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St. Thomas. The next stop is the u. S. Territory of puerto rico. They are all under state of emergency ahead of its arrival in the coming hours and days. Congressman carlos mandela represents the 26th district. Mass evacuations are underway right now. He is about to have right into the eye of the storm but before he does he was with a slide. He just struck a deal on extending the debt ceiling with democrats imagine that. Working with democrats and it appears to have worked. Can he do the same attacks are formed. In just one hour he will give them major speech. The Political Panel on what the president may have to give up to go along with that plan. On wall street the markets erasing some of yesterdays 1 sell off Energy Leading the average by some neat points. But we do have gasoline prices calming down yet is another liquid that is a bubbling higher. Lets start the countdown ....
Represented. But some of our members are out and about. You know were in the middle of some hearings, some things that are going on with sensitive matters. And so were going to keep pursuing this. Today we will resume amendment testimony on hr3354, make america secure and prosperous appropriations act 2018. The committee will be taking general testimony on the commerce, justice, science and related Agencies Division, Financial Services and general Government Division, the interior environment and related Agencies Division, and the labor, health and Human Services education and related Agencies Division of the bill. Once again, if youre pl ....
From reform to maybe substantial tax cut in the end that wont be substantial, i dont know. I dont know. Stuart something is better than nothing. Remember Obamacare Repeal and replace. Weve still got obamacare. Neil god bless your optimism. I dont know what youre drinking there but i mean have at it. Stuart dont start with me on that. Neil all right. You know, im looking at bakery products. As long as they keep taxes low on them im fine. Thank you very much, my friend. We are following that, political storms are brewing here over this tax cut but were really following what so going on with irma as well. Just to bring you uptodate, still a category 5 storm. Wind in excess of 185 miles per hour. There is entire visitor evacuation for florida keys. Theyre barry over sea level. Three feet of sea level the surge from this start is expected to be north of seven feet. You can do the math. Better part of valor to get the heck out of ther ....
Cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Washington journal continues. The director of Economic Policy for the Bipartisan Policy Center is here to talk about the deal made yesterday, tying emergency disaster funding to the debt ceiling, and keeping the government running through december. Lets break down what is in the deal. The debt limit, what is it . The debt limit limits the amount that the federal government can borrow. Right now, we have close to 20 trillion in outstanding debt. Congress has put a limit on that amount. We have reached that limit, so as of march, we are not allowed to borrow additional dollars to Fund Spending that the federal government has to do. If the extraordinary measures that the treasury secretary is using, accounting maneuvers, b ....
Winds. Right now she is barrelling through the caribbean on a long march toward florida. At least eight dead and 23 hurt on french caribbean island territories. The monster storm roared by puerto rico last night and the first landfall early yesterday. Heres a look at that. It tore a path of destruction on several islands. Debris and cars submerged under water. The twoyearold child died. And now to wopuerto rico. The eye did not make landfall there but hours of punishing wind as well as wind. Flash flooding is among their biggest concerns on that island. With every move through the caribbean Hurricane Irma is inching closer to the u. S. Mainland. People in florida are boarding up their homes. Theres also a rush for gasoline. Drivers will be waiting in long lines to gas up their cars. Floridas governor says hes talked with retailers and hopes to see stations restock by this morning. Also roads are packed as tourists started to evacu ....