Millionday-News-10-18-15

by **RoyBoy** Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:29 pm

Millionday: WELCOME EVERYONE TO NEWSTIME

Millionday: Chairman of the Committee of Economy and Investment parliamentary Jawad al-Bolani confirmed that a large privileges will be granted to investors.
He said al-Bolani's (IMN) "The investment law is the beginning of the stage is handled many obstacles they encounter generally Marqlat investment," noting that "the public sector's participation in the implementation phase of the projects and their participation is a key supporter in the investment process.

Millionday: NOTE -- THE INVESTMENT LAW --- WHOOOPOW

Millionday: "There will be given loans at rates of achievement in the project," stressing "the focus on the issue of international arbitration and its importance to bring capital to Iraq from abroad and to reassure foreign investors to invest in Iraq."

Millionday: Bolani stressed the "focus on all aspects of investment such as agricultural, industrial, residential and service," referring to the "big privileges will be granted to investors, including exemption from taxes."
The Commission on Economy and Investment in the House of Representatives, keen to offer amendments that accomplished in investment to the presidency of the Council Act.

Millionday: OBVIOUSLY A HUGE HUGE GAIN FOR IRAQ AND ALL THE INVESTORS AS WELL --- WHOOOPOW

Millionday: >>>>>>>>>>>>>International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships.

Millionday: OBVIOUSLY MANY REPORTS TONIGHT WILL FILL IN ALL THE BLANKS
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Millionday: House of Representatives in its regular session, which was chaired by Dr. Salim al-Jubouri, President of the Council and in the presence of 234 deputies on Sunday, the two laws and finished reading three bills.
At the outset of the session following the Committee of Religious Endowments and Religious Affairs issued a statement to mark the anniversary of the Prophet and the revolution of Imam Hussein bin Ali ( p), noting that the Prophet's migration painted on the principle of true fraternity among the members of society while the Imam Hussein, a revolt against injustice and tyranny and dedicated to the principles of sacrifice and redemption in order to redress the right state landmarks.

Millionday: NOTE -- PARLIAMENT COMPLETED SOME OTHER THINGS TODAY ----ALSO ADDRESSED THE REVOLT AND ASKED TO PROTECT STATE LANDMARKS ETC

Millionday: According to a statement of the Council, the Human Rights Commission followed a statement praised the benefits of Martyr MP Ahmed al-Khafaji, on the occasion of the first of his martyrdom anniversary at the hands of Alarhabiyan.ovi another matter, the Council voted to accept the resignation of an MP Huda Mohammad Mehdi upon request, believing them to justice, while the Valley MP Alternative Jarallah was sworn in.
The Council also voted 144 deputies to reject the resignation of Attorney Hassan Sinead, at a time in which the face of al-Jubouri refer the resignation of Attorney Sinead to legal counsel to consider the measures Alastqalh.ofatt statemen

Millionday: that the Council voted on a resolution for not emptying the country of the competencies and capabilities of young and submitted by the Legal Committee to ensure reaffirm the commitment of all state departments to apply Article (13 / III) from the federal budget for 2015 which provided for the appointment of five percent minimum of university graduates .ousot Council also, on the draft accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Rotterdam Convention on the Law on Prior Informed Consent flag for some chemicals and hazardous pesticides law .

Millionday: NOTE -- THE OPENING OF THE BUDGET >>>ensure reaffirm the commitment of all state departments to apply Article (13 / III) from the federal budget for 2015 which provided for the appointment of five percent minimum of university graduates .

Millionday: WHOOPOW ---

Millionday: that the Parliament, has completed the process of voting on the draft accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Law, submitted by the committees of Foreign Affairs, Health and Environment relations with a view to ratification of the Convention for the disposal of persistent organic Althabth.oanhy Council's first reading of the draft ratification of the Convention on the Law Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of plant protection agricultural quarantine, while

Millionday: NOTE -- ACCESSION TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTANT ORGANIC LAW

Millionday: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Millionday: completed the second reading of the draft law on ratification exemption of diplomatic and special passport holders and the service of feature access between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and submitted by the Committee on Foreign Relations Convention on the Law.

Millionday: NOTE -- OBVIOUSLY THE LAW ON FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES ETC AND THE ABILITY TO COME TO IRAQ ----DIPLOMATIC EXEMPTION

Millionday: As Council completed the second reading of the draft amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 23 of 1971, as submitted by the Aleghanonah.ovi Committee interventions of Representatives on the law, Rep. Risan Dler confirmed that the amendment violates the Constitution, especially as the ratification of death sentences is one of the powers of the President and adjusted requires amend the constitution.

Millionday: NOTE -- OBVIOUSLY HE DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER IN A DEMOCRATIC GOV TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION

Millionday: SO THERE IS THE PARLIAMENT UPDATE

Millionday: I BELIEVE I HAVE INK ON TOMORROW MEETING IN INK TOO TONIGHT

Pablo: Did I understand correct that they've finally opened the 2015 budget? How can they do that with the rate as it stands?

Millionday: THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED FUNDS TO DEPARTMENTS -- NOT HANDED OUT FUNDS YET -- DISTRIBUTED BY WHAT I SAW --- THIS IS HUGE AND WE HAVE MORE ON THIS

Millionday: SO MUCH NEWS TONIGHT

jenterprises: As of 8:15 PM est FOREX showing 1095.6000

Millionday: THE RATE HAS NOT CHANGED ---- WISH YOU WOULD MOVE SOME .......... LOL

Millionday: LETS LOOK AT SOME VERY INTERESTING ECONOMIC NEWS

Millionday: BRB --- THIS IS WHOOPOW ALL THE WAY AROUND

Millionday: Hussein al-Tamimi Tgb represents global stock index sensor markets in different parts of the ground and directed for professionals towards stand on the real of the most important goods prices in international markets, including the oil V.mmthel global stock Osama Mahmoud is the oil of the most important commodities affecting the global economy in general and the Iraqi economy special,

Millionday: NOTE -- CALLING FOR THE ACTUAL PRICE TO EXTRACT OIL IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET -- WE WILL SEE MAJOR CONTRACTS TONIGHT THIS IS NEEDED FOR

Millionday: NOTE -- MORE CALLING FOR PRICING

Millionday: and are affected by oil prices, the offer only nothing to do with demand and is so different from all goods Alakhary.oukal »Sabah»: There are many effects on oil prices and the cost of extracting the most important as the extraction cost plays an important role in determining the price of oil, for example oil in Iraq the advantage of easily extracted the fact that the Iraqi soil sandy and easy to drill, but for wells Brent Almtozaah between Britain and Norway Vtmtaz high extraction cost of the fact that the soil of those areas rocky.

Millionday: NOTE -- CALLING FOR THE ACTUAL IRAQ OVERHEAD THAT IMPACTS THE PRICE OF OIL ON THE MARKET
Millionday: WHOOPOW

Millionday: READ EVERY WORD>>He pointed out that transporting crude oil to refineries or for export an effective role in determining oil prices, affecting the cost of transporting oil in setting prices for example, methods of transporting oil through marine tankers are less expensive than extended oil pipeline through the territory of the exporting and importing countries Naft.wachar that major oil organizations' policies as an organization OPEC plays an important role in determining oil prices and the best example of this dramatic decline in Oil prices in the last period because of OPEC's policy of flooding the market offer larger amounts of the actual need for the global market

Millionday: NOTE -- OBVIOUSLY THE REPORT WE SAW THAT IRAQ`S OIL IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN GLOBAL OIL PRICES ON THE MARKET -- MAKES MORE SENSE NOW

Millionday: pointing out that seasonal changes push oil prices to the upward move in global markets, especially in the separation Alhta.uan the reason for the low price of Iraqi oil all kinds of oil and other Mahmoud said: saw the price of Iraqi oil significantly reduced during the last period, where the Iraqi oil prices ranged between 32-38 dollars per barrel, a generally lower price of Brent crude at about $ 10 per barrel, what the reason for this disparity in prices?

Millionday: He said the Iraqi oil classifies species least efficient from the rest of the world's oil types, where is the Iraqi oil poorly in terms of purity, compared with a mixture of Brent, which makes it costly in the refining process and needs to be sophisticated refining tools, and this will inevitably raise the cost of production of oil derivatives, but it is most important characteristic of Iraqi oil is a low extraction cost of the fact that the oil wells in Iraq close to the earth's surface as well as the ease of drilling for oil the fact that the soil in Iraq sandy and not rocky.

Millionday: NOTE -- AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT -- ADVANCED REFINING WILL IMPACT IRAQI OIL PRICING AND REVENUE ABILITIES

Millionday: He said initial reports indicated the International Energy Agency that crude oil markets will continue to suffer from an oversupply during 2016 due to poor Global demand for crude oil as well as expectations of increased production by the Iranian oil.

Millionday: SO AS MANY HERE HAVE TALKED ABOUT -- THIS IS HUGE

Holly1: WHOOPOW ..... Millionday
Holly1: this is GREAT !

Millionday: UNDERSTAND THAT ACTUAL PRICING FOR LOGISTICS -- ALL OVERHEAD IMPACTS THE GLOBAL OIL MARKET THROUGH IRAQ -- WHOOPOW

Millionday: I AGREE HUN -- WHOOPOW
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Millionday: THIS REPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT -- READ EVERY WORD

Millionday: Suffering banking sector in Iraq, among other challenges hindering progress, despite the central bank aims to support the development and revitalization of the work of banks, but the claims rising day after day to put modern mechanisms for the development of the banking system to become a role player in support of the Iraqi economy.
Many concerned recommendations emerged in this area, which is the establishment of a bank for economic development and a greater role for the private sector, as well as to facilitate the issue of guarantees and review the map of the spread of the banks in
the provinces.

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS IS CALLING FOR THE ENTIRE BANKING REFORM TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REFORM

Millionday: WHOOPOW >>>Facts and Figures says economist Tawfiq Ali Hassoun in a statement »Sabah»: The « the economy is a facts and figures, supports the balanced economic development, and exploitation of optimal physical and human resources through the development of the banking sector to become a role player in the implementation of financial policies ». The expert added that Iraq up to the present time« lacks the establishment of a bank for economic development, although the budget law 2006 approved the establishment of such banks in all provinces to cover the investment services and infrastructure reconstruction

Millionday: NOTE -- THE REFORMS ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD IN DEVELOPMENT OBVIOUSLY

Millionday: and calls for observers and specialists in the banking regard to the advancement of» the private banking sector »in Iraq, through legislation laws that would contribute to the development of his work, arguing the importance of establish a specialized bank to invest, to facilitate the entry of foreign capital into Iraq.

Millionday: NOTE -- CALLING FOR BANKING ROLES TO BE TAKEN

Millionday: Local investment and saw Hassoun that the current role of the banking sector is effective, efficient and closer to neutrality, noting that private sector banks are few in number the stock market, and most of the heads of a family of their money, along with the fear citizen from investing his money in an undefined institutions or declared for services and facilities provided by the community, Like the rest of the companies listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange, where indicators shows weakness Alastosmaralamhali.

Millionday: NOTE -- OBVIOUSLY STAKEHOLDERS WOULD EXPECT LISTING ON IRAQ`S STOCK MARKET FOR INVESTMENT ETC

Millionday: READ EVERY WORD >>> He stressed that the contribution of the citizen his money chunky in those banks and companies lead to increased rates of investment, thus increasing economic activities, it returned to investors that a significant role in increasing liquidity and reducing the inflation rate to the fact that their contribution to the project will reduce the presence of money's value will rise due to lack of supply.

Millionday: SO HE IS SAYING THAT A CHANGE IN VALUE WILL REDUCE THE SUPPLY -- INCREASING LIQUIDITY -- A HUGE GOAL

Millionday: BANKING REFORM IS NEEDED AT THE SAME TIME FOR ALL ECONOMIC REFORM AND ALL DEVELOPMENT -- IT DEPENDS ON EACH OTHER

RickeyT: sounds like a float, thank you

Millionday: THEY HAVENT STATED EITHER WAY ---- OPINIONS VARY BUT THE INK HAS NOT STATED YET THAT I HAVE SEEN

Millionday: REGULATIONS WILL NEED TO BE RELEASED
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Millionday: NOTE -- THIS SHOULD SHOW THE REASONING BEHIND SOME OF THE STEPS WE ARE SEEING IN THESE REPORTS

Millionday: WHOOPOW

Millionday: Agencies - giants energy "BP" and the British "CNPC" Chinese plans to announce next week the establishment of a strategic alliance between the two in order to develop oil resources in Iraq and elsewhere.
It will aim agreement, which will be one of several agreements will be signed during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to London, to promote cooperation between the two companies in Iraq, where are developing the giant Rumaila oil field in the south of the country.

Millionday: SMILE

Millionday: NOTE --- THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED IN LONDON NEXT WEEK ---- THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM

Millionday: The Rumaila field in southern Iraq, the second largest oil field in the world, and the production was 1.34 million barrels per day in 2014.
The two companies will also seek to expand through the establishment of companies to develop oil fields in other parts of the world.
It is noteworthy here that "CNPC" Chinese state-owned company is the largest producer of oil in the Asian continent, the Group parent company "PetroChina".

Millionday: WHOOPOW

Millionday: HUGE FOR IRAQ AND WHERE THEY ARE HEADED IN THE MARKET

Millionday: VERY INTERESTING IN MY OPINION THAT THE ACTUAL EXTRACTION PRICING NEEDS TO BE CALCULATED WITHIN THE COUNTRY -- AND HOW SOON THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED

Millionday: SMILE

Swan2013: WHOOPOWWW.,., SO READY

Millionday: WHOOPOW
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Millionday: A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF WHAT IRAQ PLANS TO DO

Millionday: «social market economy» the best solution to address the social and economic problems of society in Iraq, in line with the reform demands of the mass, which pave the way for the provision of optimal services to citizens.
This is known as the kind of economy that the concept of the economic system policy, which is based on freedom the market, but at the same time includes the social balance elements.

Millionday: NOTE -- IT IS NOT JUST THE MARKET BUT ALSO APPLIES BENEFITS FOR THE CITIZEN TO BEGIN --- TYPE OF POLICY

Millionday: SOCIAL MARKET ECONOMY >>>>>an economic system based on a free market operated in conjunction with state provision for those unable to sell their labor, such as people who are elderly or unemployed.

Millionday: NOTE -- BENEFITS

Millionday: >>>>>and worked some European countries, including Germany after the Second World War, among other reforms, which transformed its economy from a socialist to a social market economy, which is a correlation between the thought of a free market economy and social thought to unite under the banner of (socialism more with more freedom), then come out with a combination under the name of (the principles of free market with the principles of social balance).

Millionday: NOTE -- WAR TORN COUNTRIES HAVE HAD SUCCESS TO RETURN ECONOMICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

Millionday: . decentralized administrative But many of the Iraqi civil society organizations at the level of Iraq has sought (NGOS) in cooperation with officials in the provinces and members of the provincial councils , and experts and specialists economists have contributed to the specialized topics most important administrative decentralization for the purpose of advancement of the Iraqi provinces and ways to manage and raise the economic and social level at the same time through the dissemination of the social market economy concepts in the community and the Iraqi state.

Millionday: NOTE -- THEY HAVE STATED THEY WANTED TRANSFERRED POWERS AS WE HAVE SEEN FOR BENEFITS TO ADVANCE PROVINCES AND HELP CITIZENS

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS REPORT TELLS SO MUCH ABOUT THE ECONOMIC GOALS FOR REFORM

Millionday: In this regard, the economic expert on behalf of Antoine occur »Sabah» on the most important the advantages of the social market economy and how it differs from the liberal market economy (free market economy), saying that he «works to balance economic and social goals in the society and not make a profit only, is also interested in focusing on human rights and abide by all laws internationalism and national agreements that preserve human dignity and society, as well as it achieves a balance between increased productivity and social objectives is to ensure the rights and health of citizens, and gives the right of the state in the formal intervention and planning in the economy to prevent abuses on society and the rights of the majority

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS WOULD APPLY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

Millionday: OBVIOUSLY --- THIS IS FANTASTIC -- WHOOOPOW

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS SUPPORTS BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT AND ALSO APPLIES BENEFITS -- THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE READ ABOUT FOR YEARS --- THE PROJECT OF REFORM FOR THE NEW IRAQ

Millionday: while longer productivity and achieve profits and surplus in production is the basis, and determines the neutral role of the state to the market movements of monopoly and profit-making, as well as its application loop social security and benefits less costs with the expense of the fundamental rights of members of the community without expansion. The expert saw that a market economy based on basic attributes most important to identify clearly and transparently visions, and coordination at the strategic level, and the gradient and consistency in setting goals to create sustainable development with social growth

Millionday: NOTE -- TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE UPON RETURN FROM WAR TORN CIRCUMSTANCE

Millionday: as well as require the identification of priorities for late community regarding the economic activities and the achievement of social justice between classes of people with the existence of constitutional and legal safeguards through solid institutions guaranteeing coherent to reduce the socio-economic tangles, in addition to finding mechanisms and tools to achieve economic and social cohesion without leaving it to jurisprudence. organizational principles and between Antoine that the German economy is the specimen optimized for applications of the social market economy to benefit from it on the level of Iraq,

Millionday: especially under the circumstances through which, Using basic principles for regulatory create the appropriate framework and correct developments is disguised by reducing the control of monopolies and control permanently and foil its control over the market and to monopolize it, along with the identification of income policy through redeployment and correct Achtlalath in the market, so as to ensure into account the social needs of the poorer classes without touching it and regulate the market to work on an equitable distribution service and the division of wealth and reverse rates, as well as the organization of the external effects of market movements on the individual and society, and to stabilize the monetary measures in order not to reflect negatively on the market.

Millionday: NOTE -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMPLIANCE -- ALSO SUPPORTING ALL CLASSES ALONG THE WAY AND TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN

Millionday: NOTE -- HERE THESE BENEFITS HAVE BEEN PAID INTO ---- WE WONT DISCUSS

Millionday: READ EVERY WORD>>>>>>>>>>>He noted expert that during the past years and by virtue of growing revenue in Iraq and the loss of many of the development opportunities, and the spread of financial and administrative corruption may be behind a layer of monopolists to expand imports of industrial and agricultural domestic production account, recent measures to resist in any actual economic reforms process, stressing the need for the pursuit of the fact that economic reforms by the government and provide the necessary support to the private sector, through the cooperation of all parties to achieve a shift towards a social economy achieve social justice in the distribution of income, creating a socio-economic system in which unites the basic economic processes (production sharing distribution).

Millionday: SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ABOUT ALL THE PLANS OF REFORM WE HAVE SEEN BEING APPLIED

Millionday: THE GOAL IS TO IMPACT BUSINESS AND HAVE IRAQIS RETURN WHILE RETURNING THE ECONOMY TO A PRODUCTIVE ONE ON THE MARKET
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Millionday: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW FAST THEY ARE MOVING

Millionday: Hashemi plays the insurance sector in any country in the world an active role in the economic process, and in the Iraq National Insurance Company is seeking this goal through the dissemination of insurance awareness among the public and publicize the importance of the insurance sector to the country's economy through the expansion of its activities to provide services of coverage of all kinds Insurance.
In this context, said Director General of the National Insurance Company Sadek Abdel-Rahman Hussein »Sabah» that the National Insurance Company has a plan to expand its services through offices in all governorates of Iraq calling on citizens to take advantage of insurance services to ward off the risks they face in their daily lives ».

Millionday: NOTE -- THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY --- THE MUCH NEEDED MARKET OF INSURANCE -- WHOOOPOW

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS IS DONE

Millionday: He said Hussein during the opening of a new office of the company ceremony in the city of Samawah that the opening of the office is part of the company's efforts to deliver insurance services to the people of the province of Muthanna.
and the Director-General of the Office shall exercise all types of insurance (such as insurance life, fire and accident insurance, engineering insurance, auto insurance, Insurance Compulsory auto, marine insurance, insurance of ships, aviation and reinsurance).
The work in Iraq three large state companies in the field of insurance, a national insurance company, the Iraqi and the insurance company, and the company re-public insurance and keep track of the three companies to the Ministry of Finance.

Millionday: NOTE -- THIS WAS STATED DURING THE OPENING OF ITS OFFICE

Millionday: He explained that the National Insurance Company (13) including a branch (8) and specialized branches (5) geographic branches and associated branches (42) offices, including 29 offices and geographically (10) border offices and (3) specialized offices distributed among the provinces Alarac.okan Hussein said at the time former »Sabah»: The companies global reinsurance giant recently began re-activity insurance with Iraq, noting that the country is a promising market and the needs for infrastructure projects as well as the needs rich local market consumer Balastairadat that it is insurance with different insurance companies.

Millionday: SO AS WE SEE -- MORE PROGRESS -- THIS IS NEEDED FOR EVERYTHING IN IRAQ
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Millionday: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Millionday: IRAQ`S 2016 BUDGET IS DONE AND HEADED TO PARLIAMENT

Swan2013: TO THE NAYSAYERS... THIS IS AMAZING SPEED.

Millionday: I AGREE -- FANTASTIC -- WE HAVE NOT SEEN THEM WITH BUDGET DONE LIKE THIS --- WHOOPOW

jwjd: earlier you mentioned the budget was being opened. now you mention the 2016 budget is done.. are you talking about two separate issues?

Millionday: YES --- I AM TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDS BEING TRANSFERED FOR 2015 ---- ALSO THE BUDGET FOR 2016 SHOULD BE IN PARLIAMENT TOMORROW

cjquade54: I guess they could still send the budget back and forth a few times to tweek it couldn't they? even though they say it's done.

Millionday: THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE PLEASED ACCORDING TO REPORTS AND NOT TAKE LONG WITH IT -- WE SHALL SEE -- THIS IS IRAQ

Millionday: THE BENEFITS ETC ALL ARE PART OF THE BUDGET ---

thefarm7: I'm not sure if I missed it but was the investment law passed today?

Millionday: YES
Millionday: THEY EXPECT IT TO GIVE SO MUCH TO INVESTORS THAT IT WILL BRING IN INVESTORS --- IT IS THE FIRST REPORT

thefarm7: Great! Thank you! Is that the same as the HCL law?

Millionday: THE FARM -- NO IT IS NOT THE SAME BUT WE SAW THE OIL AGREEMENT IS DONE FOR 4 YEARS A COUPLE DAYS AGO

Nadita: more of question than comment ... just to reconfirm that the budget is done and the investment law is also passed...

Millionday: NADITA--- NO --- THE BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PARLIAMENT TOMORROW FOR FIRST READ SPECIAL SESSION FOR 2016

cjquade54: did we see ink that the investment law was passed today? I thought they moved the vote back to Monday

Millionday: I SAW INK -- ARE YOU SAYING YOU SAW INK STATING THAT IT IS NOT DONE?

cjquade54: I didn't see ink that it was done.
cjquade54: did I miss it?

Millionday: DID YOU SEE INK THAT IT WAS MOVED TO MONDAY?

cjquade54: first it was Monday - then Sunday - then back to Monday

Millionday: I WILL HAVE TO REVERIFY THEN AND BRING IT TOMORROW

:winky winky: