In brooklyn is connected to it. It was totally filled with water. Both tubes, from one end to the other, from the manhattan end to the brooklyn end. Ere were close to 100 million gallons of water that had to be pumped out of that tunnel and its still not back up to snuff. Thats one of many examples. Theres so many. The mta did a very good job. I want to congratulate joe lhota. They moved their Rolling Stock to high ground. Tried to barricade this awful flood in the best way they could. Boy, its awful. The mta is the largest Public Transportation system in the country. Its the life blood of new york. Its our circulatory system. 3. 5 Million People g on and off Manhattan Island every day to work. Wow. 3. 5 Million People. I guess thats more than the people in mississippi and probably more than the people in dade county, any way. And we depend on it. 2. 63 billion trips a year. As i said, the mta took a lot of necessary precautions. But this is 108yearold system. Its the first major subwa
In your mind, what did you think should be the number one priority. We will take your calls and comments. You can also join us on facebook and twitter. From the headlines this morning, including this from the Washington Post. There is also this story from the huffington post. Aspirations including closing the Educational Achievement gap. The lofty goals may have to wait as lawmakers and the president toppled a number of issues that cannot wait. Lets go back to the inauguration from generic 20, 2009, a few hundred feet from where we are at as he addressed the nation. He will do so again january next year. This is what he said nearly four years ago. [video clip] we must dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking america. [applause] everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action bold and swift. We will react to lay a new foundation for growth. Electrical grids that bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place and raise Hea
Businesses and the middle class struggling to pay for Health Insurance, what does this mean . When we implement the exchange, we are going to pick up 400 million in federal subsidies to help poor and middleclass families get reimbursements from the fact youre not getting before. That is a big win for the state of vermont. If we all make it work and then let the states be laboratories for change, once you do not go below those basic threshold, we all know we need health care. This bill allows us to have the resources we need to get more uninsured americans into the healthcare system. It reduces costs and will make as a stronger nation. Peter shumlin is joining us from vermont. Thank you very much for being with us. Thanks so much for having me. Why did he decide to take this job . It is a fascinating question. Theyre going to start this cycle 30 million a behind were the Republican Governors Association is. They have opportunities across the upper midwest and states like florida and on
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I believe i firmly believe that each one of us in this chamber much opposed this session with a courtcutting principle. Until every person in our state who wants a job can find one, we have more work to do. [applause] we cannot stick our heads in the sand or simply hope for the best, not one other states are actively recruiting jobs from every corner of the globe. Jobs that can and should come to connecticut. We must compete for every single job. With that mind set, we began to tackle the challenges of Economic Development in an holistic way in our state. Our first five programs, along with the addition of jackson laboratories, has leveraged a 180 million commitment public funding to drive more than 2 billion in private investment. That same program it possible for connecticut to bring two fortune 500 companies to our state. The last time we talked about two fortune 51 companies was in 2006, and that was because they were leaving. In main streets across connecticut, the Small Business