Implement it going forward. Okay. Im going to skip mr. Baker because my questions were about rock fish and striped bass. And i think you mentioned that on the one hand, you know rock fish are back. But on the other hand whats happening in terms of Climate Change could severely impact them. Did you want to add to that . One of the being concerns is a wasting disease. There is no real absolute knowledge as to what causes it. But we know that when fish are stressed, theyre more prone to disease. So the general thinking is that a fish under stress has a lot more problems than one that isnt. And certainly, the population is starting to dip again. Okay. Let me then go to lastly to dr. Ekwurzel. Because the noaa recently released the state of the climate in a 2014 report that represents data from scientists around the globe and i know you stressed you gave us a lot of information about annapolis and maryland. But i if i could just go, you know, beyond that you know, according to the state of
Aware of the risk. We are studying and adapting to these risks to identify, prioritize, and develop Effective Solutions to future vulnerabilities. Thankthank you very much. Thank you, admiral. Members of the committee. Congressman thank you for what you do. Distinguished colleagues on the panel and in the audience thank you. I speak today for the over 200,000 members of the Chesapeake Bay foundation, board, staff. Chesapeake bay is Getting Better but it is still a system dangerously out of balance. I use the word system because science has taught us to realize that the chesapeake is a collection of all the rivers and streams which feed into it. Of course the main stem. Fortunately theyre is a plan in place to restore the chesapeake and all the rivers and streams. It is called the chesapeake clean water blueprint or the mother of all t mdl. It is a heavy left. And Global Climate change will add to the burden. We are seeing the impact now right before our eyes. Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The wake of Tropical Storm isabel. In 2003 isabel caused widespread flooding and equipment damage throughout the yard. The total cost of that for repair was 120 million. Weve taken several measures to ensure a similar event will not have the same detrimental impact. Weve raised the ground floor elevations of new construction. For example, wesley brownfieldhouse was built above the flood level and acts as a flood wall. We reelected the chiller plant and moved the hvac equipment to rooftops where feasible. We have raised electrical outlet on ground floors and installed check valves on ubd ground tunnels and storm lines. Where suitable weve identified opportunities for quote wet, flood proofing unquote where we designated billings and fields that will be allowed to flood once in a 100 years. They can handle flooding with minimal damage and using costs to keep them dry would not be Cost Effective. And we have protocol for equipment relocation in classrooms and labs in the event of a major
His or her time worrying about their business is going to grow, not talking to 87 different people about how they will get health care for their workers. Every other major western country has health care as a right. Not only will that be a benefit to the people, it takes a burden off the small business. That is a good idea. What about family and medical leave . Today in america, a low income woman gives birth, she has to go back to work in five days. Is that morally correct . I do not think so. Were the only country that does not provide medical leave. There are hundreds of thousands of bright, qualified young people in america today. They want a Higher Education but they cannot get it. They cannot afford it. I believe we should make Public Policies and universities free. It helps america. When i talk about democratic socialism, take it in terms of precollege education, free health care. It makes sense to look at countries that are doing good things. We might have a disagreement on thi
Obedience in his will, recent i just moved out to dallas, texas, to be the president and ceo of the National Center for policy analysis. Who wouldve ever thought after i came out to speak to them us to convert that they would offer me that incredible position of a 31 yearold conservative policy center. I think it a listen for that spirit was the focus . Its tax policy, time and attention policy, health care, education, energy and ashes get a policy. Since they have an old paratrooper now we can delve into that more. National security is becoming a lot more prominent issue for the american people. Whats the advantage or disadvantage of being located in dallas spending and National Policy the Great Adventures that we are not inside the beltway so we are not dated by the political things that go on to the where part of the waffle house crowd. A lot of these things, you can talk in the world of think tanks and talking Academic Work but you have to get the everyday american citizen to under