Possible areas of improvement. The committee is also in alaska later this month in a virtue from stakeholders and additional hearings throughout the country this fall. I would like to first welcome both of our witnesses, dr. John quinn and mr. Chris oliver, noaa assistant administrator for fisheries also known as the administrator. 11 years ago created the ccc. The ccc can you leadership of the Regional Fisheries Management Council to discuss a common interest and im pleased to have dr. Quinn here today to discuss consensus views of the eighth council of the msa reauthorization. Im also pleased to introduce chris oliver, firstever alaskan to permit to hold the position of the assistant administrator for fisheries before becoming director, chris spent 27 years working at the Management Council as the executive director and i can tell you we are thrilled to have you in this very important position. Based on its work in the gulf of mexico at the beginning of the career with the largess an
United states, its literally on the front lines of Climate Change. Im daniel lak, and ill be looking at the people who live here and their efforts to avoid being Climate Change refugees. At least 27 iraqi soldiers have been killed fighting against isil in ramadi. Iraqi forces have been trying to push isil from the city which lies about 120 kilometers from baghdad. Ramadi was captured by the armed group in may in what was seen as an embarrassing defeat. Iraqi forces have managed to claw back some territory and says it now controls more than half of the city. But the u. S. Says progress has been frustratingly slow. Its now offering to send personnel and equipment to help win the battle of ramadi if the iraqi president agrees. Earlier this month the u. S. Anoups announce announced a hundred military personnel would be sent to iraq. It sounds like an admission that the iraqi army isnt up to the challenge. Reporter that is one way to look at it. But the iraqis say we have asked formally, an
History bookshelf airs on american tv every weekend this time. In july of 1944, representatives of 44 nation met in Bretton Woods, new hampshire. Up next, author benn steil profiles the two people who most shaped the system. This 2013 event was hosted by the council of relations in new york city. It is about 30 minutes. Thanks for the kind words bob, and anything you can do to keep up the buzz about the kern currency wars is much appreciated. One of the driving motivations of Bretton Woods conference was to eliminate currency war, those directed against the United States and the u. S. Dollar. In fact, Harry Dexter White the righthand man at bretton words briefed the organization before they went into battle at Bretton Woods. Told them the Monetary Fund he was determined to set up was designed for a special purpose and that purpose is to prevent competitive depreciation against the u. S. Dollar. In order to do that, they were going to create a system of Exchange Rates that would be sust
Quarter declined because people assumed health care was going to create a delay. Without further delay, lets go to scarlet on home depot. The earnings just came out, a beat, secondquarter earnings per share of 1. 52. Expectedthan bottomline number. Sales topping estimates as well. Depot confirms its fullyear sales forecast. Adding to its buyback program, overbillion Share Buyback the remainder of this year. He moved to engineer a higher earnings per share number continues. With adam parker joining us in the next hour from Morgan Stanley, use of cash. The pressure to deploy cash. You see that in the bhp billiton restructuring. What are we going to do to distribute cash to shareholders. 838 on the the 16 dow. A distinction between home depot and lowes, the Bloomberg Industries team pointed out sales will likely come in stronger. An estimateds 4. 4 . Home depot doing it more effectively than lows. Medtronic and t tj maxx report earnings as well today. Hasuple items of note it been 10 year
Energy the energy issues. But i went on because of the Health Policy. And on that committee, Health Policy was not just medicare, or medicaid, but also Public Health, and Environmental Issues that affect health. So one of the areas that i quickly became involved in, for decades, was the Clean Air Act, because the Clean Air Act and the Safe Drinking Water law and other such environmental laws related to Public Health. And you spent i mean, you describe this as being a constituent issue for medicare, and elderly constituents. But you also spent a whole lot of your time working on behalf of low income people, poor people, who probably really arent a big constituency, certainly not now that you represent beverly hills. But you spent a lot of your time and trouble with Medicaid Expansions, with child Health Insurance, with trying to get poor Pregnant Women Health care. How did you decide that you needed to work on Poverty Issues . If you can think of it as a constituent issue. I have always