Thoughtse ask for your on the debt ceiling. We ask how confident you are that we can reach an agreement before the deadline. If you are outside the u. S. , it is 2025853883. You can also join us on all of your favorite social media pages , on twitter and facebook or e mail us at journal at c span. Org. A very good columbus day morning to you. I want to take you to the latest headlines from around the country on this that mimic impasse on this debt limit impasse. Heres the front page of the journalconstitution. The lobe over to the front page of the financial times. We will reach you from the front page story of the Washington Times today. For more on the talks that are going on behind the scenes, i want to bring on billy house, National Journal Congressional Correspondent was been helping us cover the twists and turns of what is going on. Billy house, good morning to you. Thanks for coming back and joining us. Heres a story from the National Journal this morning. That sense of optimism
The majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes each. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. Wolf, for five minutes. Mr. Wolf thank you, mr. Speaker. In peaker, a loop 1248 luke 12 48, jesus said from everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded. From the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. The congress and the president have been entrusted with much, namely the responsibility to govern this contry. The American People rightly expect us, regardless of party affiliation, to come together especially during times of crisis and find ways to get things done. They are understandably fit up with the current dysfunction, and i am, too. Each side thinks its winning, but in reality the
Gaps and nerve Agent Program and an initial plan to destroy them. The declaration was in line with its International Agreement led by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. The organization hopes to eliminate all of syrias chemical weapons by mid 2014 reporter syria is reportedly meeting an ambitious deadline set by the organization for the w whohibition to destroy lethal stockpiles by next year. Syria handed over the details of its poison gas and nerve Agent Program thursday ahead of its october 27th deadline. Opcw is not releasing what their report says but it did say the Syrian Government disclosed 23 chemical weapons sites. The head of the opcw u. N. Team said last week that the country has so far been cooperative. We have had very good meetings with the Syrian Government at most senior levels there is strong corporation, with the secretary general and director general of op cd and opcw have confirmed and we build on this because we have one shared goal which is
An organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. They hope top eliminate all of the weapons bu 2014. Kilhemy douchiuke heart has mor the prohibition of chemical weapons otherwise known as opcw to destroy its lethal stockpiles by next year. Syria handed over the details of its poison gas and nerve Agent Program thursday ahead of its october 27th deadline. Opcw is not releasing what their report says but it did say the Syrian Government disclosed 23 chemical weapons sites. The head of the team said last week the country has so far been cooperative. We have had very good meetings with the Syrian Government at most 7 ario levels. There is continued strong cooperation with the secretary general and the director of op cd and opcw and we build on this because we have one shared goal which is elimination of the program, which is of benefit to all, and particularly the syrian people. Syria is believed to possess around 1,000 metric tons of chemical weapons including mustard gas and saro
Mr. Obama was told back in 2010. Germany is sending Senior Intelligence officials to washington. This morning, senator jean shehay says the nsa needs to come clean about its. Surveillance programs. The reflations from snowden and the secrets that have been revealed are doing significant damage to our bilateral relationships with germany, with mexico, with the other countries where the suggestion is that we have listened in. So i think we have repair work to do, and i think we have hard questions we need to ask of the nsa about whats really happening in this program. This morning, the chairman of the House Homeland Security had a different point of view. The reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in france and germany and throughout europe. The french are someones to talk. The fact is they carried out spying operations against the United States, both the government and industry. As far as germany, thats where the hamburg plot began, which led t