Yes. [speaker not understood]. Campos present. President chiu . Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Cohen not present. Supervisor farrell . Farrell present. Supervisor kim . Kim present. Supervisor mar . Here. Mar present. Supervisor tang. Present. Tang present. Supervisor wiener . Present. Wiener present. Supervisor yee . Present. Yee present. And supervisor cohen. Present. Cohen present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk, are there any communicationses . I have no communications today, mr. President. And could you read our consent jedv . Items 1 through 11 comprise the consent calendar. Thea items are considered routine unless a member will object. The item may be removed and considered separately. Colleagues,
No one really knows what the impact of that will be, but from a financial standpoint, im eager going to see a lot of businesses do that, and it will change the whole framework of health care in the United States. Recognizing people going to a 30 hour week . Upthere are people growing to only a certain amount of employees, and others reduce the hours. There was a story on the news in ogle the city about a man who was building a storm shelter. We had a terrible storm in may of last year, so hit a storm shelter company, and he had grown into 70 employees. With the new mandates under the Affordable Health care act, his Health Insurance costs were going to go up 250,000. He dropped his employees back to 50,000, and then all of a sudden it got delayed, and he had to let all of them go. That stopped his business from growing. , of whate first affect youre talking about a moment ago. We believe that governors should lead the way. Governors have to find solutions to the problems. A lot of issue
With a look at how best to raise sons and what to make of the widening achievement gap with girls. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. United healthcare, online at uhc. Com. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the chair of the Federal Reserve offered a hopeful assessment of the economy today, coupled with words of warning. Speaking at a congressional hearing, janet yellen said things are picking up after a long, hard winter. Many suggest that rebound in spending and pr
Prisoners detained without trial. Plus im phil lavelle at the Venice Film Festival where theres a syrian wedding taking place, but its not quite what it seems. Find out what i mean shortly. Hello, there, welcome to the program. A ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine is now in its third hour, and so far it appears largely to be holding. But after nato meeting in wales, pressure continues to pile on russia. Well hear the latest from there in a moment. But first paul brennan reports on the ceasefire deal signed in minsk. Reporter central donetsk, late afternoon. Lennon square is once again a place where children can go roller blading. The Contact Group convinced in minsk under a heavy burden of expectation. Ahead of the talks there had been confident predictions that a deal would be possible. The military conflict in east ukraine is no longer winnable. At the nato summit, the ukrainian president described his interpretation of the plan. There are 12 practical steps to establish peace and stabilit
With a look at how best to raise sons and what to make of the widening achievement gap with girls. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. United healthcare, online at uhc. Com. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the chair of the Federal Reserve offered a hopeful assessment of the economy today, coupled with words of warning. Speaking at a congressional hearing, janet yellen said things are picking up after a long, hard winter. Many suggest that rebound in spending and pr