mr. olson? >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, one of the most important decisions made at the constitutional convention in 1787 was replacing the failed confederacy that governs states with a national government that could regulate individuals but not states. in the words of this court in the new york case, "congress may regulate interstate commerce directly, but it may not regulate state's regulation of interstate commerce." s that what iti does whenever it preempts state law? >> -- this court has repeatedly held that it may preempt contradictory systems and state laws. theill you make a -- government gave the state of choice to regulate this way or don't regulate at all. >> that's right. it gave the states of choice in conjunction with the regulation of the area -- >> there were federal standards. the states were told, except that more don't, but if you don't, you won't regulate and neither will we. fact, thetter of consequence of that is that the states could regulate according to th

mr. olson. mr. olson: thank you chief theice and may it please court. one of the most important decisions made at the constitutional convention from 1787 was replacing the failed confederacy which governs states with the national government that could regulate individuals but not states. in the words of this court in the new york case, congress may regulate interstate commerce directly, but it may not regulate states regulation of interstate commerce. >> mr. olson, isn't that what the government does whenever it preempts state laws? it regulates. olson: when the government regulate state laws, the federal government has initially taken that position or action to regulate interstate commerce in some respect and when it does that, this court has repeatedly held it may preempt contradictory or inconsistent state laws. ferc, the you make of government gave the state a choice. regulate or don't regulate at all. and -- >> it gave the states a choice in conjunction with the regulation of the area -- >

mr. olson. mr. olson: thank you chief theice and may it please court.e of the most important decisions made at the constitutional connt

mr. olson's was already taking care of.have a letter from the motor and equipment manufacturers association. that is accepted without objection. have 10 business days to submit additional questions for the record and i ask that witnesses respond within 10 business days. without objection, this subcommittee is adjourned. >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal ." and then newsmakers. after that, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein testifies before the house judiciary committee. he knew more about more things than any single man in north america. and i include franklin in that. who would be his only rival. by everyone was impressed jefferson's extensive knowledge. adams was smart to did not have the breadth but he had some depth in history and law that jefferson did not have. not because jefferson couldn't, that he was not as interested in the law as adams. q&a,night, on c-span's professor gordon would on his book, "friends ded

i know my colleagues because of mr. olson and how he asked. so, thank you very much.e gentleman is recognized. >> one of the costliest regulation is one we will address today that targets fuel efficiency for cars and trucks. we estimate cars in excess of $200 billion much of which will show up in higher sticker prices for newer vehicles. although they claim savings for lower fuel costs, we know it's based upon inaccurate projections another assumptions that are proving to be off the mark. it's time to review to see if there good deal for consumers or they can be improved upon. fortunately they contain the so-called midterm evaluation. they're finalized in 2012 and have stricter standards out to 2025. for this reason will revisit it way through the process to see if standards for model years 2022 - 2025 need to be adjusted. in 2016 we looked at midterm evaluation to make a final determination by april 2018. after the election they accelerated it and rush it out the door last january. this concluded that standards are fine and don't need to be changed. the good news is

mr. olson? >> thank you, mr.ief justice, and may it please the court, one of the most important decisions made at the constitutional convention i87

the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for five minutes. >> i thank the chair. welcome, administrator pruitt. my congressional district, texas 22, may be the biggest one in america. right now we have 850,000 people and growing quickly. the huge majority of these people want me to tell you thank you, thank you, thank you for making epa what it should have been, an agency in d.c. that works with local governments, local private sectors to get cleaner air. thank you for that. they're frustrated by the last few years. the epa became a combatant that kept us from getting cleaner air and water. they are thrilled to have you there. the technology is not available, yet it is demanded. they're tired of having lawsuits to sue and settle, and that's gone. thank you for that. there are many frustrations back home. one example, the rfs. as you know, sir, i have had long and serious concerns with the rfs. i hope this committee will act to make this matter -- to take care of this matter quickly, but in the meantime, until we act, guess what? you're enpoint and you have a lot o

[laughing] i know my colleagues because of mr. olson at how he asked, we appreciate that.o thank you very much. >> the gentleman is recognized. [laughing] one of the costliest energy and environmental regulations from the obama administration is the one we will address today that targets fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. epa estimated total costs in excess of $200 billion by 2025, much of which will show up in the form of higher sticker prices for new vehicles. and although the agency claims offsetting consumer savings from lower fuel costs, we now know that this was based on inaccurate projections of rising gas prices as well as other assumptions that are proving to be off the mark. it is time to review these rules to see if they are a good deal for consumers and whether they can be improved upon. fortunately, the regulations contained just such a review, the so-called mid-term evaluation. the regulations were finalized in 2012 and included progressively stricter standards all the way out to 2025, more than a decade into the future.

and like my friend from texas, mr. olson, i appreciate your commitment to process and rule of law. i appreciate your commitment to cooperative federalism. and i know you're very familiar with a couple of north dakota cases. one in particular, of course, the hayes case, that was started in california and north dakota was blocked from intervening in, which is just kind of blows me away that states don't have as a matter of right, constitutional right standing in cases that affect them, especially with regard to regulations that they have primacy over regulating. the more recent is one that straddled your memo on sue and settle that i want to bring to your attention. and see if we can't work more closely together. you, me, our attorney general, on addressing it as we go forward. and that was a revision of rules that was proposed in 2016, a consent decree was declared between the epa and environmentalist groups. and north dakota was blocked from intervening. and this is -- related to oil and gas industry in our state, where our state has primacy, and we were blocked from intervening. o

. >> mr. olson, five minutes. >> i thank my friend from tennessee from the bottom of my heart for having this important hearing. modern day slavery happens as was said in the first panel. it happens in my hometown of sugarland, texas. slavery for sex and labor. it's ugly, offensive, but it's real. it's so offensive and ugly some law enforcement people back home say it doesn't exist but it does. april 2016 back home, a high school senior, very attractive, disappeared at night, working at a local gym, 500 yards, from my official office, in the heart of sugarland. she had just turned 18 so she was a legal adult. her father knew unless he found her in 30 days she'd likely be gone forever. luckily he had resources to hire former special forces seals, glen berets, reinforce recon and put a full on onslaught on>'ó social media. he got her back. that situation had been planned for two years. she befriended the so-called groomer when she was 16. he used snap chat to communicate with her, give her drugs, get

. >> mr. olson, five minutes. think the -- thank those from tennessee from the bottom of my heart for having this important hearing. slavery happens all over america, as was said in the first panel. it happened in my hometown, sugar land, texas. slavery for sex and labor. it is ugly. real.ive, but it is it is so offensive, that some law enforcement people back home say it does not exist. but it does. home, highback school seniors -- very attractive. they disappeared at night, working out at the local gym. 500 yards from my office in the heart of sugarland. she had just turned 18, so she was a legal adult. her father knew, and he found her in three days -- her father knew unless he found her in three days, she would likely be gone forever. luckily, he had resources to hire former special forces, reinforcement and recon, and put on an onslaught on social media. he got her back. planneduation had been for two years. she defended the rumor when she used snapchat to communicate with her, give her drugs, get her hooked,

dakota but i want to get to the heart of a couple of things he emphasized and my friend from texas mr. olson, i appreciate your commitment to process and rule of law. i appreciate your commitment to cooperative federalism. i know you're very layer with a couple of north dakota cases in the regional his case which was staying in california and north dakota was blocked from intervening which is just owes me a way that states don't have a matter right constitutional right standing in cases that affect them especially with regard to regulations with over regulating in the more recent one is one that straggled your memo on sue and settle that i want to bring to your attention. i want to see if we can work more closely together. that was revision of rules that was proposed in 2016, a consent decree was declared between epa and environmentalist groups and north dakota was blocked from intervening and this is related to oil and gas in our state where our state has privacy and we are blocked from intervening. oil arguments in october of this year about the same time as were putting out your memo occu

olsons in minnesota and nebraska. some are friends of mine. i was a member of the young republican party. i feel that the key is having listened to mr. reagan when he ran against jimmy carter was the issues of how do we stimulate the living wage jobs across america? and one thing that he surrounded himself with so many people -- i only worked in d.c. i actually rs but taught ethics at my level. but the issue is, of course, how can webero from peter to pay paul in i actually this reg? subsidies is one of layout. if you are the olsons related to them from nebraska and minnesota, there is much layover out there. i lived in new mexico as well and there is quite a bit of blm land being used. subsidy ks be taken and placed in areas like education. we need to raise the quality of living standards for our teachers. the foundation for our youth. now, i am really more of a republican-democrat. my grandfather was a great fan and would remind me of franklin delano roosevelt saved the world. but the modern day democrats speak more of boston and harvard. and all i know is that beats harvard than harvard beats prince ton. but i will leave it to you

olson hired a seasoned investigator, a former secret service agent named bill savage. asked him to find out what he could about kody, the murder and that boy's confession. >> some of the details that mrample, so severe, so brutal. they certainly didn't seem to be the result of an accident as kody had claimed or from a shovel of all things >> horrible, slicing disfigurement to mickey's face. >> what did that say to you? >> a great deal of rage by someone. >> why would kody have done that to a childhood friend? there had to be more to the story. he wondered if kody's fiancee, toni fratto would provide more insight. >> i was kind of curious, like where is mickey? what's going on, you know? where could she have gone? >> so, olson spoke to toni himself. did she have any idea why he -- >> absolutely none. no idea. >> was she as devastated as other people seemed to have been? >> i would describe her aspect as dead pan. i would describe her as emotionless. >> how did that strike you? >> odd. very odd. >> mickey's sister d.j. also remembered how after the murder toni just seemed to shut down. she refused to look at me. refused. >> i understand that you're not going to be social because it's y

olsons in minnesota and nebraska. some are friends of mine. i was a member of the young republican party. i feel that the key is having listened to mr.eagan when he ran against jimmy carter was the issues of how do we stimulate the living wage jobs across america? and one thing that he surrounded himself with so many people -- i only worked in d.c. i actually rs but taught ethics at my level. but the issue is, of course, how can webero from peter to pay paul in i actually this reg? subsidies is one of layout. if you are the olsons related to them from nebraska and minnesota, there is much layover out there. i lived in new mexico as well and there is quite a bit of blm land being used. subsidy ks be taken and placed in areas like education. we need to raise the quality of living standards for our teachers. the foundation for our youth. now, i am really more of a republican-democrat. my grandfather was a great fan and would remind me of franklin delano roosevelt saved the world. but the modern day democrats speak more of boston and harvard. and all i know is that beats harvard than harvard beats prince ton. but i will leave it to you t