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Nation's environmental protection agency, lisa jackson. administrator jackson. thank you for being here. >> that's a great intro. i'm not richard nixon. >> you don't look a thing like him. it seems impossible that one of the republican legislative legacies of the century is the epa, because it seems that environmental protection has been an issue on which there is a spark partisan divide. is that fair? >> yes. the fundamental bedrock laws of our country. and i loved -- i actually learned a new phrase, above partisanship. and i keep saying, i said that when i took office as administrator. the e...

Protection agency, lisa jackson. administrator jackson. thank you for being here. >> that's a great intro. i'm not richard nixon. >> you don't look a thing like him. it seems impossible that one of the republican legislative legacies of the century is the epa, because it seems that environmental protection has been an issue on which there is a spark partisan divide. is that fair? >> yes. the fundamental bedrock laws of our country. and i loved -- i actually learned a new phrase, above partisanship. and i keep saying, i said that when i took office as administrator. the environment has always b...

Early actions that we can all take part in along the gulf to restore it. >> administrator jackson, thank you for being with us. >> jessica, thanks for having me. coming up, the latest news headlines, including more faa traffic controllers fired today after sleeping on the job. some . but i was still over the edge with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cho...

Dioxide, and the greenhouse gas the e.p. abz wants to regulate. >> the supreme court says it does. >> the supreme court by 5-4 said the e.p.a. must regulate if they have endangerment finding. >> joe barton told administrator jackson that is not the case. >> co2 is not mentioned in the clean air act. a 5-4 it might be. it's your administration decision it should be but that doesn't mean it has to be. >> the obama administration has been the most aggressive in recent memory. six rules were issued on christmas eve. there is a pipeline of regulations waited to be issued. >> democrats don't want to...

Will hold up. first time we ever regulated a chemical, not because of what it does directly to you, but because it has an impact on i o iodide up take that might affect children down the road. yes, the federal science moves slower than all of us would like. but it's very, very good science. >> administrator jackson there, also testified before the senate subcommittee this week. a lot of people paying attention to this. perchlorate. that's a name that you need to remember. he's called it the decade of the vaccines and spent over $10 billion to make them available around the world. we'll talk ...