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what more do we know about his condition? >> reporter: well, at this point, jose, it appears the senate minority leader is still in the hospital, recovering from this fall. his office has not given us an update outside of what they told us shortly after the news broke of this situation that he was dealing with last night. of course, mcconnell is 81 years old, he had health scares in the past, heart surgery, he fell in 2019 and broke his shoulder. so he has dealt with health issues and gotten past them before. but in this situation, it is a new issue that has cropped up and we're stil...

real for biden. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." we begin with the nation's current tab. more than $31 trillion. the treasury department already said it is prepared to take extraordinary measures before our ability to borrow runs out. but even treasury can only help for so long. it is a number that is so huge that we only have until probably june until we default unless congress takes action. in the past, congress has simply raised the debt ceiling to keep us borrowing. that's what democrats want. again republicans are arguing for every buck we spend on paying...

Good morning. The committee will come to order. We were hoping to be able to move out two of our nominees that are currently pending before the committee. We obviously have to have the requisite number of members here. So, until such time as we have a quorum, we will move to our scheduled full Committee Hearing on infrastructure permitting. If we are able to get the quorum of 12, we will take up the business meeting at that point in time. I would anticipate that it would be relatively quick. So, with that, we have names on the table in front of us, but i would invite you each to come to the ta...

Good afternoon, everyone. The House Senate Conference committee on hr 1, the tax cuts and job act kcome to order. Im deeply honored to chair this Conference Committee. The first tax reform Conference Committee in 31 years. To be here with you as we move forward with this historic effort. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to take a moment to welcome everyone in to discuss the format of todays meeting. Id also like to thank all the members of congress joining us today from both sides of the capitol and both sides of the aisle. I also thank all members of the house and senate and our pr...

House and Senate Conference Committee Members met to discuss tax reform the pat s bills. The senator orrin hatch who chairs the finance Committee Told reporters he and his republican colleagues had reached the general agreement on how they plan to overhaul the nations tax code. The Senate House Committee will come to order. I am deeply honored to chair this Conference Committee, the first tax reform Conference Committee in 31 years and to be here with you as we move forward with this historic effort. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to take a moment to welcome everyone and discuss t...