Contributors to the books from democracy to freedom and no wall they can build. Watch coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival saturday starting at noon eastern on cspan2s booktv. Wildfires in the west where the focus of an environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the senate yesterday. Members served on Forest Management experts on the impacts wildfires have had on the environment and the economy. From capitol hill, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, i called his hearing to order. So far in 2017 as all the guests on our panel know, in 2017, fires have burned more than 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to our communities and wildlife. Today the committee will hear testimony and three bills related to catastrophic wildfires across the west. Senator daines introduce the litigation relief for Forest Management projects acts which w
With lynn olson on cspan2. Now, a Committee Hearing on how to improve Forest Management to better prevent wildfires. This is one hour, 45 minutes. [gavel pound] good morning. We call this hearing to order. So far in 2017, as all the guests of the panel know in 2017, fires have burned oregon 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to communities and wildlife. Today the committee is going to hear testimony on three bills related to catastrophic wildfires burning across the west. Introducedes has senate 605 relief for Forest Management projects which would address conflict in Circuit Court decisions and prevent close the ways in the Forest Management as a result of duplicative consultation requirements. The committee will hear testimony on the bill as 1417 the Habitat Conservation restoration act of 2017 in the opinion in juniper trees that are Invasive Species that we do need to wildfires had compromised habitat across the west. We also have
Indicated theyre opposed to Immigration Reform. They should stop whining and start legislating. Make no mistake when the newly elected representative of the people take their seat, they will ask. The wait is over. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, president obama will announce a sweeping executive action to protect about 5 million undocumented immigrants in this country from deportation. And already, the prebuttales have come fast and fierce. If president obama imposes his will on the country, congress will act. Were considering a variety of options, but make no mistake make no mistake, when the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats they will act. The country is going to go nuts because theyre going to see it as a move outside of the authority of the president. You can see instances of anarchy. What do you mean . You can see violence. But lost or purposely ignored in the political jockeying and the fearmongering are the powerful consequences of this decision for mil
About this already tonight on msnbc. Presumably you have heard some buzz about this today and tonight since this broke. Since the wall street journal published this. Im already sort of against my better judgment that im talking about it at all. The reason i dont want to spend too much time on this. I feel like this is kind of mean i feel like this is kind of mean. Not mean to greenland. I feel like somebody is trying to make the president look dumb. So us talking about it, i feel like were being complicit in that other persons mean trick. We dont know who that other person is who is playing this joke on President Trump. The way the wall street journal describes it is as such. At a dinner with Associates Last spring, mr. Trump said someone had told him at a round table that denmark was having financial trouble over its assistance to greenland. That person suggested that he should consider buying the island. What do you think about that . The president asked the room . Do you think it wo
I feel like this is kind of mean. I feel like somebody is not mean to greenland, i mean, mean to the president. I feel like somebody is playing a joke on the president and he doesnt know it. I feel like somebody is trying to make him look dumb, right . So us talking about it, i feel a little bit like were being complicit in that other persons mean trick. Now, we dont know who that other person is whos playing this joke on President Trump. The way the wall street journal describes it as such. At a dinner with Associates Last spring, mr. Trump said someone had told him at a roundtable that denmark was having financial trouble over its assistance to greenland. That person suggested he should consider buying the island. What do you guys think about that, the president asked the room . Do you think it would work . And you know what, that is a mean thing to do to a gullible person. I mean to say to them like in all seriousness totally deadpan, hey, you know, big guy, you could buy greenland.