to cultivate a spirit of peace and obedience to both you and your government. Humbly in uld walk that love that was characteristic of your son, the author of our blessed faith. Grant us this prayer through jesus christ, our lord. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Quigley. Mr. Quigley 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 speaker the chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker, a message from the senate. The secretary mr. Speake
Republican proposal. It is a clean, continuing resolution to would kp government open andund it until december 15. And extend the debt ceiling until approximately february 7. But the bill would force members of congress, the white hou, and their staffs all to comply to the very same law they have been so unwilling to change. Obacare. It would eliminate some skis for subsidies for insurance exchges f all those folks on capit hill, and at 1600 nnsyania. The Speakers Officeeleased follows statement. Saying, if the president and Senate Democrats are going to force the American People to live uer obamacare, then they and all washington leaders should not be shielded from the law. But willpeaker boehner be able to secure enough votes now that conservative groups in waington have rejected t plan . Republican leade huddles in the Speakers Office right now. They are plotting their next move. Fox news chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emmanuel on capitol hill, with our report. Rorte were ta
Bnsf. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a gunman at a school, mass casualties, and emergency crews the scene was eerily familiar and, once again, horrifying. This time, tragedy struck at a grade school in a small connecticut town. 20 of the 27 dead are children. We begin our coverage with president obamas emotional address to the nation this afternoon. Weve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time i learn the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know theres not a paren
Set up what the administration has been doing and the larger issue of what this could potentially have among house guest the ministration is among House Republicans. Is the administration ofhas been a huge subject protest among the immigrant advocacy community. Jeh johnson has been listening to a lot of advocates and talking about the things they can do. It is not entirely clear what they will do. The thinking is there will probably be some good some new guidance about what they should consider when it comes to. Ooking at immigration people who are living in mixed of them aree citizens, some of them are illegals. Advocates would like the president to expand his Deferred Action Program that he has to a broader population of people. He put something together a couple of years ago under some protest that finally allowed this to happen. Young people who were brought here by their parents, they dont have to worry about being deported anymore. We are not sure what the administration is going
In buying homes, and investing in their futures, in pursuing their american dream. Reduced purchasing power due to high Student Loan Debt not only holds back families daytoday spending but keeps them from making those large investments. I believe its irresponsible and shortsighted for us to think that we can saddle young people people, the true engines of our economy, with this burden and maintain our position as the worlds most powerful economy. Historically the United States has done things differently. We were the leader in expanding college student. From the g. I. Bill following world war ii to pell grant in 1980 we have taken bold steps to ensure that americans have access to college regardless of their ability to pay their way entirely on their own. We created these programs because we understood that an educated work force is essential to our nations economic competitiveness, the most valuable Natural Resource any nation on the planet has is the genius and mental acuity of its p