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Methodology to the agency and the finding -- >> thats a clear violation of rules protecting patient confidentiality. who is protecting the subjects in those studies. you have promised us a replacement rule for the clean power plant. would that acknowledge the health impacts of fine particle pollution? >> we have been, as you know, proposed rural marketplace on just that issue. >> i mentioned the risks of lead in drinking water. so with this new rule, those risks were shown by epidemiological stu...

City study which proved a connection between air pollution and early death back in 1993. that just by living in a city with poor air quality your average life expectancy was lower than those who did it. this study later became the basis of fine matter regulations in the clear air act. when you were here in december, we spoke about fine particle matter which thanks to studies based on confidential patient health information we now know is associated with premature death, asthma attacks, decreased...

The support for the regulation, is that not correct? >> it is. what has been of note to me, as ive been certain at the agency, there are reliance, a reliance at the agency on many third party studies. as the studies are supportive of rule-making, important to make sure the methodology and data accompany the conclusions so the american people can make informed decision about the rules and whether they actually are based on sound science. >> this is to get a little bit to the budget, were actually...

Bypassing or the ppo process not being respected. >> im concerned that you have no idea of what is going on in your name at your agency, especially on an issue already under ig investigation. you spent this week claiming to champion transparency, but on tuesday, you blocked the press from attending an event where you announced a new proposal that will severely limit the agencys use of public health studies and policymaking. when internal e-mails came out about this new policy, they  revealed th...

Transparency. ive had a lot of constituents over the years been very concerned about decisions and various agencies that get made by administrators or the bureaucracy and in some cases they cant get access to the underlying data that underpins the decisions. the proposal you put forward, how does that address that issue? will it be replicated, maybe peer reviewed, so that we can all work off facts? >> this is -- this is an interest to congress. there is proposed legislation to address this very ...

Public, in particular the publics health. however, the gross elimination of many public health protections are kick backs to the rich lobbyists and corporation friends that have a real impact. i want to highlight one example. this week, the epa announced it intends to limit the kind of scientific studies it will use in issuing new protections to only studies that make public the private personal confidential information the people who participate in those studies -- of the people who participate...

They ended up spending the night out on the road, outside of their base, continuing the mission on a second day without another assessment about whether this security situation changed. the report addresses that, and then it will also talk about air assets. what was overhead, whether they needed more support. these are the kinds of things weve been hearing drips and drabs about this for weeks and months. well find out the specifics when the report is released. >> kourtney, thank you for coming o...