Are permitted to speak for up to ten minutes eesm the senator from rhode island. Mr. Reed mr. President , i ask that dr. Jeff fine and lawrence that dr. Jeff fine and lawrence mr. President thank you very much first and ask unanimous consent that fellows of my office of the we granted historical support and im pleased that senator heller has joined me, so this is a bipartisan bill also. And its something that we have to deal with today. It is a huge crisis. Aces i said, 1. 3 million americans have lost their benefits as of december 28, but we can expect through this next year approximately 3 million more to exhaust their state benefits, typically 26 weeks, and not have this federal longterm benefit available to thevmenvery many. This has awless received federal support on a long term basis. It is something that impacts this entire country. It impacts people who work. You cannot get this program unless you have a job and through no fault of your own youve lost that job. And in this econ
Senate approved by the house late last night. We will speak with economist juliet schor. After years of extreme weather, will 2013 be year zero in the battle over Climate Change . Were closer now them have ever been to what we need to do. I think we peeled away the layers of the onion and have gotten to the heart of things. As of tonight, were going after the fossil fuel industries. [applause] will host a discussion between Bill Mckibben, founder of 350. Org, and journalist Christian Parenti. He is author of tropic of chaos Climate Change and the new geography of violence. If the government allowed the epa to do what it must do, raise the price of burning fossil fuels, that would help direct private money into renewable energy, help put people back to work. In the face of this crisis, we have to think seriously and creatively about the role of government. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama
After much drama, the so called fiscal cliff has been averted for now. We will look at what is in the Senate Approved by the house late last night. We will speak with economist juliet schor. After years of extreme weather, will 2013 be year zero in the battle over Climate Change . Were closer now them have ever been to what we need to do. I think we peeled away the layers of the onion and have gotten to the heart of things. As of tonight, were going after the fossil fuel industries. [applause] will host a discussion between Bill Mckibben, founder of 350. Org, and journalist Christian Parenti. He is author of tropic of chaos Climate Change and the new geography of violence. If the government allowed the epa too what it must do, raise the price of burning fossil fuels, that would help direct private money into renewable energy, help put people back to work. In the face of this crisis, we have to think seriously and creatively about the role of government. All of that and more coming up.
Factors. The answer to which i am not fully adversed and covered these in a minute. And the second is in reality or will it continue to slide downward . And again, there are assumptions for one to answer the question. And third, china up for a reform of growth here. The outlook little bit more certain of the actual outlook if we know what the policy because the Economic Growth in china is largely quiet pretty well determined by what policy actions of Chinese Authority will be taken. Then can economic [inaudible] growth in japan. Again, here there are many conditions one ask has to ask. And five, what is the source of Economic Growth in emerging economies . Related to decoupled themselves from advanced economies or not. If not, you know what has lead to recent strength or recent weakening following strengths in the Economic Growth so calm of these even at the outset crisis. U. S. Recovery Fiscal Consolidation was shale gas benefits. Part of the, you know, the u. S. Recovery will be sust
Called fiscal cliff has been averted for now. We will look at what is in the Senate Approved by the house late last night. We will speak with economist juliet schor. After years of extreme weather, will 2013 be year zero in the battle over Climate Change . Were closer now them have ever been to what we need to do. I think we peeled away the layers of the onion and have gotten to the heart of things. As of tonight, were going after the fossil fuel industries. [applause] will host a discussion between Bill Mckibben, founder of 350. Org, and journalist Christian Parenti. He is author of tropic of chaos Climate Change and the new geography of violence. If the government allowed the epa to do what it must do, raise the price of burning fossil fuels, that would help direct private money into renewable energy, help put people back to work. In the face of this crisis, we have to think seriously and creatively about the role of government. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now ,