The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, you are the strength of our lives, our safe fortress and shelter from lifes storms. During this season of a raging tempest, speak your peace to our senators. Remind them that you continue to rule your universe through the unfolding of your prevailing providence and that your truth continues to march on in our nation and world. Lord, prosper the works of the hands of our legislators, as they strive to glorify you with their thoughts, words, and actions. May faith replace fear, truth defeat falsehood, justice triumph over greed, and love prevail over hate. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore 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
Kevin landrigan is joining us from concord New Hampshire and over the last 20 to 25 years, the Granite State has become a real Battle Ground state. Why . Whats changed . Yeah, thats interesting. And its quite a contrast, right . Ronald reagan when he ran for reelection in 84, he declared it the most republican state in the country and he certainly could have made that case other than the far west like utah. And nevada, perhaps, but New Hampshire has become much more a swing state. I think primarily because of the migration here. Were unusual in that now, fewer people in New Hampshire actually were born here. More than 60 of its residents are not natives. Many of them come from massachusetts. They kind of came to escape higher taxes and more regulations and, but particularly on social issues, theyre very progressive, and thats what weve really seen over the years in New Hampshire is not only migration that is obviously make the center, more left, right leaning, but many of the residents
Winning streak falling by 300 points yesterday take a look at whats happening. Yesterdays session, the dow was down s p dipped back in for the year inching its way in the day before the nasdaq did power to a new record close and briefly broke above 10,000 for the first time. Lifted by amazon, apple, facebook and microsoft which all closed at record highs adding about 5 trillion. About the amount well spend in federal spending this year also take a look at whats been happening with u. S. Equity this hour both the dow and s p are under a little pressure. Dow indicated down by about 60 points s p down by 3. The nasdaq, even after all these gains is indicated up by about 17 points this morning taking a look at whats happening in the treasury market the 10year seems to be yielding 0. 797 crude oil prices are in the red. Crude oil prices, talking about the recovery theyve made. Talking about wti. Down about 2. 3 . What an improvement or a gain in crude oil prices now above 38 thank you it is
Go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fideli is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegiorg. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporatn for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor department announced its own staggering st
Even among those who may want to go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor de