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Transcripts For CSPAN Capitol Hill Hearings 20130214

And new guidelines on Cyber Security. Well get to jack lews confirmation in a moment. First the cbo director Douglas Elmendorf testimony. He warned of the sequester could cost 750,000 jobs. Could you tell me in terms of the negative Economic Impact of the sequester, the. 6 , what does that translate in point of lost jobs . Our estimate is that the sequester alone would reduce gdp growth this year by zero point six percentage points. It would lower that gdp at the end of the year. We think that would reduce by about 750,000 jobs. 750,000 jobs between now and the end of 2013, right . Right. That is a whole lot of jobs. We should be working overtime to prevent that kind of job loss. If you were to replace the deficit reduction through that austerity program, the cuts to the sequester with a plan that accomplishes the same amount of deficit reduction spread over the 10 year period, you would not have that hit on jobs . Right. Our analysis, the republican leader, mr. Cantor had it right las

Montana's fire season forecast: Wetter than expected

Springtime moisture has mitigated the impacts of a generally dismal winter snowpack.

Indian Ridge Trail closed for safety concerns

The Custer Gallatin Forest announced 5 miles of the Indian Ridge Trail will close due to public safety concerns.The closure is in response to numberous reports

Appeals court sides with government in Crazy Mountains trail dispute

Conservation group that sued was both disappointed and baffled by the decision.

Winter weather snarls roads, closes Bozeman Pass, Bridger Canyon Drive