bipartisan inhofe-mikulski amendment to the national defense authorization act. what does our amendment do? it stops the privatization of commissaries which are an earned, earned benefit for our military and their families. every year when the senate debates this bill, we talk about how we love our troops and how we always want to support our military families, but if we really love our troops, we need to make sure that our troops have the support that they need. one of the earned benefits that does that is the commissaries, and if we love our troops, why would we want to proceed in the direction that we are? our troops don t view commissaries as a subsidy. they view it as do i as an earned benefit. i m fighting here to preserve this piece of the earned benefit compensation package. now, what are the commissaries? since 1826, military families have been able to shop at a network of stores that provide modestly priced groceries. the commissary system is simple. if you re activ
let s take a look at the trajectory of futures throughout the morning here. here you have futures going throughout the night. this is the leg lower than i am about when the testimony came out. she talked about the financial conditions of being a challenging at this point in time. she tried to walk the line between being cautious and leaving the door open to rate increases. welooks like that is when saw the leg lower. things are holding up relatively well. take a look at the imap sectors on the move this morning. we have got utilities lower. they tend to fall when we get higher rates. leaving,re is technology is leaving, financials are coming back as well p are a lot of groups have suffered in recent days and are coming back. tech in particular because many of the tech companies are contributing the most to the gains we are seeing in the s&p 500. microsoft, apple, amazon. these are the beaten-down names we have been watching recently, rebounding this morning. treasuryor yi
oil is nearly unchanged. we begin with janet general on the hymn, day one of congressional testimony. the market awaits any change in interest rate policy. disney and time warner both report earnings but fail to catch a bid. yes, earnings were beat. most stocks sharply lower. we ll fill you in. trump-sanders taking the state t. race moves on to south carolina and nevada. but first up, we re less than an hour away from general s spy annual testimony on the economy and monetary policy. this morning, she ll appear before the house financial services committee. tomorrow, of course, the senate banking committee. in her prepared remarks, she says financial conditions have recently become less supportive of growth and a lower path of fed funds rate would be appropriate if the economy were to disappoint. but she adds, she still sees moderate growth ahead 245 would allow the fed to pursue gradual rate increases. we will bring you live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern. she talks abou
chaired by texas republican jed henserling. committee members expected to ask about the fed s interest rate policies such as when the next rate hikes are coming and how many there will be. since the december rate hikes, stock markets have fallen and energy prices dropped while china and russia s economic problems continue. this is live on c-span3. should start in a moment. committee will come to order. the chair can declare a recess at any time. this is to receive the semiannual testimony of the chair of the board of governors of the fed reserve system and the state of the economy. i now recognize myself for three minutes for an opening statement. last month weal all heard president obama attempt to take an economic victory lap in his state of the union speech but the american people are having none of it. they are tired of hearing from out of touch ruling class in washington just how good things are when their realities are vastly different. so chair yellen, not with standin
money. this is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. tweet me at ali velshi or hit me up on facebook.com. violence between israelis and palestinians is stunning in cairo. reports of rocket fire out of gaza hitting central and southern israel broke a week along truce of fighting. it targeted tel aviv s international airport and israel has been hitting back with airstrikes throughout the gaza strip. palestinians said two were killed and more than 20 wounded in separate attacks. today s violence broke out hours before the latest ceasefire on the ground was due to ex fire. a blow to the egyptian efforts to mediate a longer truce between both sides. what s there, with the renewed violence flaring up today, a long-term truce, fears that it will break down completely in cairo. and for now, they re suspended. israel has left cairo and they re not continuing the negotiations, but israel has insisted on dismantling hamas, and palestinians are demanding that
investigation, i have to make sure that i don t look like i m putting my opinion on the scales one way or the other. it s hard for me to address a specific case beyond making sure that it s conducted in a way that is transparent, where there s accountability, where people can trust the process, hoping that as a consequence of a fair and just process, you end up with a fair and just outcome. but, as i think i have said on some past occasions, part of the ongoing challenge of perfecting our union involved dealing with communities that feel left behind, who, as a consequence of tragic histories often find themselves isolated, often find themselves without happy. without economic prospects and you have young men of colour in many communities likely to end up in gaol or the criminal justice system, than they are in a good job or in college. and, you know, part of my job, that i can do without potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes. now, that s a big project. it s
do about it. i m ali velshi and this is real money. this is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. tweet me at ali velshi or hit me up on facebook.com. violence between israelis and palestinians is stunning in cairo. reports of rocket fire out of gaza hitting central and southern israel broke a week along truce of fighting. it targeted tel aviv s international airport and israel has been hitting back with airstrikes throughout the gaza strip. palestinians said two were killed and more than 20 wounded in separate attacks. today s violence broke out hours before the latest ceasefire on the ground was due to ex fire. a blow to the egyptian efforts to mediate a longer truce between both sides. what s there, with the renewed violence flaring up today, a long-term truce, fears that it will break down completely in cairo. and for now, they re suspended. israel has left cairo and they re not continuing the negotiations, but israel has insisted on dismantli
if you re homeless. it gets really cold, especially under the highway over there. it does get really cold. the grass freezes and everything. reporter: beneath highway 27 is where he will sleep tonight along with 20 other people. there s some people that are older than i am that are out on the streets at night. and could really, freeze to death from this weather. or from it being so cold. reporter: vallejo has a significant homeless population. some tonight will sleep on cots, under blankets in a building you would never know is an overnight shelter run by a family with community support. we just do it. the lord put it in our spirit, we just do it. reporter: rosa runs the cliff house. normally a day shelter. it s open 24 hours during this cold snap. the weather a real danger to the homeless. what has happened is pneumonia, frost bit, so sick to where they, we almost lost one. reporter: it s at cliff house where we met jenine brown and her two young daughters.
security. olivia: s party was behind in the polls. the prime minister appealed to his supporters. investors will be listening when policymakers wrap up their two day meeting in washington. the fed may remove an assurance that it may be patient before it raises interest rates. janet yellen is likely to be questioned about the strength of the dollar and how it may affect monetary policy. oil heading into another bear market. it is down for a seventh day in a row. if fell below $43 a barrel and closed and if it closes at that level it will be 23% off-peak. inventory probably grew last week. in oklahoma state, they have frozen hiring and salaries. brendan: protesters have burned cars and thrown smoke bombs and rocks into frankfurt. police responded with water cannons and tear gas. these are live cameras. the new ecb building is surrounded by barbed wire and barricaded. facebook has come up with the way to send money over the web. you can use the messenger app to send money to f
else. so we ve given insurance companies that incentives to take care of us. host: john goodman, when it comes to preexisting conditions, does the government have the rule and saying you need to ensure preexisting conditions? guest: yes, but she don t want to join the premium below the cost of care because the insurance company isn t going to want you and is going to treat you poorly. so what we recommend is being able to ensure an advance against preexisting conditions so if you have to pay a higher premium on insurance that pays a higher premium. but also we need affordable insurance. we don t have it dandruff on the care. if you own your own insurance, take a job to job. host: the employer system, is it time to not be the system? guest: i believe in free markets. employers do what they need to do. but let s have a level playing field. once in every state make it illegal for the employer to buy for employees insurance they can take with them for the next job. we nee