blumenthal, udall of new mexico, stabenow, whitehouse, mccaskill, hirn, coons -- hirono, coons, tester, schock, gillibrand. mr. reid: i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.j. res. 59 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.j. res. 59, with amendment number 2547. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes amendment numbered 2548 to the instructions of amendment 2547. mr. reid: i move to refer the house message with respect to h.j. res. 59 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to refer the house message on h.j. res. 59 to the committee on budget with

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

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and to congressman eric schock, thank you for leading us on this delegation. and as i sat there with my colleagues and witnessed the spirit, the culture and the evidence that a great man has gone on, we watched the spirit and the rhythm of the dancers and as the memorial service began, to have our president of these united states come and pay tribute to nelson was in itself a great honor. before his election in 1994, he gave so much, gave up so much to rid his country of injustice. as we know, he spent 27 years, almost 1/3 of his life, in prison. most of that time on the island which i had the opportunity to visit. 14 years living in a small cell without water or accommodations for his personal needs. speaks volumes for him. but to be able to see this firsthand, what mandela endured in that tiny, isolated cell when i was there, to set his people free. time and time again nelson mandela talked -- taught the world many powerful lessons about justice, tolerance and reconciliation. he astonished us all with his ability to forgive something that we should remember

schock futures are flat this hour, do you futures up three points.ks off the day with a fresh record high, the index up 26% in 2013, on track for its biggest annual gain since 1996. the s and p.500 is up 29% for the year, heading for its best year since 1997. the nasdaq is the 154. europe markets higher, closed for the new year's eve holiday. asia markets finished the year on a high note. >> the housing market will be back in focus this morning. the s and p. home price in definitely for ok is expected to show the very brisk year on year growth is finally coming to a halt. one market watcher said expect the housing recovery to slow in 2014. >> you're seeing things like mortgage applications kind of recede a little bit, higher interest rates might bite there. we saw some other news about in some markets, home prices are back near the levels of the peak of a few years ago. >> economists say the right home prices will increase in the new year depends on how the fed will be able to control interest rates as it trims back its band-buying program. >> facebo