The california market but putting those together i was there when reggie negotiated requiring volunteer agreements by states to come together and deciding on the goal, who gets what allowances, who puts what in and who gets what out the difference is, they put together states with substantially different portfolios and substantially different epa targets that might not naturally agree and will require a little bit of a negotiation to get there. , we have states like texas and indiana that are served by multiple rtos. The markets themselves are going through a lot of transition as the generation mix in the country changes, and ferc is is doing a lot of work that it needs to continue to make sure the market rules in the Market Designs are written to support the investment and resources. We put out a few will assurance order earlier this year, that is one example of that effort and we have been doing a lot on the capacity arc it. Working all this out so we can markets. Working all this ou
For the members who are present, except for the ones that are here already, it will be on seniority, then other people that come in, youll be called on according to how our respective staff keep track of you in the order of your appearance. Before chairman leahy and i give our Opening Statements, id like to go over some things i said yesterday. First of all, we welcome everybody back to this second day of hearing on ms. Lynchs nomination to be attorney general. As i said yesterday and everybody abided by this, and i want to thank everybody that was here yesterday for their courtesy i want everyone to be able to watch the hearing without obstruction and if people stand up and block the view of those behind them or speak out of turn its not fair considerable to the others. So officers would remove those individuals. Thats what i want to thank because we didnt have any of those incidents yesterday. Before we begin the Opening Statements take care of a couple housekeeping items and explain
Ves. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for the morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for five minutes. Ms. Jackson lee thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Today i rise with a question should america be brought to the brink of her own security and safety . With that question i can my friends on the other side of the aisle, the republicans, i ask the speaker to put on the floor of the house the full funding of the department of Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, i had the tragic privilege of beginning my tenure on this committee in the aftermath of 9 11. Some of us who serv
Schools, where less than half of the kids that graduate. And those who graduate are nowhere near ready to go to college or go to work. We have seen across the state and across the country and in most states, Charter Schools public Charter Schools popping up. And giving parents hope, giving them a chance to get those kids out of failing schools. I said the other day in the rules committee, because it was so moving to me, i went to a Charter School in north minneapolis, 430 kids in that school, their parents are delighted with the education theyre getting now and thrilled to have gotten their kids out of failing schools and when i asked the principal and founder of the school if she could take more kids she said no, this is the right size for this school. They would like to replicate this school and thats what this bill allows and how successful is it . There are 1,000 kids 1,000 kids on the witnessing list to get into that Charter Schools because parents want to get out of failing schoo
Good morning. The Judiciary Committee will come to order, and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the unconstitutionality of president obamas executive actions on immigration, and ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Last november president obama announced one of the biggest constitutional power grabs ever by a president. He declared unilaterally that by his own estimation almost 5 million unlawful aliens would be free from the legal consequences of their lawless actions. Not only that, by granting them deferred action, he would bestow upon them benefits such as legal presence, Work Authorization, and access to the Social Security trust fund and the earned income tax credit. President obama took these actions despite having stated over 20 times in the past that he didnt have the constitutional power to take such steps on his own. As the washington posts own fact