Ted huffs that the ceo of the Climate Leadership Council backed by major oil and Power Companies discusses his organizations support for carbon support for a carbon tax. Host it is the washington journal for september 12. In an hour, the House Judiciary Committee will work on on theshing procedures hearing for the Trump Administration. You can see that process play out on cspan 3 starting at 8 00. House democrats are undertaking dozens of investigations of the Trump Administration on many fronts and in this first hour, we want to hear your reaction to the number of investigations on what you think about them. If you think there are too many of these investigations going on, 2027488000 is the number to call and tell us why. If you think not enough, 2027488001. If you think it is about right, it is 2027488002. You can text us your thoughts at 2027488003. Tweet us at cspanwj and post on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. Rounding up the number of investigations that are currently b
Says it has leaders from almost all sectors of industry as well as opinion leaders across the spectrum. Oil companies and others are broadf it, but it is a coalition. All of these parties are converging around a consensus bipartisan climate solution. Companyy would a oil consent to this tax . Guest because there are a number of options to solve Climate Change. There are regulatory approaches which democrats and leftwing voices are pushing. What we need is a climate solution that is proenvironment, probusiness, and that is what we have offered. Our plan would cut Carbon Emissions i 50 by 2035. By 50 by 2035. It would get give every American Family carbon dividends. Host so the tax itself, how does it work . Would pay amissions fee starting at 40 a ton. It would be economy wide. It would increase energy costs, but all the money raised goes directly back to american citizens, and a family of four people would get about 2000 a year. That means 70 of americans including the most vulnerable
But the balance for the power in the senate has gone the very serious in the last couple of hours. Senate minority leader harry reid seizing on the lull in the president ial campaign to roll out a strategy for socalled down the ballot candidates. Reid unveiling the strategy tying Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and House Speaker paul ryan very tightly to, quote, the party of trump. He is criticizing the gop frontrunner and then tying the entire party, even conflicted republicans who dont support donald trump to the controversial billionaire. Our Political Panel on why the gop might want to take a page out of harry reids book . And the fight over president Obamas Supreme Court nominee playing out on capitol hill at this hour as judge Merrick Garland meets with senators on both sides of the aisle. Phone calls, too. Republican senators have thrown up the blockade to stymie the judge, but is this the right way to treat a man some call the most qualified Supreme Court nominee in hist
North carolina and is just edging out mrs. Clinton in colorado. Meantime it is a dead heat in florida. While she is still leading in pennsylvania trump has narrowed the gap to les than two points. Whats more all of these states went for president obama in the last two election cycles with the exception of north carolina. We have a great lineup to is does this tonight, including karl rove who is here with a warning. Plus lieutenant jean Michael Flynn helping mr. Trump shape his message, and tom beven is here to tis cuss the poll numbers. Were going to start with him. Tom, good to see you. The numbers are good for trump. And florida, lets start there. You say is the most important state for both of them. It is. Particular for donald trump. If you look at the map, he cant get there unless he wins the 29 electoral votes. It would take something of a miracle. Thats critical for donald trump. Thats a state that obama won by less than one a point. Its around point in our real quick politics a
North carolina and is just edging out mrs. Clinton in colorado. Meantime it is a dead heat in florida. While she is still leading in pennsylvania, trump has narrowed the gap to les than two points. Whats more, all of these states went for president obama in the last two election cycles with the exception of north carolina. We have a great lineup to is does this tonight, including karl rove who is here with a warning. Plus lieutenant jean Michael Flynn helping mr. Trump shape his message, and tom beven is here to tis cuss the poll numbers. Were going to start with him. Tom, good to see you. The numbers are good for trump. And florida, lets start there. You say is the most important state for both of them. It is. Particular for donald trump. If you look at the map, he cant get there unless he wins the 29 electoral votes. It would take something of a miracle. Thats critical for donald trump. Thats a state that obama won by less than one a point. Its around point in our real quick politics