In about 1 4 of the states. You can see that on the map, all the states in pink, red orange and purple have closed and results are beginning to come in. In fact, the Associated Press has called races in kentucky where Mitch Mcconnell is declared the victor and the two South Carolina senate races, and in West Virginia all going to the g. O. P. We have cameras at the headquarters for Mitch Mcconnell and Allison Grimes and you see rand paul talking to supporters at the mcconnell headquarters and what it looks like over at the Allison Grimes headquarters in kentucky. Later on tonight as their speeches get underway, well certainly be there so you can hear what they have to say. Our colleague, steve scully, will be out all night at the desk looking at the details of the votes as they come in. Lets see what he has for us. Susan, you mentioned West Virginia. Thats a pickup for the democrats where senator Jay Rockefeller is retiring, First Time Since 1942 a republican has won in the senate race
There are all kinds of permutations on what could happen, but in a sense, mcallister is running for reelection, when you look at his indiscretions and compare them to some others in congress to some have survived, you cant count him out. He is running against not only several republicans, of the democratic mayor. If he is the only real credible democrat in the race gets 25 of the vote it could be enough to make it into a runoff against barbara mcallister. Thedentally, duct i missed liu ck sty duck dynasty , one of the relatives to a person on that show is running as the moral alternative. Host heres the latest advertisement in that race. [video clip] Vance Mcallisters personal issues are wellknown. What is less known is how liberal he has been in washington. He voted for about for government that raise taxes and increased spending. These as they are passed repealing obamacare. The more you know, the worse it gets. Another example of outside money in the election. In this case that obam
Decreasing Small Business burdens act. This bill is about jobs and it is about Economic Growth. And it is about jobs on main street. Make no mistake about it. Essentially the same legislative package passed the house last fall by a bipartisan vote of 320102. If i may, i want to talk about title 8 of this legislation, which passed the house last april by voice vote and it contains language from a bill i introduced in the last congress h. R. 4167, the restoring proven financing for american employers act. I worked closely with my colleagues across the aisle to craft sound commonsense language to clarify the volcker rule regarding the treatment of collateralized loan obligations. Lets talk about the volcker rule and what it does. As currently structured this rule will substantially disrupt the market from c. L. O. s, a vital source of capital for companies that cannot access the Corporate Bond market. There ares two negative impacts of this rule. It will have a serious negative impact on
Average afghan was 42 years. Today, its 62 years. And rising. In 2001, 9 of afghans had access to basic health care. Today, 60 of afghans live within an hour of basic health services. In 2001, there was only one television station and it was owned by the government. Today there are 75 stations. And only two and all of those but two are privately owned. And in 2001, there were virtually no cell phones in the country. Today, there are 18 million covering about 90 of residential areas. 80 of afghan women. Now have access to a cell phone meaning they are connected to their families, their friends, and most importantly, theyre connected to the world and the future. Thanks to entrepreneurs like roya, afghan women will now also be connected to the internet too. Ten years ago, it just would have been unfathomable to imagine this. But because so many individual acts of courage this is the future we are now watching afghan women build. Secretary clinton, laura bush, ambassadors rivera and russel
How many weeks do you think out of work americans should receive Unemployment Benefits . How long is too long for a person to receive that aid . Our phone lines are open, democrat at 202 5853880. Epublicans, 202 5853881 independents, 202 5853882. We have a special line for out of work americans, 202 5855883. Catch up with us on social media, on twitter and facebook or email us at journal cspan. Org. Good Tuesday Morning as our viewers on washington journal no, anyone collecting Unemployment Benefits for more than 26 weeks lost those that if its at the end of last month, about 1. 3 Million People. More people are expected to hit that limit over the course of the coming year. The Obama Administration estimates by the end of 2014, 4. 9 Million People will have been affected by the loss of those benefits. How long is too long for Unemployment Benefits . Taking up today is legislation on this issue to extend the longterm unemployment, here is the story in the washington times. The cost of t