. >> we endorse you because we want to see good government and you got a bump from christine todd whitmanwas that an unexpected endorsement. >> she was helpful to us and governor rom no. and the chris christie thing, i am not concerned. >> have you talk to him at all. >> not since we were in aspen when it all happen and we have not talked since. >> did you say what's up? >> and yeah. >> i am curious. how did he defend the comments made publicly? >> he couldn't. how are you going to defend that. you are the rga chairman and the goal should be to help every governor, republican or challenger and that's how we build a party nationwide and if i winç and we are close and we over take cuomo and if i win on tuesday, just think about what will do for the republican party nationwide. >> it would be huge. >> rob, best wishes and i endorsed you and i hope you win and i think new york could use a different direction. nice to have you here. >> we'll look at the tightest and nastiest and most expensive race in the country. the contest for governor in florida. that is coming up next. >> not everybody i

. >> we endorse you because we want to see good government and you got a bump from christine todd whitmanat an unexpected endorsement. >> she was helpful to us and governor rom no. and the chris christie thing, i am not concerned. >> have you talk to him at all. >> not since we were in aspen when it all happen and we have not talked since. >> did you say what's up? >> and yeah. >> i am curious. how did he defend the comments made publicly? >> he couldn't. how are you going to defend that. you are the rga chairman and the goal should be to help every governor, republican or challenger and that's how we build a party nationwide and if i winç and we are close and we over take cuomo and if i win on tuesday, just think about what will do for the republican party nationwide. >> it would be huge. >> rob, best wishes and i endorsed you and i hope you win and i think new york could use a different direction. nice to have you here. >> we'll look at the tightest and nastiest and most expensive race in the country. the contest for governor in florida. that is coming up next. ah! come on! let's hide

ask bill ruckelshaus, christine todd whitman, william reilly and lee thomas. ask jim brainard, the republican mayor of carmel, indiana. ask bob dickson, the republican mayor of greensburg, kansas. ask betty price, the republican mayor of fort worth, texas. ask republican mayor sylvia murphy and county commissioner george nugent of monroe county, florida. if you're not a scientist, just ask. do your homework. exercise this new great responsibility that will come with the great power you have won, but don't pretend that climate change isn't real. even your own young voters know better than that. a majority of republican voters under age 35 think a politician who denies climate change is ignorant, out of touch, or crazy. those were the words checked off in the poll. to paraphrase michael correspondenmike coraleonefrom t tell me it isn't real because it insults my intelligence and it makes me really angry. to our republicans, i say, i want to be your best friend from all of this. the kind of best friend who tells you when you're in no shape to drive and should han

how vulnerable -- and actually your predecessor christine todd whitman told politico with jim inhofe as chair of the environment committee, i think what they're going to do is starve the agency. question is, how vulnerable do you feel the e.p.a. is to starve the agency strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> well, i feel very confident that the american people understand the value of e.p.a. i am confident that for 40-plus years we have been able to do our job and continue to grow the economy. i feel confident we have had four republican administrators at e.p.a. that have testify brd that very committee and this just this past year and we're very strong about their cry for immediate action on climate change. so this is not been -- e.p.a. has not been a partisan agency. it's been an agency that's done its job to protect public health in the environment in the smartest way we can. i do not believe that the american public wants to see us not do that. >> have you had conversations with senator mcconnell in recent days on this or anything else? >> not in recent days but certainly we

how vulnerable -- and actually your red assessor, christine todd whitman, told politico that would jim inhofe as chairman of the environmental committee, what they're going to do is tardy agency. my question is, how full herbal do you feel the epa -- how vulnerable do you feel the epa is to a strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> i feel very comparable that the american people understand the value of epa. i'm confident that for 40 plus years we been able to do our jobs and continue to grow the economy. i feel confident that we have four republican administrators at epa that have testified before that very committee in just this past year, and were very strong about their cry for immediate action on climate change. so this has not been -- epa has not been a heart is in agency. -- has not been a partisan agency. it has done its best to protect public health in the modest way can. i do not believe the american public wants to see us not do that. >> have you had conversations with senator mcconnell in recent days on this or anything else? x not in recent days, but certainly we have

and christine todd whitman told the chair of the environment committee so how vulnerable is the epa to a strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> i feel very confident the american people understand the value of the epa and 40 plus years they could do their jobs and i feel confident then those the testified before a the very committee. and the cry of the redaction. this is an agency that has done its job. and i do not believe the american public does not want us to see us do that. >> you have had conversations with senator mcconnell recently? >> not in recent days that we have met before and i certainly respect his position. but i think the american public will speak. >> looking at the u.s. commitment that the power alone will not get us there. so not just with the voluntary standards. >> but you may recall that we do regulate the compounds well but the question is how do we continue to get those reductions? so we are exploring this and the president called on and as a reduction in strategy and we are working on that with the rest of the administration it is not just what the epa c