governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus. understandlker, i you can't get to juneau from here. is that correct? you have to walk? well, 80 5% of: our community ship to walk to. that is what is unique about alaska. once you get here, you are happy about whatever mode you used to get here. can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline in the energy industry to the state of alaska? governor walker: we are resource state. one pointpeline at provided 25% of our nation's oil. it is critical to alaska's economy. it has been since about the mid-19 70's. christ is it preclude you from having a state -- host: does it preclude you from having a state income tax because of the revenue generated from the pipeline? governor walker: alaska has been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we are fortunate in that regard. we have other resources like natural gas that we've put back in the ground up and north. stateyou just signed the budget and it was a pretty substantial cu

announcer: n >> here's an interview with governor bill walker. this was part of our 50 capitals tour series. this is about 15 minutes. welcop number 38 on our 50 states capitals tour. today we are in the 49th state in the union, and the capital juneau.june oh -- of governor walker, i understand that you can't drive there from juneau. >> that is what is unique about alaska, and certainly about juneau. once you get here, you are very happy you use whatever mode to get here. it is a beautiful city. >> we appreciate your hospitality. governor walker, can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline and the energy industry to the state of alaska? we are a resource state, for the pipeline has 20% of our nation's oil at one time. to ourbeen crucial economy since the mid-1970's. >> does it preclude you from having a state income or sales tax because of the revenue generated from a pipe line? the income tax, that was the beginning of the oil revenues coming in. alaskans have been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our

governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus.

isska's current governor governor bill walker, independent, who will be seeking a second term this fall. and byron awalker milod --a democrat -- this building is a good representation of alaska, i think. collegial routinely with membes of the other body and the executive branch. it is a very modest representation that fits with alaska values. they want to get the best for their buck. a good representation of the history of that era, the 1920's, 1930's, a good fit for the alaska capital. announcer: tour staff recently traveled to alaska to learn about the rich history. learn more about alaska and other stops on the tour, at www.c-span.org/citiestour.

will hear from alaska's governor, bill walker and an u empirew with junea reporter. you can listen with the free c-span radio app. on friday, secretary of state mike pompeo and u.n. ambassador nikki haley met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and headquarters, this is 10 minutes -- from u.n. headquarters, this is 10 minutes. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. i want to first commend my good friend ambassador haley entered team here. she has a great team behind her. thank you. i came here was to meet with members of the un security council. south korea and japan. and convey the details of my trip earlier this month. i also had the opportunity to meet with the u.n. secretary, secretary-general, to discuss a variety of topics. the countries of the security council are united on the need verification of the denuclearization of north korea as agreed to by the leader. members of the u

walker: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. walker: i yield myself such time as i may consume sproism this gentleman is recognized. mr. walker: i rise in support of h.r. 4446 offer intro deuced by the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett. it would establish the virgin islands centennial commission by one year. congress established the virgin to mark the sion virgin ary of the islands transfering from danish e to american control. this gives the commission one extra year and delays the deadline for filing the report by one year. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from virgin islands is recognized. ms. plaskett: i rise to speak on my bill, h.r. 4446. i'd like to thank chairman gowdy and ranking member cummings, house leadership and staff for their work to bring this bill before the house floor. the virgin islands centennial commission act was signed into law in 2016, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the virgin islands

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alaska weekend, interviews with senators lisa murkowski and dan sullivan, congressman don young and bill walker. at 11:00, another chance to see ."&a >> during this week's question time, theresa may talked about her recent meeting with president trump and her comments -- in his comments during the helsinki summit. this is about 30 minutes. questions to the prime minister. thank you mister speaker. today marks 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela. i'm sure that they will want to join me. the message of forgiveness and peace and reconciliation is as much today as it ever has been. in addition to my duties in this house. thank you mister speaker. mister speaker is colin last year. each one of those deaths is a tragedy. how many more families is the prime minister willing to devastate. prime minister. i agree with her. each one of these is a tragedy and i'm sure every member of this house well have seen where they have gone through the terrible suffering. we have no plans to introduce that. we must prevent drug use in our communities. thank you mister speaker. did they inform the house. prim

announcer: n >> here's an interview with governor bill walker. this was part of our 50 capitals tour series. this is about 15 minutes. welcop number 38 on our 50 states capitals tour. today we are in the 49th state in the

governor bill walker says it puts the state on a more sustainable path, but damage is already done.ent is the highest in the nation. workers are fleeing. business capital is steering heclear and for t first time since 2009, alaska is america's bottom state for business. >> for "nightly business report," i'm scott cohn. >>> he aays does such a great job. >> oil is very much a part of their economy right now, but it's all about a job growth if you're not getting that, they're at the bottom there. that will do it tonight for us. i'm sue herera. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm bill griffit have a great evening. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ is >> ths "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, anpurepoint financial. >> how do shape our tomorrow? it starts with a vision. we see its idealorm in our mind, and then we begin to chisel. we strip away everything that l news in the way to rev possibilities. at purepoint financial, we have

we hear from alaska governor bill walker and an alaska resident. "so, discussion with the juneau empire" reporter james brooks. >>

most fisherman, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine.ator lisa murkowski said she would never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a hundr hundred-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine. it would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semitrucks instead of bears and foxes and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the stays. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal, the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, a former lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined our request for an interview. >> this is in roosevelt room, and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. >> nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident, right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of there being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes, so the biggest worry is a tailings dam failure like th

alaska weekend, interviews with senators lisa murkowski and dan sullivan, congressman don young and bill walker. at 11:00, another chance to see ."&a >> during this week's question time, theresa may talked about her recent meeting with president trump and her comments -- in his comments during the helsinki summit. this is about 30 minutes. questions to the prime minister.

most fishermen, tribes, even bill walker are opposed to the mine.d she would never trade salmon for gold. the latest plan includes a 100-mile natural gas pipeline. it would run past that volcano into a port system on this beach. imagine semitrucks instead of bears and foxes and a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the state. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal, andrew wheeler, a former lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined our request for an interview. >> this is in the roosevelt room and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. >> nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident. we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of there being an accident on the site. >> reporter: pebble would sit in a wetteland prone to earthquakes. this one sent a lake full of acidic waste downstream. the mine site is so far from bristol bay, that's a risk he can live with. >> if there is an accident it will kill fish for about 20 miles and that's it. and for ten years it w

the team of walker and biro democrat, a lieutenant governor, bill walker is an independent.two of them were elected the first term a little while ago. they will be running again. this building is a good representation of alaska. i think first of all, it is very welcoming. very collegial atmosphere where legislators have an opportunity to meet routinely with members of the other body and with the executive branch. it is a very modest representation. i think that fits with alaska values. that they want to get the best for their buck. goodnk it is a representation of the history of that era, the 1920's, 1930's. a good fit for alaska capital. announcer: the united states purchased alaska from russia in 1867 for two cents an acre. in 1950 eight, president dwight d. eisenhower d eisenhower signed the alaska statehood act allowing the former territory to become the 49th state. coming up, we visit the ted stevens foundation to learn about one of the longest-serving members of congress. >> mr. president, alaska was not seward's folly. an impoverished territory. alaska is a great stat

most fishermen, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine and senator lisa murkowskie would never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a 100-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine that would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semi trucks instead of bears and foxes. and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the state. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, aformer lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined our request for an interview. >> this is in roosevelt room. and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. >> nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident. right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of there being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes. so the biggest worry is a talgz dam failure like this one in british columbia which sent a

. -- hear from bill walker. listen to the program on our website at www.c-span.org or with the free c-span radio app. financier bill browder successfully lobbied the u.s. government to impose sanctions against russia. after he was expelled for exposing corruption. talked about russia's exploitation of democratic institutions during an event hosted by the atlantic council. after mr. browder's remarks, the white house released a statement saying president trump disagreed with a proposal from russia to question u.s. diplomats and other citizens including mr. browder. >> welcome to our very timely discussion today. i was just told to remind everyone that we are using the #russiafactor. timelythis is a very discussion today. we have a high-level panel that will be able to provide context to recent events such as the new mueller indictment of the 12 g are you officials and the charge -- gru officials and the charges against a woman. as well as putin's comments at the helsinki summit. we know that officers hocked into

most fishermen, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine, and senator lisa murkowskiuld never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a 100-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine. it would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semitrucks instead of bears and foxes. and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the state. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal, the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, a former lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined a request for an interview. >> this is in the roosevelt room, and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident, right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of their being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes. so the biggest worry is a tails dam failure like this one in british columbia, which sent a lak

and to add insult to injury for governor bill walker who is an independent that move to cut the permanentd dividend is deeply unpopular in alaska he's an independent, and he faces challenges in november from both republicans and democrats. candidates on all sides saying that the dividend is a prime issue, which means that alaska's fiscal pressures could certainly continue to be an issue. although maybe it gets some help from the fact that oil has bounced back remember you can read more about our study and see how your state ranks at top states.cnbc.com >> it's interesting that the worst state is an oil state and the best state is an oil state, with texas scott, why is this 0.2% gdp for the state of alaska last year? >> a lot of it had to do with oil, and as you know it was an issue for alaska and yeah, they're kind of competing -- for texas, that is, they're kind of competing on the same playing field texas has a much diverse economy. the oil here in texas and the gulf tends to be a little bit less expensive to produce than up on the north slope. so alaska had a lot of issues it had to de

. >> and bill walker has to take on both the republicans and the democrats. >> so am i in a red stateblue state well, all the suspense will come to an end tomorrow morning on ""squawk box." we're doing this differently tune in 6:00 to 9:00 eastern time on "squawk. where we will reveal the top five states for business and where i am, and you'll be able to see where your state stacks up we're giving our patented die bol cal hints today. let's take a look at the next one. it is perennial favorite now, remember, i said die bol cal hints. we try not to be obvious just like -- >> that's for the botonists out there. >> perennial >> perennial >> you are wearing a red shirt. >> yeah. >> nothing gets past her >> i don't know. you noticed a tree >> woolly bully, perennial favorite nothing is coming. >> we'll have to think chew on it >> we'll have another die bol cal hint you can read all about our study, read about the governors as well. top states.cnbc.com. our _#top states. the big reveal tomorrow morning. >> scott, thanks see you next hour. scott cohen. >>> a top chinese phone company goes pu

. -- hear from bill walker. listen to the program on our website at www.c-span.org or with the free c-span radio app. financier bill browder successfully lobbied the u.s. government to impose sanctions against russia. after he was expelled for exposing corruption. talked about russia's exploitation of democratic institutions during an event hosted by the atlantic council. after mr. browder's remarks, the white house released a statement saying president trump disagreed with a proposal from russia to question u.s. diplomats and other citizens including mr. browder. >> welcome to our very timely discussion today. i was just told to remind everyone that we are using the #russiafactor. timelythis is a very discussion today. we have a high-level panel that will be able to provide context to recent events such as the new mueller

counsel ken starr who was judge kavanaugh's boss during the investigations into bill clinto bill clinton. justice walker. and at the white house, leonard leo, the president's top outside advisor on judicial picks. leonard, we've got to go to you first. congratulations. you are kind of the men of the moment because you've been working this process behind the scenes. we were both in that room together when brett kavanaugh walked out. his father comes out first, his mother. mrs. scalia was there. two sons of mr. scalia and general niece, edwin meese from the reagan administration, former attorney general. what is you feel? i know what i felt. >> a tremendous sense of history going all the way back to the reagan administration. the idea of transforming the federal judiciary to respect the constitution at the law and seeing brett and his beautiful family, it was an electric evening, a magical evening. >> laura: 12 years on the circuit court of appeals. for people who aren't really into the legal organization of the courts, the d.c. circuit is the second highest court for all intents and purposes. there's a l

that walker passed a bill limited the amount of apprentices to supervisors 1-1. so that means you would not have a bunch of supervisors supervising one apprentice. sense, it is a more complicated industry and manufacturing, because of the outsourcing and the technological advancement we have seen. instruction is a good producing job that frankly has not been as susceptible to the automation wiping out jobs as we have seen in other goods producing industries. there certainly has been more on the ground in states and local governments, congress does not seem to have picked this up yet as something we need to push forward. maybe they will one day, but that has not been the discussion to this point. host: matthew in new jersey, good morning. caller: thank you, good morning, gentlemen. is 100% right. he said it twice that business is booming right now. unfortunately, we would not know it if we listened to the fake news media. booming and the economy are booming because president trump has reduced unnecessary,d unfriendly business regulations of the last administration

116094022, 4026, 8502 and of the house bill and sections 8632, 128, 8623, 8630, 12301 and 12407 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference. messers. walker, comber and ms. plaskett. from the committee on science, space and technology for consideration of section 7509 of the house bill and section 7409 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messers. abraham, dunn and ms. johnson of texas. from the committee on transportation and infrastructure for consideration 6224, ions 2404, 6223, 6503, 9117 and 9118 of the house bill and sections 2415, 2416, 6124, 6304 and 7412 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference messers. denham, gibbs and mrs. bustos. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on further consideration of h.r. 6147 and that i may include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 996 and prule 19 the chair declares the house in

bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4960 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4960. a bill to designate facility of the united states postal service located at 511 east walnut street in columbia, missouri, as the specialist sterling william wyatt post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

. >> bill: peter strzok heated exchange with north carolina republican mark walker.s with house republicans and democrats yesterday testifying for the first time in public at the joint hearing of two committees. president trump and his supporters say it's evidence of political bias. congressman walker my guest now and thank you for your time. how did you think it went yesterday? >> i think there was some information that came out of it yesterday but a couple times it went back and forth. how don't know how productive every exchange was. we found some profit in discovery yesterday. >> bill: give me one. >> one was the fact that mr. strzok continues to push back there was any bias. chairman gowdy and john ratcliffe did not say the following but a quote from the i.g. report there is a willingness to take action on this presidential prospect candidate and electoral process. the i.g. for him to sit there and tell the american people he had no bias. we saw the 50,000 different texts that were sent. i counted out in the last month. i exchanged 150 with my wife in north caro

walker wondered? that is a reference to the settlement that the taxpayers covered in which he said he won't repay. the republican ralph norman said his billngressman was not taking a tour of the capitol, #draintheswamp. they have yet to reach a deal on me too legislation, and there's no guarantee that it will happen before the midterms, and you've done reporting on this, but both chambers have passed a version of this legislation, but can't agree on some of the differences, particularly around personal liabilities, so are we really going to see congress end with no action? >> it is striking to see how much congress had moved on its me too moment, seeing the lawmakers get ousted for their driver, and yet have struggled to do something that seems just so simple to reform the sexual harassment policies on capitol hill, and the problem that you're seeing right now is that the house has stricter provisions that the senate has a problem with, and they struggled to reconcile the two bills. now, we expected it perhaps to get into the month past spending bill. if you want to tuck it into a larger bill, that could happen in september, but there's n

we hear from alaska governor bill walker and an alaska resident. "so, discussion with the juneau empire" reporter james brooks. and the coming week, the house will take up several bills making changes to the 2010 health care law. of "thellivan hill," you have been writing there are political considerations in the debate. why do republicans want to take up these bills? i think republicans want to push back on attacks from democrats over rising obamacare premiums. in the past it was republicans attacking over these premium hikes but not democrats think it is an advantage, they can blame republicans for these premium hikes ahead of the election this year. so with the vote next week republicans can kind of try to push back on that and say, we are putting forward our own ideas on how to lower premiums, and democrats are opposing these . so this is our way to push back and change the narrative. host: one of those measures would repeal the medical device tax? who does that tax hit and white do they want to repeal it? part ofhat is obamacare. it is a 2.3% t

will hear from alaska's governor, bill walker and an u empirew with junea reporter. you can listen with the free c-span radio app. on friday, secretary of state mike pompeo and u.n. ambassador nikki haley met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and