A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer no, we are not. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , we are here today to vote on a nominee to be a commissioner at the federal election commission, the independent Agency Responsible for enforcing federal Campaign Finance laws. I am deeply disappointed in todays vote which is a departure from the senates longstanding tradition of considering f. E. C. Nominees on a bipartisan basis and another step in eroding the fra decisions of the the traditions of the senate all for a candidate that hold extreme views towards the agency that he would be appointed to. Prior to today, the senate has voted to confirm 47 f. E. C. Nominees and 42 of those nominees have been confirmed through a bipartisan process. As the ranking democrat on the rules committee, i have repeatedly urged my republican colleagues to work with us to get the f. E. C. Running a
Morning. The Spring Lake Fire Department investigating an early morn mobile home fire. An elderly couple managed to escape the flames that sadly destroyed their home. Firefighters are saying the cause of the blaze remains unknown. Anthony this morning u. N. C. Fans are probably still celebrating the win over duke. They took the party from Cameron Indoor to franklin street. Character for and those who live around here, probably the biggest and best in sports. Last nights meeting didnt disappoint. Mark armstrong with more on the game that is another instant classic. Mark hey, guys welcome back to cameron. Duke tied the game at 4949 on a grayson alan 3. Roy needed a timeout. So many times previously the tarheels would have wilted, but not last night. The emotions were obvious and immediately for brice johnson. It feels great. We got our championship here and we beat duke. So it feels good. Mark for the second straight game, johnson was dominant. 18 points and 21 of North Carolinas 64 rebo
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Low gas prices act distributed to every american. A stiptypical family could save 1100. They provide greater Economic Relief to low income households and Senior Citizens on fixed incomes. Even better they do not require a dime of taxpayer money. No one has to wrestle this tax cuts. Low prices patrolling are spending power. Residential heating down 1. 33 residential propane down 1. 40. Every dollar consumer save while fueling their cars and heating their home is one they can use to purchase other goods and services. This is all great news for American Consumers but not every one is celebrating lower energy prices. Crude is below break even prices. Russia iran and venezuela need Brent Crude Oil prices well past 100 per barrel to balance their budget. Mostly because brent crude prices have plummeted by 50 during the same time. On monday brent crude traded at 57 per barrel. Thats 58 less than its peak. Russia needs brent to trade around 107. Ie venezuela needs prices to go to 151. Around 5
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