House Majority Leader Scalise & November Jobs 12/16/25

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) discusses the GOP’s proposed health care bill and responds to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ comments about President Trump, published today in Vanity Fair. Ford is pulling back on electric vehicle investments, stock exchanges are exploring expanded trading hours, and prediction market Kalshi puts Kevin Warsh in the lead for President Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair pick. Plus, CNBC’s Steve Liesman reveals President Trump’s approval rating on affordability and inflation in the latest CNBC All America Survey, and a panel of experts explain the implications of November’s jobs data, out–after a government shutdown delay–from the BLS. Steve Liesman - 14:10 Rep. Steve Scalise - 22:58 Jobs Panel - 36:42 In this episode: Steve Liesman, @steveliesman Melissa Lee, @MelissaLeeCNBC Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie