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congressman kevin brady, house ways and means chairman who made it all possible. without him. >> thank you. neil: he laid the groundwork and kept pushing it and pushing it, and now he's leaving. you're going to tell us the real skinny one of these days, sir. >> appreciate it. neil: we'll see. i want to leave you right now with the dow jones industrials up about 85 points. calming fears about omicron, different treatments, different approvals, antibodies and otherwise, it seems to minimize the impact of all of this which is net-net good for the world and stocks. here's charles. charles: hey, neil. maybe congressman brady knows if there's an opening, trump's back. [laughter] good afternoon, everyone. i'm charles payne, this is "making money. uneasiness right before the first run of a championship boxing match. two economic data releases tomorrow morning and they could decide the fate or how fast the fed removes the punch

. >>> plus later, congressmen sprinting to finish business by tend of the year we'll talk to kevin brady to see what is on the schedule. you're watching "squawk box," looking at a live shot at the nasdaq market spot in times square want to save on your home internet? xfinity is proud to support the emergency broadband benefit program. for a limited time, you may be eligible to qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service through this program. that's right! you could qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service and equipment. for even more value, switch to xfinity mobile, and you could pay as little as $15 a month for wireless. click, call, or visit a store to learn more. >>> welcome back to "squawk box. we have an update on tomicron variant. yesterday georgia became the 17th state to find the variant meg tirrell joins us now >> in the u.s. more cases reported in multiple states. we are learning a little bit more about the characteristics of this variant and of these cases. some of them are travel related, folks having been to southern a

republicans on capitol hill, particularly in the house, kevin brady, james comer have been sounding theng on this with oversight in the house a committee they control and they still choose to turn another cheek. when you talk about it in the senate, democrats yes, some people go, we'll get to the bottom of this but don't have a plan to do this. emac is absolutely right, not just the federal government losing this money. it is also state government. >> you know, i think americans out there are tired of hearing we'll get to the bottom of it. it is that same rhetoric mistakes activity, rhetoric for achievement and it is not. democrat senators, dick durbin and benjamin cardin said, yeah we'll take action. historically we've seen fraud of jobless benefits of 10% of state payouts for the last 14 years. now double that in california and texas n vermont, 90%. in rhode island, 23%. these fraudsters and thieves know which states to target. the state has not put in place oversight to track the money going out the door. >> that is exactly right. criminals flock where the money is. this is absolutel

congressman kevin brady are worried this opens the door for democrats to spend more money. >> now myagues want to raise the debt limit by another 2 and a half trillion dollars. so they can continue down the path of reckless spending. make no mistake, the debt ceiling is not merely about passing pass spending. it's about making room for new wasteful spending. >> earlier tuesday, the senate approved the measure 50 to 49 along party lines. >> responsible governing has won on this exceedingly important issue. >> and now the bill heads to the president's desk for his signature and this gives congress until 2023 to return to this issue reporting in washington rashad hudson, back to thank you. the shot. we'll take a break here at 6.22. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. a new effort to bring an end to side shows all across california. we'll tell you how. chase first banking. a debit card for kids, and a set of tools to help them learn good money habits. by creating allowances and assigning chores, they can practice earning every day. with a debit card just for them, they'll learn smart s

congressman kevin brady are worried this opens the door for democrats to spend more money. >> now myleagues want to raise the debt limit by another 2 and a half trillion dollars. so they can continue down the path of reckless spending. make no mistake, the debt ceiling is not merely about passing pass spending. it's about making room for new wasteful spending. >> earlier tuesday, the senate approved the measure 50 to 49 along party lines. >> responsible governing has won on this exceedingly important issue. >> and the bill now heads to the president's desk for his signature and it gives congress until 2023 to return to this issue reporting in washington, rashad hudson, back to you. thanks, so coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news, a new effort to bring well to stop sideshows across california will talk more about that coming up in a minu ♪ ♪ the holidays are happening at lowe's. thank you! shop our winterfest event online now for pick up at the store. bye! genexa is the first clean medicine company. well i don't want some wimpy medicine. well i don't trust medicine made by suits

congressman kevin brady are worried this opens the door for democrats to spend more money. >> now myraise the debt limit by another 2 and a half trillion dollars. so they can continue down the path of reckless spending. make no mistake, the debt ceiling is not merely about passing pass spending. it's about making room for new wasteful spending. >> earlier tuesday, the senate approved the measure 50 to 49 along party lines. >> responsible governing has won on this exceedingly important issue. >> and the bill now heads to the president's desk for his signature and this gives congress until 2023 to figure out a longer term solution when it comes to the nation's debt limit reporting in washington rashad hudson, back to you. thanks for shot. just it worked. worked. it's like when i called visa mastercard and i said i just i need a little more. sure because i need to buy some more. and problem. >> then i spent more of their money just like they're doing in washington. okay. we'll take a break. it is 5.23. coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news. a new effort to bring an end to sideshows

kevin brady, the top republican on the ways and means committee, tweeting out. delivers another pay cut for workers and families. inflation highest in 40 years. impact is under biden family's lost three years' worth of real wage growth. crisis for workers and seniors. huts a hash tag in there for senator joe manchin should suspend, he says, the build back better spending binge until inflation under control. the social spending aproposal approved in the house. they are still negotiating with manchin and sine man. ruby in beverley, ohio. hi. good morning. caller: good morning. host: ruby, can you mute your phone -- your television. are you there, ruby? maybe you muted your phone. i meant your television, sorry. tracy in venice, florida, democratic caller. caller: thank you. i would like to call about the lawsuit that jeffrey has filed against oxford public schools regarding the school shooting. it's for $100 million. he's also the same lawyer who represented dr. death, kevorkian. i think that michigan has had a problem with guns, with republican legislature has re

brother seth bang, the official three god, also his former teammate kevin durant, 29 . 74 more on the way congrats to the god and tom bradyammate. no reason to mention under armor there. what an accomplishment. and, of course, the san francisco giants and oakland a's chiming in as well. much love from around the bay area and she was kind of an interesting reaction steph had as he concluded his press conference last night. here's curry for the record straight down. i got that baby. you got that, and the night continued into the morning. this is kevin durant and steph curry. reportedly at about 5 30 this morning, new york time after a night of celebration well deserved, indeed. no doubt about it and back on the court. not till friday night again on national tv. alright you think having a great recruiter doesn't have a bearing on trying to convince a young man. to come to your school and college football . how about dion sanders, who took over as coach of little jackson stayed in florida, the first small school ever to land the number one high school senior recruit as he actually threw off the florida state hat and revealed