jeffries: the american people are frustrated that this do-nothing republican congress can't get out of its own way. but houseemocrats are going to continue to step into that breach in order to deliver for the american people. reporter: do you think there's any compromise on immigration that the house republicans will take up? are you resigned to the fact they just want the issue for the campaign? rep. jeffries: that's a question that speaker johnson and republicans are going to have to answer. we may or may not confront that within the next week or two. i'm thankful that president biden convenes leadership from both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol. at the white house yesterday, talked about the urgent need to fund the ukrainian war effort and to arrive at a bipartisan agreement on the oth table, incg improving the situation at the border. the president wants to solve the challenges facing the american people, including fixing our broken immigration system. but that has to be done in a bipartisan, common-sense, humane, effective fashion. and it is not clear that many house republicans actually w

examine governmental barriers as well as market-based solutions to bring down the cost of housing great americans spend more and housing than any other household expenses representing 33% of the families budget. historically. families in many airs the country would love to get back toes that level and rising -- hs far exceeded the rate of wage growth so in cincinnati ohio city once considered affordable the median median home price is now $270,00000 which is approaching four times the annual median household income. such an affordability is spreading far beyond parts of the country or the hype cost-of-living with new york san francisco washington d.c.. nationwide median home prices are now nearly six times the median household income. where historically the advice was three times. so this is maybe one of us emblematic markers on the lack of affordable housing. that's what the committee has held multiple affordability hearings. last spring on president biden's misguided policy of increasing mortgage costs and creditworthy far worse. that idea was an insult to affordability in the house responded b

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the bribery of the zionist lobby to the speaker of the us house of representatives was revealed. the intercept revealed. american public affairs committee, israel, ipec paid $95,000 to mike johnson, speaker of the us house of representatives. mike johnson, this amount of money in exchange for persuading the representatives to approve the package. the american house of representatives received 14 billion dollars in aid to the zionist regime two and a half months ago a week after johnson took office , he approved a 14 billion dollar aid package to help the zionist regime. the final approval of this package in the senate is facing problems due to heavy rain in the southern state of california in the united states. houses and cars were damaged. floods in san diego flooded streets and houses and disrupted people's lives . rainfall in california caused flooding of streets and uprooting of trees. a report on the exact amount of flood damage has not yet been published. us weather warning for parts of san francisco and san diego county beaches issued a flood. in the past week, at least 90 people. severe weather condition

in particular we will examine vel as market-based solutions to bring down the cost of housing. americansore on housing ■0 representing 33% of the family's budget. . families in many areas would love to get back to that level. the rise in home prices and brent hasic far exceeded the rae of wageconsidered affordable the immediate home prices $270,000 which is approaching four times thsehold income. such an affordability is far beyond parts of the country known for the high cost of living like new york, san francisco, washington, d.c., nationwide median and home prices are six times the median■ household income. where historically the advice was three times. this is one of the most diplome4atic■n■ñ mke lack of affordable housing that's why the committee has held multiple affordability hearings last spring on president biden's sg increasing margin under mortgage costs on credit worthy borrowers, that idea was an insult toltse responded by protection act to eliminate harmful cost, the senate has so far failed to act. the rental market is facing similar challenges, renters are more cost burden

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we are amid a housing affordability crisis that scribbling our country. it's drin many americans even further away from the dream of homeownership. far too many households are focused force to continue and face unique challenges of their own as limited supply of housing simply cannot meet the ever-growing demand for national multifamily housing estimates that we need to add nearly 3.7 million new apartment units a year to keep up with the demand. 21.6 million american households that spend over 30%. this hearing is long overdue. my district in las vegas ha been one of the hottest real estate markets in the countr since the pandemic. since 2015 data shows that there have been a drastic 75% jump in the typical rent in s vegas to over $1800 a month and with an average renter's household income at 51,000, the rent affordable at that income is well ort of the $1286. when we look at the most vulnerable and lowest income renters the stats from the national low income housing coalition become even more alarming with staggering 90% of the households facing a difficult cost burden. this sh

americans. it's sad and it's shameful. that extreme maga republicans have turned the house of representatives into a spectacle and a national embarrassment. the most unproductive congress in modern american history being presided over by these maga republicans whose agenda, let me correct myself, is chaos, dysfunction, and extremism. that's their agenda. that's their substantive agenda. anchored around insurrection, impeachment and illegitimate investigation. questions? reporter: thank you very much, mr. leader. i wanted to ask you with respect to government funding obviously we saw leader schumer start to move the process forward in terms of a potential c.r. is that something you support? if so, how long do you think it should be? and will democrats provide the votes for one? mr. jeffries: there are ongoing discussions about where we're at in the appropriations process and whether we have the ability to complete the work under the time frame that is in front of us which right now involves deadlines on both january 19 and february 2. i think that we have to continue to press forward to get as much done, but there are some p

the thing is that from 1990 ad to 2008 ad, when the american housing crisis started, we entered a single multipolar system , but from 2008 ad we officially entered the multipolar world. we have grown up with the competition of great powers. when you enter the competition of great powers, america is no longer the america of the 90s. 45 if the world's economic cake is in his possession , it will be balanced by other powers there is a forgiveness of transnational behavior in countries like hamas. you can see that israel has considered several factors in every country it attacked . a great spy named jamal abdul nasser's son-in-law ashraf marwan reveals, but he is completely surprised about this. the weapons that the resistance group has are tactical, but their effect is strategic. they give missiles and drones, and america is no longer the main game . it is no longer an independent variable of security. others are also involved. space has something to say, my opinion this part of your talk is that america is not getting the results it wants in its calculations recently and has made a calcula

and h m progress in solving problems for everyday americans it's sad and it is shameful. they have turned the housef representatives into a spectacl. the most unproductive american history being presided over by these maga will do chaos, dysfunction and extremism. that is their■ that is their substantive agenda. anchored insurrection, impeachment and illegitimate thank you very much one to ask to move the process forward. is that something you support dd be? >> they are ongoing discussions about where we are at in the appropriation process. and whether we have the ability to complete the work under the f us. which right now involves deadlines on both generate 19th and i think we have to continue to done. forward to get there are some practical realities that many of the appropriators on both sides of the aisle have indicated could constrain them from completing their work as it relates to doing what needs to be the most robust way for the american people. let's cross that bridge and we get to it. that's a question i think is going to be before us as to the need for continuing resolution sooner rath

consequences of biden's border crisis have been catastrophic, and they are impacting every single american. house republicans wo ever-shrinking majority over to the extremists and this sham impeachment of secretary mayorkas is just another sad example. >> reporter: president biden has given his support to a bipartisan immigration bill being negotiated in the senate saying the bill would help him deal with the crisis by giving him new authority. his rival, donald trump, is urging republicans mott to pass the legislation saying president biden does not need a bill to use presidential powers to secure the border. speaker mike johnson has echoed that position, signaling hat bill would face a major challenge if it does make it to the house. >> brie, thank you >>> a south carolina judge has denied convicted murderer alex murdaugh a new trial in the death of his wife and son. this comes after a day-long hearing over jury tampering allegations. the judge heard testimony from all 12 jurors and the court clerk rebecca hill a juror known as juror z to protect her identity said in part that her verdict was i

general a successor, that is , not even a backyard, but a terrace, yes, the northern part of an american housethey can survive if trump comes, how to behave, he immediately adds that he is ready to work with him, what a strong story? that's all, where this is what distinguishes a world leader, a country that lays claim to world domination, to being a pioneer, they themselves are like that, okay, a pioneer, a missionary of the entire civilization, this is normal when no one is inside the usa doesn’t understand what they will have in six months, and outside, everyone is sitting, trembling and afraid and don’t understand how they will live, not because that... the states will attack them, but simply, if they change course inside, this is not just a person, this will affect everything, you remember what they did with international agreements that related to iran and climate and all other areas, from iran to climate, excuse me, i have a whole abyss, everything is constantly changing anyway, here’s another example, the other day the anglo-saxon world, i don’t know how to say, stood up or was simply

american bar ship and or also during the speech that was delivered today by the groups lead the american house. he seemed that he was satisfied with this uh, january 9th, a dock. and he says that the uh he one does any of the uh, the 2 could be carried out by america bridge and what, what would be, uh, would be uh, fed. what would would face automates numerous attacks and also a strong strong attack or reaction by the hose. these now though the uh we uh that also the, the dominican so the, so to the, the were satisfied and also with the $24.00 drawers of tax also uh, therefore this created, it's now an action done and the, because that the where satisfied with the, with the january 9th, the doc, now the, the, are now trying to wage another attack against the, the, a, the us and britain's british british for ships in the red sea. now we are, we are, we are now another scenario. this reaction conclusion of the action by the hoses who are threatening to strike the was the describe, the aggressors. also, especially the goose or countries as well as those who are allowed to their aerospace to be us

said, quote i consider history, our history to be a source of strength to us here in the house and to all american people. anything which dramatizes the great history, the great of the united states is, i think the white house does is of the closest attention and respect by americans live here and who visit here and who are part of our citizenry. that's why i am glad that jackie is making the efforts she's making. indeed, president kennedy was extremely of his wife and her great accomplishment. it seemed how devoted and dedicated she was to it, how hard she had worked it. and he was so delighted with the tv tour itself that he would often have it rerun in the white house movie theater, showing it off to friends, family, and even visiting dignity crews. not surprisingly the broadcast was a ratings winner and a sensation really. within weeks, more than 80 million people had watched mrs. as she walked through the halls and rooms of the white house explaining its rich history. now in place. fan mail thanking and congrats. the first lady poured in from over the world. a favorite of mine from among lett

i think it was, they have nothing to do with the well being or american house or in general people . usually they told countries i'm, let's see what kind of problems we've had a problem. angel. general secretary, you have a stock number, you know, these we, if you were to, by the, by the us how the site i was trying the why? because they reaction to cease control power as well. uh, mr. stone. dick is the handle major. she doesn't have anything to do with dialogue . always try that. it's a different area. right. but she's most concerned, you know, uh so, i mean i, it really is a, with both of our, this, that there is a lot of private interest and will most people for me, you brokerage, how does view role as you work in the west right now? uh, he does not reduce the results. you know, the english no, to save money will save bias or make people's lives better. they used to make an impression in jamaica now for us. right. have a 2nd, you know, i think it might be that i, you would never say anything politically correct, is repeating the same price. and you always say, you know, you get y

housing week as declared by me in nebraska. a recent survey by lending tree found that 94% of americans identified owning a house as part of the american dream. but just over half those who don't own a home say, quote, they are worried they never will, end quote. next week i'll address a workforce housing summit hosted by the columbus area chamber of commerce f we want to keep the american dream alive we must address the high cost of housing, help more americans to save for a down payment. and take care of the housing stock in our communities. later next week i'll be hosting a housing improvement meeting in clarkson. this will help brief community members about programs that can he help weatherize and improved existing homes. next week will be full of small but important steps towards addressing this shortage. while there is no silver bullet, through the work of local, state, and federal partners we can help more americans find the home of their dreams. mr. speaker, it has been more than 100 days since hamas launch add vicious war against israel, committing inhumane acts of violence. since october 7, israel has worked to elimin

republican and democratic, the issue of future american aid to ukraine for... remains open, but the white house is optimistic about it it is said in the statement of the current american leader, which was released by his press service tonight kyiv time. according to joe biden, prolonged inaction on the part of congress endangers the national security of the united states of america, nato, and the rest of the free world. the president called on congress to allocate additional funding to support ukraine as soon as possible and thus send a signal of a decision. the joke of the us, while he added that, further, the president's quote is full of hope, progress in international negotiations. well, it would also be interesting to hear there was also a reaction, well, in the end, i heard it, now i will tell you the reaction of the representatives of both parties in the congress, so the speaker of the lower house of the american congress, the house of representatives , mike johnson said that, well, it was as if they talked, but still they demand... that the allocation of aid to ukraine was tied to securi

inexcusable chaos that my colleague mike was just describing on our border, house republicans are working to get the americaneople the answers they deserve. today the house oversight and judiciary committees will consider a resolution to hold hunter biden in contempt of congress for defying lawful subpoenas. i applaud german comber and german jordan -- chairman comber and chairman jordan's leadership in reminding us that it is not a backdrop for his press stunts. ignoring subpoenas is a violation of federal law. it is that simple. hunter biden believes his last name shields him from accountability. he believes he is entitled to a different set of laws as the president's son. we will remind him that he is not above the law. meanwhile, the homeland security committee will initiate impeachment proceedings against secretary mayorkas for flagrantly ignoring our immigration laws. chairman green carried out a nearly year-long investigation, and one thing has been made very clear, secretary mayorkas has refused to enforce the laws of congress and fulfill his oath of fi on secretary mayorkas's watch, nearly 10 millio

american white house statement.ignatories are great britain, australia, bahrain, belgium, germany, and denmark. representatives of the countries also call for the release of previously detained ships and crews. the statement emphasizes that the attacks, including including the use of drones, are a direct threat to freedom of navigation. let me remind you that since mid-november last year, several commercial and military ships in the red sea have been attacked by the houthis from yemen. they stated that they would not allow ships to pass. associated with israel until the end of military operations in the palestinian enclave. sergei lavrov, as part of the new year's tree of wishes campaign, fulfilled the dreams of three children at once. fourteen-year-old ksenia from the amur region asked for a vinyl record player. gift with signed by the minister and delivered directly to her home by a meade employee. eleven-year-old anastasia from lugansk dreamed of a personal meeting with sergei lavrov. she was invited to moscow. a

pattern of corruption to inexcusable chaos mike was describing on our border house republicans are working to get the american people the answers they deserve. today the house oversight judiciary committees will consider a hunter biden in contempt of congress for defying lawful subpoenas i applaud chairman comer and chairman leadership in introducing this legislation reminding hunter biden that congress is not just a back drop for his press stunts. ignoring congressional subpoenas is a violation of federal law. it's that simple. hunter ben last name shields him from accountability. he believes he's entitled to a different set of laws as the president's son. we will remind him that he's not above the law. meanwhile the homeland security committee will initiate impeachment against secretary mayorkas for ignoring our immigration laws. chairman green is carried out nearly year long investigation and one thing has been made very clear. secretary mayorkas has refused to enforce laws of congress and fulfill his oath of office. i'm secretary mayorkas's watch nearly 10 million illegal immigrants have crossed into the

, the reaction of representatives of both parties in congress, so the speaker of the lower house of the americanse of representatives, mike johnson said about, well... well, it's like they talked, but all the same, they demand that the allocation of aid to ukraine be tied to securing the southern border of the united states of america, but wait. beber, the democratic leader in the senate, said he sees positives in yesterday's negotiations and says the likelihood of a resolution being passed is about the allocation of 61 billion dollars of military aid to ukraine, there is probably a 50-50 split somewhere , which cannot please us, we really, really want it to happen as soon as possible, but other western countries are paying attention. monitors the decision of the us congress on the supply of arms to ukraine, the coordinator of strategic communications of the white house security council, john kirby, said during the briefing. according to him, some western countries are looking at the united states of america, and if the united states refuses to support ukraine, then they can follow the example o

needless anxiety for so many americans. house speaker mike johnson continues to defend his agreement with democrats to avoid a shutdown. conservatives in his own party say it doesn't go far enough to reduce spending. johnson says it's a good first step. >> i regard this as a down payment on a real reform that we're going to do in the budgeting process. and oklahoma republican congressman tom cole says he believes there are enough votes to pass the bill. very unlikely. we'll shut down the government. >> congressional leaders were meeting with president biden at the white house this afternoon. republicans are demanding action to secure the southern border in exchange for their votes on a longer-term federal spending bill as well as military aid for ukraine and israel. and when it comes to keeping the government open with a narrow majority in the house, republicans will need the help of democrats to pass a bill. >> reporting in washington reshad hudson, back to >> here's what it looks like outside right now in san francisco. quite h

most of our american metropolitan areas housing is getting extremely expensive and most average americansrd it. we have a shortage. now on top of that democrats want to let millions of immigrants flow into the country and most of them have no money. soll congressman, please tell te audience where are all of these immigrants going to live? and how can they afford to live there? it is a simple question. >> if we give immigrants the work permit they would do just exactly the same thing prior migrants have done throughout the history of our nation. they would rent a room. they live in a basement, they won't make ends meet and they will move forward they will pay taxes. they will make our economy stronger. they will do jobs that other americans are not willing to do. they will infect help us to bounce back from the covid 19 pandemic. they are a plus not a negative. i do not think they are necessarily taking away from anybody. i believe some of them have already begun to work and are contributing to the economy of those cities. i do believe the cities need more help and i want to make sure we g

the white house belongs to the american people. and don't ever that. but the history of the white house is a national treasure. and the white house historical is essential in being the keeper of that house history. with us today, gleaves had mentioned we have several guests from the association on behalf of the president and my mother i would like you all to please accept stand and accept boundless gratitude for all that you do every day. the keepers of the white house history. 40 years ago, the white house historical association began a tradition. each year they produce an ornament that pays tribute to a selected president and his family. this year's ornament honors dad and our family's christmas celebrations. the ornament is wonderful, and it portrays special parts of our milestone. and one of this year's tributes that meant so much to my dad, the uss gerald r ford, cvn 78. to our friends, the white house historical association. thank you for all that do to preserve history of america's white house. and please accept my gratitude for this very special

needless anxiety for so many americans. house speaker mike johnson continues to defend his agreement with democrats to avoid a shutdown. conservatives in his own party say it doesn't go far enough to reduce spending. johnson says it's a good first step. >> i regard this as a down payment on a real reform that we're going to do in the budgeting process. and oklahoma republican congressman tom cole says he believes there are enough votes to pass the bill. very unlikely. we'll shut down the government. >> congressional leaders were meeting with president biden at the white house this afternoon. republicans are demanding action to secure the southern border in exchange for their votes on a longer-term federal spendi >> from house democrats to keep the government open. just seen. thank you so much. >> as the boeing 7.37, max, 9 airplane door plug. investigation continues. federal investigators are taking a closer look at the company that makes the fuselage is for boeing spirit aerosystems in kansas makes and installs the door plugs fo

she places him with the american house of industry and home for the and. then a couple of days later, she receives a communication from an official there that says your son has run away. well, doesn't make mom happy. i mean, now she has even bigger problems with the aid of that house of industry. they were able to track down the son had actually joined a gang in new york city like gangs are gaining members at this time because what is happening on the battlefield now, while it is very difficult to determine the precise of children to institutions, whether it's for a few months or a few years, whether they are sent because a mother sought employment, whether they are sent there because they were a full orphan, meaning the father was killed in combat, the mother had preceded the father in death is unknown. i mean, most historians kind of estimate it's somewhere in the hundreds of thousands of children who at some point during war and in the immediate aftermath are being placed in these types of settings. but i do think if we look the orphan that was establis

ancient, unsophisticated imagery that is used here, in contrast with the white house as a sophisticated american location. but it is also slightly critical. the text at the bottom, here, . let me read it. oh, yes, the mandrel knows at the white house is only a plaster shelf, not powered in and of himself. he knows that ours is a nation where image is often included above fact, in which the president of an office can create its own movement and its own right. so i found it very interesting, because it is kind of explicitly being critical of the american political institution while simultaneously using it to represent the thing that we have known that we know about the white house, and the vial vocabulary that has come thugovertime. so i had include this one cae it is hilarious to me and i hope you enjoy it. vampire in the white house. one thing i can't touch on in this particular talk is the history of the cocspublishing and why you get some specific subject matters at specific times. thisparticular, you will see ha little stamp sized item next to the z, and that is the comics code authority seal

that's used here in contrast with the white house as a sophisticated, you know, american location. but it's also slightly critical. the text at the bottom bottom, the here, let me read it. oh, yes, the mandrill knows that the white house is only a plaster shell, not power in and itself. but he knows, too, that ours is a nation where. image is often included fact in which the president of an office can create its sorry own movement and its own right or its own might in its own right. and so found that very interesting because it's kind of explicitly being critical of. the american political institution while simultaneously using it, represent the thing that we've known that we know about the white house and the visual vocabulary that of that's come through over time. so i had to include this one because it is hilarious to me and i hopeounjoy it. vampire in the white house there is one thing c't touch on in this particular talk is the the history ofheomics. comics, blhing, and why you get so specific subject matters at specific times. this particular you'll see you can see a little st

and influences, the american and russian intelligence managed to stop the contracts with the american west househat is why we were still on russian fuel, what do you say, let's go on gas, why does the physio so want to continued? transit, you know, it is not a question of not having gas, we have already understood, this is the last winter, we have in our consumption, and in principle, we had one hundred percent gas consumption, it was russian gas, before the war, last winter fate of russian gas in our consumption was 8%, 8%, and in principle it should be said that there are no sanctions regarding the purchase of russian gas, so the gas decides. here is another thing, this is a business related to gas transit, because in principle, this is gas transit, yes, this is business, well, for ukraine and for slovakia, and i think that here is the motivation of fico to have this transit, well , i think that the issue will be resolved, i understand the ukrainian government, the ukrainian company, which says that there will be no further extension of the agreement on transit, because... in principle, you kn

house. as you may know, cbs charles collingwood, rhodes scholar, wandered around with her and she brought the american people inside the white house in a completely different way. here's barbara bush sitting down for a phone interview. adorable, sorry, sitting down. now related, but mistake them that are sitting down for an interview is the role of the first lady starts has very much take shape michelle obama using the south lawn and the and the the garden and the kids to to convey a very different message. martha again, as a as our historian here, how have you seen the first lady's relationship to the camera bringing the camera in effect the it certainly is very important. the jackie kennedy tour of the white house. truman had had one of with an eye on the white assembly that wasn't quite the same in black and white, and then hers she had an audience of around, i think. it's 80 to 88 million people. so that was a was something of a national moment. what often happens, the first lady is seen by the senior staff of the white house is a source of maybe she's going to cause trouble when they come in, but

do the american people understand that the house republicans, instead of focusing on the fact that theynd-aids and band-aids on hemorrhaging wounds, that they are doing stuff like, what i call impeachment-palooza, who can we impeach next? it's mayorkas. who can we impeach next? let's go after lloyd austin. do the american public, are they hearing you? did they see the democrats as the, quote, adults in the room? >> they certainly see the contrast, because they know it's been chaos for an entire year. in terms of the irs issue, i think what we need to get better about is translating to americans directly how that impacts them. when you look at the tax code, for example, if you are a what the american, you already have so many advantages. yet, here we are, one percent of the richest, what these people in this country have been able to recapture two thirds of the additional wealth since the pandemic. so, there is a clear distinction to be made between the haves and have-nots here. and there is no story that the republicans can tell about their successes, even chip roy and his famous speech