year, the big 3, $1.9 trillion american rescue plan, $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the national defense funding bill. the list much longer for what democrats failed to accomplish starting with the president s massive tax and social spending plan, build back better which one of their own, senator joe manchin blue up before christmas, no voting right legislation, no immigration reform, police reform, gun reform leaving facing a lot of pressure to deliver in the new year and they plan to get back into it with build back better. there is work to be done which is why we want to pass this initiative to help families in the ways we just talked about and we are pushing ahead with the freedom to vote act. reporter: this is republicans feel pretty good about the midterms.
okay, gdp and market cap, that s comparing apples and oranges, i know, but you get the idea. apple shares up nearly 35% last year. apple, john, is making a fortune on the iphone 13 and the services, apple ltv, music, the store. the store hit the all-time high, and later closed at $2.99 trillion in value. still, that figure is even more astounding considering how fast apple got there. it took 42 years from its launch in a bay area garage for apple to reach its first $1 trillion in value. then just two years to hit $2 trillion. just 16.5 months to hit the big 3-t. it is a value unheard of even a few years ago. now, it may have some company in the $3 trillion club. microsoft is worth $2.5 trillion. google owner alphabet is right around $2 trillion. the 3-t club. i bet there is a secret handshake for that one. gm, though, on the subject
there. just 4 tourists. no professional astronaut to make sure they get their seat belts on. dana: why do you want to flail your arms around? because you are falling. that s what is happening. you are falling. like i just jumped off the bridge or a building or a diving word. lawyers have gotten rid of most diving boards. imagine feeling that for a minute. that s human nature. rookies on their first flight will have a hard time adjusting. dana: i would be flailing. bill: a great answer. looking at the big 3, bezos, branson and elon musk. do you think somebody has an edge right now? well, i think they are all very different. the virgin flights are thrown by