announcer: n >> here's an interview with governor bill walker. this was part of our 50 capitals tour series. this is about 15 minutes. welcop number 38 on our 50 states capitals tour. today we are in the 49th state in the union, and the capital juneau.june oh -- of governor walker, i understand that you can't drive there from juneau. >> that is what is unique about alaska, and certainly about juneau. once you get here, you are very happy you use whatever mode to get here. it is a beautiful city. >> we appreciate your hospitality. governor walker, can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline and the energy industry to the state of alaska? we are a resource state, for the pipeline has 20% of our nation's oil at one time. to ourbeen crucial economy since the mid-1970's. >> does it preclude you from having a state income or sales tax because of the revenue generated from a pipe line? the income tax, that was the beginning of the oil revenues coming in. alaskans have been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our

isska's current governor governor bill walker, independent, who will be seeking a second term this fall. and byron awalker milod --a democrat -- this building is a good representation of alaska, i think. collegial routinely with membes of the other body and the executive branch. it is a very modest representation that fits with alaska values. they want to get the best for their buck. a good representation of the history of that era, the 1920's, 1930's, a good fit for the alaska capital. announcer: tour staff recently traveled to alaska to learn about the rich history. learn more about alaska and other stops on the tour, at www.c-span.org/citiestour.

governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus. understandlker, i you can't get to juneau from here. is that correct? you have to walk? well, 80 5% of: our community ship to walk to. that is what is unique about alaska. once you get here, you are happy about whatever mode you used to get here. can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline in the energy industry to the state of alaska? governor walker: we are resource state. one pointpeline at provided 25% of our nation's oil. it is critical to alaska's economy. it has been since about the mid-19 70's. christ is it preclude you from having a state -- host: does it preclude you from having a state income tax because of the revenue generated from the pipeline? governor walker: alaska has been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we are fortunate in that regard. we have other resources like natural gas that we've put back in the ground up and north. stateyou just signed the budget and it was a pretty substantial cu

will hear from alaska's governor, bill walker and an u empirew with junea reporter. you can listen with the free c-span radio app. on friday, secretary of state mike pompeo and u.n. ambassador nikki haley met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and headquarters, this is 10 minutes -- from u.n. headquarters, this is 10 minutes. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. i want to first commend my good friend ambassador haley entered team here. she has a great team behind her. thank you. i came here was to meet with members of the un security council. south korea and japan. and convey the details of my trip earlier this month. i also had the opportunity to meet with the u.n. secretary, secretary-general, to discuss a variety of topics. the countries of the security council are united on the need verification of the denuclearization of north korea as agreed to by the leader. members of the u

announcer: n >> here's an interview with governor bill walker. this was part of our 50 capitals tour series. this is about 15 minutes. welcop number 38 on our 50 states capitals tour. today we are in the 49th state in the

governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus.

governor bill walker says it puts the state on a more sustainable path, but damage is already done.ent is the highest in the nation. workers are fleeing. business capital is steering heclear and for t first time since 2009, alaska is america's bottom state for business. >> for "nightly business report," i'm scott cohn. >>> he aays does such a great job. >> oil is very much a part of their economy right now, but it's all about a job growth if you're not getting that, they're at the bottom there. that will do it tonight for us. i'm sue herera. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm bill griffit have a great evening. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ is >> ths "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, anpurepoint financial. >> how do shape our tomorrow? it starts with a vision. we see its idealorm in our mind, and then we begin to chisel. we strip away everything that l news in the way to rev possibilities. at purepoint financial, we have

we hear from alaska governor bill walker and an alaska resident. "so, discussion with the juneau empire" reporter james brooks. >>

most fisherman, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine.ator lisa murkowski said she would never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a hundr hundred-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine. it would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semitrucks instead of bears and foxes and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the stays. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal, the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, a former lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined our request for an interview. >> this is in roosevelt room, and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. >> nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident, right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of there being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes, so the biggest worry is a tailings dam failure like th

alaska's current governor is governor bill walker. he will be seeking a second term this fall. team of walker and biro democrat, a lieutenant governor, bill walker is an independent. to two of them were elected the first term a little while ago. they will be running again. this building is a good representation of alaska. i think first of all, it is very welcoming. very collegial atmosphere where legislators have an opportunity to meet routinely with members of the other body and with the executive branch. it is a very modest representation. i think that fits with alaska values. that they want to get the best for their buck. goodnk it is a representation of the history of that era, the 1920's, 1930's. a good fit for alaska capital. announcer: the united states purchased alaska from russia in 1867 for two cents an acre. in 1950 eight, president dwight d. eisenhower d eisenhower signed the alaska statehood act allowing the former territory to become the 49th state. coming up, we visit the ted stevens foundation to learn about one of the longest-serving members of congress. >> mr.

most fishermen, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine and senator lisa murkowskie would never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a 100-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine that would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semi trucks instead of bears and foxes. and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the state. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, aformer lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined our request for an interview. >> this is in roosevelt room. and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. >> nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident. right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of there being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes. so the biggest worry is a talgz dam failure like this one in british columbia which sent a

most fishermen, tribes, even governor bill walker are opposed to the mine, and senator lisa murkowskiuld never trade salmon for gold. but northern dynasty refuses to give up. the latest plan includes a 100-mile natural gas pipeline to power the mine. it would run past that active volcano into a massive port system here on this beach. imagine ships and semitrucks instead of bears and foxes. and then a 35-mile road through some of the most pristine wilderness in the state. since scott pruitt resigned amid scandal, the new man in charge of the epa is andrew wheeler, a former lobbyist at one of pebble mine's law firms. he declined a request for an interview. >> this is in the roosevelt room, and that's gore and clinton. >> reporter: but the ceo of pebble was happy to talk. nobody can guarantee there won't be an accident, right? but we've done a hell of a lot to minimize the possibility of their being an accident on this site. >> reporter: pebble mine would sit in a wetland prone to earthquakes. so the biggest worry is a tails dam failure like this one in british columbia, which sent a lak

and to add insult to injury for governor bill walker who is an independent that move to cut the permanentd dividend is deeply unpopular in alaska he's an independent, and he faces challenges in november from both republicans and democrats. candidates on all sides saying that the dividend is a prime issue, which means that alaska's fiscal pressures could certainly continue to be an issue. although maybe it gets some help from the fact that oil has bounced back remember you can read more about our study and see how your state ranks at top states.cnbc.com >> it's interesting that the worst state is an oil state and the best state is an oil state, with texas scott, why is this 0.2% gdp for the state of alaska last year? >> a lot of it had to do with oil, and as you know it was an issue for alaska and yeah, they're kind of competing -- for texas, that is, they're kind of competing on the same playing field texas has a much diverse economy. the oil here in texas and the gulf tends to be a little bit less expensive to produce than up on the north slope. so alaska had a lot of issues it had to de

reporter: bill walker is the governor of alaska, running for reelection this year. he is an independent. thank you for joining us. we also want to thank our cable partners in >> c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy that impact you. morning, weis discuss ideas to and partisan gridlock. talks aboutewis president trump's supreme court nomination process. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at seven he served this morning. join the discussion. this weekend, the cities tour takes you to texas, with the help of our cable partners, as we explore their literary scene and history. saturday at noon eastern, author sean cunningham with his book " american politics in the postwar sunbelt." billions in federal resources are being poured into the newhwest to create this development defense oriented society that is both fighting communism abroad and pursuing free market dreams at home. and it creates this kind of mail you in the american southwest that just reinforces a lots of these ideas about american ingenuity and hard work. and a co

we hear from alaska governor bill walker and an alaska resident. "so, discussion with the juneau empire" reporter james brooks. and the coming week, the house will take up several bills making changes to the 2010 health care law. of "thellivan hill," you have been writing there are political considerations in the debate. why do republicans want to take up these bills? i think republicans want to push back on attacks from democrats over rising obamacare premiums. in the past it was republicans attacking over these premium hikes but not democrats think it is an advantage, they can blame republicans for these premium hikes ahead of the election this year. so with the vote next week republicans can kind of try to push back on that and say, we are putting forward our own ideas on how to lower premiums, and democrats are opposing these . so this is our way to push back and change the narrative. host: one of those measures would repeal the medical device tax? who does that tax hit and white do they want to repeal it? part ofhat is obamacare. it is a 2.3%

will hear from alaska's governor, bill walker and an u empirew with junea reporter. you can listen with the free c-span radio app. on friday, secretary of state mike pompeo and u.n. ambassador nikki haley met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and