The second panel is perhaps more of our technical panel. We have several witnesses present to help answer questions about modern development on the north slope and what it might look like in the future. Joining us today are mr. Aaron shut. Aaron is the president and ceo. Thank you for being here. You also brought your son with you which is a great Educational Opportunity for him and we appreciate you both being here. Lois is with us and she has been before the committee before. We welcome her back, she is the Arctic Program director for the wilderness society. Following ms. Epstein, we will have mr. Richard glenn, also a frequent flyer to the energy committee. He is executive Vice President for land and Natural Resources with the arctic slope regional corporation. It is good to have you back. Pepper show is known to many alaskans and many in washington d. C. His the former special assistant at the department of the interior during the previous a ministration. Welcome back test on our p
This fire burned about 100 acres. It charred 100 acres ever land and fire crews had to evacuate visitors of adam rock park which is up the road from where were standing. Were hearing its 40 contained but that percentage could be changed. This is a hilly rural area and fire crews are trying to stabilize that situation overnight. This is dry land. The new grass is providing plenty of fuel. This is considered a high threat area. Once crews arrived on tuesday, they realized they would need more help and resources. Santa cal fire was attacking it from the air dropping water and retardant. Cal fire was cutting lines in an effort to move the fire away from structures and into open spaces. They talked about the conditions and neighbors watching the fire fight talked about how quickly these flames were moving. Its not uncommon for us to see this kind of condition if the bay area and in the afternoon it has been warm where we get a breeze. Thats the importance of making sure you have Defensible
2yearold son to grab and this is the result that is no accidents. Strong words from the bucks county describe attorney as he described the criminal case against nick lag wiley charged in the death of his 2yearold son benjamin. The toddler found the gun and pulled the trigger and died of his injuries. This happened at a home where wiley lived with relatives, the dad was alone with his son on the tragic day. Wiley and benjamin was watching television in the living room and the 2yearold went to watch a cartoon in his own room and then the dad heard a loud bang and wiley found his son faceup bleeding on the floor fighting a gunshot injury. The defendant will serve a life sentence regardless of what happens to him criminally and that is the strategy here. Family members were concerned about loaded guns and mefr to leave them out because benjamin loved guns and had many toy guns and they looked real and the child was taught how to properly hold a pistol and Young Benjamin found a gun that hi
Is and can be a great force for good in the world. But because we are such a big country, we didnt always know about other parts of the world. If you are in laos, you need to know about thailand and china and cambodia because you are a small country and they are right next door. You need to know who they are. If you are the United States sometimes you can feel lazy and think. Thats part of what im trying to change because this is the region thats going to grow faster than any place in the world. As the youngest population and the economy is growing faster than any place. If we are here interacting and learning from you and understanding the culture of the region then we will be left behind. We will miss an opportunity and i dont want that to happen. [applause] i would like to ask how will you ensure [inaudible] continues after you step down plaques to disconnect to things we are going to do, we are working with the state department. It will continue after ive left the program to bring
Longer be operating in New Hampshire, in the exchange over just the first two quarters of this year alone. This move will leave 11,581s individuals in the Granite State looking for new held plans. Political reports, that one arizona county is poised to become an obama care ghosttown because no one can afford to sell them. That leaves 9700 people, in all ob arizona, although, with the no anticipations. Q. Millions need relief. Heres the action thats needed. They need immediate relief from the cost of Health Insurance and a lack of options the exchanges. We should do that, by giving states more flexibility, to give individuals and their families options to purchase lower cost private health plans outside ofn obamacare and we should do that now. I intend to offer this legislation that would provide that relief. Thats only to deal with the emergency of next year, of 2017 second, we need big structural change, in order to avoid a near collapse of our nations healtht insurance market. If the