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Introduction. I am honored to be back here. I am grateful to have this chance to talk about this topic which has dominated our discussions here in washington for more than a decade. I am grateful for the opportunity to be back here. When you get invited summer to speak, if you get invited back that is a good thing. I am grateful. I want to thank the centers for American Progress for the work that you do. Often in the congress we have exposure to a lot of data, a lot of information, a lot of hear...

Emissions vehicle, one thats more efficient may reduce these pahs in our air and especially in urban areas reduce exposures to those compounds which is really pornts, so thinking about hybrid or electric, were all lucky enough to take Public Transit and reduce those overall exposures or yeah . I believe so, is that true . Yes, my science advisors, thats why theyre here. [inaudible]. Yeah. There are a lot of carcinogens in diesel exhaust, yeah. [inaudible]. Well, youre still seeing an oil that co...

Its very low doses but thats an excellent question and i thought somebody would probably ask that. So, the United States Preventative Services task force in 2009 came out with a proposal to revise guidelines saying that perhaps women aged 40 to 50, theres no cost benefit really for that age group in terms of having mammogram of average risk, so recommended that women start mammography at age ao where the benefits really out weigh the risk, you dont have 40 years left in your life span at that po...

Imaging around kids so you know how to downsize a radiation dose for kids who is smaller, their physical size is narrower, and also to make machines more accountable and more clear in how they work. [inaudible]. Its very low doses but thats an excellent question and i thought somebody would probably ask that. So, the United States Preventative Services task force in 2009 came out with a proposal to revise guidelines saying that perhaps women aged 40 to 50, theres no cost benefit really for that ...

Have clear directions on how to make that happen so in our own lives, we can ask our health care provides, are there safer alternative, mri or ultrasounds for doing this test, and then if you have kids and they need a test, ensure and ask questions about the safest dose and if they have machines that can calibrate to kids, and then we have to see these changes with the laws so if fda has proposals out for medical imaging around kids so you know how to downsize a radiation dose for kids who is sm...

The airport is seeking to scale the project to focus solely on the 24 street overpass. Because the obligation for the grant is rapidly approaching, the airport is that high risk of losing these critical federal funds. Mister secretary, this project is important to the city of phoenix into sky harbors future growth. Will your Department Support our efforts to extend the period of eligibility for the grant and work with the airport on this modified project . So it does not lose these critical fede...

Were seeing safer shampoo products, we want to pass laws. Radiation is the longest and best studied exposure link to Breast Cancer and what can we do about that, some radiation is naturally occurring, but we know that since 1980, radiation exposures for the average person have doubled and most of that is probably due to a 600 increase in medical radiation, were being exposed to a lot more radiation from medical tests, sometimes thats the only option, its worth that added risk because the alterna...

On the floor, the pentagons budget bill is expected with an amendment on the nsa, syria, and egypt. One an amendment could curtail the nsas ability to collect telephone and other data. We want to get your reaction to that provision. Host remember, you can send us a tweet or post your comments on facebook host let me begin with the New York Times story. This piece host we want to get your take on this. What do you think about this amendment the house is expected to vote on later this week . It wa...

Secretary of defense for the state of israel . I will take your answer off the air. Host that was part of the discussion yesterday. Guest absolutely. There was a lot of time spent on israel yesterday. It is a huge foreignpolicy issue for the. They happen to be in the middle of an environment that is unsettled and without clear paths forward. It is a core interest of the United States. Again, it is a scenario where politicians feel strongly and American Voters feel extremely strongly. There were ...

Secretary of state john kerry is in europe this weekend. His first stop, the capitol, at lithuania where he spoke to members of the european union. Now he is in france fomeet with the French Foreign minister. Top of the agenda syria. Fill kitner is in phil littner, tell us what you know is coming out of these meetings richly very interesting neel news coming out of the meeting. Secretary of state kerry apparently swaying some ofs those. Spairnth there has been a communique thats been put out in ...