Wave of consolidation in the Health Insurance industry. At t is on the verge of winning Regulatory Approval for its 49 billion takeover bid of direct tv. Bloomberg north the bloomberg report said many commissioners have voted to favor the deal. The Justice Department will not challenge the deal because it does not pose a risk to competition. Stephanie president obama will land in the country where his father was born, kenya. He left washington d. C. Last night. He is on his way to nairobi and will attend a Global Entrepreneurship conference, and meet with kenyas president. He will become the first u. S. President to visit ethiopia on sunday. A gunman opened fire in lafayette, louisiana in a Movie Theater. He killed two people and wounded nine others before killing himself. The shooter tried to escape but turned back when he saw police enter the theater. Governor bobby jindal spoke at a news conference. When these kinds of acts of violence happen in a Movie Theater, when there is no rea
Morning. Health care taxes will meet with members of the house ways and Means Committee at the white house as the administration moves forward with its plan for tax reform. Ahead of tomorrows big unveil coming up the markets look like this this morning. Features indicate a mixed opening for the broader averages. Nasdaq up 10 after a really tough day yesterday for technology. Investors watching tech stocks enduring correction territory down 10 from its most recent high. It is up this morning, but tech certainly was the problem for markets yesterday. Take a look at the light indices here. Down five points. The cac and dax are up about a quarter of a percent. In asia overnight, stocks were closed mixed this morning. The nikkei average down a third of a percent. The cost the average down a quarter of a percent and the hang seng shanghai actually higher. Tragedy in new york at a Police Officer shot in the face after being ambushed by gunmen. Latest on her condition this morning. Polls are s
President ial advisor steve bannon. Join us for live coverage of the values voter summit saturday at 1 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Also earlier today during a news conference, House Minority leader nancy pelosi responded to President Trumps decision to decertify the Iran Nuclear Agreement. She also discussed Health Care Issues and government spending. This is 25 minutes. Ms. Pelosi its an expression, a figure of speech. Good afternoon. Well, it is afternoon. And whether its good or not depends on how you view what the president just said. I say the Iran Nuclear Agreement was the best way to prevent iran from becoming a nucleararmed state. President trumps are refusal to recertify is a grave mistake that threatens americas security and our credibility at a very critical time. The president is ignoring the overwhelming consensus of nuclear scientists, National Security experts, generals and his own cabinet, including reportedly the secretary of defense and the secretary of state. The fact
The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that any pending quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse thank you, mr. President. Its nice to see the distinguished senator in the chair presiding. Im not sure in my 183 time to wake up speeches ive had yet had the pleasure of speaking while the presiding officer was presiding. I am here to wake up to the corporate capture of congress and this administration, the capture of governance by the fossil fuel industry that keeps us from honestly addressing Climate Change. There is a saying that personnel is policy personnel is policies. Well, well, the trump personnel for positions at the Environmental Protection agency reflect a policy to undo the Public Welfare mission of the agency and align it with the special interests of the fossil fuel industry. There is a word for that. It is called corruption, at least as the Founding Fathers knew the
The elephants are stumbling on repeal and replace and after all insurance is very personal. It should be better suited for the cold hard facts of tax reform. Well, not so fast. There are so many plans floating around the capital you think it was a firm. The question seems shouldnt republicans use this moment to go big . Some cautious optimists are happy to settle with a minor victory and go for tax cuts which any ordinary party on any given year can pass. The thing that stinks about that tax plan is a small minded unambitious and attached with the loser mindset that a small window boost morale. The country doesnt need a hallmark car and the backpack, we need revolutionary thinking. We need these law jockeys to go big or go home. Tax reform is scary and risky and necessary so what if we havent seen the likes of it since the gipper waist deep in the republican term . Republicans can end once and for all the silly whimsy talking points of wealth inequality by abolishing the income tax in