This week on reelamerica, the regulators a 1982 pbs documentary focusing on pollution regulation in the national parks. Here is a preview each week, American History tvs reel america bring to films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. In a residential section of the nations capital, David Hawkins begins his commute. A political appointee of the carter white house, hawkins was chosen to regulate our nations air pollution laws. He will be a key figure in a clean air battle to unfold in the months ahead. A lifelong environmentalist, he has strong opinions on our governments obligations. Regulation has tended to be developed in response to abuse. The food, drug, and cosmetic act was a response to the horrors in the food industry. It is easy to say you are in favor of less regulation, but if you ask somebody if they are in favor of dirtier air, you will have someone say, no, we are not air. Vor of dirtier these programs are causing people to spend money cleaning up what th
The film details the process of turning general language into a 1977 amendment into specific regulations, revealing behindthescenes negotiations and debates between epa regulators and environmental and industry interests. This is 50 minutes. Funding for this program was made possible by grants from the bendix corporation, and the u. S. Department of education. When the cornerstone of this building was still new, Thomas Jefferson said, the execution of our laws is more important than the making of them. I am e. G. Marshal. Thomas jefferson would have little notion of how far the process of lawmaking would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats called regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers t
The film details the process of turning general language into a 1977 amendment into specific regulations, revealing behindthescenes negotiations and debates between epa regulators and environmental and industry interests. This is 50 minutes. Funding for this program was made possible by grants from the bendix corporation, and the u. S. Department of education. When the cornerstone of this building was still new, Thomas Jefferson said, the execution of our laws is more important than the making of them. I am e. G. Marshal. Thomas jefferson would have little notion of how far the process of lawmaking would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats called regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers t
Include i had a piece of information that bob woodward wanted. I didnt articulate to myself. But when i looked back and i asked myself why i did this bad and stupid thing. I think thats what it comes down to. Sunday night, Georgetown University professor talks about working as a researcher and government writer for Hillary Clinton and bob woodward in her ook. I resisted. I spoke in general terms what it was like being in the white house and i told them the story about being in the room during this unusual exercise. I told them you cant use it. There were only these two women in the room who were doing this. These two guests and one or two staffers and mrs. Clinton. If you use it, everybody will know that i was the source. And i was very worried about that. But i trusted them. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. For the next hour, American History tv exclusive. Our cities tour visits harrisburg, pennsylvania to learn more about its unique history. For five years we traveled to
Include i had a piece of information that bob woodward wanted. I didnt articulate to myself. But when i looked back and i asked myself why i did this bad and stupid thing. I think thats what it comes down to. Sunday night, Georgetown University professor talks about working as a researcher and government writer for Hillary Clinton and bob woodward in her ook. I resisted. I spoke in general terms what it was like being in the white house and i told them the story about being in the room during this unusual exercise. I told them you cant use it. There were only these two women in the room who were doing this. These two guests and one or two staffers and mrs. Clinton. If you use it, everybody will know that i was the source. And i was very worried about that. But i trusted them. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. For the next hour, American History tv exclusive. Our cities tour visits harrisburg, pennsylvania to learn more about its unique history. For five years we traveled to