Equity markets come up switch up the board. The weaker dollar story, stronger yen. It is just the movement at the front end of the Treasury Curve driving the fx market. The curve more sensitive to what the fed may or may not do. Rates stand low for longer. We are just getting headlines from valeant. It isonth comfortable with the current liquidity decision. Airport in brussels will remain closed after last weeks terrorist attack. Senting passengers will be to the hangers to collect their bags and the departure hall will handle 1 5 of the normal flow of passengers. According to police, the what isasked someones post do when he has not seen his wife and children someone supposed to do when he is not seen his wife and children in 24 years . Republican president ial candidates backing off their promise to support the partys nominee. He does not says feel beholden to the loyalty pledge because hes been treated very badly. Yellen, it seems. T urging caution regarding Interest Rates, pushing
Dubuque last week. Police say 28yearold shawn cade of rock island robbed the Dutrac Community credit union on east 14th street last friday morning. Police sayayround 10 30 that morning, he passed a note to a teller demanding money and indicated he had a weapon. Investigators say cade did not display any weapon, and he got away without hurting anyone. De faces one ount of 2nd degree robberty. If convicted, hell serve up to 10 years in prison. Some people in dubuque have damage to their homes this morning after late night gunfire. Police responded totopruce streeeebetween university and jefferson around 10 30 last night. They found shell casings and some homes had brwken windows. The poli department is still investigating. A 19yeaeaold man is expectete to be ok after someone shot him in the arm in cedar rapids last night. Police say they received reports around eight oclock last night near thth16hundred block of b avenue northeast. They did not find a victim there, but they did find a ve
Spirit, may our senators run without weariness and run without fainting. Give them the wisdom to be patient with others, prompt to appreciate the virtues of their colleagues. Rule in the hearts of our keeping them from sin and sustaining their loved ones lord, surround our senators with the shield of your favor, accomplishing in their lives, more than they can ask or imagine. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , april 11, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable carl m. Levin, a senator from the state of michigan, to perform the duties of
Been several years since we have increased the minimum wage, and i support an increase in the minimum wage, but i do not believe that at a time when our economy is so fragile as is indicated by the very slow increase in g. D. P. That was reported this morning that we can afford to increase the minimum wage by some 39 . I would note, madam president , that just a year ago, president obama was suggesting that we should increase the minimum wage to 9 an hour. I dont see any change in the Economic Conditions that would have caused him to abruptly change his position and now be advocating 10. 10 an hour. I know, madam president , that there are many lowincome families that are really struggling in this country, and i believe that our economy could accommodate an increase in the minimum wage, but the congressional budget office, a nonpartisan entity, has told us that the consequences of going to 10. 10 an hour would be a loss of some 500,000 jobs at a time when our economy simply cannot affo
Bill to provide for an increase in the federal minimum wage, and to amend the internal rev of knew code of Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend increasing expensing limitations and the treatment of certain Real Property as section 179 property, shall be brought to a close . The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . There being none, on this vote the yeas are 54, the nays are 42. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in tea firm tiff, the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to reconsider the vote by which cloture was was not invoked on s. 2223. The presiding officer the motion is so answered entered. A senator mr. President i notice the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call quorum call the presiding officer the senator from oklahoma. Mr. Inhofe i a