host: jim snyder, respond.uest: i think that the president has made a clean energy a focus of his campaign. he has not met all his goals, made out as a candidate in 2008, but they can talk about some things. host: our guest writes for bloomberg news that, "companies that once planned to build facilities to import liquefied gas to meet demand are now applying for export permits, thanks to the growing reserves." guest: six years ago, chemical companies were moving overseas because natural gas prices had gone up so much. now there is a load that the local companies -- you take the company in argentina that was going to take down a plant there and rebuild it piece by piece. in ohio there are several plants that have expanded because of fracking -- steel companies that have bought some equipment. host: republican caller from oklahoma city, welcome. caller: i had two questions. one, where do you think natural gas is going in terms of a fuel source for vehicles? chesapeake energy last year included a major gas station

and later, jim snyder on president obama's pledge to promote a green revolution. 7:00 a.m.astern on c-span. the former commander of the israeli defense forces says the best approach to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is diplomatic talks and tougher sanctions. from the brookings institution in washington, d.c., this is an hour, 25 minutes. >> good morning and welcome. i am a senior fellow of the center. welcome on this solemn anniversary. we're here to deal with another topic of immense importance to america's national security. when different from the anniversary that we're celebrating the one that obviously pretends to have a similar -- pretends to have a similar impact of it goes the wrong way. one of the great issues we're wrestling with is what does that mean for it to go the wrong way? what constitutes the wrong way? here in the u.s., and in the middle east, there is enormous debate over how to handle iran policy pursued of a nuclear enrichment capability. the capability which would give iran the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons in the chest to do so.

host: jim snyder, energy reporter on bloomberg news. thanks so much for being with us. we will go to the house floor in just a moment, but when news and programming note, president obama will make a statement at about 10:35 this morning, joined by secretary clinton in the rose garden, commenting. we will be watching that, and we will find out more where that we -- you can find out more on c- span.org. let's go to the house now. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, madam speaker. the meeting with hundreds of constituents and dozens of small businesses this summer, one theme emerges repeatedly -- the price that american families and small business continue to pay for the near collapse of our economy. earlier this year, new examples emerged of manipulation that was harmful. in some cases potentially illegal by wall street, new york, and fleet street in london. financial interests continue their assault on even modest reforms in the dodd-frank