join us at nature.org the nature conservancy protecting nature, preserving life i'm kelly wright andto "bulls and bears" following your local news. >>> finally relief at the pump. nearly enough? gas prices are falling everyday so far in july and some say they could be down 25 cents by month's end. it comes on the news that the u.s. is the number one oil producing country in the world. >> we are the only developed country in the world without a oil policy. the utica shelff and the monterey shelf would take away the problems and make them solvent for months to come. the p president has to tell epa to rule on the fracking and how is it safe and not safe, and continue if it is. how do we have a pipeline policy, and the keystone is blocked and how do you have it fit in, and how is it or if it does? because we have no national energy policy and the only job e creation event on the horizon is energy, and we can do so much more to create jobs in the country and be free of fossil fuels and we are not doing it, because we don't have an agreement in washington, d.c. among the two bickering chil

join us at nature.org the nature conservancy protecting nature, preserving life lou: here with his outlook and economy, things are looking up, chief economist for moody's capital markets. we need reassurance. the market looks like it was heading south and now happy days again? >> i don't necessarily think it will be happy. you know, we have had these geopolitical matters arise once again. the price of crude oil just over hundred dollars per barrel. that particular metric as to approach $1,205 per barrel before we need to worry. lou: to not give them any ideas for crying out loud. we just do not need any of those externalities'. the portuguese bank a couple of weeks ago and the united states if they have their way. >> there is no denying the fact that the fundamentals and the united states are slowly improving, not getting worse, and that is very important. so barring some major event outside the united states that goes horribly wrong for the u.s. economy, the u.s. economy should continue to grow at a modest pace and with that a financial markets should do okay. lou: now we are hearing all

join us at nature.org the nature conservancy protecting nature, preserving life john: unions and fast-foodge protests. >> i need to be able to support my family. john: i want her to support her family and 66 percent of americans want the minimum wage raise. valdez protestors say it could be $15? some people told me it ought to be more. >> $20? just make it 20 then companies can go from there. >> for the moment obama said just wants to dollars and $0.10. it is hard to live on $7.25 so who opposes a raise? this woman does gingrich benjamin works for a the think tank the most fertile you want $10? >> it is a great start. washington state has the minimum-wage and their economy is no worse than ours so yes. it is great. john: what is wrong with that? >> that is washington state. we need to let companies decide what it is correct. john: you made a comment that it is good to raise the wage to attend and wine at 100? >> exactly. at its very core hiking the minimum wage distorts the marketplace to dictate it is a government dictating to business what is the correct wage. that is a dangerous and sli

protect natural resources through conservation easements, tax incentives for charitable contributions of food inventory, and improving the private foundation excise tax to allow better response to communities during economic troubles and natural disasters, a bill which i introduced. however i oppose adding almost $1 trillion to the deficit that will imperil our economic recovery and the well-being of our citizens. i oppose leaving behind other critical tax provisions that help the working poor, strengthen economically distressed communities, promote affordable housing, help cover transportation costs, incentivize businesses to hire hard-to-employ workers, and assist teachers with classroom expenses. many of these bills provide examples of smart federal investments. for example, the first two years the i.r.a. charitable rollover was available, more than $140 million was donated to support charities, with the median gift just under $4,500. i strongly support giving food to the hungry and helping the needy. however, i cannot vote in favor of this package of bills because of their fiscal impact and the lack of fiscal responsibility to balanced policy. so i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker