Well, ceo of farr, miller, and washington hope everybody is doing well lets check on the markets today. Give you a look at what stocks are doing this hour. 2. 66 down for the dow nasdaq still down 2 and the russell seems to be either the outperformer on the upside or the down side and that is where we find ourselves today. So steve weiss, let me turn to you as we begin our debate on stocks today i is a uh you said earlier today in a note that youre surprised that were down as much as we are today. Why . Well, you know, none of the news dish mean, the numbers were new and maybe slaps you in the face when you see them versus what your expectation is, so the reality sometimes takes you lower. Look, we have so many pundits and strategists come out and say, im so bullish now or im more optimistic, et cetera it brought some weak hands into the market im not surprised that weve sold off a little bit. Thats the kind of market were in but im surprised we took it down this much however, if you l
President foley and speakers and members of the legislatur legislature, distinguished guests friends, fellow nebraskans good morning. Congratulations on the commencement of the 106 nebraska legislature. I want to welcome each of you back and i look forward to working together to keep nebraska strong on what is known to be a fast pace from Property Tax Relief we have several priorities and as we enter this session our priorities in 2020 have been shaped by the events and circumstances our state has faced over the last year. As i have said before i believe 2019 will be remembered as nebraskas finest hour. [applause] when we were faced with the most widespread and costly Natural Disaster in state histor history, nebraskans responded with heroic grit and determination and resilience and generosity. For 318 days through december 19 nebraska had a flood watch warning or advisory somewhere in our state. Through it all nebraska show the world what it truly means to be nebraska strong. The resc
Enter this session our priorities in 2020 have been shaped by the events and circumstances our state has faced over the last year. As i have said before i believe 2019 will be remembered as nebraskas finest hour. [applause] when we were faced with the most widespread and costly Natural Disaster in state histor history, nebraskans responded with heroic grit and determination and resilience and generosity. For 318 days through december 19 nebraska had a flood watch warning or advisory somewhere in our state. Through it all nebraska show the world what it truly means to be nebraska strong. The rescue on nebraska not only rescued stranded neighbors donated hey, poured hot meals and raised money for those who lost everything. Several of our hearing on our heroes a token of our appreciation. These men and women are ordinary nebraskans who recognize the need and took lifesaving action. In many cases they did this not because it was their job but because they cared about their neighbors and co
A 2 thirds vote to convict trump and remove him from office with these amendments and they need a simple majority to pass well democrats continue to push for change calling the current rules a cover i send an amendment to the desk to subpoena certain documents and records from the white house the house managers strongly support senator schumers amendment which would ensure a fair legitimate trial based on a full evidentiary record the senate can remedy President Trumps unprecedented cover up by taking a straightforward step it can ask for the key evidence that the president has improperly blocked senator schumers amendment thats just that. Republicans are refusing to allow any amendments they say the democrats request to add new evidence as proof that the impeachment case is flawed. The 1st thing that the house managers have done upon arriving finally in this chamber after waiting for 33 days is to say well actually we need more evidence were not ready to present our case we need to ha
Not choose this impeachment. We did not choose this impeachment. We did not wish for it. We voted against it, we voted against it once, we voted against it twice, we voted against it three times as recently asjuly. We did not want this. However, President Trumps misconduct has force our Constitutional Republic to protect itself. These votes that we are about to take in the process that will follow in the senate are not only an assessment of the president s into the constitution or his oath of office, it is, as well, a test of our own. Damning evidence of the president s high crimes as emerged. Nevertheless, republican members of this house and of the senate have continued to defend the president whose actions seemed, to many of us, indefensible. All of us feel a sense of loyalty to party. Its what makes our two party system functional, is what helps hold president s and majorities accountable. But Party Loyalty must have its limits. And as evidence of the president s impeachable offenc