Were looking at some other questions that have been raised ability what else we should do and looking at those issues. Again, working in cone cert with other agencies as well as states and local communities. So while hydrofracking has raised concern about whether it can be done or is being done safe and responsibly. Ep is working with states, local government, and the industry to make sure that we understand how to answer those issues effective from a science perspective, and in a way that continues to maintain the availability of inexpensive natural gas that strengths the economy as well as help us reduce air emission. I appreciate that. I think it seems like a reasonable response. Someone who asked you environmental law far long time. Please, do what you can to work with the administration. So we dont have overlapping of potentially inconsistent regulations. Very frustrating for the public. We want it to be done responsibly and in a way people can understand. Thank you for being here
Democrats, 202 5853880. Independents, 202 5853882. Wante retired military, we to hear from you as well, 202 5853883. Join the conversation on twitter. Us,can also email journal cspan. Org. The front page of the Washington Times has this headline. Republicans challenge obama tactics in prisoner exchange. Republicans challenge the obama insistence its did not negotiate with terrorists in securing the soldiers release and say the move was illegal and could embolden terrorists around the globe. The front page of usa today the deal saved bergdahls life. [video clip] we had information his health could be deteriorating rapidly. We found an opportunity, took the opportunity. I will stand by that decision. I signed off on the decision. The president made the ultimate decision. We spent time looking at this. The president has made clear he wants to close one,. Close Guantanamo Bay. Not let anyone out of Guantanamo Bay and i will not sign off on a detainee coming out of Guantanamo Bay unless i a
This discussion is an hour and a half. The Vice President for Economic Policy here, and thank you all for coming. Its an interesting time for the Housing Market. We could have said that anytime in the last five years but things are changing a bit, after more than five years of decline, markets around the country seem to be doing somewhat better. Home prices are going up. And foreclosures are at a fiveyear low. On the other hand, were still suffering from a serious overhang from the crisis. More than four million households have lost their homes through foreclosure. This is, of course, been very bat for families and communities and bad for state and local budgets. On top of that. Home price declines wiped out roughly 7 trillion in household wealth. And left more than 10 million families underwater on their mortgages. In particularly hearterrity communities lice leaves more than half the home owners are underwater and many by half of their homes value. This is creating significant proble
On booktv on cspan 2. Good afternoon. I am so glad to see all of you here on this Beautiful Day to join a National Book festival. Mine is in a Community Affairs at wells fargo for the midatlantic region. And so want to be here representing wells fargo is both an avid reader myself. I really dont remember a time in my life when i wasnt an avid reader. I just loved reading. I grew up in a very small town in North Carolina and had the benefit of the library account be an adjacent to backyard. But at the library of congress obviously, but its a wonderful asset to the community. Around the corner to parents to pick out books and am feeling very, very grown up when i got to go by myself to check out books myself. Ive attended here today come you must all know books can take you to foreign lands and give you a different perspective about your neighborhood. They can introduce you to people that came generations before and connect people in real time. My favorite incident happened to me when i
As we begin this new legislative year, we can now look ahead from sandy, ahead from the national recession, to a brighter day for new jersey. The author bern williams once said, man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. For all i have seen and experienced as your governor in this extraordinary year, one experience will be indelibly etched in my memory. Her name is ginjer. As i walked around the parking lot of the Fire Department in Port Monmouth in one of the days soon after sandy had laid waste to so much of our state, i saw so many of the scenes that i had come to expect in the aftermath of the storm neighbors helping neighbors, food being prepared for the hungry, First Responders helping the homeless. Then i met 9yearold ginjer. Having a 9yearold girl myself, her height and manner of speaking was immediately familiar and evocative. Having confronted so many crying adults at that point i felt ready to deal with anything. Then ginjer looked at me, began to cry and