It asloane working to make this world a better place for you and me. [ laughter ] bleep . First its been three weeks since the disappearance of malaysian flight 370. Three weeks filled with dispair and anger for the families. Confusion and frustration for the investigators and ratings for cnn. In these three weeks cnn has been much like our native american and set ancestors usiny part of tragedy of. [laughter] with nonstop expert news reenactments, graphic simulation, with just a souscian of pop culture relevance. Theres a theory out there with a socalled zombie plane theory. Jon because zombies are hot, yo or maybe the plane was cooking meth in a new mexico trailer. [laughter] but the real question is how did the plane meet your mother . [laughter] the point is while other News Networks have been somewhat willing to move on to other news cnn has remained on the rampart occasionally pointing at bleep and wondering what it is. Could they be close to finally find a scrap, a scrap of debr
And we also have access to this incredible data, the monthly polls that Kaiser Family foundation does that i know we all found a very viable. I am interested in, as you were looking at all of that, what were the things that most surprised you about the trends in enrollment and the things that you think are most important to the ultimate success as we saw . First of all, the secretary did not always like the polls. [laughter] the most amazing thing about the polls really was that they never changed. From passage until today. That is because randomly distributed almost perfectly along partisan lines. At this point i think we could ask the American People, will be Affordable Care at take customers are solve the Energy Crisis in america were turned the cs for our beloved boston red sox. [laughter] that is because we are not really having a political debate it is not really a debate about the aca. It is because in the political debate the hca has become the poster child for a larger debate
Assessment, and then yesterday the epa proposing acceptable and effective regulation of Greenhouse Gas emissions and so i feel like our country finally has the information and the wherewithal and is finding the will to address this great challenge. And hunting and fishing are vital components of the nations economy especially in many rural areas. In 2011 americans spent 145 billion on wildlife related recreation, nearly 1 of the nations gross domestic product. And the changing climate system is affecting hunters and anglers today. And it is darkening the prospect for hunters and anglers tomorrow. Shorter winters and earlier springs are disrupting delicate water fowl migrations that have evolved over eons. Drought and water scarcity are increasing, jeopardizing populations of native fish and aquatic species. In dozens of watersheds, rising water temperatures are reducing habitat and altering breeding and spawning opportunities for many species of fish. Milder winters are increasing the
Jerry, please go but i know where it is. Caller thank you for taking my call. I have a question for the congressman and a followup. Congressman, do you think it would have been right to keep american soldiers giving up their lives and limbs to fight in that country without being immunized from prosecution by the Iraqi Government . Okay. Whats your followup, sir . Caller my followup is that all these republicans, mccain and graham and everybody, talking about barack blew it. He didnt get the status of forces agreement. The reason he didnt get the agreement, because the iranians and maliki wanted to keep the soldiers there without being immuni immunized. And thats why the talks broke down, sir. Jerry, i dont know in detail what your point excuse me, what you were saying. Ill just accept it, though. Youre right. The iranians and maliki did not want our military there. So therefore, i dont think the president had any other option but to do what its their country. Whether we like it or not,
Advantages at unfathomable speeds earning billions off price differences measured in pennies. Were in the era of high speed trading. I am troubled as are many by some of its hall marks. It is an era of market instability as we saw in the 2010 flash crash. This subcommittee and Senate Banking committee shared in a hearing. It is an era in which stock Market Players by the right to locate their Trading Computers closer and closer to the computers of stock exchanges confirm a little speed advantage yielding massive products. It raises the question of whether much of what we call the market is in fact an illusion. Many, including this senator question whether the rise of high speed trading is overall a good thing for markets and investors. But without question, this era has seen a rise of conflicts of interest. These conflicts will be my focus today. Other senators may focus on this or other aspects of high speed trading. New technology should not erase enduring values. Financial markets c