Quorum call quorum call mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask consent the call of the quorum are be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i move to to executive session to consider calendar number 633. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The Clerk Department of state. Keith m. Harper of maryland for the rambg rank of ambassador during his tenure of service to the u. N. Human rights council. Mr. Reid madam president , there is a cloture at the desk on this matter. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of keith m. Harper of maryland for the rank
Subdued and Legal Expenses are likely to weigh. And spending cuts will be broad and permanent. The Italian Foreign minister tells World Leaders and policymaker as they gather in washington for the Imf World Bank meeting. Youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Very good warm welcome to you on the last Worldwide Exchange of the week. We kick off with the latest from the iea, the International Energy agency and their monthly report for march. Crude prices were rangebound in march with supply outages in the middle east, north africa and Russia Ukraine tensions. The forecast of Global Demand growth to be trim to 1. 3 Million Barrels a day. Global supplies to 1. 2 Million Barrels a day. March led by steeply lower opec output. Crude supplies plum emed to 29. 62 Million Barrels a day. Those are the highlights. As expected, oecd oil stocks after depleting at an alarming rate in 2013 have shifted gears. Lets get reaction to that. Joining us is Neil A
Of paper causes quite a stir. Kathleen sebelius is now the former health and Human Services secretary. She resigned last night. And today the participate nominated Sylvia Matthews burwell to replace her. Libby casey is in washington right now, and libby did the secretaries resignation come as a surprise or it is more that shelasted as long as she did that surprised a lot . Well, there was not a lot of heads up, so it was a surprise. But in retrospect it does make sense because she was there for the entire arc of the Affordable Care act, but she waited to resign until the open Enrollment Period ended. She told the president in march that once the law was sort of on its way that she would be stepping down from the post. There was a fair bit of conflict, especially in the last six months or so because of the self admitted botched rollout of the law and the website problems. So many people wanting to find out if they could get cheaper or health care period were unable to do so in the early
Was married this was cut through your property . Right through the middle of my property. A small town take okay big oil. People in rural kentucky trying to stop a gas pipeline they say will run right through their yards. Good morning, and welcome to al Jazeera America. I have stephanie sy in new york. A fiery crash leaves 10 people dead. The city happened about 95 miles north of sacramento. California Highway Patrol says a fed ex truck slammed into a bus. Thomas drayton shows us the truck and bus went up in flames. I just kind of see black, but there is fire up in front of the bus. Its crushed in the front pretty much. So we all start jumping up to run away. This is whats left of the horrific collision on californias interstate 5. The charred remains of a fed ex truck and a tour bus that had been packed with High School Students. The california Highway Patrol says the crash was caused by the driver of the tractortrailer who was among the dead. Flipped a white car that is further in th
Its now official Kathleen Sebelius is the former head of the department of health and human services. The president making it official just a short while ago. The president has nominated the current head of the office of management and budget. Libby casey it happens like that in the city, the secretary forced out. That is the question on everybodys mind. It seems like Kathleen Sebelius planned her exit. She told the president she planned to step down after the rollout of the Affordable Care act. There was some conflict between her and some members of congress, because they saw her as a bit of a lightning bolt. But the president emphasized today all of the success the secretary sa bealia had during her tenure. She was there for the entire of the development, the passive, the fight that the Obama Administration waged to make it become law, and thats what the president focused on today. But under kathleens leadership, her team at hhs turned the corner, got it fixed, got the job done, and