the republican response -- we will hear congress been aaron schock is gusty health care law and its effect on young people. >> hi, everybody. this week congress finished up some important work before heading home for the holidays. for the first time in years, both parties came together to cover my the budget. economichelps trot art course for the next two years. theill unwind some of damaging cuts that threatens students and seniors and held back our businesses. it will strengthen our middle class like education and research. it will keep producing a deficits. yearsime we have seen for of vast reduction since the end of world war ii. members of congress also voted to finally allow several dedicated public service -- it's a -- servants to do their jobs for the american people. these are judges, cabinet secretaries, and military leaders. they are men and women charged with growing our economy and making sure our housing system and financial system work for ordinary americans. andr a year of showdowns instructions that only held back our economy, we have been able to break the logjam a bit ov

on the house side, aaron schock is leading a 24-member delegation.those members are for the congressional black caucus. president obama will speak tomorrow at the service which you can watch right here on msnbc beginning at 4:00 a.m. eastern. that's tomorrow in the morning. we'll be right back after this. >>> welcome back to "hardball." if conservatives like senator rand paul get their way, unemployment assistance will be cut to as many as 1.3 million americans at the end of this month. merry christmas to them. the program that provides benefits is set to expire at the end of this year. there's little appetite from the right to extend it. here was rand paul yesterday explaining what his problem is with the program. >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks that they're paid for. if you extend it beyond that, you do a disservice to these workers. there's a study that came out a few months ago, and it said if you have a worker that's been unemployed for four weeks on unemployment insurance and one for 99 weeks, which would you hire? nearly

on the house side, aaron schock is leading a 24-member delegation.any of those members are for the congressional black caucus. president obama will speak tomorrow at the service which you can watch right here on msnbc beginning at 4:00 a.m. eastern. that's tomorrow in the morning. we'll be right back after this. d over the taste of starbucks house blend? not that we like tooting our own horn but... ♪ toot toot. [ male announcer ] find gevalia in the coffee aisle or at gevalia.com [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. how naughty was he? oh boy.