>> the freedom industries spill, 300,000 thousand people? >> it's always very concerning - hey, i'm running into a meeting now - jon, set something up and we'll get together we were told the senator was too busy to speak with us. back in west virginia, the state department of environmental protection declined our request for an on-camera interview as well. but in a statement told us that across the agency, violations are taken very seriously and from 2009 to 2013, their division of mining issued $15 million in penalties. we wanted to see how the industry felt about the level of regulation here, so we went to talk to the west virginia coal association - they represent 90% of the state's mining industry. bill raney is the president >> do you think the dep in west virginia does a good enough job of what it is supposed to do? >> i do and you know we struggle with them and we argue with them, but you work with them and they know what's best for west virginia. it doesn't need to be dictated from philadelphia or washington because the guys in west

and numerous disasters including the recent dan river coal spill in north carolina and the freedom industry's chemical spill in west virginia demonstrate the need for regulatory system that protects the public not corporate interests. congress should be moving forward to protect the public from harm. not rolling back the clock and weakening important safeguards. yesterday, the white house entered a statement opposing this bill. i urge my colleagues to vote no and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from utah is recognized. million chaffetz: at this time i had -- mr. chaffetz: at this time i'm pleased to yield five minutes to the gentlewoman from north carolina, dr. foxx, the sponsor of this bill. the chair: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding time and the leadership he has provided in getting this bill passed out of the oversight and government reform committee. mr. speaker, we are going to probably have to say this many times today but our colleagues

that ruftion revolution was inspired by art industry artist industry and freedom of expression. >> onehorribly under soviet oppression. >> in one night, 10,000 men, women and children were taken from their homes. loaded into cattle cars. and shipped to slave labor camps in siberia. >> they lived under soviet rule for about 50 years. but even before the berlin wall fell, some stonians resisted. >> people in estonia waved the flag and danced and sang. today, they call at it singing revolution. at one point nearly a third of all stonians showed up and sang. the soviets tried to stop this protest by sending troops to seize the radio station. but stonians linked arms and delayed the soldiers. eventually the soldiers backed off. just people saying no more. >> yeah, what happens when enough people just say, forget it. i'm no longer going to listen to what you're telling me to do and to not do. that is -- as he predicted during communism, back in 1975, that moment becomes when everything is exposed as being a thin tissue and suddenly people can break through and express their freedom. >> thank

. >> they are now perceived i think widely within the journalistic industry, as the greatest enemy of press freedomave encountered as an industry in at least a generation. >> others have echoed your comments. president obama of course promised a lot of transparency during his campaign. you also said the administration has pretty much doubled down on bush administration tactics, doing things that the bush administration had even barely considered. >> yeah, i think there's not much doubt about it. the track record is pretty clear. they have had more leak investigations, and more leak prosecutions and have jailed more people in connection with stories that have appeared in the media than any other administration ever has. they have cracked down on reporters in various ways over the last few years, as well as whistleblowers, and they have tried to shut off the flow of information from the government to the people. which is the whole point of the first amendment. >> and you have also said that the administration is trying to create a de facto official secret sect. that it is trying to control the facts

freedom award. thank you very much mississippi automotive industry remains strong. a son has expanded its facility by adding 1300 jobs. fat and one of eight different vehicles made in mississippi and also with toyota will reach half a million marks for manufacturing guerrillas. at this pace it will outpace all other toyota plants end of world. [applause] note toyota plant in this planet has been so successful. other important projects is a baseball stadium in the works. mississippi history and civil rights museum in taxes -- jackson. 90 movies were made in mississippi last year with the arts and entertainment center are being planned and constructed. as the football world watched a few other things occurred in our state to demand recognition for all universities football team won the championship. [applause] and the community college he became national champions for the third time in four years making football history. [applause] is legendary university was enshrined of the pro football hall of fame in 2014 joining other -- eight other mississippians ebert go congra

invention of mechanical means to pick cotton, the call of better-paying jobs in the industries of the north, and of course, freedomhe hell out of mississippi. and there were a lot of reasons to get the hell out of mississippi, for a long time. now there's a return migration. there's that whole period late '60s, early '70s, where kids are bugging out of brown university to come sit at the foot of an aging blues man in mississippi. there's a cyclical pattern to that. now you see people kind of doing the same thing with food, like there's a whole generation that wants to come down here and sit at the foot of an aged catfish cook. >> state senator willie simmons has been an elected official of the mississippi delta for 20 years. and he's been running this place, senator's place, for 11. now, what's the difference between soul food and southern, traditional southern food? >> it depends on the culture and what neighborhood you were in. if you were in the black neighborhood, then it became soul. we probably put a little bit more of the throwaway in our cooking, the pig feet, the pig tail, the neck bones and all of that's

then you also have ideas about libertarianism and having the freedom to do as you please and then also mistrust of the government and industryd so it's not just you know about the science per say. i think we need to do a better job at communicating and show that we are emp thetic. >> one of america's top television news cananchors has issued an extraordinary on air apology. brian williams has claimed for years that when he visited iraq a helicopter he was on had to land after being propelled by a rocket propelled grenade. on wednesday he said that story was not entirely accurate. now the pilot says they only took small arms fire. here is jake tapper with more. >> reporter: we >> we knew there was risk involved. >> the risks of reporting from a war zone are unquestionable. >> there's fire on the way in. >> but america's number one anchor may have put himself at some career risk by telling this untrue story about his experience in iraq in 2003. >> the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an rpg. >> that was williams saying his helicopter had been hit by a grenade. the troops who were there and act

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freedom. if you want qualified journalists they need training courses. if you want that position there's few left. >> reporter: the lack of professionals create an industry where many cross the line between journalism and blackmail. >>> watch the programme in full on 101 east. cambodia cambodia's news blackmailers. >>> any unsolved food will not be going to waste for some hungry people in germany, and it may benefit some in off theya and switzerland. >> reporter: to the rescue. this berlin student is dropping off fresh bred a bakery had before closing and leftovers from the fridge. >> i'm going away from the holidays and have a lot of food left. i can't take it with me there's too much. >> the tea shop is a one of the scores of pick up points of food that will go to waste. this is a founder of the food-sharing website. the focus is not on helping poor people but saving food with volunteers. >> you don't have to be poor or rich. the only thing is a little bit aware of the normal rules like being clean with a place, we nice to the shop owners and employees. >> this is one of 270 using the website. because the site is in german it's in austria, switzerland.

freedom award. thank you very much. mississippi's automotive industry remains strong.nissan has expanded its canton facility by 1,300 jobs and rolled off the new murano_one of eight different vehicles made in canton. in february, toyota in blue springs will reach the half million mark for the corolla. this has outpaced all other toyota plans in the world. other important projects include a baseball stadium in biloxi, a mississippi history and civil rights museum in jackson and yokohama's tire factory in west point. nineteen movies were made in mississippi last year while the grammy museum in cleveland and the arts and entertainment center in meridian are being planned or constructed. as the football world watched the sec, a few other things occurred in our state that demand recognition. alcorn state university's football team won the swac championship and east mississippi community college became national champions for the third time in four years, making football history. [applause] >> legendary university of southern mississippi punter ray guy was enshrined in the pr

a slight increase of its operation enduring freedom rating marchgin as well as a 4% to 5% organic growth in 2015. according to industry analysts this is a very cautious guidance, and that's the reason why it is one of the worst performers the second down 2. 2.3%. seema, back to you. >>> let's take a look at oil because if you thought oil had perhaps found a bottom, you may have to rethink that trade. light crude trading down 0.3. brent crude, as you can see, holding on to $60 a barrel. keep in mind former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan has weighed into the oil debate. he says that opec has relinquished power over the oil market to the u.s. because of the shale revolution. but our next guest believes saudi arabia has the potential to retain its dominant position a controversial view. we have the analyst here, oil analyst at barkley's. a blesspleasure to have you on. you say saudi arabia is seeing a shift in policy that could help it increase its market share. help us understand how you came to that conclusion. >> as you've said people are writing off saudi arabia, saying they just relinquished their role to mo

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freedom and liberty as well. it could be kro anyism corporate welfare, handouts to the industry of the month, the green energy industry as an example and it is just as wrong as the direct attack. my coach also would talk about this. talked about commitment. but he also talked about setting goals and making sure you can accomplish big things. and he said this. we accomplish in proportion to what we attempt. and the idea is if you set small goals, you're not likely to accomplish big things. if you have big goals you got a chance, it may not happen but at least you have the opportunity and the chance to accomplish big and bold things. i was telling some folks earlier today that, you know there's a big football game tonight and a team from ohio playing. my guess is that at the start of the season the buckeyes probably had the goal of being national champions, just like oregon. probably set the goal of being national champions. there are lots of other teams that set the same goal. but the idea is if you set a big goal, you got the chance of accomplishing it. they're getting the chance to make that dream a reality tonight.

industry when it comes to vaccines. that skepticism doesn't seem selfish but smart until it isn't." is that what senator rand paul was getting at when he said you should have the freedom to decide whether to vaccinate your kids? >> awkward when i agree with rand paul. there are two camps that break down and folks skeptical about vaccines. one is folks who are skeptical, they are skeptical about government and government intrusion and what they see as government intrusion and then sort of liberal progressive well to do folks like myself who have this sense we live in a bubble community and we're protected from other things and are thinking too selfishly. i will say that there's a conversation we should have here which is more than just partisan about the indictment that both sides seem to suggest of government and government's coziness with the pharmaceutical industry with the medical industry that when my partner was pregnant we were being told to schedule a c-section. you shouldn't schedule a c-section. a lot of doctors in new york push for scheduling c-sections. there's a lot of hormones in milk are safe and hormones in chicken are safe and a lot of that where gover

freedom forge," shows that none of that common wisdom is true. that, ultimately, what saved america and saved the world was not the government finally getting it right, but private industry and all of the innovation and creative animal spirits that had been herded into the corner for the previous decade that came roaring out to save ourselves and save the world. without much further ado, let me introduce arthur herman who is a noted historian and book author, he's the author of a new york times bestseller, and gandhi and churchill, the epic rivalry, which was a pulitzer prize finalist. we can only hope that freedom's forge brings so much critical and commercial attention. arthur? [applause] >> how are all of you? thanks for coming out. the weather has been, shall we say, lessthan cooperative? -- less than cooperative. . but i'm glad to see so many faces, many of them familiar many of them new to my audiences. i also wallet to thank -- want to thank our hosts, american enterprise institute, for all of their help not just with this event, but also with the work and research that i've done for this book, "freedom's forge," and for all of the help and support from colleagues

freedom as well as greater prosperity. benefits united states economy. new markets 90 miles from our shores are ready for industrieske agriculture telecommunications infrastructure technologies. both countries will enjoy greater opportunities for cultural exchange. on both sides of the aisle historically there has been strong support for stronger u.s. cuban ties. we have worked together with our public and members. on monday we were in the house with jeff flake and jerry moran and now we are in the senate working on these issues. we met regularly and we will continue to try to do that to foster this process. this is a historic opportunity. we need to foster the kind of change that will be critical for the united states and for cuba. congresswoman anna eshoo. >> thank you. good afternoon everyone. thank you madam leader for calling us together today and for having the important sense of time and putting together a delegation at this time from the house to cuba and then onto the dominican republic and to haiti. i will be very brief on my roll and part of this outstanding delegation and that is that i think there is o

freedom to charge what you want. >> correct. stuart: they want to control the prices. >> regulations have been in place since 1934. they were done at a time when the phone industrypoly. stuart: what can you not do because he does that? >> clearly, each time i want to do something for the government, meaning, i was in washington last week. that is not the way this business has grown. if it was not for our infrastructure underground although work we have done whether it is the iphone, the ipad computers some of you are operating. >> if you wanted to increase the speed of delivery, you would have to ask the government if you could charge more for higher speeds. >> most likely. >> it is fair to say they are not interested. they are subject to the next convention. subject to the next president. stuart: if you were a betting man, would you say that, yes the internet will be a utility. >> i think, it will be announced next week. between now and then, a real ocean. this beautiful country over america. stuart: rocco, you are a great is this guy. thank you, sir. one of the president's harshest critics is up next. all obama's brutal foreign-policy. dan honegger. he is here

industry keeler's itself to the regulations and get comfortable with it. almost like an old shoe. stuart: the whole bureaucracy to administer this new set of rules. >> they have an argument about freedomantiquated. i hope that doesn't happen. but sometimes does happen with these administrative agencies. stuart: look at all the change we have seen in health care set in stone, difficult to completely reverse that. changes coming to the internet, difficult to read first that. stuart: there is a branch of government that is anti-democratic and doesn't care if kids decisions are popular. stuart: that is? stuart: the judiciary. the judiciary may and do obamacare with respect to the tax credit and the judiciary could very well and do the regulation of the internets if the federal courts where to decide this interferes with freedom of speech. stuart: you think the judiciary will do that in swift water? judge napolitano: the judiciary says nothing in swift order. stuart: the time they get around to doing something about it, it is set in stone. the bottom line -- stop it. the bottom line is -- >> if i change those rules in a heartbeat! bernard: when you know perfectly well the queen of england

the ukraine freedom support act called for the administration to impose sanctions on other defense industry targets as well as on special russian crude oil projects by january 31. we're still waiting to see the administration's response. so mr. president on september 18 the president of ukraine addressed a joint session of congress. we applauded his message of solidarity. now is the time to move past the applause. now is the time to stand together in solidarity with the people of ukraine. the president of ukraine asked for defensive arms, he asked us for aid and he asked us for tougher sanctions on russia. we all want a diplomatic solution to this problem but i believe this can only come about when putin believes that the cost of continuing to ravage ukraine is simply too high. we have a responsibility to increase that cost. i ask the president to heed our call and to fully exercise the authorities granted by the ukraine freedom support act and to do it now. if we do that, not only will we save a key country that is presently bleeding, the eastern part of ukraine is one of the most producti

freedom award. thank you very much. [applause] mississippi's automotive industry remains strong.has expanded its facility by adding 1300 jobs and rolled off of the new bar on -- morano one made in mississippi. in blue springs they will reach the half-million mark for manufacturing carl -- carolas. this outplays the toyota plans in the world. in the world. [applause] no plan to on this planet has been so successful. other important projects include a baseball stadium and alexia. mississippi and the civil rights museum in jackson and the tire factory in west point 19 movies were made in mississippi last year while the museum in cleveland and the arts and entertainment center are being planned or constructed. as the football world watched the fcc a few other things occurred that demanded recognition. all state university's football teams won the championship. [applause] east mississippi community college became national champions for the third time in four years making football history. [applause] and legendary university of southern mississippi was enshrined in the pro football hal