so when the wave developer goes to ferk, you know, ferk will also -- ferc, you know, ferc will also have in the room, noaa, the fisheries management council will be involved, the other federal agencies that have jurisdiction will be involved and we won't end up going through one process with one agency, getting to the end of that, and then having another agency saying, wait a minute, you didn't talk to us, this just happened with a bridge over the columbia river to washington state where the coast guard came in very late and said, oh, wait a minute, we have height concerns about passage under this bridge. had it been coordinated inland in the same way that the president is proposing for agencies to work in the oceans, we will have a better, more comprehensive process that serves all interests. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. he gentleman from texas. >> you've heard a -- mr. flores: you've heard a lot about my amendment. this amendment has passed in 111th th and 11th -- and congresses both yoiled the other side. neither in either of those congresses was this law ever approved

federal agency that regulates the transportation of oil by pipeline in this country is called the fercderal energy regulatory commission. back on october 1st, which was government shutdown day, the agency said that the government shutdown would not affect them right away. they said their offices would remain open for business during the shutdown, but by today, that has now changed. a spokeswoman for the agency said they have had enough money to operate through this week, but, quote, i don't know how long we can operate next week. so the agency that regulates oil pipelines in this country, that agency looks like it's going dark in a few days. even the specific agency that is responsible, not just for regulations, but for guaranteeing the safety of our oil pipelines, for making sure that no more of them pop off like geysers in a cuddle sac in arkansas, the pipeline safety organization has already furloughed nearly two-thirds of its staff. we're not shutting down the pipelines, we're just shutting down pipeline safety. back in north dakota, a reuters reporter started calling around to fin

on c-span, marissa mayer, then ferc c.e.o., mark zuckerberg. and later, editoral cartoonists. on the next "washington journal" washington bureau chief michael kranish and matt viser talk about their articles entitled "broken city." hen fitch credit rating agency spokesperson john olert. then robin wright of the u.s. institute of peace is our guest. "washington journal" libe at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> 200-year-old clock stops ticking. time stands still. metaphor for easy the government shutdown. >> we are standing near the north extension of the capital. the clock behind me here is the oldest clock in the united states capitol. it was commissioned for the united states senate in the year 1815. twad ordered from a philadelphia clock maker named thomas voight. >> just one of the many reasons the c-span video arkifes are amazing. >> you can see and share c-span programming any time. it is easy. here's how. go to c-span.org. to watch the newest library, click on what you want to watch, and click play. you can search the video library for a spisk topic or key word. you can f

but owsley noted in the earlier slide, va's coverage ferc parents and caretakers this fairly low. that doesn't change. the subsidies pick up that 138% of poverty. then there read in a metal represents the people who don't get anything so you have a significant population of people who are vulnerable, low-income in who are not going to have access to health care coverage. the districts have closed the gap, maryland has closed the gap and that is the the medicare expansion helps you to do. we are very glad that we were able to do that. as we move forward, one of the things i should say is because of the federal money that's available for the expansion population, beginning in january if all goes right and they are approved, the district's in expenses for those individuals will be 100% reimbursed under the new methodology. so this is a no-brainer. get everybody covered and the federal government will pay for it at least for awhile. so as we move forward, we are very much of the forefront of implementing reform and we've taken advantage of every opportunity to pull down federal dollar