waxman: mr. chairman, before i yield, i want to indicate that mr. whitfield argued that this bill will not harm public health, although it blocks two critical rules to clean up old power plants, does not repeal the clean air interrule or the cair rule. it does not achieve the health benefits lost by blocking the mercury toxics air rule. the cair rule was blocked by the courts and found it didn't comply with the clean air act because it did not effectively address pollution that crosses state lines. that means that states suffering from upwind pollution have to look for additional, more costly reductions from smaller local resources and does not require power plants to clean up mercury and other air pollution. his statement was incorrect. i yield four minutes to a -- three minutes to a very important member of our committee, ms. schakowsky from the state of illinois. ms. schakowsky: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the republicans' assault continues and mr. waxman has rightly referred to this w

waxman, and the ranking member on the investigations subcommittee, they sent a letter a month so ago asking the majority to bring the executives to testify. they both met with executives and they are rightly concerned about what appears to be some misleading on behalf of the company in terms of the financial well-being. in other company filings to other parts of the government that they did indicate that it was losing money. and so i think friday's hearing, september 23, the investigation subcommittee will said a lot of light on that. and it will be much more revealing than the one that we had last week, because a lot of decisions were made by the executives. host: we have a copy of that letter to chairman sterns. "we hope this hearing what the committee understand whether mistakes were made in the handling of this loan and how congress can approve loan guarantee programs and develop a proper policies to promote clean energy technologies." back to the phones and our discussion. houston, texas, is where we go for our call from patty. our democrats line. caller: yes, sir. it appalls me

here's what henry waxman says. is much more bipartisan than in previous years. there are jews trending toward the republican party some because of their misunderstanding of obama's policy in the mideast. and some for economic reasons. they feel they want to protect their wealth which is why a lot of well off voters vote republican. does that not sound like a stereotype typical bigoted anti-semitic comment? >> he could have died seconded the district in many different ways. [ talking over each other ] >> isn't henry waxman jewish? >> sean: it sounds like a ridiculous caricature stereotype. >> i don't like the way he said it. people should avoid those kind of comments. there are a lot of reasons why that district went for the republican. it is not all to do with obama although the president's numbers had something to do with it. >> sean: it is a very hard district for democrats to win. >> there was a democratic state senator indicted recently. the incumbent had to leave in disgrace. [ talking over each other ] >> if

waxman? this guy looks like a combination of the original phantom of the opera. [laughter] waxman grilled greenspan, got him to admit that all of that self-interest stuff, all that virtue of selfishness and self-interest and self-regulation stuff didn't work well in the credit crisis, did it? greenspan said, yeah, i guess it didn't work so well. he basically recanted, so when i met him, i said, did you really recant? you know, i kind of saw it on youtube. he said, no, no, not at all. that's taken out of context. well, no it's not. it's like a year had passed. i had my copy of -- my favorite non-fiction book is "capitalism, the unknown ideal" two chapters written by greenspan -- one called gold, and the other is political freedom, and i have a first copy of that with rand's signature on it and i brought it to get him to sign it. i said, do you still stand by this? he said, every word. i stand by every word rand said and i ever said. it's all stood the test of time. well, go to youtube because

waxman, >> i want to begin asking you about the president's jobs plan. are you confident that this will create jobs? if so, which parts will do so? >> i think his proposal will create jobs and do so right away. it is not the answer to our problems. it is the beginning of the answer. we have got to get people working. and get people working, it will help our economy starts growing again. when we talk about deficit cutting, that should not be our first priority by now. we need to get people into the jobs and do all of the things that need to be done, like working on our infrastructure, working on construction, helping local governments to what they need to do. this is not as mass of a bill as i would hope for. it is an important step and we need to take it. the president took a lot of the ideas republicans had been for in the past. he said these are bipartisan proposals. they are not that controversial. they get money into people's hands who need it and will start spending it. that will produce jobs for people to try to satisfy the demands that will be cre

84 i don't think anyone envisioned what was coming in terms of biopharmaceuticals and so the hatch-waxman act in 84 addressed traditional pharmaceuticals and what we need is a comparable regulatory process in legislation to do the same thing. >> is it that much of a distinction between a biopharmaceutical and a nonbiopharmaceutical? >> there really is. >> so you could exact that kind of reaction to it o or -- it's a regulation? you can only deal with tra dition additional drugs? and these are new drugs. they are also very expensive drugs. and you need support for $5,000 a month to treat colon cancer with the drug used to treat a judge nark condition that costs you a lot annually. >> rem cade -- >> rem cade used for severe rheumatoid arthritis. $5,000 monthly. >> 3,500 a year. still a lot of money. >> this is astronomical. >> yes, it is. >> and no relief for that? is there an insurance policy for that? >> most insurers cover biopharmaceuticals as part of the drug benefit. it's the fastest growing component of drug costs. >> suppose there is for these -- for these biopharmaceuticals you jus

california representative henry waxman, a ranking member of the energy and commerce committee, offerstive on the republican plans to roll back regulations in a difficult economy. that is sunday at 10:00 and 6:00 on c-span. sunday, speeches by texas gov. rick perry and minnesota rep michele bachmann. >> i was not one of those people who knew at the age of 12 that he wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer or a governor or president. i spent many a night pondering my purpose. wondering whatod, to do with this one life. what i learned as i wrestled with god is that i did not have to have all the answers. they would be revealed to me in due time. >> as nominee of the republican party, i will also tell you, i will not rest until i cadillac to 13 more like mine did titanium's find senators who will go with me and also repeal obama-care. i will go all across the country. i will raise money for them. i will do whatever it takes to make sure they are elected. we must have a filibuster-proof senate and that is the magic number that we need to get 13 more senators. >> watch both speeches tomorrow nigh

is henry waxman wrong? yes.we need the safeguards to make sure we do not roll back the standards for clean air and clean water that have made our air and water better and safer? of course we have to protect those. but when you look, there are many shortcuts where there is a requirement for more public comment for a waiting the costs and benefits and it has been bypassed. we agree with the president and not so much henry waxman. host: frank is a republican from new jersey. you are on the air with darrell issa. caller: of want to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: is there a specific question? caller: i know from watching you and the hearing that you are a no bs died. you will make sure that this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly. because of these bats and the road operators, i hear from them because i am a gun owner in this country. when and if you find out how high and how far it went up, are you going to prosecute the people involved with this? guest: except for the word p

waxman: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio asks for a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from ohio will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 12 printed in house report 112-213. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. richardson: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 12 printed in house report 112-213 offered by ms. richardson of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 406, the gentlewoman from california, ms. richardson, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. richardson: mr. chairman, my amendment is intended to strike the provision that reduces the amount of funding for the december of reduction program. five years ago congress passed the diesel emission reduction act as a p

not so much henry waxman. host: all right. frank, republican. you are on the phone with congressman darrell issa. caller: congressman, i want to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: well, i think -- host: we're listening. guest: frank, is there a specific question on fast and furious? caller: i know you from watching you in the hearings that you're a no b.s. guy and i want your assurance that you will make sure that this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly because of the datf and their road operators. i see some people like them because i am a gun owner in this country and i just want to know if -- when and if you find out how high and how far this went up are you going to prosecute the people that were involved in this? comboip except for the word prosecute i'd be with you. we'll expose and we'll do our best to see if they are prosecuted if appropriate. we are trying to figure out every place the system should have said, stop, don't do this, broke down. when you get to, if you will, the last and highest, it's

then henry waxman. in this series on candidates who ran and lost but changed political history.will look to the life of james g. blaine. >> the first thing coming here the boom and see the flash, and the new hear them cry out in pain. the second thing i heard, if they have lost anything special, you know, shoot me. >> tonight, ivan kander and rob jones. kaeder is the director of a documentary about his friend severely wounded in afghanistan. it follows his journey from coping with all loss of his legs to his rehabilitation. >> this morning, david brody, chief political correspondent for christian broadcasting news, looked set to roll in evangelical voters will have in the 2012 election. then nelson schwartz discusses the federal lawsuit against

henry waxman -- hey, can i finish? [ talking over each other ] >> can i please finish?nry waxman democratic congressman said he was assured that everything was peachy by the ceo. let me tell you, the letter to the ceo that i just talked about didn't say anything about profit and loss. people in the government do not know how to assess like private financers. people do. the president came out in may of 2010 and gave a speech, praising solyndra. why do you think that happened? because it happened after an audit report that said it was going belly up. why did the president do that? because they were going to start an ipo in june. and he was helping them. the investors in our country knew not to support that. and they had to take the ipo down. >> sean: thank youing both. -- thank you both. our framers and founders warned about limited government. >> when we come back, mahmoud adolph ahmadinejad back in town for the u.n.. set to dine in style surrounded by columbia ivy league university students. >> plus, the palestinians prepare their bid for statehood. where will the admin

is henry waxman wrong? do we need to safeguard to make sure we do not roll back the standards for clean air and clean water that have made us better and safer? of course. we have to protect those. at the same time, there have been plenty of short cuts where there is a requirement for public comment or weighing the cost and the benefit, and it has been bypassed. we agree with the president, not so much henry waxman. host: frank, you are on the air. caller: great show. congressman, i wanted to know something about the fast and furious program. guest: is there a specific question? caller: i know from watching you in the hearings that you are a no b.s. guy. i want your assurance that you will make sure this investigation gets done completely and thoroughly. the atf and robe operators -- i fear people like them. i am a gun owner in this country. the want to know that when and if you find out how far this went up, are you going to prosecute the people who were involved in this? guest: except for the word prosecut

in other words, allowing what hatch-waxman tries to accomplish , justice for everybody. in recent weeks it has been revealed that already three companies covering four drug patents will benefit by correcting the government's mistake. it does not cost the taxpayers money. the congressional budget office determined that it is budget neutral. and this piece of legislation legislation -- or section 37 as has been pointed out as maybe being anticonsumer, but it is anything but anticonsumer. i would quote jim martin, chairman of the 60 plus association. he said, and i quote, "we simply can't allow bureaucratic inconsistencies to stand in the way of cutting-edge medical research that is so important to the increasing number of americans over the age 60. this provision is a commonsense response to a problem that unnecessarily has ensnarled -- or ensnared far too many pharmaceutical companies and ciewzed inciewzable delays in drug innovations." and we have also heard from prominent doctors from throughout the united states. they wrote to us stating that section 37 -- and i want t

waxman have very high unemployment rates. so when you combine the two it only makes sense that members would encourage job growth in their own communities. and i think it is a tactic that is being used by the white house and now by members of this committee to reflect attention away from the real issues and that is whether or not the fundamental question was, it doe and omb and the white house was duped by solyndra, or did they ignore the information that was available to them for whatever purposes, whether it was to put green energy and a better light than it was currently in the markets for press availability glory even for more onerous, for one of its major shareholders, mr. kaiser who had 16 contacts with the white house, some of which were during important times of consideration for solyndra's request. those are all legitimate questions that we need answered, that could have been answered here today. so, it is disturbing that when the taxpayers have been duped out of 500, over $500 million, that we are not receiving vm p

chairman waxman, ranking member waxman said we don't believe in the science. well, yeah, that's right. i believe in god, the science actually should be proven, and if it's true science, it should be provable, and that's what the argument is about. now, let me ask you this because it is important on this cross state air pollution rule. it affects texas in a big way. we were faced with possibility of rolling block yachts last august because of the electricity usage during the month of august, and now we are told that with the introduction of cross state air pollution rule by the rule making by the epa, 8-18 power plants may be shuddered on october 1st. that would inhibit electricity in the state of texas impacts public health because as we all know people can die in the cold, but they really die in large numbers in an unair-conditioned home during the hot summer months. did you coordinate, the epa, did you coordinate with ferk as to the implementation of this rule as the discussions were going forward? >> sir, in looking at our epa did a reliant analysis and ask

waxman and explosion near the kenyan capital has claimed more than -- >> an explosion near the kenyan capital has claimed more than 120 lives. officials in pakistan have been warned the humanitarian crisis caused by weeks of non floods and who is getting worse. more than 5 million people have been affected. pakistani authorities say 199 people have been killed, and more rain is forecast over the next three days. the acting head of the international federation of the red cross described the scale of the problem and the number agencies are trying to cope with. >> the pakistan red cross says about 5 million people have been affected by the latest flooding. >> what is the scale of the aid effort required to help everyone in need as a result of this deadly flood? >> the urgent need right now is to provide some kind of shelter for the people, providing tens or whatever shelter we can get. in addition to that, clean drinking water, and there is of a concern about the health situation, because of the water. in the relief camps, the health situation is of great concern >> in other news, gunmen

he has the job that henry waxman, the congressman from california once had.is aware if issa pursues a gangster government agenda against obama, obama has trouble. they are trying to take him out. the "new york times" is happy to be part of that. >> the "new york times" is consciously protecting obama doing that? >> i do. >> you think it's a conscious effort. >> conscious effort. >> we are going to do a smear job on issa to protect the president of the united states? >> they represent a real threat. there is no evident that they are purposely smearing someone. >> i didn't say there is evidence. i say i think. >> we'll leave it at i think. [ laughter ] time for another break. if you see something that shows evidence of media bias, e-mail us. news watch fox news.com. coming up next, media coverage of hurricane irene. >> cleaning up after hurricane irene continues. but was the coverage too much? or just right? >> now all of a sudden it's silliness. >> is this man the right choice to be the new anchor at msnbc? answers >>> the journalists were reluctant to admit t

martha: let's take a look at this statement from henry waxman, and representative diane -- diana dugettlorado saying the hhs and state medicaid programs regularly audit planned parent ph-d and report publicly on findings, they have not identified any pattern of misuse and federal funds, illegal activity or other abuse that would justify a broad and invasive congressional investigation. where do we go from here? >> it depends upon how you look at it. they point out that planned parenthood as an abortion provider receives all this money, how can they say it doesn't go for abortions, planned parenthood say they segregate the funds. it should be a standoff for a while. i should say that henry waxman doesn't have a lot of room to talk, there are a number of firms like cath caterpillar -- caterpillar and at&t saying they would take writeoffs, waxman made them show their books to prove this. this is a fight that's done in this committee all the time. martha: it has also come up in the context of the health care reform bill, right? >> it did. martha: we hear more about it in that regard. >> if

today, california congressman democrat henry waxman sent a letter saying he wants the ceo on the hot seat and says just two months ago the ceo was telling lawmakers solyndra was financially sound. >> thank you very much. and a 5-year-old intoi in critical condition after being struck by a bus in san francisco. it happened on williams near 3rd street. according to police, the driver was turning right when a shuttle bus hit the child. a small boy was unconscious when transported to san francisco general. authorities say those injuries may be life threatening. the mother did not appear to be at the scene skpf course we're going bring you updates as soon as they become available. >> bart riders facing another protest today in san francisco. it could prevent them from getting home on time. 7 is live over the powell street station. you can see police with riot gear are greeting demonstrators right now. abc 7 is there and jonathan is keeping an eye for us. we've heard they're threatening to block fare gates what. are you see something. >> i'm seeing protesters starting to filter into the st

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congressional lawmakers focused on those loans, but with no explanations from solyndra, representative henry waxman soon gave up. >> i want assert the fact that think it's unseemly and inappropriate for members to ask questions that they know you won't answer. you do have a privilege under the u.s. constitution not to answer these questions. should you answer any of these questions, you may well have waived your rights. >> reporter: analyst stuart sweet says the solyndra scandal could set back the struggling solar industry. >> trying to collect electricity through solar panels is just not cost-effective. they need very large subsidies from the government to compete. and some of these tax credits that have been popping up for the renewable energy industry will be taken away. >> susie: as for what's next for solyndra? the company has halted its operations while it tries to reorganize and remains under federal scrutiny. also under scrutiny? fannie mae. the federal housing finance agency's inspector general out says fannie mae failed to monitor foreclosure proceedings after the housing bubble burst. th

host: on this sunday's addition of "newsmakers" henry waxman is our guest, and we will show you part of the interview, when he talks about why the administration used bad judgment in extending loan guarantees -- about whether the industry's -- the administration used bad judgment in extending loan guarantees. >> i see suggestions that you may have believed that it administration used bad judgment in making this loan, saying "there might have been potential for sloppy or inadequate that in." do you think used bad judgment? >> i think we need to investigate this matter, and find out what happened pepys might be a possibility, but the thing that bothered me the most -- happened. the thing that might be a possibility. the thing that bothered me the most was the ceo of solyndra came into my office and said revenues would be increased, and within a month they were bankrupt. i want to know what they presented to the administration when they were trying to get their loan guarantee and further forbearance following additional money to be raised by private investors and have the guarantees app

waxman and i have asked the chairman to have the investors in solyndra, the private investors, to come testify what they know and we've also asked them to get all the documents they can so that we can get to the bottom of this investigation. what we're concerned about is this is one company, but we have a number of other companies who have received these loan guaranties, and with china flooding the market -- you know, china put $30 billion into loans for solar energy. we want to know is this program still viable? and if not, what can we do to make it viable, because we've got to support alternative energy in this country. >> what, though -- i'm certainly not going to ask you who you think is to blame because we don't know yet. the testimony hasn't really quite happened. so really the question is no matter what the outcome is, what is the takeaway here? >> well, we need to see what we need to do in this country to support solar energy. this loan guaranty program was a program that was developed under the bush administration and continued by the obama administration. even solyndra applie

they wound up with the money thanks it henry waxman, the democrat from california and now henry waxman he's blaming the company for not being a solvent company. when you could argue that the federal government should not be naming companies or deciding who wins and who loses in these races. other thing that's interesting is that -- oh, man, when you interrupted me, i totally forgot. >> can we start this segment again? >> you're thinking about testosterone. it's ok! >> i'm still going to have more children. but i don't want -- >> at least you're gonna try. >> yeah. today. >> i want to know how that's going. >> i'll tell you what, as brian thinks about that, here's something that -- >> see you later. >> one of the guys asked yesterday on the house subcommittee, should anybody for the gigantic boondoggle get canned? >> should anybody be fired? >> no. >> the people in the loan guarantee program at the department of energy, our colleagues at omb and have worked -- >> you're saying no one should be fired. >> i'm saying that we are doing the best job we know how to do. >> all right. in the me

waxman have a very high unemployment rates. when you combine the two, it only makes sense that members would encourage job growth in their own communities. i think it is a tactic that is being used by the white house and now by members of this committee to deflect attention away from the real issues, and that is whether or not the fundamental question -- was doe and omb and the white house duped by solyndra, or did they ignore information available to them for whatever purposes, whether it was to put a green energy in a better light than it was currently in the markets for press availability, or even more onerous, one of its major shareholders, mr. kaiser, who had 16 contacts with the white house, some of which were during important times of consideration for solyndra's requests? those are all legitimate questions that we need answered, that could have been answered here today. it is disturbing that when the taxpayers have been duped out of over $500 million, we are not receiving the information on their behalf that could resol

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. >> sunday, representative henry waxman, a ranking democrat on the congress -- commerce committee talks about republican plans to roll back regulations and other energy issues. that is at 10:00 and 6:00 on c- span. >> the first thing, you see the flash. the next thing you hear, your them cry out in pain. the second thing i heard, if i have lost anything special, you know, shoot me. >> sunday, the director of the 30-minute documentary about his friend who was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film follows is journey from coping with a loss of his legs to his rehabilitation. >> world bank president robert zoellick told students at george washington university that the u.s. must learn from developing countries. a look at those remarks. this is almost an hour. in a village in the mountains of guizhou province, china -- a village like others in africa, central america, or india -- people assemble to discuss the future. they don't want handouts, they don't want policy prescriptions, they certainly don't want lectures from visiting dignitaries. they want a chance. they are ready to leave th

today, henry waxman tried to sink that allegation. >> did anyone grant or restructure the loan guaranteed? to the president? >> no, sir. >> no he pointed out that the venture capitol firm madrone was also a big investor in solyndra and invests for the walton family of walmart fame. and explains this is going to be trouble in next year's election. >> i think basic story if you're explaining, you're losing. that is always the case in politics. and right now, democrats are explaining, therefore, they're losing. >> today, the treasury department announced it's opening an investigation and officials both due to testify and republicans and democrats want to know why the company said everything is fine in, july, then, a month later declared bankruptcy. >> a lot of questions here. >> and there are conflicted reports on the pending release of two uc berkeley graduates being held as spiz. the lawyer tells axe. c news bail is being paid and they should be freed in the next few days however, iranian judish yairy says the deal is release them is still under review. the government of ohman sent a plane

and california democratic congressman henry waxman wants the ceo on the hot seat. saying just two months ago, he has assured lawmakers that they were in a strong financial position. and in no danger of failing. the raid was conducted this morning, one laid off employee watched and told us he felt they had squandered its money. >> we got like four buildings here. we shouldn't spend money for the buildings. we should keep focus on the process. on the production line. >> and now, we understand that they have two phone shall buyers and according to bloomberg news there is concern that one of those phone shall buyers might want to take technology and equipment overseas. that would violate terms of that loan. with that behind the rate today? it is not clear. we should get more answers after next week's congressional hearings. in fremont abc 7 news. >> and thank you, carolyn. >> san francisco police have now arrested a football player more than two months after an incident putting an opponent into a coma. it happened in late june during a game on treasure island. witnesse

. >> on sunday, representative henry waxman on the house energy and commerce committee talks about republican plans to roll back regulations on the environmental protection agency and other energy issues. that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> debate will start at 4:30 on the trade preferences bill. they will take up a vote at 5:30. it is likely to become a vehicle to ratify a trade agreements. you can watch live coverage of the senate on monday starting at 2:00 p.m. on c-span2. on tuesday, the house returns for legislative business. members will address a number of suspension bills. later in the week, they are expected to continue debate on a resolution that would extend funding for short-term government programs to november 18. both on the measure are possible on wednesday. -- votes on the measures are possible on wednesday. >> on sunday, speeches by texas gov. rick perry and michele bachmann. >> i was not one of those people who knew at the age of 12 that he wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer, a governor, or a president. i spent many a night pondering my purpose, talking to

had been applying inconsistent interpretations of the exact same statutory language in the hatch-waxman act. the f.d.a. uses one interpretation that has the effect of extending its own internal deadlines. but the p.t.o. insisted on using a different interpretation. and the result was heads i win, tails you lose. and for companies investing in innovative medicines, the court found that the p.p.o. failed to provide -- i yield myself one additional minute. it further found that the p.t.o.'s interpretation has the effect of depriving the applicants of a portion of their time for filing an application. after considering all the relevant factors, the court adopted the f.d.a.'s interpretation. so the court told the p.t.o. that they were wrong and it was them and nonprofit the medicines company that made a mistake. so, madam president, this is not an earmark. it isn't, as senator sessions contends, a single-company bailout. it's a codification of a court ruling. it's a clarification. it's common sense. it puts a sensible court decision into legislative language. and it is legislative language t

ranking member waxman said we don't believe in the science. i believe in god. the science should be proven. if it is true science it should be provable. that is what the argument is about. it is important on the air pollution rule that affects texas and a big way. we were faced with the possibility of rolling blackouts because of the electricity usage during the month of august and now we are told with the introduction of prostate evolution rules in the timeframe provided by the rulemaking of the epa that 18 power plants may be shattered on january 1st putting a significant restriction on the ability to deliver electricity in the state of texas and argue that has a significant impact on public health because they really can die from large numbers in not air-conditioned homes during the hot summer months. did you coordinate with ferc as to the implementation of this rule has discussions were going forward? >> the department of energy -- [talking over each other] >> how did you coordinate the information? >> epa did it analysis for review and comment on the analy

ranking member waxman and i have asked that the solyndra c.e.o. and c.f.o. be called, and i believe that's going to be happening in short order, because i am perplexed how they could be in my office in july telling me things were looking better and filing for bankruptcy two months later. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> the gentlelady mentioned in her opening statement about the documents we have been reviewing. would she consider a unanimous consent request that all those documents be made part of the record? with that, we recognize the distinguished full chairman of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in 2009 solyndra was the first company to receive a d.o.e. energy loan funded with stimulus dollars. just two years after getting $535 million in taxpayer money and being touted by president obama as a model for how the government's venture capital program in green technology should work, the company has filed for bankruptcy and been raided by the f.b.i. we are starting to look at the

. >> yesterday i went to her doug waxman and leon public at the middle east institute who interestingly enough for introducing their new book. and if i could characterize the main theme of the book, they are basically saying that a two-state solution is necessary but is not sufficient. and that's what is also required is an accommodation with -- within israel and with israeli palestinians. one that recognizes the continued jewish character of israel, but at the same time finds the means to recognize the dignity of the palestinians as well. and basically i think what they are saying is that the trend in israel is moving in precisely the opposite direction. the right wing is in ascendancy and that this is a major issue and until a resolution can be devised, the two-state solution and of itself is not going to be sustainable. this is getting much less attention at the international level for a think clearly fair reasons but it nonetheless strikes me as an important issue and i guess i'm interested in one way you agree and two, what does this mean in terms of how we proceed? >> let me say f

waxman, i guess it depends on how you define highest ranking in which you make of that. but when it became very clear to me that in some way he would take great pride in being able to say yet the highest-ranking black newspaper person in new york on his payroll, then i, you know, didn't give him a satisfactory answer i think the question but he did offer me the job. so i guess i went through that okay. >> host: in both rage and in "the end of anger" you repeat a story about shopping at marshall fields. >> guest: for me that was a very important moment because as a kid of course i was aware of race. i was aware that my community was overwhelmingly black. i was classified as a black person. of course, i was aware of the. i was aware somewhere in the background of some sort of civil rights movement going on. i was even aware of that. but i don't think that in any direct way i have confronted what i considered blatant racial animals and i walked in the store intending to buy a gift for my mother. and was basically chased out of the store by a detective, you know, instead of

he worked it out well with henry waxman on the rhetoric that is not based in reality. we are not rolling back anything. we are trying to prevent the goal line from being moved. that is with the epa is doing. when they start using rhetoric, they lose our credibility with me. host: what about creating jobs when u.s. companies to come up with new technology to prevent pollution? guest: we hire someone. they implement it. the companies have spent billions to comply with that, to be able to generate may be less electricity now. and what that does, and the point he did not make, is the impact on the consumers, the impact on the users of that electricity, the reliability to the grid when you are removing power from the grid -- all of those things calculate. this you want me to say to my constituents that i am going to support raising you're allowed to graze on your monthly bill? if this he wanted to tell my manufacturers that employs several hundred people -- does he want me to tell my manufacturers that employs several hundred people that i am going to raise the rates? that

ranking member waxman and i have urged you, mr. chairman, to take several additional steps in this investigation. first, we ask that the subcommittee convened hearings to ensure that u.s. policies and incentives are adequate to ensure that u.s. manufacturers can compete in the global clean energy market. we have already heard testimony in our investigations that china's share of the solar market has jumped from 6% in 2005 to 54% just six years later. we have heard that half of the 10 largest solar panel manufacturers are now based in china. at the same time, just last week, some of the country's business leaders, including the ceo's of general electric and xerox, stated that "federal government has a vital role to play in innovation," and warned "if the u.s. fails to create new technologies and jobs, that will mean a deep transformation and revitalization of the energy industry -- we will have lost an opportunity to lead in what is arguably the largest and most pervasive technology sector of the world." accordingly, review of the s

chairman waxman said this would dirty air week. i have to ask, even though i know the answer in advance, you would not submit that being opposed to some of your regulations mean you are get free -- you are against clean air would you? >> it would depend on the regulation, sir. >> you would not say the president is against free air because he opposed a proposal would you? >> no. >> or clean water. >> no. >> when people make blanket statements that because they oppose an epa regulation, that does not mean that we are necessarily in favor of dirty air does it? >> it depends on the regulation, sir. >> in regard also, there is the comment that somebody wanted to know with all these job killing regulations, they want to know where the jobs are. i can submit to you some jobs in the ninth district of virginia that have been lost by proposed legislation. is it not true that your own analysis shows that the boiler proposals will in fact cost jobs? is that not correct? they create some clean energy jobs. >> that is not entirely correct. the j

. >> you heard henry waxman talking about the super committee saying he does not think the democrats on the committee would vote for any compromise that does not include tax revenues, but cuts entitlements spending. >> that is the washington-speak part of this that is difficult. we are talking about revenues and what the republicans are willing to be going with a plan backed support something that is not -- backed -- that supports something that is not net neutral. there are ways of doing that. there is some room for compromise. even though the congressman made the points he made, i think this is some room once you close the loopholes. if republicans can allow it to -- can allow it to be scored in a way that would be a net positive. >> thank you for being done "newsmakers." -- on "newsmakers." >> tomorrow, the maker of the center of economic and policy research and james shirt from the heritage foundation look at republicans economic and job proposal. allan coukell discusses oversight of the pharmaceutical industry and the safety of four and made drugs. andrew tilghman talks about --

. >> sunday, representative henry waxman talks about republican plans to roll back regulations on the environmental protection agency and other energy issues. and that it -- that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> next, a discussion on some of the significant cases scheduled to be argued before the supreme court in its upcoming term. then, the white house medal of honor ceremony for iraq and afghanistan more veteran. >> among the case is being watched in the next supreme court term, enforcement of the decency rule and police placing gps device is on cars without a warrant. or acting u.s. solicitor general leads this panel of constitutional scholars and attorneys who are previewing the upcoming supreme court term which begins october 3. the american constitution society for law and policy hosted this discussion in washington d.c. it runs nine minutes. >> those who believe in the progressive ideas of our constitution. as an example of the kind of work a c.s. does, i am pleased to tell you about a project we have started with the national constitution center based in p

waxman for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman pets for recognizing me and for having this hearing. the recent media and others indicate the drug shortages are now at an unprecedented level. indeed, according to fda the number of drugs and short supply of 2010 was almost triple that of 2005. the shortages affect a broad spectrum of critically important drugs including oncology drugs to treat lynn chollet, leukemia, breast and other cancers and drugs without which surgery's have to be postponed and antibiotics to remedy life-threatening bacterial infections. without these drugs, patients' lives are at risk. drug scarcities generally affect sterile injectable drugs. these drugs are technically difficult to make and each drug is usually manufactured by only one or a handful of producers. if only one company develops manufacturing problems, which is not uncommon, other companies may have little access capacity to help fill the need t read with the aging of the population and field sourcing of drug manufacturing, the increasing consolidation of drug companies, and the general adoption of

i think where henry waxman and i have a difference is, i'm looking and saying let's do it in a way in which we can clean up the coal, we can clean up our energy source. let's not do it in order to move an agenda towards solar panels because you take coal out of production. i think that's where there's a balance. people in michigan enjoy fuel from almost every source. one of them being coal. we have to recognize that's part of how you successfully manufacture the things you to -- do in michigan. host: a tweet 230r you, whether or not you plan to investigate money lost in iraq and afghanistan, saying americans lose $12 million a day from contractors and warlords. guest: he's right. tony, our committee has been investigating this. this is one of those things we have been investigating under republicans, when we were in the majority, then democrats throughout the four years they were in the majority, and we are continuing on. todd platts and a number of my other subcommittee chairmen are regularly holding hearings. we are working hand in hand with the commission our committee was instrume