the first signs of a return to normal lifife, a nationwide cease-fire the is to take part in many parts of the country. in sum, the fighting continues. and staying safe, german authorities wrapup security across the country, that is ahead of new year s eve celebrations. my name is christopher spring and good to have you with us. the day after president obama slaps sanctions on obama on russia, moscow on washington had continued to exchange diplomatic blows. earlier today, the russia recommended expelling u.s. depomed. president vladimir putin has chosen not to take any immediate action. now his sanction has countrymen packingg their bags. they were given 72 hours to leave. this mansion in new york state was abuzz with activity after 35 russian spies were expelled. the compound and itself and in maryland were ordered closed. under the watchful eye, the russians strive away. russian officials have another story. the u.s. says this place was used for espionage. i think it
and staying safe, german authorities wrapup security across the country, that is ahead of new year s eve celebrations. my name is christopher spring and good to have you with us. the day after president obama slaps sanctions on obama on russia, moscow on washington had continued to exchange diplomatic blows. earlier today, the russia recommended expelling u.s. depomed. president vladimir putin has chosen not to take any immediate action. now his sanction has countrymen packing their bags. they were given 72 hours to leave. this mansion in new york state was abuzz with activity after 35 russian spies were expelled. the compound and itself and in maryland were ordered closed. under the watchful eye, the russians strive away. russian officials have another story. the u.s. says this place was used for espionage. i think it was what scandal is that they went after us. they know full well that those abilities that they that those facilities they mentioned where for our kids
you flow through bki. i do. it s cheaper. there s a theme here. your guilty pleasure is? cooking shows. yes i should have let you answer. if that was an open-ended question, i wasn t answering it. i love cooking shows. i do not know why frankly. some of them i like better than others. i look to cook. which cooking show do you like? she is just how easy is that? i love someone who says that. you don t watch it, do you? it s straightforward. i can make her recipes at home and they actually come out well. that s julia childs i could never do it. what else have you learned from a cooking show about life? that s a good question. preparation, save steps. one thing i learned i didn t know before was you should get all the stuff out before you need to use it, and then it saves time and if you follow a recipe, it actually comes out good and over time you can figure out how to wing it. i d like to thank all of you who joined us live, and bank of america for
nothing compared to some of the bruises i got when i was fighting in the ring. when i was a boy, i dreamed of being an athlete. i listened to those games on the radio, baseball games, and i envisioned me as a man out in center field in yankee stadium or fenway park in boston, but the joy i ve gotten with the work that i ve done to the people of the state of nevada have been just as the filling as if i had played center field at yankee stadium. the job of minority leader, and the united states senate and is just a support as being majority just as important as being majority leader. it gives you so much opportunity to good things for this country and that s what i am focused on. but this accident has caused us for the first time to have a little downtime. i have had time to ponder and to think. we ve got to be more concerned about the country, the senate, the state of nevada, then us. and as a result of that, i am not going to run for reelection. my friend senator mcconnell,
we are seeing both development and review times decreased significantly with exciting new therapies entering the marketplace much sooner for the patients who need them. last year we approve the most new drugs in almost 20 years. and more orphan drugs than ever before. 41% of these new drugs were first in class products, resulting in a breathtaking array of truly innovative new therapies for patients, and the majority of these new drugs were approved using some kind of expedited pathway. today, contrary to what many would say, fda approved drugs faster on average than all other advanced nations, and the vast majority of the time, the u.s. is the first country in the world to approve important and novel medicines. and substantial improvements are being made in the efficiency of medical devices used as well. moreover, we have accomplished this while remaining the world s gold standard for safety and effectiveness. yet we all recognize that despite the successes, too many disease