the e.p.a.'s great lakes advisory board. i'm so pleased that this bill has again rejected the resident's proposal to gut the glri and this amendment would prevent them from dismantling the advisory board. you know, mr. chairman, this is a critical matter for anyone who drinks water and the great lakes provides drinking water to some 40 million people. let me say that again, 40 million people depend on this resource for one of life's basic requirements, water. i mean, not to mention andlers and recreation and as an old african proverb goes, water has no enemies. hopefully the great lakes restoration initiative is something we are going to recognize of playing a critical role in protecting and restoring one of america's greatest national treasures, life-sustaining element, water, and just to mention not to bor people with a lot of statistics but the great lakes contain about 21% of the world's surface fresh water and over 80%, 85% of water. h water in fresh and it's critical. it is important that

e.p.a., mr. kavanaugh said e.p.a. had to consider the cost to industry when determining whether power plants should have to reduce toxic air pollution that causes cancer and lowers the i.q. of children. judge scalia quoted judge kavanaugh when the supreme court later adopted mr. kavanaugh's position in another 5-4 decision, even though the clean air act, even though the clean air act doesn't say a thing about having to consider costs. the coalition for responsible regulation vs. e.p.a. mr. kavanaugh rejected the interpretation that congress gave e.p.a. the authority to control any air pollutant, including greenhouse gases, that contribute to climate change. mr. kavanaugh argued that taking the clean air act at its word and interpreting any air pollutant to include greenhouse gases would lead to what he considered again, as his own personal position, not as a matter of law, absurd results. mr. kavanaugh not only has proven to be untrustworthy in these regards. he's also directly called into question e.p.a.'s authority

trump to replace his e.p.a. administrator, and that coupledu with the storst posted by the "new york times" this afternoon detailing alterations to the calendar, expanding on something that other outlets had reported earlerier in the week, really contributed to his departure. >> woodruff: quickly remind us, paint a portraiof what he did as e.p.a. administrator. >> in terms of policy or management? >> woodruff: in terms of manageent. >> so ins of management there's a whole slew of thingsid mr. pruitt first, he really spent lavishly the taxpayers funds on his own -- you know, his own purposes including consistently traveling first class, staying in high-end hotels, eating at fancy restaurants, and expanding his security detail to the extent that, again, that and, you know, retaining higher-end suvs for his transportation, a whole slew of expenses relat to his own operations. on top of that, h he entered into, for example, a controversial rental arrangement for the rst six months of his ten your with the wife of a

pruitt as e.p.a. administrator set in motion af serieslicy rolebacks on everything including, you know, a slew of cmate policies enacted by the obama administration, as well as other things having to do with ho -- you know, what happens with regulation of water bodies andot r air pollution and pesticides and you name it. all of these poicy proposals, some of which were quite rushed ing challenged in court by environmental groups and others, and the jury is really out on how that litigation is going to play out over time. so i think we won't know for several months, maybe even a year or so, in terms of what is the actual policy impact that scott pruitt will have exercised as e.p.a. administrator. >> woodruff: and the mo has been named as his acting -- the next acting administrator pretty much follows along the same line of views >> absolutely. he emplaces all the same priorities in terms of the regulatory rollbacks. andrew wheeler is a former e.p.a.mployee as well as a top aide for senator james enhoff

the e.p.a.'s environmental justice program. h.r. 6147 cuts more than $700,000 in funding from this important program that has made an incredible difference in many communities across the country including my state of north carolina. environmental justice program supports and empowers communities that they work to address significant environmental and public health issues at the will call level. in north carolina, this program has provided funding for 13 different initiatives since 2001, including the environmental justice education and research center at shaw university which includes -- which engages high school and college students in environmental justice research and the jonesboro collaborative which works on asthma in low income neighborhoods resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals and energy, clean energy in durham which runs a volunteer-driven neighbor-to-neighbor energy education program for low-income residents of lee county. nationally, this program has helped do everything from clea

when it comes to the e.p.a.' and policies, the man stepping into pruett's place as acting e.p.a. head won't be much different. the president announced to deputy andrew wheeler will stum pruett's duties. he is a former coal lobbyist with close ties to the industry. unlike pruett is not a d.c. outsider. he worked on the senate environment and public works committee, and we know -- he knows the ins and outs of how washington works. he was also top aide to oklahoma senator jim inhoff, a vocal denier of climate change. when he was asked during his confirm's hearing back in november, this is what he said. "i believe man has an impact on the climate, but what is not completely understood is what that impact is. one mother made some news this week when she flat out confronted scott pruett at a restaurant. here is the moment have you to see. >> this is my son. he loves animals. he wants clear air. he wants clean water. we need somebody at the e.a.a. that does protect our environment. somebody that believes in climate chan

e.p.a.'s andrew wheeler will take over on monday as acting administrator of the e.p.a. andy will continue on with our great and lasting e.p.a. agenda. the e.p.a. is very bright. scott pruitt issued his resignation in the form of a letter to the president. the administrator pruitt shared that letter with me. i think the particular excerpt from that letter, passage that is important here is pruitt saying i'm stepping down as administrator of e.p.a. effective july 6, it is difficult seeing serving in this role, i count it blessing to serve you in any capacity and always because of tronz formative work, the unrelenting attackos me personally, my family has taken sizeable toll on all of us. well publicized the scandals pruitt has been facing. another one facing him, congressman ted lou, as well as don baier sent a letter to the inspector general at the e.p.a. claiming certain appointments in scott pruitt's calendar had been scrubbed from the official record because the meetings were with people that would have "looked bad" in the federal record and not keeping proper federal

and the e.p.a. could stand an update considering that only a few decades earlier americans could purchase reda for an energy drink filled with radium that promise not only to provide energy but your impotence of course of i ask any man if he was willing to let his bones disintegrate in order for the glow like darth vader's lightsaber of its depth star i think i know what he wouldn't say. texas has the most widespread contamination not just because of the toxic idiocy that spewed from the mouths of its last three governors but because the texas commission on environmental quality outright lied to the e.p.a. for several years about the level of radiation in its water under the leadership of chair kathleen hart at white the commission falsified data because she said e.p.a. standards for radiation levels in water were to be protective and expensive to follow even though the commission admitted in two thousand and one that some types of radiation in the tap water of some texas communities pose an increas

rmer e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt, despite months of unwaiverupport from president trump, he resigned on thursday. there are multiple probes in his misconduct. along the allegations ex-traff gant travel, office furniture and a sound-proof phone booth. renting a condo asking his staff to put his travel charges on his personal cdit cards and to assign his task of finding his job.a six-figure the mounting scandals generated criticisms from both parties. >> it' unbelievable. any other administration democrat or republican he wouldg have beene month and months ago. >> he is acting like moron. and he needs to stop it. >> in his resignation letter, he said the unrelenting attacks on me personal lip and my family are unprecedented and has taken a sizable toll on all of us. president trump stood by pruitt until the en. he tweeted. scott has done an outstanding job. pruitt will be replaced by his deputy andre wheeler, a former call industry lobbyist. robert: mr. wheeler. we know about all the controve

e.p.a. administrator you will be. you're not going to get my vote he's drawn the fire of environmentalists scott pruitt saying taxpayers and president trump and dangerous to your family's health his alleged ethical. elapses pricey first class flights hiring a small army of security agents and running a cut rate condo from the wife of a lobbyist have drawn the barbs of late night comics got through it being the head of the e.p.a. is the same as new york's food inspector being a rat with a clipboard he's there to take a good piece of land to get the most money out of it is about time the environment got a pen and we got one now he used aides to try to get his wife a job in chick fil a franchise he was recently confronted by this mother holding her son in a video that went viral i would urge him to resign but he has the support of the deregulator in chief then he got what white house watchers call the kiss of death a statement of lukewarm support from the president scott poets are you support i hope he's going to prove i

he said the embattled e.p.a. administrator came to him a couple of days ago and said he did not want to be quote a distraction. questions about pruitt's success of office spending, first class air travel and the treatment of staff had washington investigators working overtime. ubuitt was the subject of a house oversight committee ivvestigation, five inspector general audits, seven pending inspector general reviews and two government accountability office inquiries. in his resignation letter, pruitt wrote he was leaving in inrt because the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizeable toll on all of us. ar i think your actions are an embarrassment to president trump. >> reporter: in late april a house committee grilled pruitt on many questionable decisions including the construction of a secure phone line in his office that cost taxpayers $43,000. >> and i think frankly that the expenditure of $43,000 on secure communication should not have exen made and i would not h

on e.p.a.-related tasks and personal behavior. so on one hand the president a few weeks ago said he's doing a great job at the e.p.a. but he is not happy with these other disclosures. >> you wrote ast story laeek in "bloomberg news" that's fascinating that argued may the scandals won't be what dents his career in the e.p.a. but a fight over biofuels might. can you expin >> right, so what is interesting is that pruitt is caught in the middle of some o these lly deep disputes at the e.p.a., one is over the natiofus bio mandate, it requires renewable fuel to be used. he'sconder pressure frorn state farmers, and their allies in coness, particularly senator chuck grassley, to up the quotas essentially for using biofuel. >> ethanol in our gas. right. and refiners hate the mandate or many dislike it deeply, so allies for refiners including senator ted cruz and other oil at a time senators are pushing pruitt in the opposite direction. it came to a head recent weeks over policy changes are late to this bifuel program. senator grassley said

the e.p.a. comes up with new standards it is not without effect and they did come up with new standards they proposed a couple of years ago. the purpose of the amendment is to prevent them from spending money promulgating these new standards so our industries may have a predictable situation, not be at a competitive disadvantage. i should point out that counties along lake michigan are ruled through nonattainment maybe through no fault of their own. maybe they've monitored ozone by placing monitors near lake michigan where there is artificially high amounts of ozone. secondly, we have a situation which insofar as as there are pollutants in the area, almost all of them come from south of wisconsin, out of chicago or areas further south. as a practical matter it can be almost impossible or even impossible for these wisconsin counties to deal with these problems. i have been working with the environmental protection agency on this issue. after introducing the amendment i continued to work with the

and the e.p.a. could stand an update considering that only a few decades earlier americans could purchase reda for an energy drink filled with radium that promise not only to provide energy but your impotence of course of i ask any man if he was willing to let his bones disintegrate in order for the glow like darth vader's lightsaber of its depth star i think i know what he wouldn't say. texas has the most widespread contamination not just because of the toxic idiocy that spewed from the mouths of its last three governors but because the texas commission on environmental quality outright lied to the e.p.a. for several years about the level of radiation in its water under the leadership of chair kathleen hart that light the commission falsified data because she said e.p.a. standards for radiation levels in water were to be protective and expensive to follow even though the commission admitted in two thousand and one that some types of radiation in the tap water of some texas communities pose an incre

e.p.a. administrator you will be. you're not going to get my vote he's drawn the fire of environmentalists scott pruitt saying taxpayers and president trump and dangerous to your family's health his alleged ethical lapses pricey first class flights hiring a small army of security agents and running a cut rate condo from the wife of a lobbyist have drawn the barbs of late night comics got through it being the head of the e.p.a. is the same as new york's good inspector being a rat with a clipboard he's there to take a good piece of land to get the most money. out of it about time the environment got a pen and we got one now used aides to try to get his wife a job in a chick fil a franchise he was recently confronted by this mother holding her son in a video that went viral i would urge him to resign but he had the support of the regulator in chief then he got what white house watchers call the kiss of death a statement of lukewarm support from the president scott pruitt's are you support i hope he's going to be true it

and the e.p.a. could stand an update considering that only a few decades earlier americans could purchase reda for an energy drink filled with radium that promise not only to provide energy but your impotence of course of i ask any man if he was willing to let his bones disintegrate in order for the glow like darth vader's lightsaber on the death star i think i know what he wouldn't say. texas has the most widespread contamination not just because of the toxic idiocy that spewed from the mouths of its last three governors but because the texas commission on environmental quality outright lied to the e.p.a. for several years about the level of radiation in its water under the leadership of cher kathleen hart at white the commission falsified data because she said e.p.a. standards for radiation levels and water were too protective and expensive to follow even though the commission admitted in two thousand and one that some types of radiation in the tap water of some texas communities pose an increased

the e.p.a. also stated that they're not attempt to delay any questions about the studies, but there are members of congress concerned about this delay. in fact, brook, back at a hearing in january democratic senators pressed the then -- an e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt about the study. he said it was near completion at that time. however, now here we are several months out from that promise, and that study is not available to the public. brook, this is important because the study could have a wide ranging impact. there are millions of products that americans use every day that contain formaldahyde. you have pressed wood products like replywood or fiber board, gl glues and adhesive, insulation materials, preservatives to food. that's one of the reasons that the three democratic senators have renewed their call to release the report as soon as possible. they want it absent of any political influence. brooke, the e.p.a. spokesperson telling me today that they are casting down on past epa studie

l >> brangham: test allegation against the e.p.a. chief is that he asked an aide gh help his wife secure a paying job. this on top of the dozen or more different federal investigations underway into scott pruitt. some are looking into his alleged lavish spending on travel and on personal security. he's being investigated for abuse of power for allegedly retaliating against staffers who questioned his behavior. and other investigators are examining how he rented a bedroom in a washington condo owned by the wife of an energy industry lobbyist at very favorable terms.if je dlouhy has been following all this for "bloomberg," and she joins me now. welcome to the "newshour". >> thank you. i should also say you are also the author of the very handy guide to the scott pruitt investigations that you can find on the bloomberg b site. so many investigations into scott pruitt right now. can you tell us about the mostn recent allegatainst him? >> the latest disclosures shed new light on the ent to which administrator pruitt relied on his personal

funding to e.p.a. is reduced by $149 million for 2018 with restrictions aimed at research and regulatory programs. reduction, i should say. members of the midwest will be pleased to know the great lakes restoration initiative is maintained at the fiscal year 2018 enacted level of $300 million. the bill continues to invest in water infrastructure and cleaning up con dominated land. these programs help create jobs and spur economic development in communities all across the nation. the bill provides funds to leverage over $10 billion worth of investment in water infrastructure through the funding in the wfia program and the clean water and trying water state resolving -- revolving loan funds. the bill provides $3.2 million for the state park service and builds upon critical investments made in fiscal year 2018 enacted bill to address long-standing park operations and deferred needs. we've also attempted to address a number of concerns in the fish and wildlife accounts. the bill restores popular grant prog

the e.p.a.'s border water infrastruck schur program provides resources for communities to build and enhance exurnt current long-term protections and projects along the u.s.-mexico border. the e.p.a. investments in these wastewater projects are a key factor in significant water quality improvements in u.s. water bodies. such as the rio grande, santa cruz river, the new river and the tijuana river. the program's funding has made significant project pro gress addressing public beach health and environmental impact of inadequate drinking water and wastewater infrastructure along the u.s.-mexico border. 2,000 mile border between the united states and mexico is one of the most complex and dynamic regions in the world with a growing need to address the transborder environmental issues. so i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: i rise in

wifia was enacted in congress in 2015 and issued by the e.p.a. the e.p.a. requested applications for the inaugural round of funding. we submitted an application to fund 49% of the $1.3 billion project, maximum allowed to finance a project, 49%. we were one of 43 agencies to submit an application. it was one of 12 selected for funding and our loan represents the largest in the entire country. so we feel fortunate to present this to you today. since this selection from the e.p.a., staff has been consulting with advisors and legal team to negotiate terms for the loan. with your approval today, we're scheduled to close the loan this friday, july 27. the remaining costs of the bio solids project would be funded with combination of additional state loans and revenue bonds. in terms of the loan terms, the amount, as i noted before, $699 million, consists of $625 million to fund the project. $47 million of financing costs. the interest rate will be set on the loan of the execution, again, scheduled for this friday. it's estimated to be 3%. so the 1% difference repr

administrator has issued a statement on reducing childhood lead exposure in your view is the e.p.a. doing enough. well you've hit the nail right on the head it's not a milwaukee problem it's not a flint michigan problem although milwaukee and flint michigan could certainly have done more. to prevent the problems from getting to the point where they are nevertheless this is a problem for on this appalling ploys all state employees and all federal employees in terms of being able to let the public know what's going on so that the public can resolve these issues at an earlier point flint michigan problem as we now all know was was not something that came out all of a sudden it's an all of a sudden the water was was poisoned that's not the way it works on the water action was taken quite a number of years ago and it kind of built up and people then eventually after a number of years found out about what was going on and that to a large extent is the case in the wonky so the problem really is is that we need to win the employees whether they're federal employees or whether they're state

the e.p.a. regulatory programs by $228 million. it also fully repeals the economically damaging waters of the united states rule and includes various prohibitions preventing the e.p.a. from overregulating agricultural operations and exempting livestock producer from e.p.a. greenhouse gas requirements. the financial services and general government portion of this bill provides $23.4 billion across several important accounts. it provides $7.7 billion for the operation of the federal court system. the bill provides funding to help combat the opioid crisis, including $415 million for the office of national drug control policy, and including $280 million for high intensity drug trafficking areas, and $118 million for other federal drug control programs. it encourages responsible spending at the internal revenue service by appropriating $11.6 billion for i.r.s. activities, an increase of $186 million over fiscal year 2018. it continues stringent oversight and protections of taxpayer dollars that have been included in recent years. the bi

but first the headlines in 60 seconds. >> e.p.a. chief scott pruitt has resigned. >> he has resigned? >> mr. pruitt is the subject of at least 13 federal investigations. >> this is not a surprise, it's really been a long time coming. >> how did an ordinary british couple become exposed to a military grade nerve agent? >> residents here are once again on edge. >> all we want to know is are you safe.

e.p.a. administrator, pruitt resigned.is way to great falls, montana, on his way to a rally, we will have that live. john roberts joins us from the white house with the latest. john, you can't take a break, you have to be on your toes at all times at the white house. >> your head is on

and, yes, this bill streamlines our federal government, returning the e.p.a. to the core mission in cutting back regulatory red tape. the second bill, the financial services bill, helps make our nation a safer place to live and helps our economy grow. the bill also targets resources to programs that will boost economic growth and opportunity, particularly for america's small business people as well as protect consumers and investors. in addition, the financial services bill helps enforce our laws, providing necessary funding to support the federal court system, stopping financial and cyber crime and fighting the opioid epidemic. funding these federal programs is a responsibility given to congress by our founding fathers as part of the constitution. mr. speaker, our committee has exercised the power of the purse through robust debate over the past two days and now it is time to move forward with this legislation. passage of this legislation will put us one step closer to completing all of our appropriations bills as we promised in a timely fashion. these are so

abolish the e.p.a. abolish the e.p.a. is a position i think none, none of my republican friends would dare support in public, would dare vote for, get rid of completely. the clean water act, the clean air act. but they are happy to vote for a judge who believes in it, and might help do it -- and that might help do it for them. mr. oldham is so far out of the political mainstream, he doesn't represent the average republican let alone the average american, and i hope his nomination will be objected to. the truth is bounds and oldham are part of a decade-long campaign by the hard right to install conservative ideologues on the federal bench. they started it. bork did not start this. it started when george w. bush became president, and his deal with the hard right is i will put these new nominees on the bench horrido logs. they don't want to interpret law. they want to make law. and that's who the republicans have been doing -- and that's what the republicans have been doing. when clinton was president, whe

. >> ment the e.p.a. show >> the e.p.a. your farm and decides mud puddle is navigatable water. >> dana: they could take it away from you. >> that's correct. when you challenge the e.p.a. are they in a equal situation or a leg up. >> dana: justice general paul stevens says judges are not experts in the field and not a part of the branch of either government that's why he defers. >> i will tell you the progressives, the people who should we should be governed by experts not by congress, not by people like the rest of us are, they love chevron deference. they love getting this extra level of protection to administrative agencies. those that believe your private property is yours or when you go into court your adversary has the same stopping as you they are against chevron deference. the president is against it as will this nominee. >> dana: let me ask you about roe v. wade. wrote about the implications of overturning it. he says if it is successful the trump administration could come closer than any republican white house has

the e.p.a. . round up is one of the most commonly used have asides in the world it's been suspected of causing cancer for years in november last year the e.u. renewed approval for glyphosate for five more years after a long period of debate and strong public opposition critics suspect financial motives behind the decision life aside containing herbicides are very lucrative for companies like monsanto and buyer and the agricultural industry isn't prepared to stop using the weed killer as. the court decision will be closely watched not least by hundreds of other cancer patients who have also launched lawsuits by or will be on the edge of its c two just after finally completing its sixty three billion dollar acquisition of monsanto last month. today for the latest from the world of business for more hatto upside. thanks for watching. the to the to the to. the to. the to. the touch. the to. the to the to. the to. main news honest mistake she's the only one subsea. told me cannot turn it on to me over

nationally the e.p.a. estimatesu one third of methane emissions come from oil and gas production, another third from the methane created by the belcs and manure of livestoc and about 16% from organic waste dumped in ndfills. so today we are flyi over fertile methane territory, there are 200,000 oil and gas wells, almost 2000 dairy rms and hundreds of landfills in california. >> think of it as a baseline medical exam. no one has done the first methane assessment of the state of california and maybe this is going to happen every year. >> reporter: california is funding the flights to find and stop methane leaks there is good reason to focus on methane in the fight against climate change. lasting only a decade or so, it is shorter lived than carbon dioxide which persists for a century or more. but during its lifespan, methane is about 85 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. >> what the state is trying to do is to get an initial assessment of how many strong methane sources are there in a st

independent scientists by university scientists by government scientists it's been evaluated by the e.p.a. . round up is one of the most commonly used term besides in the world it's been suspected of causing cancer for years in november last year the e.u. renewed approval for glyphosate for five more years after a long period of debate and strong public opposition critics suspect financial motives behind the decision life aside containing herbicides are very lucrative for companies like monsanto and buyer. and the agricultural industry isn't prepared to stop using the weight kilis the court decision will be closely watched not least by hundreds of other cancer patients who have also launched lawsuits by or will be on the edge of its seat two just after finally completing its sixty three billion dollar acquisition of monsanto last month. as the european central bank overstepped its powers as part of its quantitative easing program the e.c.b. has carried out a lobster tail bone purchases germany as the european court of justice to decide whether the measure which was intended to stimulate t

look no further than the e.p.a. where the american people follow some of the most blatant examples of swamp-like behavior in the waste an abuse from former e.p.a. administrator mr. pruitt. we also saw that with few exceptions those at the e.p.a. with the courage to stand up and say this is not okay, we're not appoint east, but we're -- appointees, but we're career federal employees, and for some that meant they were either demoted or reassigned in retaliation all because they had the courage to speak up and to do what was right. this is the thanks that our federal employees got for their service, got for their service of trying to protect taxpayer funds, got for their service for trying to prevent waste and fraud, got for their service in trying to point out the swamp-like behavior of president trump's appointee, scott pruitt. unfortunately, mr. president, this does not appear to be confined to one agency or one rogue administrator. we have seen disturbing reports of trump employees purging at the state department.

they are going to cut funding for the e.p.a.. this is the agency that oversees in making sure that polluters are held accountable. that, my friends, will put the american people in jeopardy. and those polluters going around across the country and polluting things like chromium 6 that's killing our kids and our seniors and causing rest tirtory -- respiratory problems, it's going to make it easier for them to pollute. it slashes clean water grant programs by $300 million. my community in compton we had a brown water crisis, it is still going on o. there is brown water coming out of the faucets. we don't have to think too far back what happened in flint, michigan. to think that we are having a vote this week that's going to cut $300 million, that's money that's used to invest in america's water infrastructure, is appalling. . win i heard about it this week, i thought, this is -- when i heard about it this week, i thought, this is what the media should be reporting on. what is happening in this congress and how the american people ar

>> i imagine that the underlying policies will be consistent at the e.p.a.tical future, he is someone who is deeply political, deeply ambitious, has been for a very long time, had been lobbying. he endorsed jeb bush earlier on, and there are reports that he was very slicetive of having a senior role in the federal government. so i think that he's certainly going to try to make a political comeback in the future, whether or not that effort succeeds is an open question. >> and there are several investigations that are still going to run after he's gone. >> brennan: good point to leave it on. those investigations continue. we'll be back in a moment with cbs news justin and homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. he's got a new book out on russian efforts to tamper with the u.s. election. department and homeland security for cbs news. he's got a new book out called "kompromat," that's the russian term for compromising mateal about a public figure and the question of what russia held that kind of information about president trump is one of the questions in t

this this is on a night when donald trump's unbelievably corrupt e.p.a. chief resigns, on a night they name billchine ousted as depieuty of staff, and on any other night he can mount the stage and launch insults and the media will sort of rush to cover it and he's back on ground that's firm, i'm against them, they're against me, my enemies are your enemies. there's no lot of new information encoded in these rallies. at some point, i wonder when web stop letting h our assignment editor this easily. i mean, you will remember when barack obama or george w. buwosh d go to an ohio steelworking factory and they would get no coverage for a carefully worded speech compared to what donald trump gets for these off the cuff monologues. i think it says something bad about us. >> woodruff: he's not our e assignmeitor but we do spend a few minutes on it. we fell into that. >> i think you're right, we don't want the guy to conr trol ain, and yet it's like the end of the roman empire and he'r a mat that. one has to say, well, we have to keep objecting, andhere are tidbit

as amended, 3906 would direct the e.p.a. administration to partner with federal, state and local agencies in the creation of a new stormwater infrastructure task force. they will look at the funding and affordability issues relating to reelings, operation and the maintenance of stormwater infrastructure necessary to meet the goals of the clean water act. the task force will be required to inventory the available public and private inventory and to assess how the use of these sources of funding might affect the affordability of the sfrarbg to a municipality which sometimes is floundering or there may be several financing options for communities to address local stormwater challenges, the actual cost of these options may vary greatly. for example is cheaper to obtain a grant than a loan, but it may also be more affordable for a community to borrow from the clean water state revolving fund than to borrow from the private market. the question is not simply about whether funding is available for the community but is that funding