Including some turtles. Thats right. Your tax dollars actually paid for a study that put turtles on treadmills. So here we have our turtles on a treadmill. To no ones surprise, it turns out that turtles are really, really slow. Okay. Thats what our tax dollars went to. In fact, this wasteful study found that turtles moved at nearly the same pace as dead turtles on a treadmill. Arent you glad that washington bureaucrats used your hard earned dollars to conduct this study . Good grief, folks. Now how many of your tax dollars went to this study exactly . Well, folks, your guess is actually as good as mine because there is no legal obligation for most federal agencies to publicly disclose the price of government projects even though the american taxpayers are paying for them. Folks, this is your money, your money. So shouldnt you have a right to know how it is being spent . Its been said before, and i sure believe it, government functions best when it operates in the open. This is the basi
Crises in the future. And the jb theyre doing for the senate. Mr. President , as of today, there are over 1,000 confirmed covid19 cases in 35 states and washington, d. C. The World Health Organization has now declared covid19 a pandemic. 31 people have died in the United States already. And because of this virus, already one person, this includes one person in the state of new jersey. Communities across the country most recently new jersey, are confronting the possibility of seeing a spread of this virus. We also know that its possible due to delays and lack of availability of testing that the actual number of those infected here in the u. S. Is likely higher than what has been reported. Every day that passes during the spread of this virus, every single day, every single hour, every single moment is critical. We must act urgently to slow its spread, to mitigate its impact. We all have a role to play in fighting the virus, each and every one of us, from our personal hygiene habits, to
Families and lets finally give americans access to paid leave. I urge my colleagues to join me in this fight and pass the family act. I now would like to yield the floor to my colleague who is also going to speak about why this is good for america. Ms. Duckworth mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Ms. Duckworth thank you, mr. President. I want to thank my colleague from new york on the floor today for her leadership in this very important issue. Im here to help discuss one of the most pressing issues facing American Families all across the country, our nations outdated family leave policies. About two weeks ago i announced i am expecting a baby girl in april. The support since my announcement has been overwhelming. I received so many congratulations and lots of questions about my daughter to be. And i was also asked how i expect to handle having a newborn and 3yearold as i continue my work here in the United States senate. I know these questions come from a
Aggressively to turn them out to vote. Romney specifically referenced the africanamerican community, hispanics and young voters as beneficiaries of obamas large essaying the Obama Campaign was generous in what they gabe to the groups. According to abc news, romney had this to say about obamas gifts to latino community. What the president did is he gave them two things. One he gave them a big gift on immigration with the dream act and the amnesty program. Romneys targeting of the gift takers, africanamericans, latinos, young voter is noteworthy giving the gops problem with africanamericans, latinos and young voters. Romney said this, quote, with regards to africanAmerican Voters, obama care was a huge plus. And was highly motivation toll africanAmerican Voters. You can imagine for somebody making 25,000, 30,000 a year being told youre going to get Free Health Care particularly if you dont have it, getting Free Health Care worth, what, 10,000 a family in perpetuity, i mean this is huge.
[ applause ] any time you try to analyze winners, you have to eliminate the stocks that move because of other events. Oil and gas stocks had gigantic moves because of the turmoil in the middle east. So Many Companies can benefit from the increase in the worldwide price of oil. Second, were seeing the china plays move up. Its become quite obvious. Thats how copper stock like freeport or hefry machinery can rally. Those arent fiscal cliff stories. What are . What are fiscal cliff stories . How about the Home Improvement place . We can sit here and say that lowes rallied today because of reported better than expected quarter this morning. You can argue that Hurricane Sandy to augment earnings for the next year as were beginning to rebuild the coast. Many of the hardest hit areas arent even accessible to contractors let alone homeowners. However, i think that retail is the biggest winner if we hammer out a phased in group of spending cuts and tax increases. And the retailers that cater to