- ed markey on the safety of seafood from the gulf of mexico.hen, a look of the future of iraq with christopher hill. >> one of the things i regretted about political and rhetorical life in the washington is that every major figure, from the president on down, is merely reading what someone else and some other committee has produced. more about presidents and architects of power. tonight, he will share his insights on washington on c- span's show. >> our guest this week on "newsmakers" is representative ed markey. this week on thursday he held that the latest oversight hearing looking at the facts of the bp oil spill in the gulf. thank you for being here today. let me introduce our reporters. this is jeff from cq, and david is from "the washington post." we will begin with you. >> since the oil stopped flowing, there has been an increased focus on the long going effects of the spill. as much as 75% of the oil the begun -- using that is a mistaken estimate? >> when the government released their work, they should have released the analysis that wo

markey's handicapping of the situation. what are yours? >> is anybody going to pay a political price for having stood in the way of legislation? is anybody going to punish them for that? if they do not feel that there is any cost in votes of this fall, i don't see the dynamics of this bill changing much. the other side has a lot of money. i do not see the political hamlin behind this issue that would punish them for not acting -- political handler behind this issue that would punish them for not acting. >>

>> on "newsmakers," massachusetts congressman edward markey, chairman of the subcommittee on energy and environment and the select committee on energy independence, discusses the gulf oil spill, its impact on u.s. energy policy and other issues. that is sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. >> one thing i regrett life in washington is that every major figure from the president on down is merely reading from something someone else has produced. >> he produced speeches for simon vance, wrote about presidents, and as a literary editor. he will share some insights sunday night on "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," interviews from the gov 2.0 summit held at the

chaired by representative edward markey. earlier this week, a university of georgia report refuted the government's finding back three- fourths of the oil had been cleared up. this is about three plan five hours. -- 3.5 hours. >> for anyone who has been diagnosed with a life- threatening illness, one of the best words you can hear is remission, whether it is cancer, hiv, or some other illness. a battery of modern taurus can reduce the disease to lower, perhaps even to undetectable levels. even in remission, there is often on the east -- unease that the disease could return. where did it go? put it come back? right now, we are in a similar state in the this environmental disaster. after many trials and several false starts, bp finally created a system to cap and sailed well. will has not come from the well for about a month. we are no longer her at the bleeding this stage. a tourniquet has been applied to the well. now we're told that we may need to wait for the final procedure, a relief well, until september. just like a pat

please begin when you are comfortable. >> thank you, chairman markey. i appreciate the opportunity to testify on the important issue of dispersants and their use in the bp deepwater horizon crisis. we have now passed 1 -- a 120 of the oil spill tragedy, a tragedy that resulted in the loss of life, livelihood, and put the gulf coast ecosystem in peril. we are relieved the well is currently sealed and use of dispersants had been reduced to zero. we expect this will continue to be the case. as the president has said, this tragedy does not end with the ceiling of the well. the president and the epa are committed to long-term recovery and restoration of the gulf coast, one of our most precious ecosystems. in addition to other responsibilities with oil spill response, epa continues to monitor the air, -- water, and other areas for sediments that could have an impact on health or environment. this data is posted on the epa website and is publicly available. epa has a role in dispersants, which are chemicals applied to will to break it down into small particles

markey charged bp often carpet bombed the ocean with these chemicals and the coast guard allowed themit. >> we haven't ignored the epa guidelines. there is no disagreement between lisa jackson and i regarding what we want to do with dispersant. >> i think we all worked hard not to use more than we had to. but i would say it was a very effective tool. >> reporter: despite the reopening of some fishing grounds, gulf fishermen are still wary. >> nobody is talking about the dispersants. you can see the oil but you can't see dispersants. >> reporter: bp is getting ready for the final push to permanently kill the troubled well. >> we've got the equipment all hooked up to perform the static kill. right now the current forecast is we'll do that activity on tuesday. >> reporter: local leaders remain mystified that bp has begun to pull in booms when they say there is still oil to be >> boom has no oil, they are picking it up. because they say there's no oil. yet over here, not a couple miles from where they are, they leave this oil just sitting here. >> reporter: jeffrey kofman, abc news, belle

. >> reporter: congressman ed markey said the chemical dispersants used in the spill were like carpet bombing the gulf with a toxic spew of gas. >> these are all tradeoffs, one of the things we didn't want to see happen is the oil reach the shoreline and dispersants were effective in that. >> admiral thad allen added that sometimes there is just no other way to attack the oil. rob? >> emily schmidt in washington ank you, emily. >>> and the epa says it's geeing it take months to clean up the oil spill in southern michigan. the oil spill was stopped and contained in a 25-mile stretch of the river. epa estimates 1 million gallons spilling oil from indiana to on tar yo. >>> there's been a deadly plane crash. it crashed into a mountain in denali national park and burst into flames. all three passengers on board were killed according to the freight company that owns the plane. last week, four servicemen were killed when their cargo plane crashed here anchorage. >>> and a county sheriff says he can't believe everyone survived when a plane went down after taking off from buffalo. investigator

ed markey called it carpet bombing the gulf. thad allen responded by saying the coast guard did not ignore environmental guidelines but said it was done on a case-by-case basis. >> kristen dahlgren live for us this morning. thank you so much. >>> tensions between israelis and palestinians build over this morning in gaza leaving at least 32 injured. a huge blast leveled a house of hamas commander in southern gaza and palestinian security officials are blaming israeli air strike. but israel's military is denying involvement saying there was no israeli activity in the area. the violence comes shortly after the arab league offered mahmoud abbas to enter into direct peace talks with israel. >>> lindsay lohan was scheduled to be released from jail early this morning after serving a reduced sentence for violating the terms of her probation for two dui incidents in 2007. the 24-year-old actress managed to slip out of the correctional facility undetected by the media after serving less than two weeks of a 90-day sentence thanks to overcr

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> on "newsmakers," massachusetts congressman edward markey, chairman of the subcommittee on energy and environment and the select committee on energy independence, discusses the gulf oil spill, its impact on u.s. energy policy and other issues. that is sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. >> one thing i regrett life in washington is that every major figure from the president on down is merely reading from something someone else has produced. >> he produced speeches for simon vance, wrote about presidents, and as a literary editor. he will share some insights sunday night on "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," interviews from the gov 2.0 summit held at the convention center in washington, d.c. >> "the communicators" is here at the gov 2.0. we're talking with denice ross. is the the head -- the deputy director of the center. what kind of data do you collect? >> we collect data that is important to our audience, which changes depending on the audience's needs. we focus primarily on nonprofit agencies before the storm. we focus on informati

massachusetts representative ed markey issued a statement this weekend blasting bp and the epa for using those dispersants. it says in part bp often carpet bombed the ocean with these chemicals and the coast guard allowed them to do it. incident commander thad allen pushed back. >> we established jointly back in may that we would seek a reduction of 75% in dispeant use. by our joint accounting, at the time, the capping stack witness on had achieved a 72% reduction. though the effect we were trying to achieve were generally met. >> reporter: the next and most important goal in the gulf, shutting down the leak, could come some time this week. jay gray, nbc news, venice, louisiana. >>> a building hurt in sacramento this week could allow more people to vote. they want to let citizens vote without registering before election day. it requires county election leaders to have a way to identify a voter's identity but doesn't identify how that would happen. critics say it could open the floodgates for fraud. six states allow voters to register the same day as the election. >>> dick cheney sout of

markey of been following the wind patterns to see where the smoke is slowing. >> it's 6 mi. an hour some of blowing towards the island of all in the death.burke in this g toward all made up. the fog is pushing and let not this foggy towards ports of livermore clear around san jose to learn the north bay. fog is bigger and closer to the ground visibility is reduced. by 10:00 the fault will pull back. gone from the inland location and south bay. you see it clearing out in the central part of the bay. it stays through the afternoon until 3:00 p.m. the fog then rushes back again same weather pattern today. it does look like we are on tap for a warm-up by the weekend. highs of 61 in san francisco mid-70s for the north bay valley, 79 in concord, mid- 60's in concordoakland, 60 and d monday. it looks like warm air will build and during the weekend. warmer friday saturday, sunday, monday macy 90 spirit i think there's a chance the beaches could clear it was some sign sunday, monday in the meantime let's find out what's happening with traffic george. >> a quiet start to the tuesday m

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." >> we join our guests after having just spoken to ed markey. we heard of his handicapping the politics, what are yours the? >> to me, the question is, will anyone pay the political price for having stood in the wake of the climate legislation? this year many are wary of taking it up. it went nowhere. if no one punishes them for that, and there is no cost in terms of the votes -- i don't see the dynamics of the bill changing much. the other side has a lot of money, the one against the climate bill passing. i do not see the political hammer behind the issue to punish them for not acting. >> even separate legislation that passed the house that would just addressed the oil spill seems to be going nowhere in the senate, and is tied at an election year politics. no one wants to do anything before november. no wonderoil spilling, there is question. initially there was a great deal of agreement between both parties that something needed to be done. that this oil spill had highlighted some problems with how we regulate offshore drilling. that is falling

. >> edward markey said in a letter the chemical dispersants used early in the spill were like carpethe gulf with chemicals oil and gas. b.p. says the dispersants were approved. >> all tradeoffs of the one of the things that we didn't want to reach the shoreline. >> incident commander allen says the coast guard reduced dispersant usage in late may but sometimes there was no other way to attack the oil. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >> president obama will make a speech that will set a course for the nation's changing mission in iraq as the military prepares to end its combat operations there. he will speak at the national convention of disabled american veterans. president obama plans to address the press made to meet his deadline of drawing down all combat troops in iraq by the ends of this most. a transitional force of 50,000 troops will remain to train iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and security for ongoing u.s. civilian efforts. in southern afghanistan, a suicide car boomer blew himself up next to a police truck killing six children nearby. it we

. >> on "newsmakers", massachusetts congressman ed markey, chairman of the subcommittee on energy and the environment and the select committee on energy independence. he discusses the gulf oil spill, u.s. energy policy, and other energy issues. "newsmakers" today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the things i regret about political and rhetorical life in washington is that every major figure from the president on down is merely reading what somebody else in some committee has produced. >> philip terzian wrote speeches for cyrus vance, wrote about presidents and architects of power, and is literary editor of the ""weekly standard". he will share his insights on washington on c-span's "q&a". >> the coast guard and zeroth of energy and ocean management continues their hearings this week. we will show you live testimony from bp, halliburton, and transocean employees. each day this week, starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span 2. >> from today's "washington journal", a look at an economic and political impact of the recent floods in pakistan. greg mortenson, is the co-founder of t

host: coming up this week on our c-span program at "newsmakers", representative ed markey of massachusetts. he is probing the bp oil spill. guest: climate change is so popular -- a tax on that. do think anyone will pay a political price this fall for having stood in the way of climate change legislation? guest: it is the entire minority that is blocking progress, and they are doing so in a way that is successful. but i envision that there will be a reverse political take down in many districts across our country when the ads run on wind, solar, on plug-in hybrids, contrasting the members supports that with the member who opposes it. backing out of opec, backing out of the renewable and other industries the chinese want to do. whatever republicans have aligned themselves with that kentucky coal and oklahoma oil agenda will end up with a very big surprise on election day. host: you can see the entire interview on "newsmakers" at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. an also, coming up this week, on "washington journal", we'll continue our summer series and start looking at it tomorrow, defense issues. on

this meeting of the national press club is adjourned. >> sunday on "newsmakers," edward markey.chairs the select committee on energy independence, and is interviewed by jeff kate gosselin and david farnehold of "the washington post." sunday at 10:00 a.m. and sick p.m. in a moment, former secretaries of state george schultz and madeleine albright talk about challenges they faced in their former position. later, a look at challenges facing veterans returning from iraq. and then an accounting conference with representatives of the federal government on the new financial regulatory law and the state of the industry. >> there are 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend on "book tv." on sunday, john samples and eugene sterling debate the size and role of government in the 21st century. sonya shaw looks at the history of malaria and questions about why it kills nearly a million people every. michael belfiore. for a complete listing of this weekend's programs and times, visit "book tv".org. >> last month, george schultz and madeleine albright talk about their positions.

senator chuck grassley on the republican side, there is congressman valid holland and congressman markeye democratic side that are dedicated for whistleblowers and accountability. sometimes a their positions to win out and there are some good laws that get passed. there does need to be a whistle blower protection provision in the campaign finance and election laws, period. it is shocking to me that if someone works for the democrat or republican party, and they hear about campaign contributions that are illegal and blow the whistle, there is no law that protects them. that needs to get fixed. what is needed is a national whistle-blower protection act that gives strong rights to any american that blows the whistle and puts their career and a job on the line. that is who we stand behind it and try to help. there are 50 laws out there, but the fact that there are 50 laws is telling you, why is not there just one good law? host: question on twitter. class action lawsuits, how effective are they? guest: whistle blowers do not use class action lawsuits. it is an individual action. it is one em

markey, they are. yes, i do want it. >> but if they are not doing it right now you believe it's important for them to test the fish inside the most oil -- >> absolutely. yes, sir. >> absolutely. ok. great. that helps us a lot. so let's do this. why don't we -- why don't we ask each one of you to give us your closing thoughts in reverse order of the opening statements so that we have a sense of what it is that you want us to retain, to focus on as we are going forward in the congressional oversight of this greatest of all environmental calamities. so we'll begin with you, dr. suatoni. >> thank you. we're concerned with the recent tones of the communications and analyses coming out of the federal government. there is a desire to rush to judgment. to turn the corner and accelerate the analysis of the impacts the oil has had on the ecosystem. and it is of great concern. according to the oil pollution act, the federal government is supposed to oilly and fairly assess the impact of the oil spill and we hope

congressman ed markey wants the answers about the long-term events of dispersants.ean with these chemicals. and the coast guard allowed them to do it. in a second round of testing, the environmental protection agency found, when dispersants were mixed with the type of crude oil that has gushed into the gulf, the result was no more toxic to marine life than the oil itself. a look at louisiana marshlands showed oil is still a menace. thick, black gobs of it choke the shore. >> look at the oil oozing back u herfhh. >> reporter: louisiana governor, bobby jindal, said it's a sign the cleanup process is far from the cleadedg rocess is far from check. they don't want an unemployment check. as soon as it's safe, they want to be working again. this is their way of life. >> reporter: as for the damaged well, "operation static kill" will begin sometime on tuesday. where heavy mud is pumped in, pushing down the oil and suffocating the upward pressure. >> the fourth step, if it's decided, is whether or not to put cement in. >> reporter: the same process can be repeated from belo

representative edward markey slammed the operation saying "bp often carpet-bombed the ocean with these chemicals, and the coast guard allowed them to do it." the epa responded calling dispersants an spenlessential tool in the cleanup effort. bp defended its actions. >> what we did was felt to be the appropriate amount. >> reporter: bp's doug suttles says that he's so confident that the dispersants are not harmful, that he would have no hesitation feeding fish from the gulf to his local family. small comfort for some of the fishermen here very confused by the rapid pace of change and the rapid reopening of the fisheries. and even they wonder whether it's healthy. suttles and the government do have science on their side. there's been thousands of tests on products from the areas, and not one came back with any oil. or toxins. >> uncertainty is there. all right, jeffrey. thank you so much. >> okay, robin, thanks. >>> now to politics. with congress heading home from summer break, hot voters in the 2010 campaign kicked off in a big way. the president, house speaker nancy pelosi, two republi

institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> sunday on "newsmakers," edward markeyd its impact on energy policy. that is sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern, here on c- span. >> here is our schedule. next, former secretaries of state george shultz and madeleine albright talked about challenges they faced in their former position. after that, wheatley addresses with president obama a white congressman charles djou. later, the funeral service for former alaska senator ted stevens, who died earlier this month in a plane crash. >> i am not saying senator mitchell's report is entirely wrong. i am saying the statements about me are wrong. let me be clear. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> with roger clemens indictment for falsely testifying, but back and watch on the c-span video library, all free. every program since 1987. watch what you want, when you want. >> last month, former secretaries of state george shultz and madeleine albright talked about challenges they faced in their former position. there were interviewed by former state department correspondent

these are the markey candidates that people are -- the mar quee candidate being put up by the other party. we see republicans working to inflame people against minority religions in this country. the first amendment is first for a reason. this is a nation that has thrived and become a devout nation because we do not punish people and we do not prefer people based on how they were shut, and yet the republicans believe it is a wedge issue in the campaign that they can grab onto religious issues and push a harsh agenda because of the way they practice their faith. one thing i find astounding and frightening is that a number of republicans have stood up in recent weeks and, contrary to the founder of their party, said they favor hearings to discuss whether the 14th amendment to the constitution, the amendment that was fought in the blood of thousands of slaves and thousands of soldiers in the civil war, the was passed in the honor of the founder of the gop, abraham lincoln, now they are standing up to say that they think the 14th amendment is to be reexamined because they do not like the fact

sunday on "newsmakers," massachusetts congressman edward markey talks about the gulf of mexico oil spill and its impact on u.s. energy policy. he chairs the select committee on energy independence and is interviewed by jeff cost of c.q. and david farenhold of "the washington post." >> the span -- c-span networks, it's all available to you on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through c-span's video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicle. it's washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> joining us from boston is michael fair el, a correspondent for the christian science monitor, he has the recent cover story looking at the issue of the veterans who return home from iraq and afghanistan. they're home, what now? what does this story mean in light ofhe end of formal operations in iraq? >> well, i think that it really gives what what we hope to do with this piece is really kind of focus our readers on