Quorum call a senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from pennsylvania. Mr. Casey madam president , i ask consent to speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer the senate is in a quorum call. Mr. Casey i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey thank you very much. I rise to talk about some of the matters were working on today with regard to votes that will take place later today. We now are in a period in our economic history where weve had a significant recovery but we still have aways to go and still have families across the country that are living with economic uncertainty. We can take steps today and certainty until the next couple of days and we hope in 2016 to ease some of that uncertainty to create more economic certainty for our families, especially middleclass families. One of the most important steps we can take to address some of the challenges that our families face is to boost middleclass inc
That higher ground. Thank you. Thank you, representative. Governor, you now have one minute to visit with the vote ares of south dakota. Thank you. Across the country, pool are recognizing that good things are happening in south dakota. It was called the best run state in america. Cnbc called us the number one state for business. Our taxes are among the lowest in the nation. In the political year, its sometimes hard to remember the good news but it us true. Our unemployment restaurant is second loness the nation. Our student tennessee scores are above test scores are above the National Average weapon babied our bug. Our communes are among the safeest in our nation and our population and economy are growing faster than the nation. I know that government doesnt deserve credit for most of this, but i worked hard to help south dakota families and businesses achieve success. Id be grotful for the opportunity to grotful for the opportunity to serve as your governor again. Mike you have one m
Tax cuts for millionaires and special interest does not create jobs. Growing the middle class does. If our economy had just kept pace with the rest of the country over the last three years, our economy would be 4 billion a year bigger. That is 4 billion tickets spent in local communities and businesses. It is a tax base to Fund Infrastructure while reducing taxes. Think about what that means to you. A better Neighborhood School for your children. College that is more affordable. Greater Economic Security in your retirement. The failure of the last four years is far too real for far too many. The average family has seen their real income declined by 3000. I will put politics aside and focus on what works. I do not care if an idea is a democrat or republican idea, just that it gets results. Along with ensuring a fair shot for everyone, i want to change the tone. Governor walkers approach, in his own words, has been to divide and conquer. That is not the wisconsin way. We have to remember
Competition is underway. 150 prizesward totaling 150,000. Videos need to include his cspan programming, show varying points of view, and must be submitted by january 20, 2015. G for moreentcam. Or information. Now, the third debate between the candidates for governor in maine. Incumbent paul lepage, democrat mike michaud, and eliot cutler. The Cook Political Report lists the race is a tossup as a tossup. Good evening, and welcome to the Augusta Civic Center and the annual meeting of the chamber of commerce commerce and the first televised forum for the governor of maine. Lets meet the candidates. The independent is eliot cutler, a former staffer. He has never held elected office. The republican is paul lepage, who is seeking reelection. The democrat is mike michaud. He is finishing his sixth term in congress representing the second district. Is a former president of the Main State Senate and a former paper mill worker. Please welcome the candidates. [applause] over the next hour, i wil
We have not moved the needle enough. It is time for wisconsin to join the rest of the country and realize that this is something that is important. This is one of those tragic issues. I remember, years ago, when i was first elected, one of the most heartwrenching cases we had to talk about was a family from our area that had lost a son because of a multiple, repeat offender. The problems are not just the numbers, it is the number of people who have been out multiple times committing drunk driving. I agree with the attorney general candidates that the first time offenders, criminalizing that is not the answer. It is going after repeat offenders, toughening up the penalties. I think this is an issue that republicans and democrats can come together and work on. For me, it is one of those where i will work with Law Enforcement and the police. I have endorsement of the men and women in the Milwaukee Police association, and the troopers association. They are the people on the road to underst