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Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. 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 the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall the debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Th...

This is the daily show with jon stewart captioning sponsored by Comedy Central jon ladies and gentlemen, my name is jon stewart, big show, Robin Williams going to be joining us, but first we meet on the cusp of a sea change in u. S. Iranian relation. Irans new president Hasan Rouhani touched down in new york. Rouhani was elected in june as a moderate candidate who advocated improving relations with the international community. Jon rouhani is a moderate as well as an accomplished mannedi patinkin...

Venezuelviolence in south sudant least 1,000 people have died from the violence that erupted three weeks ago. And the stand off over fallujah is intensifying. Officials report that 25 rebels were killed. The u. S. Offered missile report but declined to put any troops on the ground in that country, im tony harris for new new york. More news for you in the next hour. Unveiling his proposal for the Great Society, president johnson asked americans to join him in a battle to give every citizen an esc...

Them faithful under trials and resolute when facing the difficult. Lord, even in sorrowing seasons, motivate them to be transformed by your liberating grace. Empower them to do the best that they are capable of, bringing a harvest of courage, compassion, and service. Give them the wisdom to place their ultimate trust in you. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States ...

Jon i have always said poor peoples salmon should come in a can froon outer borough. I cannot believe how young i looked. Been a tough week. [laughter] anyway this completely aappropriate observation drew the ire of ericles bollingsworth. Take a look at jon stewart mocking us for shedding light on food stamp abuse. Let me school you, mr. Stewart. Jon oh, school. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] im ready for class professor. Wait. [ laughter ] school on professor. Were talking about the waste, ...

I think the Food Stamp Program is a good example of that. This is a program to help people when they are temporarily in need. Now we have 48 Million People in the country on food stamps. Thats one out of every seven. There is something wrong with our economy or government. When one out of every seven families means the government to put food on their table. What is wrong with fairness and economics . I believe in fairness and growth and the reason i wrote this is the truth is i dont want to spoi...

And power to solving its d domestic problems. He said a Great Society depends on its abundance , and end poverty to which were totally committed in our time. He told the audience to picture an american where the cities are beautiful, environment is cleaner, schools are better and people healthier. He talked in economic and spiritual terms of what a better and healthier america would look like. Now its 50 years later. Did the Great Society programs hit their mark . Did we get close to johnsons vi...

On private sector jobs growth from the adb, treasury stumbling, the ten year yield hitting 75 earlier, waiting with the fed minutes at 2 00 eastern. A lot of expectations, this is sending stocks lower today. What is your take on this . If you look at the big picture it reminds me of americas funniest videos, wobbling on a high school the fed took the training wheels off of. Bond market reacted accordingly with strength of the u. S. Economic conditions, the stock market, we have fear in the marke...

Spending programs. This is not theoretical, mr. Speaker. The state of illinois has tried that and it is a mess and its a mess that becomes worse the longer the state waits, the worse the options are. And so what the chairman is saying, lets not get to that point. Weve got options. Weve got time. Weve got choices. Weve got remedies, but we need to act now. So i urge favorable consideration of this budget and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. The gentl...

It is because of us humans that 50 of all streams, lakes, bays and estuaries are unsuitable due to pollution. In the u. S. We have learned to take water for granted. Toilets, and flush reinforce the same idea water is an unlimited resource. But step outside to our local and their diminishing condition tells a different story. Water pollution kills marine life, destroys ecosystems, and disrupts an already fragile food chain. And animals are not the only ones that suffer the negative effects of Wa...