the good news today, the national association of realtors say they predict more houses will come onto the market cause buyers are starting to loosen up a bit and say, we are sitting on so much profit, it's time to move. okay. and so for people out there hunting right now, right, going into the going into we talked about how sellers just want to sit on that juicy interest rate they have and are reluctant to move on. what about the people out there in the housingarket? is it going to be another tough year for them? it's likely to be a tough year because there are still people sitting on those low interest rates. but the national association says a combination of a lot of baby boomers out there that are thinking it's time to sell, either because they're moving to something smaller or they're moving out of state or whatever, that will free up some inventory. that inventory will lead to prices stabilizing if not dropping, which may lead to more buyers saying, okay, if we've peaked, now is the time to sell. let's not worry about the interest rate. and if buyers say the same thing, it's time

with regard to taxes, wanted you to encourage you to read a new report from the national associationfacturers which just published this morning and this report shows if we let the tax, trump tax cuts expire we are at risk of losing as many as 6 million total jobs, $540 billion in employee compensation. we cannot fail to extend the trump tax cuts and our manufacturing sector is one that we especially hard-hit. we will be seeing more studies like this come out where people are urging we get this job done and we will. republicans are united in our believe we have to make things right here in america with regard to manufacturing and we're going to set the conditions to do that. if we don't extend the tax cuts that american workers will be left without jobs at our middle class will be holiday is more than has been over the last four years. we cannot allow that to happen. we will not allow that to happen. the reconciliation process is moving at a very aggressive pace. pace. we set out a calendar for all house republicans with specific target dates. the idea is to have the budget the underl

with regard to taxes, i wanted you to read a new report from the national association much manufacturerst published this morning. if we the trump tax cuts expire, we are at risk of losing 6 million total jobs and $540 billion. we cannot fail to extend the trump tax cuts. and we will be seeing more studies like this come out where people are urging that we get this job done and we will. republicans are united. and we are going to set the conditions to do that. if we don't extend the trump tax cuts. and will be hallowed out. we cannot allow that to happen and the reconciliation process is moving in a very aggressive pace. we set out a calendar with very specific target dates. the idea is to have the budget, the underlying piece of the reconciliation process done by late february. we would have the reconciliation bill voted on the house floor before easter and the entire thing and to the president's desk by memorial day. a very aggressive timetable for things we will be putting into that legislation and those discussions are ongoing. i would anticipate lots of detailed questions. i'm not go

lawrence yun, with the national association of realtors, says now is the time to start getting your financesn order so you're ready to make a competitive offer. when you do find the right home, first, make sure your credit is in good standing. second, figure out how much you can afford. third, find a mortgage lender. >> look for the mortgage lender who offers the best rates, and even consider adjustable rate mortgage. >> be prepared to pay a higher rate for your mortgage. as of last week, the national average for a 30 year fixed mortgage rate was 6.85%, according to freddie mac. >> if you are in the market for a home, you're going to pay a pretty steep interest rate, and i wouldn't necessarily count on interest rates to come down a lot in the immediate future. >> next, calculate how much your down payment will cost. once you've been pre-approved by a lender, you're in a much better position to make an offer on a home. experts caution buyers to stay within their budget, and don't forget to include closing costs and moving expenses. i'm jenn sullivan. >> a heads up about a new scam targeting t

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gwendolyn cooley is the former chair of the national association of attorney generals , multistate antitrust task force and served as an assistant attorney general for antitrust for the state of wisconsin. from 2005 to 2024, that is a long run. almost as long as mike and me doing this committee. under republican and democratic attorneys general. thank you for that. now we are going to swear witnesses in. it is a tradition of the subcommittee to do that. please stand up and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony you will give before the subcommittee shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? all right. thank you. you can be seated and we will begin with professor roger alford. >> chairman, ranking member lee, thank you for inviting me here to be a witness on the future of antitrust law in the coming administration. i'm a professor of law at notre dame law school. i have the colors on. and very excited notre dame is in the playoffs. i'm not excited that i spent $75 in ticketmaster fees for $150 ticket. i also served, as you said, as in the de

new study by national association of manufacturers show six million american jobs at stake, 540 billionclose to working out internal disagreement on salt and exte extending tax cuts so bad things do not happen? >> i wish we could say we remember. we have a lot to work out especially when it comes to salt. we want to make tax cuts permanent and make sure president benefits from same policy president biden benefited from. it is a sustainment to benefited biden administration and biden was all too happy to get rid of it and increase spending, same play book, make sure we lock in tax cuts and make sure we're responsible with money we spend. that is where we fell short in the last administration. cut wasteful spending and get back on track. that debt will carry over. we have to be responsible. >> todd: it is what the american people voted for, see what congress can do. con congressman, thank you. moment of asylum seekers at last night's wild-card game. charly arnolt will look at how the fires impacted the sports world. >> carley: good morning, lawrence. >> lawrence: good morning, good to see

you heard from my fellow panelists, to answer the question, the national education association, whichthis nation's largest labor union, is no different than what you heard described here. i think a lot of people within organizations were unaware of the role that ai has always been -- has been playing a role. we were using the word classical and traditional and all of that kind of thing, to gather data and do some analysis, but when we start to talk about generative ai, at the nea, our focus is on making sure that our students and the pem people have dedicated their lives to nurturing, and driving those students have what they need to play the essential role that they must play as educators. as this particular technology begins to -- not begins, is growing exponentially and so that, that will be the focus of the comments that i'll make today when harold introduced me he said something that i want to lift up because you'll hear in the comments that i make that for us, as educators, we're excited about this technology and the possibilities that it will bring to create new opportunities f

. >> that was then candidate trump at the national association of black journalist convention last summered trump. the same name-calling evading of questions and hostility that we come to expect any time he has received a question that challenges him or makes him uncomfortable. he sued a pollster for publishing a poll that showed harris was ahead of him in the state by three points. the president-elect would not let that go even though he eventually won iowa by 13 points. now, with the inauguration just around the corner journalists, especially those that have been marginalized will face a defendant challenge reporting on the news despite intimidation from the top. april ryan is back with me. so glad to have this conversation with you. you sit at the intersection of a number of different things. you are a woman, you are a black woman and you are a journalist. can you explain how in trump 2.0 those three things impact your limbs around story telling and around your safety as you are doing it? >> reporter: so, let's say this, first of all, politics is still a white-male dominated space, oka

phil eller was the president of the national rating association.ell why don't we do what we do best. why don't we just motivate a child to read and that was our mission. that was our mission to m just motivate and forget about words. just get them to read a book is the best way to put that. that's where it all started. >> mr. buttino you started on a cbs affiliate in buffalo a local program? >> yes, that's correct. people sometimes don't believe that. the program started in the buffalo new york area. channel 17 was the first educational television station in new york state and we were probably a staff of about 12 people when it started. eventuallyyb we had maybe 15 or0 so yeah it was developed in the buffalo area. i had an intern at "cnn" and i had these ideas about how i wanted to do a program like this so she wrote up a three-page thing with some idea and she named it "reading rainbow." i thought well i don't know if i want reading in there because you know it's like school. eventually people advise me yeah let's call it "reading rainbow" and tha

. >> that was then-candidate donald trump at the national association of black journalists conventiont summer. it was pure unfiltered trump. the same name calling, evading of questions, and hostility that we've come to expect any time he receives a question that challenges him or makes him uncomfortable. just weeks ago, trump sued an iowa pollster and newspaper for publishing a poll that showed vice president harris was ahead of him in the state by three points. the president-elect would not let that go even though he eventually won iowa by 13 points. with the inauguration just around the corner, journalists, especially those who have been historically marginalized, will face a different challenge, reporting on the news despite intimidation from those at the very top. april, so glad to have this conversation with you. you sit at the intersection of a number of different things. you are a woman. you are a black woman. and you are a journalist. can you explain how, in trump 2.0, those three things impact your lens around story telling and around your safety as you're doing it? >> so, le

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if it turns for this full right in the united states, the national basketball association insisted that players had to be vaccinated, otherwise they couldn't compete to appear on the cool in other instances and other get job which was later in the same year, 2022 to $2.00 page in the total and that's around the world. when i said, i'm not sure whether that is completely satisfied with his, with his position on vaccination, but a lot of him to play the less boy into this equation. role cost is you know, more job which was and still is as i said earlier, good box office, full cost is once here on the screen tastic player, one of the greats in tennessee history. so they want to see him on the screen to lose him, to what is out to technicality is extreme. to do this. and then, you know, uh, let me know where to find sites. uh, if you have a bank, then a lot of athletes were i know, suffering, i guess, from cove it and not knew from code, but also from vaccines. i don't want to name names, i mean, vaccines across the board. so i'm a good some of by but the thing juggle, which sort of kind of

even after the national school board association withdrew their letter. admitted they had been wrong to call parents potential domestic terrorist who is were merely raising questions about what their children were being taught. garland never apologized for it. he never did anything about it. still in effect. here's my question for you. as attorney general, if and when are you confirmed, will you finally rescind that memorandum and do right on behalf of all these parents who have been wrongly, unjustly targeted by the f.b.i. and d.o.j.? ms. bondi: senator, i have not yet read the memo. if i am confirmed will i read the memo and do the right thing just like i told senators on both sides of the aisle regarding their issues. sen. hawley: i look forward to you doing that. i would hope this is something can you do on the first day after you are confirmed to send a message to parents and law-abiding citizens everywhere this shouldn't abpartisan issue. i bet the parents who went to meetings they are republicans, democrats, no partisanship. they want to know their

next, his address to the national governors association on efforts to improve public health. >> all insed? thank you. with that what we came here for this morning, delaware, we are a small state but had a f

moreover, we would like to report launch of the international ai alliance of national associations and developed institutions in the field of ai from other interested states. we are convinced ai systems algorithms must be trustworthy, understandable, open and unbiased, taking into account natural, specific countries and each civilization in accordance with history, identity and traditions. as regards the un coordinating role on artificial intelligence, we in line with the declaration of the summit on 23 october supported as a counterweight to various noninclusive formats with politicized agenda, the key thing for us is reaching universal agreements with a leading role based on equal dialogue among those states with necessary account of legitimate interests in the process. as understandable from the previous argument we don't see the security council as the appropriate format for considering ai as an individual subject to. it is a global issue limiting discussion to security council members would not be right. the summit of the future already outlined the contours of the consideration o

next, his address to the national governors association on efforts to improve public health. >> all in favor? everybody opposed? thank you. with that what we came here for this morning, delaware, we are a small state but had a few favorite sons and daughters, we know the vice president of delaware, joe flake played at the university of delaware which makes it close and dr. mehmet oz is a native delawareian and he is extremely well respected in our state and well beyond, his wife lisa is with him, we've known each other for quite a long time now. he is obviously a very familiar face as america's doctor, professor of surgery at columbia university, made a career of educating us on all facets of health, answering tough questions on the oprah winfrey show, 3 million viewers tune in daily to watch the show. he has authored 7 new york times bestsellers, named one of the one hundred most influential people by time magazine, global leader of tomorrow, by the world economic forum, the list goes on and on. i will also state students in delaware are benefiting very much, you will be talking about

look at this lawsuit just now filed last week, by the attorneys general 15 states wells national homebuilders associationwith the biden plan to have compliance with the 2021 international energy conservation code for any home financed with government money quote from nahb compliance with 2021 energy skvks code he could add 22,000 dollars to price of a new home in practice bluders estimate could be more like 31,000 dollars, alliance for consumers, separately, has come up with a breakdown of what each individual appliance would go up in price, as a result of new standards, air-conditioners up maybe 1,000 dollars, water hatters almost 3,000. >> the cost is a big factor heat bills this winter, expected to rise to about 9 -- up 941 dollars up 8% electricity bills expected to be up about 15%, you know interesting new standards would reduce costs monthly costs for energy, but the up-front costs of complying would drive a lot of people perhaps out of the home market or out of the ability to afford a appliance, yeah. tough one maria: jeff, president trump says he is going to try to fix this going to try to suppor

i like say more of the, of the specialist on russia as an associate professor on national security. i think it's nice to co has instituted a nationwide wesson's by condition. says that site to reduce the risk of deadly violence. the yes to the assignments. yes. to piece program office cache and doesn't ask the names that are tons of firearms. mexico has one of the world's highest homeless side rates with more than 20000 people killed by firearms in 2023 alone. although drugs trades fuels the blood should, many of the weapons originate in the united states can locate him was can move. we do not want any young person to ever get involved with the criminal group. we don't want them to see violence as a way of life because it's not. it is a path to death. therapy has officially known instance are in stock exchange the securities exchange in august, the bumper has enough foot by prominence. the idea that to open up the country to private investments, if you, if your husband, under pressure to modernize its economy to meets conditions that was set under a loan agreements with the i m. s.

shout out to the national reporters association there's a great group on the hill covering the delegation.butt maggie retailer green confront raise off of drama on the hell that's almost nothing to do with legislation those checks are coming in from around the country they're not just coming in from her district. and the same he could say about dozens of other members who really focus on the media opportunities over the legislative process. and something that is visually so wild to see is that after a big vote everyone is streaming down the steps outside the house, usually running to their cars or running to catch their flight but now you will see a smothering at the top of the stairs and taking selfie videos to explain why they voted no or why we are so glad we voted yes on this and that ability through social media to connect directly not just with constituents but anyone who shares your worldview across the country and the world i think is interesting. i had some great conversations with patrick mchenry, other institutionalists who made the choice to leave and will not be joining us for th

the post reported the following, the national rifle association installed charlton heston as its newand loudly applauded his pledge to steer se organization back to the political mainstream from which heston described as the fringe of american life. the choice of heston was seen in large part as a response to public relations problems for the nra. they had intensified recently because of several school shootings, and rising calls for stricter gun laws opposed by the group. now having the right messenger matters. you ask why i'm here today. why do i boldly support the nra? now i probably don't look like a traditional nra member. the media would have us believe that the nra is only made up of old white guys, and all you old white guys can be proud and raise your hands. but there's a lot of other people, a lot of diversity within the nra. well let me tell you something. i may be a mom and a grandma but i am the nra. our daughters and our granddaughters every american is the nra. i did know i could even be a a hunter and till i saw my grandma was a hunter, and she was a pretty famous duc

the president of the national oceanic association joins us now.fter the coast. they say 14% of all our energy could be coming off the coast of our country. >> nothing is wrong with it. the u.s. offshore is one of the premier energy producing regions in the world. we have been producing more than a million barrels of oil in the u.s. offshore region since 1997 and almost at peak levels. the problem is we cannot just be confined to two small areas in the gulf of mexico. we need to be able to get out there and find the new discoveries to continue to produce affordable reliable supplies of energy for the american public. >> brian: they say we want to protect our children and grandchildren so that's what the president is doing. your reaction? >> well, we were operating under the highest standards in the world globally. if we are not going to produce it here. the global economy relies upon 100 million barrels of oil a day. it's going to come from somewhere. the best place to produce that is here in the u.s. u.s. gulf of mexico is recognized as producing

purdue community and thanks to his expertise, he has judged over 1,100 horse shows for national breeder associations in 14 countries. dr. russell has also established and expanded the multiple exchange programs around the world. growing the university's global presence and relationships. he has been a stalwart professor at purdue university's ag department and his loss will be felt by the purdue community and beyond. we wish him the very best as he begins this next chapter in his well-earned retirement. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentlelady from nevada, ms. lee, for five minutes. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to honor the life of retired chief officer daniel peterson. a champion for southern nevada's veteran community. chief peterson was a highly decorated army veteran and unrelenting advocate for those around him. after flying helicopters in the army for more than 20 years, he cage home to -- came home to serve as the commander of the henderson chapter of the military order of the purple heart, to be a member of the henderson vietnam veterans

here he is 2019 the republican national lawyers association national policy confence in washington, d.c., where he talked about ways to improve the legislative caucus on capitol hill. [applause] rep. collins: good morning, everybody. >> good morning. rep. collins: there we go. let's do it one more time. good morning. if you follow senator graham, you have to do something get things going. senator graham is doing a phenomenal job. i look forward to the day it is chairman graham and chairman collins in the house and get things done again. we look forward to that. [applause] i appreciate that introduction. some of you have gotten to know me with a brief introduction. every time my family is here, is especially my father, my father says, doug, maybe someday you will do something with your life. i spent the last 2530 years of to 30 years of my professional life. sometimes it looks it says something you actually find a job and we appreciate that. my wife faithfully keep up with me. for many of you first introduction has been the last quarter. having to fight the tip of the spear in the house

jay song, an honorary associate professor at the australia national university, gave us a sense of whaties ahead. it's almost a surreal situation now. i'm looking at these supporters gathering around his house and also the police, trying to go into his house and the military is actually blocking the access, and the corruption investigation office, they went into his residence but we have just been waiting for more than two hours to see what is happening, whether he would be arrested at the scene and what would happen after the arrest. we spoke to you a few days ago and you said an arrest was imminent. what gave you so much confidence to think this moment that we see unfolding is about to happen? that is right, three days ago the arrest warrant was issued by the court, a legal and lawful process to arrest the current president because he has been refusing to receive any investigation, refusing the whole process of the arrest and the investigation itself, that is nonsense as we all know. we have seen he has declared the martial law a month ago, actually a month exactly before today. we ha

next his address to national governor's association to, prove public health. >> thank you. >> with that, we came here for this morning delaware has -- we're a small state but we have a few favorite sons and daughters we know vice president is from delaware, joe flacco. played at university of delaware. and mehmet oz a native from delaware. dr. oz is a well respected, in our state, and well beyond his wife lisa is with him here today, we have known each other for quite a long time now, he is a familiar face as america's doctor. vice chair, profess or of surgery the columbia university, and made a career out of educates us on all facets of health, answering tough questions on dr. oz show, three and a half million viewers tune in to watch the show, and authored 7 "new york times" bestsellers, named one of 100 most influential people by "time" magazine, global leader of tomorrow, list goes on. i will say that students in delaware are benefiting from his terrific program. dr. oz is a great doctor. a nationally renowned expert on the issues of health and just incredible guy. let's give it up

in fact, the national wildfire suppression association, which represents more than 300 private firefighting groups, says that just under half of the resources across the country are provided by private fire services. but those for-hire firefighters make up just a small fraction of the nonpublic firefighters that are out there and they cost a pretty penny some charging north of $2000 per hour. now, the key thing to note here is they bring their own water and they don't take away from the resources used by public firefighters. they're tasked with battling these blazes there typically armed with their own hoses, their own fire blocking gel and supplies. now they may coordinate with public fire departments, but they're generally pretty self-sufficient. we spoke with cal fire who said these for hire contractors are on the front lines and they don't get in the way of their critical work. >> of course, you know, corporations are welcome to the higher firefighters to protect their facilities where property or if it's a a series stands, are polls or private. homeowner wants to have the insurance com

in fact, the national wildfire suppression association, which represents more than 300 private firefighting groups, says that just under half of the resources across the country are provided by private fire services. but those for-hire firefighters make up just a small fraction of the nonpublic firefighters that are out there and they cost a pretty penny some charging north of $2000 per hour. now, the key thing to note here is they bring their own water and they don't take away from the resources used by public firefighters. they're tasked with battling these blazes there typically armed with their own hoses, their own fire blocking gel and supplies. now they may coordinate with public fire departments, but they're generally pretty self-sufficient. we spoke with cal fire who said these for hire contractors are on the front lines and they don't get in the way of their critical work. >> of course, you know, corporations are welcome to the higher firefighters to protect their facilities where property or if it's a a series stands, are polls or private. a homeowner wants to have the insurance c

in fact, the national wildfire suppression association, which represents more than 300 private firefightinge resources across the country are provided by private fire services. but those for-hire firefighters make up just a small fraction of the nonpublic firefighters that are out there and they cost a pretty penny some charging north of $2000 per hour. now, the key thing to note here is they bring their own water and they don't take away from the resources used by public firefighters. they're tasked with battling these blazes there typically armed with their own hoses, their own fire blocking gel and supplies. now they may coordinate with public fire departments, but they're generally pretty self-sufficient. we spoke with cal fire who said these for hire contractors are on the front lines and they don't get in the way of their critical work. >> of course, you know, corporations are welcome to the higher firefighters to protect their facilities where property or if it's a a series stands, are polls or private. a homeowner wants to have the insurance company hired them. of course. we're not

this time later, that memorandum has still never been formally rescinded even after the national school board associationir letter and admitted they were wrong to call parents potential domestic terrorists merely raising questions about what their children were being taught. garland never apologized for it. he never did anything about it. here is my question for you, as attorney general if and when you are confirmed, will you finally resent that memorandum and to write on behalf of all of these parents who have been wrongly unjustly targeted by the fbi and doj? >> senator, i have not yet read the memo. if i am confirmed, i will read the memo into the right thing just like i told both sides of a alles on the issues. >> go to, i look forward to you doing that and something you can do the first day confirmed to send a message to parents and law-abiding citizens everywhere. they should not be bipartisan. the republicans and democrats have no partisanship, but they want to know the first amendment rights will be protected and you resending that memo formally after frankly the attorney general lied to us about

in fact, the national wildfire suppression association, which represents more than 300 private firefightingups, says that just under half of the resources across the country are provided by private fire services. but those for-hire firefighters make up just a small fraction of the nrnpublic firefighters that are out there and they cost a pretty penny some charging north of $2000 per hour. now, the key thing to note here is they bring their own water and they don't take away from the resources used by public firefighters. they're tasked with battling these blazes there typically armed with their own hoses, their own fire blocking gel and supplies. now they may coordinate with public fire departments, but they're generally pretty self-sufficient. we spoke with cal fire who said these for hire contractors are on the front lines and they don't get in the way of their critical work. >> of course, you know, corporations are welcome to the higher firefighters to protect their facilities where property or if it's a a series stands, are polls or private. a homeowner wants to have the insurance compa

in fact, the national wildfire suppression association, which represents more than 300 private firefightingt under half of the resources across the country are provided by private fire services. but those for-hire firefighters make up just a small fraction of the nonpublic firefighters that are out there and they cost a pretty penny some charging north of $2000 per hour. now, the key thing to note here is they bring their own water and they don't take away from the resources used by public firefighters. they're tasked with battling these blazes there typically armed with their own hoses, their own fire blocking gel and supplies. now they may coordinate with public fire departments, but they're generally pretty self-sufficient. we spoke with cal fire who said these for hire contractors are on the front lines and they don't get in the way of their critical work. >> of course, you know, corporations are welcome to the higher firefighters to protect their facilities where property or if it's a a series stands, are polls or private. homeowner wants to have the insurance company hired them. cours

israel and he previously served as governor of arkansas from 19 to 2007, chair of the national governors association for a year and was 2016 republican presidential candidate . in 1998 mr. huckabee joined washington journal to scs his book character is the issue. >> i'd invite mike huckabee the new governor of the state of arkansas was written this book character is the issue to join us for calls, why do you say that? >> there's a lot of discussion that character r didn't matter and character wasn't the issue but the economy but if we look at our s state budgets we find character is the issue because a lot of our money is being spent on trying to fix problems that orare the result of broken down character whether it's the corrections problem, human services, people having to go to alternative schools, a good bit of the arkansas budget if one looks at it has a lot to do with dealing with problems that are the result ueof character that didn't work out quite right so that's part of the issue and also i think there is a huge credibility crisis in america . people no longer have much trust in any instit

he previously served arkansas govern from 198 until00 chaired the national governo association for a200016 presidential candidate he talked about the raeli-palestinian conflict in a form of the jewish coalition in washington, d.c. here is a look. coxwell, i do believe in miracles. and i will tell you why. because you all knew i was the speaker right after lunch and you came back anyway. i am deeply grateful for that. [applause] [laughter] it is a delight to be with all of you today. i want to say thank you. i want to tell you how much i admiredi you. anyone who list of 14 different political speeches in a a row, proof positive that there is a certain level of extraordinary patience and long-suffering and you've proven that here today. i'm a baptistou i would never lt that long. i can tell you that right now. as mentioned i've been to israel. more than any other candidate as if that somehow qualifies me too be an expert. qualifies me too be an advocate. but i am anvo advocate, precisey because i have been someone who is going to israel for the past two years. my trips to israel did no

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moved to washington, d.c., where she worked in several congressional offices and the national corn growers association. it was during that time she met her husband and the two moved back to dalton's old stomping grounds in randolph kansas. it aloud her to serve as my district director and later -- district ag director and later as the district director this. month she'll begin a more part-time role of kansas association of wheat growers so she can focus on her two sons. thank you for leading our disdirect team well. for being an incredible advocate and friend and caring about kansas. we are excited for you and next chapter of life as you adjust to being a family of four. thank you for being an integral part of our team. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. ramirez, for five minutes. ms. ramirez: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, today i rise to honor a powerful force in the fight for justice and the fight for equality and for true democracy. the illinois poor people's campaign. in one of the wealthiest nations in the worl

ellis paul on the left, lucy burns on the right two young hotspurs working for the national american suffrage association. now that's a mouthful of syllables so everybody called it nasa and you may as well. so the two had taken over nasa's congressional lobbying efforts, and they were only in their late twenties when they did that. they spun it off to their own organization, which was called the congressional union, and then they merged that into the national woman's party. both of these two women and these pictures by the way, paul, 1915 and burns 1913, beautiful pictures given their age. oh, paul held a bachelor's degree in biology from swarthmore, a master's degree in sociology from the university of pennsylvania. and a ph.d. in economics from penn. and that's not to mention her graduate work in england. an additional studies that i didn't know this. the new york school of philanthropy, which is what we know today, is columbia university, didn't know it used to be the new york school of philanthropy. oh, lucy burns was a vassar alumna in her postgraduate credentials, included yale, the university of b

occurring another issue perhaps and within the needs you being a key member of the association of southeast asian nations. i'll see on those that are. could you see that conflicting with the country joining breaks? no, i don't think so. uh, it's se, asia, as indonesia, as a major member, but it has no, no opposition. the brakes and a close relationship to try and even, you know, one of the objectives and research to indeed all right, as well as fast. and so let's see countries of the association association and then moving towards using racing in the, in the transaction between the. ready underneath sheer 6 phase with briggs deal as well. and just on that point on a possible ad brooks currency, there has been an some stagnation in terms of not because certain members wanted certain members don't want that going forward in 2025. how do you see the prospect's of a possible bricks currency? i don't think it's something that we've been reached and a short run during the visit. impress. guess what reason is that the that the topic is complex. okay. what did you believe we got thinking about resisting? take so

jay song, an honorary associate professor at the australia national university, gave us a sense of what, trying to go into his house and the military is actually blocking the access, and the corruption investigation office, they went into his residence but we have

association. that's not fair and only a national inquiry can solve this. will the prime minister look at the labour party's adoption of the definition of islam phobia, its chilling effect and rule out introducing it in government? >> prime minister. >> i will call out any aspect that prevented anybody coming forward or any case going forward when it comes to child abuse or child sexual exploitation as i have been doing for the best part of 15 years. but yes, some people will say there should be a further inquiry. that means all the victims and survivors need to be in a position to do so. i've been speaking to them. some think they are. it will take time. all free institutions, that will take time, delay things to a point. but we already know, we already know what the major flaws are. we should get on with that action. that is why we are bringing forward the bill this afternoon. >> the point is he's not able to do two things at the same time. is this issue of a delay, this issue of a delay is a week excuse. by refusing this inquiry he is enabling those who

guest: i had a recent article in rolling stone about the national rifle association and the story aboutey, but also a story about power. we were having this conversation 10 years ago, we would be talking about the nra as one of the leading lobbies in the united states of america with just incredible amounts of power, incredible amounts of money, really at the height of its game. and a document that i obtained through kind of an odd filing in the state of north carolina included an independent audit that revealed some new details about the nra financial state and the headline from that, looks like the nra was basically having a fire sale of many of its fixed income investments to the tune of almost $50 million in a very short time earlier this year. and they were doing that, according to the office, to pay down debt and to simply just run this operation. and the nra which also is a nonprofit, if anyone knows anything about nonprofits, if you are burning through your investments just to pay your bills to keep your operation running, that is not a sign of financial health. so the nra has b

sattler lender up in southern california and national spokesperson for the american lung association.tually we know the smoke and it is bad for you but medically, what does it do to your lungs? >> that is a really good question. first of all i want to offer prayers to all the people affected by the fires. when you think about fires and you look outside and see the smoke in the air, that smoke is composed many different particles we inhale on a daily basis what they are naturally in california. but on top of that with this wildfire, all of those particles can stimulate inflammatory response first in your lungs. part of the particles will infuse in your lungs directly into your bloodstream increasing blood pressure causing other damage across your body increasing your risk -- stay when we seem to have lost his microphone. i think the point that doctor is trying to make is that yes your lungs are the most impacted, but the lungs as you know all such and think he to life spreads to the body goes into your cells. that is why you want to limit as possible the impact of particular. doctor, w

the visa is vieira is associate professor of economics in his national relations. the on monday about as tentative foundation, he joins us now from sao paulo, get to speak to you if the economy is good, i'm growing. why are people not feeling it? well, thank you very much for doing that patients. so there's no, i think, is facing the stipulation some of large adapt. the united states faced in this last to europe, jo biden's, administration in lead to call them is driving employment rates are relatively high, and unemployment rates are not with the lowest ever in the last 10 years in prison . however, prices are going up particular price of food. therefore, people don't feel to come on make wells and they're deal lights which made generate a backlash against the current government. we choose a red concern about the rates of popularity. a full allowance for the yesterday suggests that lula for the 1st time adver clearly has a lower approval rates, then more favorable deals of both his government. so the government is a red concern about the impact of inflation and pe

national security. the associated senior trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the white house national security council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, about their political contributions and whether they have made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by president elect donald trump's team. that's according to a u.s. official familiar with the matter. the trump transition team didn't deny any of that reporting. basically said that's right. in a statement to nbc news, a member of the trump transition said this, quote, it is entirely appropriate for the transition to seek officials who share president trump's vision for putting our nation in america's working men and women first. joining our conversation, former obama deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. so ben rhodes, that is true. trump won. elections have consequences and trump can pick whomever he wants. but just explain who these people are that the ap is reporting on. >>