Businesses, and new private sector jobs. Its going to create uncertainty. Because more government breeds complicated rules and laws that Small Businesses cant afford to follow. Because more government raises taxes on employers who then pass the costs on to their employees through fewer hours, lower pay and even layoffs. And because many Government Programs that claim to help the middleclass often end up hurting them. For example obamacare. It was supposed to help middleclass americans afford Health Insurance. But now some people are losing the Health Insurance they were happy with and because obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these companies arent hiring. Not only that, theyre being forced to lay people off and switch from fulltime employees to parttime workers. Now, does this mean that theres no role for government . Of course not. It plays a crucial part in keeping us safe enforcing rules and providing some security agains
But that gives you a general idea of what to expect. Im david bernard, cbs news, miami. Well, the storm will impact an area called home for millions and many started preparing for a weekend full of snow. Tetiana anderson is in new york with more. Good morning, tetiana. Reporter annemarie, good morning. It hasnt even started snowing here in the big apple, but were already feeling the effects. Some 3,000 Flights Canceled all across the northeast including airports like bostons logan and the three major airports that Service New York city. And for those people who arent traveling, well, there are just a few hours left to get supplies before this potentially historic snowfall starts. A familiar scene playing out across new england, people grabbing supplies and food ahead of the storm. The only thing more popular than snow shovels and rock salt seem to be milk and bread. Craziness as usual for a snowstorm. Oh, its crazy. It was a madhouse. Im going to the liquor store. People are worried ab
Lord, teach them to be obedient to your commands, doing your good will as your presence fills them with joy. Manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will be exalted by righteousness. Help our senators to put their trust in you and to recapture their trust in one another as your angels guard them in all their ways. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , january 29, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patrick j. Leahy, preside
Finally what you reported tonight that he will call for withdrawing 34,000 troops out of afghanistan by the end of the year and, of course, were still scheduled to be in afghanistan until the end of 2014 to have some troops there. Pelley were waiting for president to enter the chamber here. We expect that in another minute or two. Nancy cordes is our capitol hill correspondent and nancy, after the president makes his remarks tonight, well be hearing the republican response from senator marco rubio of florida. Reporter thats right, scott. Hes expected to say he hopes the president will abandon his obsession with raising taxes and hell say president obama believes that Free Enterprise is the source of all of our problems. Mr. Rubio is really going to be focusing on the middle class were told, in his speech tonight. He is going to make the argument that the republican party, not the democrats are the party that is better situated to help the middleclass and to help more people get into th
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, a potentially recordbreaking debilitating storm is expected to slam the northeast this morning. So far totals could top two feet in some arias. Dangerous wind gusts threaten Power Supplies and travel will be affected from coast to coast. The storm is actually a combination of two powerful storms converging off the atlantic koechlt one part of the storm is coming from the midwest. The worst of the storm will hit tonight into saturday morning. In some areas snowfall totals could reach historic levels. Cbs weather consultant David Bernard has the latest. Its taking shape this morning right off the banks of North Carolina and this is going to rapidly strengthen throughout the day as it continues to move off to the north and northeast. By 7 00 this evening weve got a fullblown storm with rain mixing with snow from the coast from long island to north. Everywhere north of there thats going to be heavy snow and overnight tonight into