here, at this point i would like to introduce the invited first panel which was the honorable lisa jackson, the honorable joseph pesarcek, and the honorable joe ellen darcy. unfortunately, it appears that not a single individual from the obama administration could take the time out from their ongoing work of laying burdens on the american economy and they cannot attend our hearing today. it's extremely disappointing that they invited -- excuse me, declined our invitations to speak and answer questions on an important issue that directly impacts the jobs and livelihoods of many americans. even if they are extremely busy today, which i would understand, they could have sent someone in their place. since the obama administration has no time for us today to answer questions, we will now call forward the second panel. state senator art kirken daal, the honorable karen harver, mr. rossizenberg of the national

i would like to introduce the invited first panel, which was the honorable lisa jackson. the honor joseph and honorable joe ellen representing civil corp. of army engineers. >> it appears that not a single individual from the obama administration could take the time out from their ongoing work of laying burdens on the american economy and they cannot attend our hearing today. it's extremely disappointing that they invited, excuse, declined our invitations to speak and answer questions on an important issue that directly impacts the jobs and livelihoods of many americans. even if they are extremely busy today, which i understand, they could have sent someone in their place. since the obama administration has no time for us today to answer question, we will now call forward the second panel. state senator art of west virginia state senate. the honorable karen, president and ceo institute for 21st century energy. miss maria gutto. as you come forward, i'll lay out the ground rules. like all our witnesses, your written testimony will appear in full to written record. i ask yo

this in a meeting like this, but i said i -- i'd like to have the same relationship as i do with lisa jackson. the director of the epa. she's always been very honest with me. while we have disagreements, i'm sure we'll have the same relationship and i look forward to it. thank you, madam chairman. >> thank you so much. senator carper. >> thank you, madam chair. i want to start my statement with a question. of dr. macfarlane. how do you pronounce your name? >> due want an answer? >> yes. >> macfarlane. >> we've never mispronounced commissioner svinicki's name. we have the potential to butcher names badly here. hopefully we'll get yours right. your name is misspelled i would note that, dr. macfarlane. i look forward to today's hearing. quite favorably impressed by the technical breadth and depth our two nominees and by the set of skills that each one has already brought. the other would bring if confirmed to the nuclear regulatory commission. i'm encouraged the president would move to nominate dr. macfarlane to serve as commissioner and chair the nrc. i'm pleased he submitted the name of christ

at this point i would like to introduce the invited first panel which was the honorable lisa jackson, administrative agency. the director of the office of surface mining, reclamation and enforcement and joe elle darcy for civil works representing the army corps of engineers. it appearins not a single membe of the obama administration can take time out on laying burdens on the american economy and they cannot attend our hearing today. it's extremely disappointing that they invited -- excuse me, declined our invitations to speak and answer questions to the important issue that directly impacts the lives of many americans. even if they are too busy today, which i understand, they could have sent someone in their place. since the obama administration has no time for us today to answer questions, we will now call forward the second panel, state senator kirkda, well l, and karen, president and ceo of 21st century energy of the chamber of commerce, mr. ross eisenberg of the national association of manufacturers and v.p. for merge and resources policy and miss maria guno, boone county west vi

lisa jackson has put forward a very powerful message to the country just two days ago. the decision on greenhouse gas performance standard and saying that basically gas plants are te performance standard, which meas if you want to build a coal plat , you got a big problem. that was a huge decision. you can't imagine how tough it is" -- i'm still quoting kirk spalding -- "you can't imagine how tough that was because you'e got to remember that if you go o west virginia, pennsylvania and all those places, you have coal communities who depend on coal. and to say that we just think those communities can just go away, we can't do that. but she had to do what the law and the policy suggested and its painful, it's painful every step of the way." again, i'm quoting the region 1 administrator, kirk spalding, in a statement that he made. that's an exact quote. let me repeat the key part of administrator spalding's quote just for emphasis. he said -- quote -- "if you want to build a coal planted -- a coal plant, you got a big problem. " even more stun, he's admitting that the obama

2025, wiih the hopp to ggt lmore han halffay there by 2017.the program has bornee administrator lisa jacksonho we spoke with along thee anacostia iver in washington -- one of the most polluted rivers running into the chesapeake.the progress has been steady, but not fast enough. and i keep saying now is not the time to quit. we are so close to actually turninn that ccrnee, buttit's goong to reeuire all oo s: the federal government, state &ppartners, local and county governments, municipalities, all alike to keep uttinn in our share.meeting the epa's goals will cost billions of dollars..and wwile some thhse funds won't cover the whole bill. failure to meet the targets could result in fewer federal grants, toughee factory permit regulations, and tricter regulations for farmers, who the epa says are the biggest contributors to bay poolution.opponents, like the american farm bureau, quession the epa's daaa and say the plan will kill jobs. it. thhs pproach from epa is too heavy-handed, and it's going to cost peoole in this parrish says farmers have alreaay cut back on fertilizerssand have created

secretary of state hillary clinton and environmental protection agency head lisa jackson will lead the u.s. delegation. police and private security guards have raided a protest encampment at the riverdale mobile home park in jersey shore, pennsylvania to break up a nearly two-week resistance effort by dozens of residents and activists. the company has bought the property to withdraw up to 3 million gallons of water per day for use in the grass -- gas drilling process known as fracking. residents learned of the sale after reading about it in the newspaper. many claim the payments offered are not enough to relocate from the mobile home park where some have lived for decades. a group of volunteers and residents calling themselves occupy well street blockaded access roads and covered the park in hand-painted signs, successfully delaying construction. on tuesday, activists complied with requests by residents they disperse rather than risk arrest. some residents to remain in their homes and negotiations with the company continue. in arizona, a former aide to the retired democratic congressme

on tuesday, activists delivered well over 100,000 signatures calling on the epa head lisa jackson to stop the pipeline's approval. activists have also pledged a series of nonviolent direct actions against the project this summer, saying the pipeline would poison local communities and destroy the environment. we will have more on the keystone xl pipeline later in the broadcast. at least five people have been killed in the u.s. drone strike in the pakistani region of north waziristan. unmannned officials say the victims were militants, but the obama administration's criteria are so expensive that they could include any adult male and a war zone unless proven otherwise after death. more than 100 people were killed in syria on tuesday as president bashar al-assad or in the country is in the midst of an all-out war. the syrian observatory for human rights said at least 68 civilians, 41 soldiers, and seven rebel fighters were killed in nationwide violence. al-assad meanwhile issued his warning while meeting with new cabinet members. >> as i sent it in my speech in parliament, we're living

i think what we care less about is the way that president obama particularly and lisa jackson at thee.p.a. are approaching utilizing our vast natural resources and this is why many conservatives and republicans feel that again, going to the role of government that we were blessed with so much coal and natural gas but it's not racial it's ideological that the whole green jobs thing, and that's where republicans say, no. we don't want more laws. we don't need more laws. we need good laws and good regulation and efficient regulation but we want to use our natural resources and not lock everything up. i think that's where republicans are coming from on the environment. not that we want dirty air and water like the left likes to portray. so that's my comment. host: some of these issues have become more political divisive by their very nature that environmental protection is part of the a broader conversation about natural resources and energy and where this country should be invested for the future and that's brought it to the realm of the more political debate than it was when we first a

the director of e.p.a., lisa jackson, said, the administrator said that recently current challenges tothe coal industry are entirely economic. that's what she said, entirely economic. i don't know how anyone who is paying attention to the e.p.a. to regulations or to the price of coal could say that the problems are entirely economic. they're not economic at all. we have more recoverable coal than anybody in the world. we now think we have more recoverable natural gas than anybody in the world. by 2016, under the current e.p.a. rules that are out there, plus this one, our utilities in our state would go up as much as 23% for the average missourian, more than that for people in some parts of our state, a 23% increase on the utility bill by 2016. the estimates are that by 2020, we will lose 76,000 jobs because of that increase in utility rates. and, madam president, wherever those jobs go, they're not going to go to california or massachusetts or somebody that has bills that are higher than ours today. they're going to go to places that care a whole lot less about what comes out of this s

administrator lisa jackson said recently that is simply a coincidence, the e.p.a.'s rules are coming out at the same time that natural gas prices are low so utilities are naturally moving toward natural gas. well, you know, her message was don't blame the e.p.a. the truth is that the e.p.a. itself has admitted that the agency deliberately and consciously made a decision to kill coal. the e.p.a. region one administrator, curt spaulding was caught on tape saying lisa jackson has put together a powerful message to the country two days ago, quoting now, "the decision on greenhouse gas performance standard and saying basically gas plants are the performance standard which means if you want to build a coal plant, you've got a big problem." he also went on to say the decision by the e.p.a. to kill coal was -- quote -- "painful, painful every step of the way because you got to remember, if you go to west virginia, you go to pennsylvania, he could have included the other states in there such as ohio, illinois, mows, but he said -- missouri, but he said you have coal communit

[cheers and applause] >> lisa jackson spoke at the commencement ceremony at tule lane university. ms. jackson, a tulane alum commended graduates for their efforts in redefining new orleans after hurricane katrina. administrator jackson is the first university graduate chosen to give the commencement address. this is about 15 minutes. >> i finally made it. so thank you. good morning and hello class of 2012. staff and alumni, to parents and families, friends, musicians, the supporters, my fellow honorees, on your shoulders i stand. you will light our future without doubt. laura, well done. congratulations. our ambassador for the city. thank you all. now, it is my honor to be with you this morning. as you heard, or may have heard, i am the first alum of tulane university to be able to address the unified commencement and you just heard that i am a native northerliens so there's really only one thing to say. where you at green wave? [cheers and applause] seriously it makes me very happy to be able to be your commencement speaker and to congratulate you and all of my fellow graduates of

the program has born fruit, according to epa administrator lisa jackson who we spoke to in washingtoned rivers running in the chesapeake. >> progress has been steady, but not fast enough. now is not the time to quit. we are so close to turning that corner. it's going to require all of us, federal government, state partners, local and county government, municipalities, all alike to keep putting in our share. >> meeting the ep a's goals will cost billions of dollars. while some federal help is available, those funds won't kofrt whole bill. failure to meet the targets could mean tougher factory regulations and stricter regulations for farmers, who the epa says are the biggest contributors to the river's pollution. some say the plan will kill jobs. >> this approach is too heavy-handed and will cost people in this watershed significantly. >> reporter: don parrish says farmers cut back on fertilizers and created buffer zones to produce run-off. >> farmers want that cleaner bay. from their standpoint they are already on a razor's edge. if you push this envelope, it could have a significant i

it has borne fruit according to lisa jackson who we spoke with along the river in washington, one ofnning into the chesapeake. >> the progress has been steady but not fast enough. i keep saying now is not the time to quit. we are so close to actually turning that corner, but it is going to require all of us. the federal government, the state partners, local and county government and municipalities and all alike to keep putting in our share. >> meeting the goals will cost billions of dollars and while some federal help is available, those funds won't cover the whole bill. failure to meet the targets can result in fewer federal grants, tougher factory permit regulations and stricter regulations for farmer who is the epa says are the biggest contributors. opponents like the american farm bureau question the data and say the plan will kill jobs. they filed suit to block it. >> this approach by the epa is too heavy handed and it will cost people in this watershed significantly. >> don parish says farmers already cut back on fertilizers and created buffer zones to reduce run off. >> farmer

i think what we care less about is the way that president obama particularly and lisa jackson at the.p.a. are approaching utilizing our vast natural resources and this is why many conservatives and republicans feel that again, going to the role of government that we were blessed with so much coal and natural gas but it's not racial it's ideological that the whole green jobs thing, and that's where republicans say, no. we don't want more laws. we don't need more laws. we need good laws and good regulation and efficient regulation but we want to use our natural resources and not lock everything up. i think that's where republicans are coming from on the environment. not that we want dirty air and water like the left likes to portra portray. so that's my comment. >> host: some of these issues have become more political divisive by their very nature that environmental protection is part of the a broader conversation about natural resources and energy and where this country should be invested for the future and that's brouthd it to the realm of the more political debate thant was when we

secretary in agriculture because of renewals and the forest service and a host of other things, and a lisa jackson because of efficiency and the environmental issues associated with energy. ray lahood because of the transportation demand for fuels. so we have worked as a team. it is a good team. we share our ideas and we developed the programs which the president for the president's administration. and so you will find all of these components that i have spoken about this morning set out in the blueprint for energy that we have talked about over the years. so all these components are included in there, and it is a manifestation of the work of the energy team that the president has put together. with respect to natural gas and compressed petrol gas, what we are doing there, we are hopeful that we will continue to see an increase usage and an increased demand for natural gas in this country. there is no doubt that because of hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling and a whole host of technological innovations that are occurring, that the production of natural gas in this country is one of the ren

sheila jackson lisa democratic congresswoman.o, roll the tape. >> we're going back to the days of coat hangers. that's what they want to do. they want to criminalize doctors because what that says is how do you know that a doctor is engaged in helping a woman abort because of the particular gender of their fetus? >> bill: so it's okay with her. it's okay with the president. it's okay with all of these people, 168 congress people if you abort on a gender-based decision. it's okay. >> they all should be asked individually, bill, "yes" or "no," do you favor women having the right or men coercing women into this procedure on the basis of the gender of the child? yes or no? remember, bill, the president famously said during the campaign in 2008 when asked whether -- what would happen if one of his daughters got pregnant he infamously said i should say i wouldn't want them to get punished with a baby. this is an extreme position that he holds it is an extremist position that the left holds. i predict this. if the democrats continue to

lisa jackson of the epa has a master's from princeton. ken salazar understands the importance of our extraction industries. what he said to me last week -- i think if we get the states to take sufficient regulation, there would not be anxiety that the federal government has to step in. salazar has his own staff that he has to work with. if i can get several states that have a lot of experience to agree to have high standards of safety and protection that would sell sign -- that would satisfy kenneth salazar, he is willing to say, then we will. try to have the same form be filled out by the states and the bureau of land management so that you are not creating red tape? you hit send and the form goes to two different places. everybody has signed off on it. we try to make it as pain less as possible -- as painless as possible. ultimately, that should be the goal. we can compete successfully with china and india and emerging economies, but we have to protect our land and water at the highest levels and we have to be more effective on being ab

costs they're incurring because of this overly aggressive e.p.a. , headed up by administrator lisa jackson, i would also say that one portion of this bill i think is a very commonsense approach. while it would not immediately lower gasoline prices, it does ask the president to establish an interagency task force to examine the impact on jobs, prices, competitiveness of three regulations that the e.p.a. has initiated. they haven't finalized it, they haven't decided they're going to finalize it. but they have started the first steps. and so we ask this agency to look, what is the impact on fuel prices with these regulations if they are adopted? and to report back to congress and to not finalize any of these rules until at least six months after they report back to congress. it seems to me a commonsense approach. we have a responsibility to the american people to have some idea of the impact of these regulations on the economy. and i think my time has expired. so thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: mr. speaker, at this time i want

research and development and revestments that are made thei -- along with secretary vilsack jackson and cory lisa we have worked as a team. we have developed programs with the president and for his administration. he will find all of these components that i have spoken about this morning set out in a blueprint for energy that we have talked about over the years. all of these components are included and it is a manifestation of the work of the energy team that the president has put together. the respect -- with respect to natural gas and what we are doing there, we are hopeful that we will continue to seek an increase usage and demand for natural gas in this country. there is no doubttha that becaue of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the production of natural gas in this country is one of the renaissance things that has happened in the energy world for this country. right now, you all know that the problem is that we do not have the infrastructure to do everything that we should be doing with respect to the usage of this very abundant domestic energy resources that we have. the presi

administrator lisa jackson echoed this sentiment saying it is simply coincidental these rules are coming out at the same time natural gas prices are low so utilities are naturally moving toward the natural gas. her message was don't blame the e.p.a. last week on the senate floor i described why their public health and natural gas arguments don't hold up so i won't go into that today but would i would like to focus on today is that these claims backing up their efforts to kill coal are just a part of the far left environmental playbook. now, there's a pretty big difference between what e.p.a. is saying publicly and when they talk about their friends when they feel they can let their guard down and admit what's really going on at the e.p.a. it's exactly what happened in a video uncovered, al are a man dare is while president obama was poising in oklahoma pretending to support oil and gas, he told us the truth that the e.p.a. is -- quote -- "general philosophy is to crucify and make examples of oil and gas companies." you may remember last week when i spoke on the senate floor. i talked abo

jacksons. >> it was great meeting them. lisa baden will have another check of your thursday morning commute. >> i am with the ocean city beach. diving into shallow waters can be dangerous. check your death good morning, -- washington. >> people will be looking for a cold place. >> it would be nice to carry a beach around with you. >> how hot will it get? >> it will be in the mid-90s and 100's in the next few days. it is beach season. it would be great if you could have a quick snow shower in the afternoon when it is hot and humid. in the 60's 59 at dulles airport. quantico's down to 68 degrees. mid 90's today but not too humid today. near 100 the next few days. there is a slight chance of late day storms friday all the way through the weekend. chicago is 100 degrees indianapolis 104 degrees. if you're traveling to the west in most places, you will be in the heat and humidity. mostly sunny conditions throughout most of the nation and not much in terms of storms until tomorrow when a call from drops in. i will be back with the ful

reverend jackson on the phone with me. are you there? >> yeah, me lisae horrendous beating of rodney king and the -- the sort of movement that it sparked afterward, how are you feeling at this moment, having gotten this news? >> well, there is a good measure of sadness, he become such a fixture in our lives, his beating on the one hand and redemption on the other, this book recently released, the tragedy of this situation created unintended consequences and illuminated the darkness on the tragic racial profiling and the injustice of our criminal justice system. >> reverend jackson, right here today in new york, we are -- we're seeing a silent march, we just spoke with naacp head ben jealous on exactly this issue of racial profiling and now this very sad news of mr. king's death. >> from rodney king to trayvon martin to the march against racial profiling in new york city, it reminds of the -- of the flaw in the moral character of our country. it reminds us of the unfirned business. tragedy seems to have trailed rodney king. we learned so much from this tr

[applause] >> next, epa administrator lisa jackson, delivering the come mainsment address at tulane university. she is an alum and a new orleans native and she commended graduates in their efforts redefining new orleans after hurricane katrina. administrator jackson is the first university graduate chosen to deliver a commencement address. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> i finally made it, doctor. good morning tulane and hello class of 2012. [applause] mr. president and the chairman and board of trustees and faculty, administrators and staff and alumni, the parents, the families, the friends and musicians and supporters, my fellow honorees, ruby bridges who the way the crow flies lived about three miles away from me and on your shoulders i stand. peter's brilliant -- [applause] peter's brilliance has already will light our future without a doubt. laura, well-done. congratulations. [applause] [inaudible] troy, our, our ambassador for the city. thank you all. now it is my honor to be with you this morning. as you heard, or may have heard i'm the first alum of tulane university to be able