Im delighted to be here for the wall street journal. Ill be talking with Gina Mccarthy, the administrator of the epa today. Well hear a few words from the administrator to begin with. Then were going to talk for ten or 15 minutes. Then i would like to turn it over to questions and answers from you. Thats always the most interesting part, i think, for any of these gatherings at the council. We have a few members of the press in the back. I will be diligent in getting to you as well. Dont be offended at all if i lean a little bit more toward the members in picking them first to ask their questions, but well try to get everybodys questions answered. I think were just at a fascinating moment in the environmental discussion and debate. The paris conference was at a minimum quite notable. Many say historic. Some say a little bit more controversial in issues of implementation that still need to be resolved. But fascinating no matter how you look at it. Gina mccarthy will be here to explain to
Number for you. Whether theto know federal government has been a good land. If you live in the pacific time zone 2027488001 is your number. Everybody else can dial in at 2027488002. You can also make a comment via social media and join the conversation going on on our facebook page. Just facebook. Com cspan. At can also send a tweet http twitter. Com cspanwj. Especially if youre a rancher or summary with the federal government, when it comes to public land, we would love to hear your experience as well. This was the recent article in the Washington Post. Oregon, frustration over federal land has been building for years. The federal government owns half the land in the state of oregon. As it does across the west. It used to be routine for ranchers to get permits to work the land or grace. That was a way to make a living off the land. Then, came increasing regulations. The federal government became for the own benefit than for local people trying to feed their family. This is for a man w
American dream. But haley also called for limits on illegal immigration and refugee resettlement. And she used last summers deadly attack at Mother Emanuel Church to point out that faith and unity can prevail over violence, hate and division. We didnt turn against each others race or religion. We turned toward god and to the values that have long made our country the freest and greatest in the world. We removed a symbol that was being used to divide us and we found a strength that united us against a domestic terrorist and the hate that filled him. Theres an important lesson in this. In many parts of Society Today whether in popular culture, academia, the media or politics, theres a tendency to falsely equate noise with results. Haley says if the gop had the white house, taxes would be lower for working spending and debt would be reduced, healthcare would be cheaper, the military would get stronger and agreements would be celebrated in israel and protested in irannot the other way arou
Money the most, americas lowest paid employees and why no one is making their boss pay. Also tonight hot off the press. Charlie hebdo returns to french news stands. Frances determination to celebrate. Vive lecharlie. And the law. Youre going to get caught. A new orleans artist his canvas and how it earned him an audience he never expected. I seen the guys walking up and i was like uh oh, this doesnt look good. Good evening, thanks for joining us, im joie chen. We all know what it means to be robbed but suppose the theft takes place on your job and the person stealing from you is your boss . Thats called wage theft and the numbers are staggering. In just one year workers fighting back against their bosses recovered nearly 1 billion. Thats amount they got back. The total losses in wages and benefits nationwide could be more than that. In an america tonight investigation, correspondent Christof Putzel found it is the very lowest paid, the ones who could least afford it who suffered the mo
In the run up to the president state of the union address, he has been released policy proposals, touring the country, and letting people try his ideas on for size. One of the proposals you will hear about in his speech, rolled out in the past week, making it easier for americans to get two Year College Degrees by paying their tuition today. I am announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of Community College tuition in america. I want to bring it down to zero. [applause] president obama made his announcement last friday, the white house claiming the president s plan could help up to fine Million Students. Federal funds will cover threequarters of the cost, within individual states picking up the rest of the tab. Ands estimated the program would cost 60 billion over ten years. What impact fight this have . Consider this, between 2012 and 2013, 7. 7 Million Students were enrolled in public two year colleges. And of those who go to Community Colleges, an analysis of educatio