need to quit thinking that it is good to talk to you ivan ivan eland senior fellow at the independent institute joining us live in washington thank you. well coming up in just a few moments differences of opinion over the libya crisis top the agenda as moscow welcomes joe biden. as the vice president of the united states arrives in moscow the big question is will the two sides be able to reach a mutual understanding of the situation in libya. that's still to come the first several british universities have come under pressure over the controversial links with the libyan government a public outcry over donations from the gadhafi regime to the london school of economics has forced its the right to to resign when it got the sun started at the university and it has more from london. more details of these connections are emerging all the time the most recent one is another of these his fourth son who was taught at the school of oriental and african studies also known as. the us then following his student ship announced a very lucrative deal with libyan university where they would give him two hundre

to russia and china as a mortal threat earlier i talked to ivan eland senior fellow at the independent institute here's part of our conversation. well i think the problem that we have here is the old cold war thinking and you can talk about kill bill these intent and we can do that except that we have a double standard in the country there are other nuclear powers that can hit the united states as well with india pakistan france and britain right and israel those countries could all conceivably in some way get a weapon here in north korea can't yet but let's just take those countries we don't think of them they have the capability to do it but we don't call them mortal threats whereas china and russia have the capabilities but we call them moral threats and i think this is left over from the cold war we think that all those other countries couldn't possibly be intending any ill will harm to the u.s. but but russia and china might well let's talk about doesn't mean you take a guy like improper certainly older than you and i he grew up in a generation you know a time when russia was a threat when

destabilize cuba's government earlier i spoke with ivan eland who's a senior fellow at the independent institute and salgado was an author and filmmaker and i asked them both about this case with a contractor alan gross and the broader context of the problems that come from outsourcing american foreign policy to contractors here's i've interest on first americans whoever they are may not agree with foreign laws and foreign countries but if you knowingly great the law and you me even though you disagree with it you're probably going to be thrown in jail and so that's what he has been and the us has commanded that he be released but there's no reason that they should do that because he doesn't have diplomatic immunity he's on a tourist visa and he was breaking was so it doesn't matter if he's breaking the law for the us government and you would think that in a. communist autocratic country like cuba they would realize that there's a possibility that he could get arrested so it's a very high risk strategy i can't believe there must have been some bungling in the state has already made a mistake som

complete the circle now is ivan eland senior fellow at the independent institute. a living are now so a different kind of tension that exists between the old guard and the new i'm talking about journalism and what is often a tug of war between the older more established press like say a new york times and the new or web centered publication like for example the having to post and found there is a battle brewing between those specific organizations but started when editor bill keller wrote a piece staunchly critical of the huffington post and its format you know linking to several different sources on its on its site here with us georgetown university professor of journalism professor chris chambers chris less confident about this is really turning into an interesting thing that we've been sort of take place back in for us now huffington post we've all been on the site big headlines a lot of different subject matter how we say bill keller new york times he calls this aggregation and he says quote the queen of aggregation is of course arianna huffington who has disco

of what i want to say is when we talk about -- i think you're right in arguing this is an independent institutionith ostensibly its own revenue stream. >> which is important. >> but we need to understand that it exists within an environment that exacts pressure on it. for us to assume that the black church is going to function the same way it functioned in the context of the mid 19th century, that that's doing to function the same way in the context of the great migration. it's going to function the same way in the context of the civil rights and black power movement and going to function in the same way in the context of capitalism, we're living an illusion. so partly we have to understand how to move this institution to the next phase. >> let's really look at what independent means, you can be independent enfinancially and dependent psychologically and emotionally. and many of us have a greater loyalty to pharaoh than we do to the people we're supposed to be leading away from pharaoh. >> gentlemen, hold that thought. we'll be right back. >> my pastor becomes my vicarious wealth. if my pastor is

senior fellow at the independent institute well as the crisis in libya unfolds the revolutionary phoria in egypt is subsiding meantime and many fear the return of the old guy in question whether the new leaders will bring about the changes they fought for i think of this can authorize the latest from cairo. several weeks have passed since the revolt but it seems the wheels of the old political machine are still turning we start now our usual good edition didn't finish here we need to change there we need we'll be able. to help her ourself. how can do that and would. never use if they used to be an anchor on egypt's national state run radio she claims even though president mubarak has already stepped down the media is still being manipulated the main command is to. me around all those who are proud including hard at work that is up at their feet and making in late january several hundred thousand people took to the streets of cairo demanding president mubarak step down after several weeks of violence the president. according to the united nations around three hundred people lost their li

destabilize cuba's government joining me now for more is i think he's senior fellow at the independent institute and also the author of this book here the empire has no clothes u.s. foreign policy exposed ivan thank you so much for joining us now i want to start by looking at the case of this contractor alan gross six year old man barely speaks any spanish has some history of going over to cuba. and most recently he went over there on a tourist visa with apparently a bunch of communications equipment satellite phones things are that are not allowed to be brought into that country there's a sign stating so very clearly in the airport and that he's been arrested so should we really be surprised that somebody has contacts you know is getting funded by usa idea in these programs is suddenly arrested for essentially breaking the law well americans whoever they are may not agree with foreign laws in foreign countries but if you knowingly break the law and you me even though you disagree with it you're probably going to be thrown in jail and so that's what he has been and the u.s. has demanded that he

. >> we're here talking with lindsay boyd of the independent institute about the upcoming books they have coming out. >> yes. we've got a number of exciting new books coming out. we've got two new, two new books that are being rereleased, we've got "beyond politics," and we're going to be releasing it coming early april. we'll be doing some heavy promotion for that. it's a classic book, it's something that all students should read, students who are interested in learning a little bit more about free market principles and the foundations of our democracy and how those principles apply to the current political atmosphere. "beyond politics" is absolutely essential. we just released "the new holy wars" with bob nelson, and he did an event featuring the dichotomy between economic religion and environmental religion. so we've got, also, "habeas corpus" coming out with anthony gregory who's a new author, so we're very excited about that, and we'll be, we'll be kind of -- we'll be investigating some new works early in the fall, but we've got some exciting, exciting projects on the horizon. o

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. >> we are here talking with lindsey boyd of the independent institute about the upcoming books they have coming out. >> we have got a number of exciting new books coming out. we have got to nail, two new books that are being re-release. we have got the on politics and we are going to be releasing a coming early april. we will be doing some heavy promotion for that. it is a classic look. do something that all students should read. students are interested in learning more about free market principles and they pump -- foundations of our democracy and how the principles apply to the current political atmosphere. beyond politics is absolutely essential. we just released the new holy war with bob nelson and he did an event featuring the dichotomy between economic religion and environmental religion. so, we have also got habeas corpus coming out with anthony gregory he was a new author so we are very excited about that. and we will be -- we will be investigating some new works early in the fall but we have got some exciting, exciting projects on the horizon. want to look out for next year

days you've seen representatives from the industry some of them acting as so-called independent experts from institutes that are funded by the new kids three seeing that the situation is under control all these are meant to happen it's very reassuring more nuclear power nuclear power is inherently unsafe earthquakes are one hazard but there are many many more and i would point out on the eve of the anniversary of the twenty fifth chernobyl accident that the lesson from chernobyl is don't build nuclear power plants unfortunately many countries have not learned that lesson. ok well the show but he depended nuclear energy consultant thanks for being on the program. to other news now our forces loyal to gadhafi gave a momentum to the stupid international calls for the step down libyan media reports say that rebel groups have been driven out of several key oil has to be to were goes in russia's envoy to nato says certain countries are pushing to get involved in libya because they rely on its oil resources. for the use of believe i think if libya were just a banana growing country there wouldn't be so much i

the first was to speak to the independent institute in denver and the second time was to speak to the coke foundation and the third time is now so maybe i haven't met a completely politically representative cross-section of colorado society. nonetheless, i think that there is something very attractive about the state and it's this: is an encapsulation of boiling down and the subjugation if you like of the things that make america special. americans came along way to find a particular lifestyle to get away from an intrusive government to find freedom and some of them went even further to be further from the government and those were the ones who came to the front and then designed the state constitution's around the maximum power. one of the things i find exciting but the geometrics tapes is the media to the emphasis on the procedures and balanced budget amendment and term limits and so on. this is politically as well as culturally and its saturation of the american policy. i don't think it was a coincidence that in the novel atlas shrugged this was the last out of freedom in the unite

the first was to speak to the independent institute in denver and the second time was to speak to the coke foundation and the third time is now so maybe i haven't met a completely politically representative cross-section of colorado society. nonetheless, i think that there is something very attractive about the state and it's this: is an encapsulation of boiling down and the subjugation if you like of the things that make america special. americans came along way to find a particular lifestyle to get away from an intrusive government to find freedom and some of them went even further to be further from the government and those were the ones who came to the front and then designed the state constitution's around the maximum power. one of the things i find exciting but the geometrics tapes is the media to the emphasis on the procedures and balanced budget amendment and term limits and so on. this is politically as well as culturally and its saturation of the american policy. i don't think it was a coincidence that in the novel atlas shrugged this was the last out of freedom in the unite

with dave pervasive distrust of decision-making by executive branch institutions that were thought to be linked as opposed to independent agencies that have greater freedom to maneuver and the ftc is independent of the other end of the avenue but a deeper question about who makes policy-making and who should be responsible for the synapse of international institutions. what is the strength of the assumptions of the commerce report and the ftc report? it was an opportunity to do detailed canvassing to assemble what we know about practices of a comprehensive way of the a future academic that this canvassing would have been a good way to put the report together. that opportunity was not take in here. it replies -- relies heavily not only observation of our own experience going back through 1970 the fair credit reporting act but also workshops upper informative. a key question that arises is with respect to building building, exactly what do these do we expect to take a step by step? how much will this cost? is worth bearing but the report does not say at a great deal about what we think the specific steps may be in the cos

its grip on some banks as early as today, the fed will allow some financial institutions to run their operations independent of restrictions imposed during the financial crisis. only banks that pass a fresh round of stress tests will be able to boost dividend payouts and buy back stocks. jpmorgan, american express and wells fargo to be among the first to get the green light. >>> well if you want the most reliable car on the market, buy american. lincoln holds the top spot in the annual j.d. power survey of long-term vehicle quality. lexus, jaguar, porsche and toyota filled out the top five. the survey found new electronic features usually cause the most problems. >>> all the news that's fit to print is now going to cost you online. "the new york times" will begin charging for unlimited access to its website, and mobile services, sometime this month. the fees will run from $15 to $35 a month, depending on what level of access you want. print subscribers will still not be charged. >>> and finally, a victory of sorts for the usa. americans now buy more wine each year than the french. u.s. wine sales grew last

what happened is a lot of the independent activist within these institutions into the forming independent civic organizations because they were still that loophole where ngos could register and said the company's or law companies fall under the radar of the state. so i imagine now with the vibrant opening up more we'll probably see more development. there already were a couple of independent unions that had been established in the past couple of years, and i imagine we will see more of those. in terms of the question on women's rights come in supporting women's rights, women have been an essential part of the reform movement in egypt even before the gnu 25th revolution but anybody saw them on the square. and even before that there have been very active women's organization. a lot of organizations have been very keen on the gender mainstreaming across programs in terms of how to respond to the programs including women. i think there are two key things when we talk about women's rights in egypt. one, it's very important not to accept cosmetic reforms. we've seen a lot of cosmetic reforms de

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will the minister institute an independent investigation and what will the minister do to address thisovernment's chronic incompetence and failure to deliver basic government services. >> here, here. the minister for climate change. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker and i think the members for the question because it provides an opportunity to correct the record in relation to this particular issue. in fact, mr. speaker, since the renewable energy target was initiated, in 2001 by the howard government, over 100 million renewable certificates have been created. and as the regulator because indicating at senate estimates this week. since 2001, 3.5 million renewable energy certificates have not been validated, excuse me, by the regulator. and i'm advised that some of the reasons for this were largest of wrecks in the system, others have been from the failure to submit the necessary documentation but the regular has also indicated that none have been dealt with in this manner due to safety issues emerging. i'm advised that the enewliable certificate are often resubmitted with the proper

. >> as well, independent of the size of the individual institution, a fundamental premise of option 3 was that the footprint overall they guarantee be limited, as secretary geithner referred to it, and nationalization option, or continuing the current was where we are where over 90% of all mortgages are guaranteed. is not just the individual size of the institution but the overall size of any guarantee being limited to ensure the primary risk in the market is borne by the private sector. >> one of the things we talked about under the volker rule structure -- it was actually outside that structure -- but the companies that are private investment banks, as they became larger and more systemically significant, they could raise the capital requirements to recognize the problem of a single house going around. would there be an upper limit on the size of the companies, or to encourage smaller companies? >> perhaps i could start on that. it is very important generally to look across the system and recognize a level of concentration are consolidation that would be against our broad interest

will the minister institute any independent investigation and what will the minister do to address thenment's chronic incompetence in failure to deliver fundamental services? >> the minister for climate change. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker, and i thank the member for the question because it provides the opportunity to correct the record in relation to this particular issue. in fact, in fact, mr. speaker, since the renewable energy targeted was initiated in 2001 by the howard government, over 100 million renewable energy ser certificated from been indicated. since 2001, 3.5 million renewable certificates have not been validated by the regulator. i aid vice the reasons for this is a bricks in the system, and others failure to submit the necessary documentation, but the regulators indicated in advice that none have been dealt with in this manner due to safety issues e -- emerging. the safety issues are resubmitted with the proper document and vol dated. the office of renewable energy regulator checks each batch to ensure that the requirements are complied with, and the regulators a

institutions. the people of syria have no free speech, no right to assembly, no right to association, there are no independent non-governmental organizations and basically if you criticize the government, you go to jail. >> what are social conditions in syria like? >> they are mixed. it depends on your economic status. for syrians who are well-to-do and there has been an expansion of the tourist economy, the retail economy and some people have gotten more rich and you are doing pretty well. overall, the economy of syria is not in good shape. >> think you for your time. let's go to japan. residents have been warned not to give tap water to babies because radiation has contaminated their water supply. authorities said levels of radioactive iodine were twice the recommended level considered to be safe. she was born in london but her life was hollywood writ large. elizabeth taylor has died in los angeles at the age of 79. she made more than 50 films and won two oscars and married eight times. we look back on elizabeth taylor's remarkable life and career. >> honestly, you make me sound just awful. >> the actress e

institutions that democracy needs to flourish. people need to choose their own leaders. legislature that provides oversight. independent judiciary that uphold the rule of law. open debate. professional military under civilian control. a strong civil society that hold governments accountable. governments that are transparent and responses to their states. this is what makes a democracy. just as we defend democracy and human rights within our quarters, let recommit to get across our hemispheres. every nation will follow its own path. no nation should impose its will on another. surely we can agree that this is about more than a majority rule. it is not give a leader of the right to suppress the power of others. the leader must have consent not coercion. we have to speak up we must not waver in our support for people to demand the rights of their own future. that includes cuba. the most significant changes to my nation's policies towards cuba has occurred in decades. it is possible for americans to visit their families in cuba. to allow americans to send remittances to bring economic hope to people across the region. we w

sustainable democracies are built on strong institutions, including an independent judiciary that promotes the rule of law and helps ensure official accountability and transparency, and stands against corruption. recent days have underscored the importance of the freedom of expression, whether it's in the public square, through the press, or on the internet. brave journalists have broadcast images of repression around the world, and the young people of tunisia and egypt have shown everyone what a force for democracy, the open exchange of ideas, can be. a vibrant civil society is also an indispensable building block of democracy. and not only in the middle east but around the world, citizen activists and civic organizations are emerging as strong voices for progress. they help develop solutions to tough problems. they hold governments accountable. they empower and protect women and minorities. the united states is committed to broadening our own engagement with civil society, and we urge leader and governments to treat civil society, as partners, not adversaries. there also must be for tran

institutions. we can help promote an effective rule of law with truly independent judges. we can support the state in their fight against corruption. we can intensify trade and promote the people's pursuit of happiness. >> he has also demanded a 60-day freeze on all oil payments to the korea to prevent funds from reaching gaddafi -- a freeze on all oil payments to the area. >> the aim is to prevent a dictator, moammar gaddafi, and his family from getting more money and hiring more soldiers to meet of violence and oppression on the people of libya. for this reason, we in europe and the german government have initiated a number of sanctions, including freezing assets. the sanctions also include travel restrictions. but i believe we also have to ensure that new revenues from oil imports and up in the coffers of a dictator who will then use the funds to hire more troops in order to wage war against his own people -- to ensure that new revenues from oil imports do not end up in his coffers. >> from the conference in geneva, i asked them if there were development with the propos

sustainable democracies are built on strong institutions, including an independent judiciary that promotes the rule of law and helps ensure official accountability and transparency and stands against corruption. recent days have underscored the importance of freedom of expression, whether it's in the public square, through the press or on the internet. brave journalists have broadcast images of repression around the world and the young people of tunisia and egypt have shown everyone what a force of democracy, the open exchange of ideas can be. a vibrant civil society is also an indispensible building block of democracy. and not only in the middle east, but around the world, citizen activists and civic organizations are emerging as strong voices for progress. they help develop solutions to solutions and empower women and minorities. united states is committed to broadening our own engagement with civil society and we urge leaders and governments to treat civil society as partners, not adversaries. there also must be transitions to thrive, a commitment to make economic opportunity available

what happened is a lot of indpint activists within the institutions ended up forming independent, again, civic organizations because there was a loophole where ngo's could register as law companies and fall under the radar of the state. i imagine now with the regulatory environment opening up more, we'll probably see more developments. there already were a couple independent unions established over the past couple years #, and i imagine we'll see more of those. in terms of the question on women's rights and supporting women's rights, i mean, women have been an essential part of the reform movement in egypt, even before the revolution. everybody saw them on the square, and before that, there's active women's organizations and the new generation organizations are keen on gender mainstreaming across the programs within the staff and in terms of responding to the programs and including women. i think there's two key things when we talk about women's rights in egypt. one, it's very important not to accept cosmetic reforms. there's been a lot of cosmetic reforms with women's rights. there's s

independent of oil. nor is it going to solve climate issues. is it a step in a direction? yes. >> uc berkeley institute of transportation studies director analyzed projects jexs and says they're unreliable. because the formula is faulty. he won't offer an opinion on whether this is an example of wasteful spending but will say this. >> some alternative is going to be needed. either we're going to expand highways or expand airports and increase of number of flights. this builds a new system such as california high speed rail. >> the obama administration gave more than $4 million going towards building the first 45 mile segment in the central valley. >> and coming up next, a dre dree -- three minute flight of a nasa satellite. >> and a look at the lift off of the space shuttle discovery >>> three, two, one, zero. >> what started off well but nasa was forced to abort this launch today. it lifted off on california coast this morning, but it was not able to get enough speed to reach orbit. supposed to spend three years analyzing climate but has to be dumped into the ocean. >> and here is a look at a lift off

. >> it's not going to make the country independent of oil, nor is it gonna solve our climate issues. it's a step in that direction. >> u.c. berkeley's instituteportation studies director have analyzed current ridership projections. he says they're unreliable, possibly too high or too low because the formula used is faulty. he won't often an opinion whether it's an example of wasteful government spending but he will say this. >> alternative ways being needed. either we're going to expand highways or we're going to expand airport capacity and increase the number of flights or some combination of these or both a new system such as california high-speed rail. >> the obama administration just gave the rail authority more than $4 million which will go to building the first 45-mile segment in the central valley. heather ishimaru. >> a father says check in the daughter's account and the money goes missing [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every b

institution. >> explain the national federal reserve board is the government and the new york fed is an independent private bank. but yet there is -- >> no, it's part of the central bank, there are regions a part of the banking system. >> but the board is private. >> they are owned by the shareholders or actually bank, you are right it's private in that sense. but it functions as the arm of the central bank of the public bank. >> how often do you meet ? >> we meet once a month with the exception of july and august. and we have phone calls in between, conference phone calls. >> what kinds of things are you asked to vote on? >> well, most of the actions are advisory in nature. the board is really providing input to the president and the staff of the bank in terms of our understanding of what is happening in the local economy. and in the regional economy. so most, most of the work is advisory. i mean we vote on the election of the president of the bank. which is probably our most important job. and we vote on the recommendations with regard to monetary policy and what will happen with interest rates.

. >> it's not going to make the country independent of oil, nor is it gonna solve our climate issues? is it a definite direction? yes. >> instituteortation studies director has analyzed current ridership projections. he says they're unreliable, possibly too high or too low because the formula used is faulty. he won't often an opinion whether the project is an example of wasteful government spending but he will say this. >> some alternative is needed. either we expand airport capacity and number of flights or some combination of this or build a new system such as california high-speed rail. >> the obama administration gave the rail authority $4 million which will build the first 45-mile segment in the central valley. >> don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> a father deposits a check in his daughter's account and the his daughter's account and the money goes missing. [ male announcer ] when mike rowe heads home, his family knows what to expect. hun, mike's coming -- let's get crackin'. [ male announcer ] but what mike rowe doesn't know is that his parents have armed themselves with unquilted viva® towels. place looks great. [

independent of oil. nor is it going to solve our climate issues. >> it is a step in a direction. >> u.c. berkeley's instituter have analyzed current ridership projections. he says they are unreliable. possibly too high or, too. >> low because the formula is faulty. he won't offer an opinion whether the project is an example of wasteful government spending but he will say this. >> an alternative is going to be needed. either we need to expand highways or we're going to expand airport capacity and increase the number of flights or some combination of this. all this such as california high speed rail. >> the obama administration gave the rail authority more than four million dollars which will go toward building the first segment in the central valley. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." >> we have a special visitor today. >> lisa is enjoying the morning off. >> yeah. >> mother daughter day. >> she is enjoying it today and who knows what tomorrow will bring. i do. >> you are going to tell us. >> this is a live picture from mount sutro looking back over the city toward the golden gate bridge. isn't that beautiful. a

. >> as well, independent of the size of the individual institution, a fundamental premise of option 3 was that the footprint overall they guarantee be limited, as secretary geithner referred to it, and nationalization option, or continuing the current was where we are where over 90% of all mortgages are guaranteed. is not just the individual size of the institution but the overall size of any guarantee being limited to ensure the primary risk in the market is borne by the private sector. >> one of the things we talked about under the volker rule structure -- it was actually outside that structure -- but the companies that are private investment banks, as they became larger and more systemically significant, they could raise the capital requirements to recognize the problem of a single house going around. would there be an upper limit on the size of the companies, or to encourage smaller companies? >> perhaps i could start on that. it is very important generally to look across the system and recognize a level of concentration are consolidation that would be against our broad interest

. >> the other important point here as well would be that independent of the size of the individual institutions, a fundamental premise of option three was at the foot for an overall of that guarantee be limited relative to the nationalization option or continuing the current place where we are where over 90 percent of new mortgages are guaranteed. it is not just the individual size of institutions but the overall size of any guarantee being limited to ensure that the primary risk in the market is borne by the private sector. >> one of the things that we talked about under the volcker rule structure was the the companies that were private investment banks, as they became larger and more systemically significant that the regulators could raise the capital requirements so as to recognize the additional risk of a particular single house going down. could something like that be used in this incident to not necessarily completely put a limit on the size of the ofpany's but to kind encourage multiple smaller companies? >> at think it is very important generally to look at the system that we recognize

independent state. and a started actually making considerable progress in building up modern institutions, democratic institutions. there was parliament. and we were ahead of all of the countries in the region in education, arts, women's rights. the first iraqi woman graduated from law school in and 1935, when neighboring countries did not even send their daughters to school. iraq was pioneer in literature art, poetry and in medicine. the medical school in baghdad was recognized by the medical profession especially in britain, an iraqi medical doctor could go and practice in the uk without the nats it -- the necessity for any further examination appeare. iraq i ss also the land of history because of its a very long history and has one of the greatest museums in the world. unforeseen a, it was looted after american intervention. but to give you an idea of how much is true we have we have about 70,000 registered archaeological sites across the country. we have villages in the north which still speak the language of jesus christ today as a living language. it has potential for religious tourism, which is likely to b

independent. it would not be advocating for the interest of the large financial institutions.t would be advocating for the interest of nsumers. the sierra provision, the continuing resolution provision, which cut that down by 40%, from $143 billion to $80 billion japan which have the same response to the budgetar cut -- $80 billion. would you have the same response to the budgetary cuts? >> having been fortunate enough to workith elizabeth warren as she was the chair of the congressional oversight panel, i would certainly take her at her word that this would impact the ability to go forward. press one of the points of this hearing is that there are some legit -- >> one of the points of this hearing is that there are some legitimate questions if tarp was working. it is not clear what the consensus would be on this committee and if we want to be tougher on the too-big-to-fail policy or not. that is not part of it. but let's assume that we did have a view that was shared across the aisle, on both sides, where we did want to protect the taxpayer from a future bailout. what would d

institute for nuclear power operators. in our accident what we learned from is we need a separate organization who was private and independentdustry and from government. it is there to share information, to show the world if there's a safety problem so that people respond to that because they don't want their peers to see them not operating safely. they do a whole bunch of stuff so we have this three-legged safety regulatory system in the united states that has worked very well. i think brought a lot to bear of what the caller mentioned. one of the things we at the heritage foundation has recommended is a similar system be set up for the oil industry which i think it was she. some people mentioned about the oil spill. host: ok. let's go to roanoke, alabama. steve on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go right ahead. caller: ok. i worked at a nuclear power plant. when i first started work, we were going to build four 750 kilowatt units. we couldn't build but one because of the cost. now, if you take -- we have 104 nuclear power plants in the continental united states of america. on average the 750

independent advice. our staff contacted economists at leading academic institutions. they told us the fcc got the rules right. the phone and cable companies have near monopolies as providers of internet access, especially wireless internet access. without sensible regulation, they could choke off innovation by charging internet companies for the right to communicate with consumers. one cost of this misguided regulation is that it is distracting us from important telecommunications issues that we should be addressing. we could do so on a bipartisan basis. we should be working together to grow our economy by freeing up spectrum. we should be working together to make our nation safer by building a broadband network for public safety. we should be protecting taxpayers and consumers by enacting universal service reform. we are doing none of these things. instead, we're wasting time about and destructive resolution that threatens innovation on the internet. i want to thank the witnesses for being here. i look forward to your testimony. i want to yield the balance of my time

institute for nuclear power operators. in our accident what we learned from is we need a separate organization who was private and independent from the industry and from government. it is there to share information, to show the world if there's a safety problem so that people respond to that because they don't want their peers to see them not operating safely. they do a whole bunch of stuff so we have this three-legged safety regulatory system in the united states that has worked very well. i think brought a lot to bear of what the caller mentioned. one of the things we at the heritage foundation has recommended is a similar system be set up for the oil industry which i think it was she. some people mentioned about the oil spill. host: ok. let's go to roanoke, alabama. steve on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go right ahead. caller: ok. i worked at a nuclear power plant. when i first started work, we were going to build four 750 kilowatt units. we couldn't build but one because of the cost. now, if you take -- we have 104 nuclear power plants in the continental united states of america. on ave

institutions. small businesses are the republicans'avorite line. it is a sentiment that democrats will target. host: new mexico, independent line. caller: i have a factual question. how well, wh percentage of the retirement and health-care benefits of public employees are funded in wisconsin? guest: i do not have the number of hand. wh you are seeing in wisconsin is the governor is asking for public workers to pay a larger share of their pensions and other health-care benefits as part of their paycheck. caller: they are funded by 99.7% or 90% in two estimations. if you look at that number, you will understand what is not going on in wisconsin. look at the health and retirement benefits of public employees in a study done by dean baker, he looked at the benefits before the economic downturn and after. the rean why the benefits are in arrears is because of the economic downturn. it is because of the blow up on wall street. i resent reporters such as yourself coming on the air and talking about retirement benefits without having factual information. host: let me say for his sake, we invited him talking about politics. we are lookin

independent. it would not be advocating for the interest of the large financial institutions. it would be advocating for the interest of consumers. the sierra provision, the continuing resolution provision, which cut that down by 40%, from $143 billion to $80 billion japan which have the same response to the budgetary cut -- $80 billion. would you have the same response to the budgetary cuts? >> having been fortunate enough to work with elizabeth warren as she was the chair of the congressional oversight panel, i would certainly take her at her word that this would impact the ability to go forward. press one of the points of this hearing is that there are some legit -- >> one of the points of this hearing is that there are some legitimate questions if tarp was working. it is not clear what the consensus would be on this committee and if we want to be tougher on the too-big-to-fail policy or not. that is not part of it. but let's assume that we did have a view that was shared across the aisle, on both sides, where we did want to protect the taxpayer from a future bailout. what

in an electoral process must respect democratic institutions, the rights of minorities, including religious minorities, has to be supportive of independent judiciary, independent media, to not have an armed wing or militia associated with its. it has been interesting because we have gotten a lot of reporting back, not just from our diplomats, but just from european and others who have gone into egypt. they have been meeting with a lot of the opposition groups, including young members of the muslim brotherhood. i think they are in an internal debate about exactly how they will participate in a democracy. we want to encourage what we would view as answers that would protect the exclusive nature of muslims and caustic christians living peacefully together in egypt and recognize a political process in a democracy. you have to be able to get along with people, have different opinions, different religious beliefs. again, this will be an ongoing effort. one thing, senator, we could use help in confirming our ambassador for religious freedom. i know you have raised some questions. part of the reason that the administration and i personally suppo

i wanted to get independent advice so are staffed contacted economist at stanford, and why you, usc, and other leading academic institutions. nyu, usc, and othery yo leading academic institutions. they could choke of innovation by charging internet companies for the right to communicate with consumers. one of the costs of this misguided resolution is that it is distracting us from important telecommunications issues when we should be addressing them and we can do so in a bipartisan basis. we ought to be working together to grow our economy by freeing of spectrum. we should your do together to make our nation safer by building a broadband network for public safety. and we should be protecting taxpayers and consumers by enacting universal service reform. but we're not doing any of these things. we're wasting time about a destructive resolution that should threaten open innovation on the internet. i thank our witnesses for being here. i want to yield the balance of my time. >> thank you. why is the internet so important? it enables freedom of expression and the sharing of ideas across town and around the world. it prevents a

i wanted to get independent advice so are staffed contacted economist at stanford, and why you, usc, and other leading academic institutions. -- stanford, nyu, usc, and other leading academic institutions. they could choke of innovation by charging internet companies for the right to communicate with consumers. one of the costs of this misguided resolution is that it is distracting us from important telecommunications issues when we should be addressing them and we can do so in a bipartisan basis. we ought to be working together to grow our economy by freeing of spectrum. we should your do together to make our nation safer by building a broadband network for public safety. and we should be protecting taxpayers and consumers by enacting universal service reform. but we're not doing any of these things. we're wasting time about a destructive resolution that should threaten open innovation on the internet. i thank our witnesses for being here. i want to yield the balance of my time. >> thank you. why is the internet so important? it enables freedom of expression and the sharing of ideas across town and around the world. it pr

vermont public radio is an essential institution to all of the people in the state of vermont, republicans, democrats, and independents. we need to preserve it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. nugent: mr. speaker, i yield the amount of time necessary for my good friend, the chairman of the rules committee, from california, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he wishes to consume. mr. dreier: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, let me begin by extending congratulations to my very good friend, the gentleman from spring hill, our former sheriff, mr. nugent, for his maiden voyage in managing this rule. he's done a suburb job in taking on this issue. let -- superb job in taking on this issue. let me say, having listened to the debate from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, every single thing that we have been doing on the floor of the h

institutions. small businesses are the republicans' favorite line. it is a sentiment that democrats will target. host: new mexico, independent line. i have a factual question. how well, what percentage of the retirement and health-care benefits of public employees are funded in wisconsin? guest: i do not have the number of hand. what you are seeing in wisconsin is the governor is asking for public workers to pay a larger share of their pensions and other health-care benefits as part of their paycheck. caller: they are funded by 99.7% or 90% in two estimations. if you look at that number, you will understand what is not going on in wisconsin. look at the health and retirement benefits of public employees in a study done by dean baker, he looked at the benefits before the economic downturn and after. the reason why the benefits are in arrears is because of the economic downturn. it is because of the blow up on wall street. i resent reporters such as yourself coming on the air and talking about retirement benefits without having factual information. host: let me say for his sake, we invited him talking about politics. we are looking

be a summarizeation of -- in 1951, when we got our independence, we had 20-25 -- and we succeeded to divide -- moderate society. to divide the institution. so the people are able -- now we have how many -- students graduated -- don't listen to muammar gadhafi saying civil war. no, freedom takes minutes but democracy takes time. it is complicated. chemistry. tunisia became free, but to have democracy takes time. you got freedom but how long it takes to have democracy and concepts of democracy. so libya now is free. and i am sure this experience with gadhafi will have something different. a real democracy. we suffered from dictatorship. i think president obama is not just a president. he is a scholar. and he is working for freedom. and he can't stay indifferent regarding libya. europe is responsible for that. if you are speaking about freedom, democracy, justice, human rights, what -- our people try to say we want freedom. he killed them. they didn't -- nothing. nothing. they shot them. in arabic, i say -- [speaking arabic] [speaking arabic] [applause] >> ambassador al-jazeera. english. i wanted to ask you in regard to hillary clinton's v