entitled to due process as the aclu was quick to point out. the u.s. has domestic obligations to asylum seeking children including access to an attorney. the president is being accused of pushing to weaken those protections in a letter asking congress for help the president for help with the thousands upon thousands of unaccompanied children. the president wrote he needed additional authority to exercise discretion in processing return and removal of unaccompanied minor children from countries where most of the kids are coming from. since the president did not explain what he meant by discretion immigrant aggregates are concerned. earlier i spoke to the domestic policy adviser for the president and point person for immigration reform efforts and i asked her about the criticism coming from immigration rights advocates who say the president is trying to rob the children of due process. those groups are overstating what we asked for. we asked for greater authority
her parents wanted something greater for their daughter so they emigrated to america. so this is after the iranian revolution and after the war with iraq had started, and my parents moved here really to give me better educational options. in iran as a woman at the time i didn t have a lot of opportunities. every morning when i wake up, i m reminded of the fact that they left everything in their home country to give me a better opportunity. so it s really imperative for me to take their dreams and aspirations and make sure i m giving some back. upon completing her collegiate education, rees began working tirelessly to give children better access to a greater education. she worked as a domestic policy adviser to vice president dick cheney, then went on to serve as head of the office of innovation and improvement at the u.s. department of education. in that role, she got to know and understand the charter school movement. she saw it as an opportunity to empower families to provide bet
with volunteers. although the original target was 7 million, so this figure beats lowered expectations, expectations lowered after the disastrous rollout last fall. there s still time. open enrollment ends monday. and of course, after enrolling, people have to start paying their premiums. that s the other part of this, paying the premiums once enrolled. right. also, political junkies, hold on to your hats. news coming today, more clinton white house documents at the way. about 2,500 papers will be released today, including papers from the president s speech writer, a domestic policy adviser as well as documents regarding his farewell address. some 8,000 pages have been released since february, and christine romans has read every single one of them. have not, have not, but yes, we here at cnn will be poring over all of them, i m sure. new jersey governor chris christie heads to las vegas today, where he s hoping to hit the jackpot with some of the gop s top donors. the likely 20
wage to go up to $10.10 for the rest of the country. that has prompted some cries from republicans in congress that the president has overstepped his authority but i had a chance earlier today, wolf, to talk to the domestic policy adviser to this president, cecelia munoz. she says the president does have the authority. we know that the american people are strongly supporting the minimum wage. this is about making sure that people who work hard and play by the rules can make enough to support their families. that s why the president is calling on congress to raise the wage for the workforce. it s clearly a good value for the taxpayer dollar. you feel you have the authority? yes. and it s important to point out that that does not apply to current federal workers but just future federally contracted workers. meanwhile, a white house official tells me that they will
that the cold war ended more than two decades ago. wolf blitzer is off today. i m gloria borger and you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the average price for a gallon of regular gas today is about $4. make that $3.92. our new poll shows nearly half of americans expect that price to hit $5. that s $5 this year and most blame the oil companies. president obama tried to hitch a ride on those sentiments today. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is here. jessica, is the president going after big oil? again. believe it or not, it really felt like today was let s play politics with gas prices day in washington. the president played his part from the rose garden. think about that. it s like hitting the american people twice. he called on the senate to pass a bill that would have eliminated billions in tax breaks for oil companies. american oil is booming. the oil industry is doing just fine, with record profits and rising prod