Regional economy. The program today, i will focus on one sector where we are likely to see the most impact more than any other and that is in regards to tourism. Decades ago, western colorado relied on the mining and Agricultural Industries for economic growth. Our state economy has diversified and fortunate to have you do for landscapes that stimulate tourism economy. Tourism relies on our states reputation for having unparalleled Outdoor Recreational opportunities and some of the finest facilities. The Outdoor Recreation industry booms in the winter from skiers all over the world by offering mountainous terrains to hike and explore as well as fishing, rafting, hiking and other act or and other outdoor activities. Many of the businesses offer amenities and are found throughout my district, including southwest colorado, the region directly impacted by the cold king mine still. A study published earlier courtesy of the Tourism Office provides a detailed look at the importance of tourism
Softbank. They would become the second Japanese Company to own a major hollywood studio. Says he will serve board and the panels. Facebook launching a new ad platform today, one that will own desktopnd beyon its and mobile sites. Atlas will allow marketers to use facebook data on its 1. 3 billion users to target them to buy ads on nonfacebook websites and apps. Google has also announced a new mobile ad tool today. Plans to automatically resize advertising spots to fit mobile devices. Anchor calling it an marketing spot that remains at the bottom of a mobile device screen even as viewers scroll down on a page. This is all being announced in the conference weekend in new york. Let me start with you. It is interesting to me that this conference has become the event where these really big marketers are showing off their wares. Are these announcements really new or just a way to get attention . Facebook has been moving in misdirection for a long time. Year they allowed mobile up risers adve
I think it will rest with the press. Democrats are at least as good as republicans on skating on this. Forecasting the moment this would get ugly is now. 2014. Looks different in the next 1015 years. If you win, you will cement a budget in 2017. Over 90 without taking changes in mandatory programs. How do you fund all the things you want to find . Keep our nation strong. Fund it at a fair level. Both infrastructure and education. The press says, you cant do it. Were talking if this person becomes president in 2017. Cap got they have got to have a budget. Both parties whoever wins are saying, we have midterms. We dont want something controversial. Those of us over 60 50. We dont have to be told. We know how important it is. We vote accordingly. We will respond to fear mongering. We will be forging in the alley for food. We are insufficiently peach got a to do the right insufficiently patriotic to do the right thing. I dont think democrats are less capable of dodging the press. I emphasi
Four. I am neither the first or the last. The point that i wanted to reflect was that this is a tradition in the history of. Ociety people have to put themselves on the line. People have to take risks. Citizens have not just an , notest but nomination just believing in idea but standing for it in challenging the government when it goes to backfire. If we see our constitution being a violated on a massive scale by we have been demanded our officials to smirnov that they will protect becomes diffusion against all enemies not just foreign but domestic as well, we have a duty to stand up and do something about it. I tried my best to do that. I will hope that others will do the same in the future. I hope that will have no need for something as dramatic as we have seen in the last year. The last one, i have lost track of. Sorry. Are you working on a tool to protect journalists . That is still an area of active focus. I am doing a lot with the freedom of press foundation and doing other thing