Quorum call mr. Cornyn madam president . The presiding officer the sphror texas. Mr. Cornyn madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn madam president , i understand there is a bill at the desk due for its second reading. The presiding officer the clerk will read the bill for the second time. The clerk s. 3011, a bill to improve the accountability, efficiency, transparency, and overall effectiveness of the federal government. Mr. Cornyn madam president , in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to further proceedings. The presiding officer objection being heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. Mr. Cornyn madam president , anybody whos been watching the national news, and particularly the weather, knows that weve been having some serious flooding back home in texas and, tragically, we lost nine soldiers at fort hood in a very unfortunate drownin
Having a tough time taking off. Flights are canceled today in the aftermath. Well, its been a long trip. Weve been back visiting family in the seattle area, and ive been trying to get home since last thursday. Its been a long trip, but finally made it back. Its good to be home. Federal Government Office offices in the Washington Area got the day off today. Economic losses are around 2. 5 billion. 20 inches of know, a town in West Virginia got 42. So much snow piled up on top of a church in maryland the roof collapsed. No one was injured. Some parts of maryland picked up about 20 inches of snow. A craigs list sale ended with a shooting death in Jefferson County today. Up shooting and killing one of the men he said robbed him. Ryan harris has been working on the story. Number one, was the homeowner justified in the shooting . Thats the big question, kim. And the law says you have to be protecting your life or someone elses life to shoot someone. Now, the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
Not doing the best that they can for their customer. So those instances often will be something where they may have recommended to the customer a security that is really not suitable for the customers financial condition. Or that they said something that wasnt accurate or was misleading about the security and trying to get the investor to put their assets into that product. When you are watching Late Night Television at 2 00 in the morning you see investment products, might some of those be included in the brokers and things that you oversee . They might. So we have a pretty strict set of rules about how brokers advertise. The really, really bad products if you looked at them closely you would find they are not securities. The ones where they say guaranteed 10 return. Brokers are not allowed to say there is a guaranteed return and not allowed to project the return. When i see these in a local newspaper i look closely and see it turns out it is not a prod t product. If brokers were to d
Not doing the best that they can for their customer. So those instances often will be something where they may have recommended to the customer a security that is really not suitable for the customers financial condition. Or that they said something that wasnt accurate or was misleading about the security and trying to get the investor to put their assets into that product. When you are watching Late Night Television at 2 00 in the morning you see investment products, might some of those be included in the brokers and things that you oversee . They might. So we have a pretty strict set of rules about how brokers advertise. The really, really bad products if you looked at them closely you would find they are not securities. The ones where they say guaranteed 10 return. Brokers are not allowed to say there is a guaranteed return and not allowed to project the return. When i see these in a local newspaper i look closely and see it turns out it is not a prod t product. If brokers were to d
Lissowitz. Officer to bee killed by gunfire in the line of duty this year. We open up our phone lines to hear your thoughts on the shooting yesterday in the 24 deaths. What is behind it, what can be done. Here is how to join the conversation. 7488000 is the number for democrats. Republicans, 2027488001. 488002. Rs, 2027 we will set aside a line for Law Enforcement and that line is 2027488003. Facebook. Com cspan. Send us a tweet cspanwj. Or an email. We will get to your comments momentarily. Here is how folks in the chicagoland area are reading about it this morning. Chicago suntimes in their front ise this morning cops cop murder. The killing of a veteran nearing retirement sparks a manhunt for three suspects. The Chicago Tribune this morning. Hunt is on for officers killing. Massive search for three suspects. Scoresite as night fell of police were continued to search for three people believed the few for fatally shooting a Police Lieutenant tuesday while residents of the small villag