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Really to stop deforestation, to stop forest degradation and to interrupt the use of fires. the amazon is becoming more and more vulnerable to human induced land use changes, including more and more vulnerable to fires. on the other hand, also the amazonian countries, especially brazil, has to improve very much the health care services for people in the amazon. it is a very poor system today in the amazon and people are already going through and people are already going through a lot of suffering due to this very poor health care system. find a lot of suffering due to this very poor health ca...

Aside from this study being -- it seems to me apples and oranges comparing the two. opportunity for you to remind us that you went to harvard and make us feel rather inferior. >> well, you are. >> we are, that is true. without a doubt listen, wal-mart has a 2% -- 2 point something%. people who apply for welfare more exclusive club. 4%. people in prison 1% of the population. >> people on welfare is 4%? i think it's higher than that 4% of the population. >> i thought it was auto% getting some means tested welfare in this country. >> just straight out welfare. i'm not talking about food stamps or...

Aside from this study being -- it seems to me apples and oranges comparing the two. opportunity for you to remind us that you went to harvard and make us feel rather inferior. >> well, you are. >> we are, that is true. without a doubt listen, wal-mart has a 2% -- 2 point something%. people who apply for welfare more exclusive club. 4%. people in prison 1% of the population. >> people on welfare is 4%? i think it's higher than that 4% of the population. >> i thought it was auto% getting some means tested welfare in this country. >> just straight out welfare. i'm not talking about food stamps or...

Times" paints a bleak picture. it says that the well documented pattern of several other countries surnliging past the u in test scores and graduation rates corresponds to a skills gap extending far beyond school. it's based on a study being called the most detailed of its kind. we have japan, sweden, finland and norway all near the top. the u.s. lingering there in the middle. how best do we repair the playing field? you know, so that we can get our students, our kids where they need to be and to keep us in a dominant position on the globe? >> absolutely. and secretary duncan and i work very c...