first, to republican congressman darrell issa of california. he chairs the house oversight and government reform committee. welcome, congressman issa. you have said that your goal is not to do away with regulations. if not, what is the goal? >> the goal is to find out of the tremendous growth in regulations and regulatory actions whether some of these actions have changed slightly, modified, enhanced, combined or even streamlined just to be a little quicker could cause american companies to be able to create more jobs. we often hear about the time it takes to get f.d.a. approval versus the europeans. these kinds of areas-- including e.p.a. and some of the obvious ones-- were what we've begun a dialogue with job creators on to see if, in fact, we can be part of the solution to their job creation. >> warner: you mentioned the e.p.a. and, in fact, it seems that more than half of the comments that come in from business do have to do with environmental regulations. do you believe that the environment simply is going to have to take a backseat while

. >> i'm congressman darrell issa. >> reporter: they were solicited by darrell issa, the chair of theouse oversight committee. republicans have made eliminated regulations one of their top priorities. >> far from pulling our economy back, the weight of debt and taxes and regulation have stifled our economic recovery. >> reporter: in one letter, beverage makers complained that sugary soft drinks were being targeted unfairly. cabinet makers wrote in about rules restricting formaldehyde in pressed wood. environmentalists called the exercise one-sided. >> they've never asked the public health experts. they've never asked the scientists how many lives are being saved, how many lives would be lost if we cashiered these regulations. >> reporter: the president argued today that smart regulations are good for business. >> few of us would want to live in a society without rules that keep our air and water clean. that give consumers the confidence to do everything from investing in financial markets to buying groceries. >> reporter: mr. obama was speaking before the u.s. chamber of commerce whic

all the things chairman darrell issa's committee will be looking at, certainly on thursday. it in ohio, shirley on our democrats' line. caller: hello? hi, dear. first of all, the last caller who said he did not vote for obama, thank god he did not vote for obama. i did because we don't need anybody like him because he is ridiculous. first of all, business was outed -- we don't have business, big or little. it don't take a genius. common sense is so uncommon. it just aggravates me. ho: what do you think should be done? what do you think the solution is? caller: the solution, dear, would be for more than us to get -- women. it to make a long story short. i know you have bigger and better things to do, dear, but i am in this community. we need small business is for sure. without regulations, we will have vigilante's out here doing everything. it is scary. baby, i'm done. thank you. thanks for your time. host: kevin, democratic caller. battle creek. caller: i love the way you correspond, the back and forth with the callers. of course, a corporate business and big businesses, peo

all the things chairman darrell issa's committee will be looking at, certainly on thursday. it in ohio, shirley on our democrats' line. caller: hello? hi, dear. first of all, the last caller who said he did not vote for obama, thank god he did not vote for obama. i did because we don't need anybody like him because he is ridiculous. first of all, business was outed -- we don't have business, big or little. it don't take a genius. common sense is so uncommon. it just aggravates me. host: what do you think should be done? what do you think the solution is? caller: the solution, dear, would be for more than us to get -- women. it to make a long story short. i know you have bigger and better things to do, dear, but i am in this community. we need small business is for sure. without regulations, we will have vigilante's out here doing everything. it is scary. baby, i'm done. thank you. thanks for your time. host: kevin, democratic caller. battle creek. caller: i love the way you correspond, the back and forth with the callers. of course, a corporate business and big businesses, p

darrell issa had a committee hearing where he interviewed tot eight members from the business communitywae bothering them and affecting their ability to create jobs ior to the regulations. o ce to get those back it'sact,t going to be an even bigger fight to see whether or not they can get the vote to get rid of some of these regulations. today's vote there's a lot of democrats who are saying short, fine, i like to vote for a bill that takes a close look at the regulations.nd there will be questions whether they are willing to support getting rid of the specific regulations such as the epaprop. regulations or the safety regulations or things that the fda regulation, for example, so that's going to be a bigger fight down the road. but today, however, this is like saying we are making the effort to try to get rid of the regulation at the business committee has told us and have a job growth. it's going to be tough for many democrats to vote against that, just given the atmosphere, given the atmosphere among the voters these days about wanting a the economy to improve and the feeling that th

representative darrell issa, the beauty, mountain, wilderness act of 2011. the wilderness protections act, representative simpson, idaho, central idaho development recreation act. it just goes on in terms of places that are being designated as wilderness including from republicans within the house of representatives. and so i think that -- the one thing we can do is to tone down the rhetoric and to say, we in the united states have some very special places. they're not republican places. they're not democratic places. they're not -- they would be lost to all of us. yes. republicans can support wilderness and democrats can support wilderness. and i think we can find some common ground here. so i'm very hopeful and looking forward to conversations with even those who are critics of our wild lands policy. >> very good. how does the -- oh, this is from etan manual of the wilderness club. how does the department of interior plan to prioritize climate smart land management plans? p.s., great ago report. [laughter] >> you got a fan letter there. but they want to kn

representative darrell issa. " rep dreier the sending of protection act. rep simpson -- 8 just goes on in terms of places that are being designated as wilderness, including from republicans and the house of representatives. so, i think that one thing that we can do to tone down their rhetoric, and to say that we, in the united states, have some very special places. they're not republican places. they're not democratic places. they belong to all of us. yes, republicans can support wilderness. democrats can support wilderness. i think we can find common ground here i am very hopeful, and looking forward to conversations with even those who are critics. >> this is from athen manual. how does the department plans to privatize land management plans? p.s. -- great report. [laughter] >> you have touched on that, but you might want to elaborate a little bit more. >> we are doing is developing a climate science centers around the country, and we do have support. they are considering support for the climate science center because there is a recognition that climate

darrell issa, the republican congressman from california he's the new chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. he's been holding hearings to discuss ways that congress can cut down on the number of federal regulations out there. and that's another way that house republicans say that they'll be able to spur job creation. they've had a couple hearings on that and the house passed a measure last week or two weeks ago that would call on 13 or so committees to take a look at regulations and try to find out one that is are duplicating each other or ones that are harmful to job growth. so i think that over the next couple months we'll see that play out a little more. but it's an interesting approach on both cutting the spending and cutting regulations has something that house republicans are looking at . host: give you a moment to think about this question. in the first hour we asked if the president could meet with one person who advise him, who would that person be. martha is joining us from north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. this is martha. i'm goi

darrell issa, the republican congressman from california he's the new chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. he's been holding hearings to discuss ways that congress can cut down on the number of federal regulations out there. and that's another way that house republicans say that they'll be able to spur job creation. they've had a couple hearings on that and the house passed a measure last week or two weeks ago that would call on 13 or so committees to take a look at regulations and try to find out one that is are duplicating each other or ones that are harmful to job growth. so i think that over the next couple months we'll see that play out a little more. but it's an interesting approach on both cutting the spending and cutting regulations has something that house republicans are looking at . host: give you a moment to think about this question. in the first hour we asked if the president could meet with one person who advise him, who would that person be. martha is joining us from north carolina good morning. caller: good morning. this is martha. i'm goin