Session of congress on generate 28 generate 28. February 28. 8 we look back at the first speeches of president clinton, obama and both president bushes. Members of the congress, i have the highest privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. [applause] president reagan thank you. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago, i was you are guest in this Historic Building and i pledged to you my cooperation in doing what is right for this nation that we all love so much im here tonight to reaffirm that pledge and to ask that we share in restoring the promise that is offered to every citizen by this with the last best hope of man honor. All of us are aware of the punishing inflation which has held a doubledigit figure for two years in a row. All across this land, one can see newly built homes
Test. Test. Test. Test. For less and less and less every year, we can do better but for years, theres been a lot of talk about it but few credible efforts to deal with it and now i understand why having dealt with the real numbers for four weeks but i believe this plan does tackles the budget deficit seriously and over the longterm. Puts in place one of the biggest deficit reductions and changes from consumption to investment in the history of this country at the same time over the next four years. Let me say to all the people tonight who will ask these questions and weve asked in the past, were note cutting the deficit just because experts say the thing to do or some intrinsic merit. We have to cut the deficit because the more we spend paying off the debt, the less tax dollars we have to invest in jobs and education and the future of this country. And the more money we take out of the pool of available savings, the harder it is for people to borrow money at affordable Interest Rates w
We start this morning with breaking news overnight. One of americas most vocal liberal voices of the 1960s and beyond is gone. Onetime husband of jane fonda passed away after a long illness according to his wife, barbara williams. Organizing demonstrations that rocked the nation. Some turning violent including one that resulted in a notorious Chicago Seven trial and lecturer and elected to various posts in california state politics. Well have much more on the life and impact of a liberal icon later. And now for the race to the white house with just 15 days to the election, the president ial candidates are in an all out sprint until the final votes are cast. Barn storming the country in an effort to push their closing arguments. Hillary clinton leading by double digits. And despite what trump says on the trail, his Campaign Manager now concedes they are behind clinton. Da has more. Reporter even veteran republican strategists concede its very difficult to see a win. I dont see it happen
Estate loans. Should the government pay more attention to art lending . I love this story. A new report says sothebys and its lending arm could be creating a shadow banking system. To hide laundered money. Crazy. Robert frank will be along to talk about that in a little bit here. A settlement for Gretchen Carlson, the fox news anchor claiming she was a victim of Sexual Harassment. More on what it means for twenty First Century fox. There was plenty of deal making. We have the stories. Dom, you first. Kick things off here at the board. Bill, merger monday. No more. Labor day holiday. Takeover tuesdays today. Well talk about the first big one. The german pharmaceutical looking to buy monosanto. Thats up 2 from the 125 bid they had before and up from the 122 bid before that. When we combine them in a hypothetical deal, the biggest Crop Sciences seed manufacturer in the world and brings together monsanto. They own roundup and then bayer as we know it in america and dr. Scholls foot care co
Senate subcommittee on science and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. Ladies and gentlemen, the it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, the heavens declare the glory of god. The firmament showeth his handiwork. You think of the significance of this congressional gold medal. It has only been awarded to 100. And of those in aviation and space first, think of the wright brothers, charles lindbergh, dr. Robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry, and now todays honorees. And i dare say that in future years we will be giving the same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. Ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. As a matter of fact, its a part of us. Its our character as the American People to be adventurers and explorers. And we wont ever give that dream up. Indeed, in the honoring of these astronauts, we foretell the future, the greatness, the discovery, the expressin