Have a small declines for both small cap and energy and some of those other cyclical sectors. Taking a bit of a break today. Maybe we earned a bit of calm after the storm. Thank you for the update. Affordable care act really got attention yesterday. First, in the challenge to it in the Supreme Court of the united and then from president elect biden who said hed improve, not replace, obamacare. President elect biden well ease headquarter on you and your family. I promise you that. As i said, ill protect your protect it like i like its my own family. Weve been unfortunately consumers weve been significant consumers of headquarter. That starts on building on the Affordable Care act. A dramatic expansion of headquarter coverage and steps to lower headquarter costs. David we welcome one of the arc Affordable Care act, jonathan gruber, professor technical nd assistant to the Obama Administration helping draft the legislation what became the Affordable Care act. Professor, thanks for being wi
This minibus combines six appreciate appropriation bills, defense, commerce, justice, science, energy, Water Development, Financial Services and general government, labor, hhs, and education, transportation, housing and urban development. Than 200s more billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nations transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure, to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas and to rebuild age, Public Health, and support state and local Health Agencies and Global Health activities. The bill prioritizes public 47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the National Institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f. Y. 2020, for firearm injury and Mortality Prevention Research at the n. I. H. And c. D. C. , and it includes strong funding for Numerous Public Health efforts, including initiatives to reduce h. I. V. Infections, address tobacco and ecigarette use, and ensure food safety. As we confront the twin crises
Its fullness in eternity, we bring our petitions to you using some of his final words. Bless the members of this peoples house and those in authority on all levels of society with wisdom and courage to address the unholy oppression that awaits so many of our brothers and sisters of color. May there be a new creative way of establishing Something Like Community Policing that peace and security might be enjoyed where we live. O lord, do we dare to consider the power of nonviolence in our homes, our communities, our nation, and perhaps in leadership for our world. Might we truly be called, if not challenged, to beat our swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks so that nations shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall we learn war anymore. And as we are reminded, the greatest expression of nonviolent challenge to injustice is the vote. Bless all efforts to secure access to the ballot for all american citizens. Help us, o lord, to answer the highest calling of our he
The house returns in about 50 minutes to vote on amendments to a federal spending bill that would fund six Government Departments for fiscal year 2021. Until then, debate from the floor from earlier today. We begin with remarks from appropriations chair nita lowey. . Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, to House Resolution the bill h. R. Defense, commerce, water , science, energy, development, Financial Services government, homeland security, labor, health and education, ces, transportation, housing and rban development, appropriations act for fiscal ear 2021, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 7617, a bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the 30,al year ending september 2021, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore resolution house 1067, an amendment in the nature consisting of the text of rules committee 11660, modified by the mendment printed in part
Impressive laws. But all at once mrs. Murphys kid from the suburbs who is attending a promine university gets busted for a mijuana. I could tell you from personal experience, law students, kids going to scientific institutions on National Science grants, i have all kinds of people who have been arrested for marijuana. When this happened, suddenly our society starts to become aware of a problem. The entire uestion of drug use, is that complex coming across the boundaries of the law. The source of the problem is a simple flower, a hearty plant, beautiful in their natural habitat as they are dangerous. Often lethal when abused by man in his advisor meant. After 60 centuries of abuse, with only now societies attitude beginning to change and bring enlightenment and why people use them. Theyre beginning also to realize the fact that there is no signal return for an addict to society, there is many drug addicts and there is the bringing them back home would require many bridges, many differen