Similar gains for italy and spain. If you check out the currencies, thats where so much of the real volatility has been taking place, you can see that the pound is higher versus the dollar. Its trading at 1. 4635. The dollar is up against the yen at 104. 44. Finally, check out crude oil prices, crude down by a dollar last week with real concern on what was happening there. And that added pressure to equities last week. This morning, wti is up by 1. 5 . The gain is 73 cents to 48. 71. A couple stories we are watching this morning, Indias Central Bank chief announcing hell step down when his term ends in september. The news was not expected. Rajan has been popular with Foreign Investors and took control of Indias Central Bank in 2013 when the country faced the worst currency crisis since the 1990s. But faced creditism from the ruling party for not lowering Interest Rates enough. And he announced sweeping reform rules. This clears the way for apple to open stores in the country. Shares fo
Mr. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask the chair lay before the senate the house message accompanying s. 524. The presiding officer the cleachair lays before the senata message from the house of representatives, which the clerk will report. The clerk resolve, that the house insist upon its amendments to the bill s. 524 entitled an act to authorize the attorney general to award grants to address the National Epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use and ask a conference with the senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Mr. Mcconnell i move that the senate disagree to the amendments of the house, agree to the request by the house for a conference and the presiding officer appoint the following conferees senators grassley, alexander, hatch, sessions, leahy, murray, and wy
Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
Of supervisors meeting. First item. Hearing on San Franciscos efforts to protect janitors, particularly immigrant women janitors, from physical and economic exploitation, Sexual Harassment, and president breed the floor is yours. Supervisor breed thank you all for joining us this morning. I to give a special shout out to olga miranda and members of the local 87 here today. I called for this meeting to evaluate what San Francisco is doing to protect Janitor Service industry workers particularly imMigrant Workers. These are some of the most vulnerable and i should add tireless workers here in the county. Many are women and many are subject to Sexual Harassment and expectation in the job. At home they face a rising pressures of displacement and addiction. The housing crisis is difficult to clearly to imMigrant Workers. The economic boom in the city has listed many in the tech sector the janitors who clean those offices are often struggling to survive here. This is a labor issue, an econom
Statue of liberty, there is a poem by m. Lazarus who says bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses wanting to breathe free. 12,000 refugees at displaced population of almost five million. Weve seen these heartbreaking pictures of children who are being killed. And think about i guess were talking about 400,000 syrians being killed in this. What about what our and b is as human beings what our obligation is to other human beings. These are people who are fleeing isis. These are people are fleeing an assad regime that uses poison gas against civilians. The u. N. G process is first, refugee, first vets people hands them to us. Average a over on year and a half before we vet them, is that correct . Yes, thats correct, senator. Senator franken and have we had any dulls that came over in syria engage in some sort of errorist plot . No, senator, not to my knowledge. Senator franken you know, my grandfather came from russia. He arrived and saw that on the statue of liberty. He was o