. >> no all men's accept the idea most americans accept the idea that there should be an e.p.a.is should have clean water and the drugs we take and food we eat should be safe. >> they don't. they don't want to pay for any of that. >> no one wants to pay for anything. ultimately when americans feel strongly enough about something, like the organic food movement. many americans decided to pay more 50% more for organic food because they believe it's the right thing to go for themselves and the country. >> that is a solution. >> i may have to come back. a lot of times the art set up it's false. it's like you can't have - you can't have people be paid well and have you know environmentally - you know self-conscious good policy. that is not true. we pay regardless. when we make things tore cheap, and make -- for cheep, and make people work it bites us in other way, economically in terms of you know public aid or people ending up in prison because of going to - seeking crime to cope. i mean there's so many ways we pay. if we focused on giving people the opportunity to have a living wag

e.p.a. won't approve new uses. in anmanufacturer of neomix argued that a lack of naturally occurring pests, and rigors of being taken from crop to crop could be a factor. restrictions on its use may result in the application of greater amounts of elder brode spectrum pesticides that are more harmful to bees. with no idea on how to keep the bees alive. jeff anderson says the family business may die with him. >> i would like to be optimistic that my kids would do this. it's a necessary business but realistically it's a tenuous way to make a living. >>> nine suspects have been arrested in connection with a daring jewellery heist. the burglary happened in the center of london's diamond distribute. the thieves drilling into an underground vault, stealing millions of dollars worth of jewels. police say they fabbed the suspects and -- nabbed the suspects and jewel >>> a stunning time lapsiedio of the aurora borealis. compiled by an astronaut. it occurs with solar winds carrying highly energetic particles from the sun interactin

e.p.a. to stop. you know how i got them to stop? i had to have an individual come to california, get in my car, drive out and walk in sandy creek throughout the sand before they believed there was no water to regulate. mr. speaker could you imagine what the e.p.a. would try and do if they even had more authority to regulate things outside of their jurisdiction? these are the actions of an administration that is unaccountable and that doesn't care about the freedom and prosperity of its citizens. this is an administration that cares more about regulation than reform, that cares more about power than it does about people. so the house is going to pass a bill to stop this rule this abusive power. we're going to stop this regulation for all the hardworking americans who have tried all of this agency power grabs just for the sake of power. we're going to try to do it for everyone who wishes to have control over their own lives. the e.p.a. doesn't need any more power, mr. speaker. the people do. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the

an example of a soybean field. >> reporter: but not everyone is cheering the e.p.a.'s action.utes west of twin cities. he fears the new rule means that some of his irrigation ditches, necessary to drain extra water off his fields, will suddenly be regulated. >> this has water running in it today because we had rain yesterday. so the system is working, it's taking the excess water out. if this ditch gets classified as a "water of the u.s.", will i have to get a permit? as we put on our protection products, as we deal with replacing nutrients, i don't want to have to get a permit if all of a sudden i find a pest or a weed outbreak. >> reporter: but ask the e.p.a. about current farming and the agency insists it won't be affected. >> it's tributaries only. now there are some ditches that were constructed in a tributary or that have frequent enough flow duration and volume to create these features. they're called tributaries, not ditches. >> but a farmer might call that a ditch. to a farmer that's an irrigation ditch. we are clearly explaining that irrigation ditches are not includ

e.p.a. is out with new plans for saving honey bees, proposing pesticide free zones so bees can reproduce. it's part of anbama initiative to help stop the drop in the bee population. >> a controversial new initiative to protect drinking water. the program from the white house is designed to keep water safe for 115 million americans. critics call it a power grab. >> on a sunny day on the banks of washington, d.c.'s river the head of the army corps of engineers sign rules for federal protection. >> rivers and lakes we love. we just can't let them get polluted. we have to pay attention to these streams and wetlands that feed into these water ways, because if they're not clean if will not be, either. >> under the rule, the e.p.a. would have jurisdiction over additional we had lands over tributaries that flow into rivers and lakes even if they don't flow year round and over ditches the government said function like tribute ears and can carry pollution downstream. environmental groups applauded the move. >> we think it makes a big difference not only in water quality for the immediate term but for the future wi

an issue such as crumb rubber can be resolved more quickly. as i mentioned to the ranking member earlier, we're working with e.p.a. we're working with n.i.h. through their center down in research triangle park in north carolina the national institutes of environmental health scientists and the national toxicology program, cdc, atsdr, and then also the fda. we're trying to figure out a way for the government to come together, use our existing resources and authorities to address these issues. parents don't care which acronym named government agency is supposed to do what. they just want answers and they want thun certainty resolved. and the third question i apologize, i can't even remember what the third one was. if you wouldn't mind asking me again. >> i think it's really basically trying to find out what your view is and what the commission is doing and whether you're working with other federal agencies on the issue. >> absolutely. >> all right. thank you very much. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair thanks the gentleman from illinois. mr. kinzinger is recognized for five minutes for your questions. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chair