frank pallone: he's fantastic. he said from the very beginning he was focusing on legislation that could be passed bipartisan, because his whole focus was to pass bills that could be passed in the senate and signed by the president. he has stuck to that. he started out with the reimbursement rate on medicare for physicians. that also included extension of the children health initiative and community-based health centers. those are so important to me, and i think for most americans. ever since we worked together on that on a bipartisan basis, everything else has followed. the dot com act. now we are working together on this energy infrastructure and efficiency package. we are working towards a mental health package that will be bipartisan. i'm sure you know that the senate committee passed that. we are really working together well. believe me, a lot of that has to do with fred being the type of person who not only wants to work with us but has the capability. it is not just a question of passing a bill out of commit

frank pallone: i don't think so. anytime there has been an effort in this congress to pass legislation that basically waters down or gets rid of one of president obama's administration and environmental initiatives, there have never been enough votes -- either it hasn't moved in the senate if it passed the house, or it would ultimately be vetoed and there would not be enough votes to sustain the visa. i mean there would be enough votes to sustain the veto. >> congressman, at the same time this fight is happening you and republicans are working pretty closely on a bipartisan energy bill that is moving through the energy committee. what gives you confidence that this bipartisanship will be able to hold, especially given that your party has so often slammed the gop for being too close to fossil feel interest? interests?fuel : we have to be honest with republicans and ourselves. the republicans are just trying to make some kind of message vehicle, and we can't move ahead. we have been pretty successful so far, and the la

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announcer: this week on newsmakers, congressman frank pallone talks about president obama's climate changen. "newsmakers," sundays on c-span. peter: and now joining us is kevin ashton, he is the corner of the term, "the internet of things." he is also the author of "how to fly a horse: the secret histroy of creation, invention, and discovery." where is the origin of the title of the book? kevin: it comes from the wright brothers. they said this is the kind of horse we have to learn to ride if we are going to fly. peter: how does this tie in with the theme? kevin: the interest thing -- interesting thing is where did they come up with the idea? they were not the first people to try to fly, how did they succeed? they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or a ha moments, it is about solving problems one step at a time. understanding that a piece of paper problem, which is a problem of balance, which is the key to the wright brothers that led to implying. -- flying. peter: you talk about the d

first, the top democrat on the energy and commerce committee, representative frank pallone, was a guest"newsmakers." [video clip] >> a clean power plant, as i for at, will make cleaner environment. there many people now that suffer from dirty air, pollution, particularly those who have asthma, that are negatively impacted, as far as their health. i would really like to stress that cover more than anything else. by cutting back on carbon to dioxide, you are cleaning the air. in a place like new jersey, which not only has an missions -- emissions, but is down winds from pennsylvania and ohio, where they have a lot of these coal plants. we would benefit because it would be a 32% reduction, based , in co2standards emissions by 2030. i know the climate change aspect is important, by really want to stress the health impact. >> what do you make of the possibility to opt out? >> that basically obliterates ule.r i think it is unfortunate, not only because they are basically getting rid of the rule or the program, but the president allows for a lot of flexibility. it was announced on monday that

. >> this week on a newsmaker frank pallone, ranking number of the energy and commerce committee talks about president obama's climate change plan and the future of energy developed. newsmakers sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> carol. -- carol folt talks about college affordability at the national press club in washington dc tuesday. she also talked about the issues facing higher education institutions including guns and the role of campus police, and t uition for undocumented students. this is about one hour. >> our guest today is carol folt chancellor of the university of carolina at chapel hill. the first women to hold that post into 13 after a national wide search upon resignation of a scandal that put this cool -- thi schs school's accreditation at risk. about 3000 students, many athletes tooko sham classes and took great not based on academic performance. in response, folt issued some 17 reforms. the ncca has regardless submitted inquiries. sentience on the athletic graham is not have the questions. -- sanctions on the athletic program is not out of the questi

frank pallone is our congressman. host: an independent scholar -- caller. did you want to say something, eric? guest: i want to talk about chris christie. i think it's ironic. if you look at the d.c. press, two or three years ago, they peered over the landscape and said, chris christie is going to be a superstar. he is authentic. we love it when he screams of people -- screams at people. they could not have been more wrong. points in his approval rating in under two years. fema likely leave office with approval ratings in the low -- he will likely leave office with a low ratings in the low -- with approval ratings in the low-20's, high-teens. host: what you make of how the media is covering the public policy debates taking place in washington at the capital? guest: it is kind of depressing. media matters has written extensively on the topic of climate change over and over. the lack of coverage, the lack of serious coverage. economic news, the lack of serious coverage. the problem with the press is, particularly with the obama administration, they have not c

frank pallone is our congressman. host: an independent scholar -- caller.id you want to say something, eric? guest: i want to talk about chris christie. i think it's ironic. if you look at the d.c. press, two or three years ago, they peered over the landscape and said, chris christie is going to be a superstar. he is authentic. we love it when he screams of people -- screams at people. they could not have been more wrong. points in his approval rating in under two years. fema likely leave office with approval ratings in the low -- he will likely leave office with a low ratings in the low -- with approval ratings in the low-20's, high-teens. host: what you make of how the media is covering the public policy debates taking place in washington at the capital? guest: it is kind of depressing. media matters has written extensively on the topic of climate change over and over. the lack of coverage, the lack of serious coverage. economic news, the lack of serious coverage. the problem with the press is, particularly with the obama administration, they have not com

[applause] >> on "newsmakers, new jersey congressman frank pallone talks about president obama's climate plan and the future of u.s. energy development and today at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern .n c-span >> congress has until mid-september to review and vote on the iran nuclear agreement. sherman was on capitol hill testifying on the deal and what it does for sanctions relief. she was also asked about the terms agreed on by iran which will be responsible for inspecting a rainy and facilities. hours..5 >> the committee will come to order. we have a very important hearing today at a lot of attendance. off.l start it with my colleague. >> i want to ask the first question. >> you want to ask it now? you what to wait? -- you want to wait? ok. if that satisfies you, that satisfies me. the bill there has been a nuclear agreement with iran after numerous delays. many serious concerns have been raised regarding the steel including first and foremost iraner it would prevent from continuing on its path to a nuclear weapon. although a new deal hasn't reached, fundamental problems remain with ira