Quorum call quorum call the presiding officer the senator for ohio. Mr. Brown i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown right now, at this moment, thousands of u. A. W. Workers in ohio, in places like the chevrolet plant in the cleveland area, the transmission plant in toledo, the plant in defiance, ohio, all over the country are going without their paychecks, without their Health Insurance to demand that General Motors respect the work they do to make their company successful. In a nutshell, workers are fed up. More and more of them are beginning to see that unions are the best way to make their voices heard. For too long, General Motors hasnt listened. Auto workers are the engine behind g. M. s success. G. M. Wouldnt be making a dime in profit without the workers who actually make their cars and trucks. Back up for a moment, mr. President. Think about whats happened to General Motors, and you have you have auto worker
[indistinct chattering] [indistinct chattering] the funeral mass for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia a has come to an end here at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and washington, d. C. Justice scalia will now be laid , thest at a private burial location for that burial has not been announced. The justice is survived by his wife, maureen, 9 children, and many grandchildren. Every weekend on American History tv on cspan3, feature programs that tell the american story. Some of the highlights for this weekend include this afternoon at 2 00 eastern, president Woodrow Wilson nominated a boston lawyer to the u. S. Supreme court great he became the first jewish justice to sit on the nations highest court. Of hismoration nomination, Brandeis University in massachusetts hosted a panel, including ruth bader ginsburg, to discuss his contributions to american democracy. At 6 55, professor joanne discusses the evolution of Political Parties and partnership. Sunda
Of its kind built in the United States since the 1970s. Projects of this size and scope strengthen our economy, create new jobs, and serve as investment in both our state and our people. This factory located in the eastern panhandle will create 1,000 jobs during the initial construction phase. Once fully operational, it is projected to employ the companys fifth largest workforce in the entire country. Weve worked hard to bring these jobs to West Virginia for West Virginians. And now they need to be filled. Thats why more than a year before production begins, p g has partnered with Blue Ridge Community and Technical College to create specialized Training Programs to meet workforce needs. These certificate and degree programs are preparing students for careers in engineering, Computer Science and electronics, and training students to become skilled check chemical operator technicians. Blue ridge president and his team are working hard to make sure our students can compete for these good
Just the beginning of that growth. [ applause ] ativan chose to stay in West Virginia because of our strong Business Climate and a highly trained, experienced workforce that is ready to get to work. These types of investments dont happen overnight. Theyre the result of the hard work and positive changes weve made over the years. With overhauling our workers compensation, and Companies Operating here have saved more than 323 million since the program was privatized in 2006. We reformed medical malpractice and improved our legal climate. Weve enacted gradual reductions in our business and consumer taxes. And since i took office, we have saved employers and West Virginiaians more than 225 million. [ applause ] this year we ranked higher than each of our neighboring states in this years business tax climate index. Companies are noticing these changes and theyre paying off in big ways in regions across the state. This september, we joined officials from Procter Gamble to celebrate the Groun
Within five years. Its called operational control is the term theyre using for it and it would penalize political appointees if they dont meet those goals. Its not going to go very far. The house will pass it this week. You know the its contingent on both sides. Jay johnson, the head of the Homeland Security department has said its extreme. Unworkable. These are not goals that we can meet, so the democrats hate it. Interestedly, a lot of conservatives dont like it either. Senator Jeff Sessions saying that the mccall bill is terrible and the question mark is for boehner and the republicans is that conservative opposition going to reach a point they cant get 218 votes on the republican side to pass this thing, so immigration has always been a tough issue for republicans and boehner and its going to be a test for this week to see how well they can manage their conference going into this new congress. They have more seats, but do they have more power is the question. And thats going to be