Not about threatening russia. They argue the shield is no longer necessary. Theyve also according to u. S. Officials been helpful in the talks. Does russia have a point in bringing this up in light of emerging deal . So i think everybody heard the question. First of all, if you look at the capacity of the system that were installing in europe and this is the analog of the fact that our National Ballistic Missile Defense system is not alined to russia. We just dont have the capacity. They are with a large reasonably powerful country like russia could overwhelm that Defense System quickly. Its not about that. So they should not worry about that. They should be encourage that we are helping our allies there, potentially defending iranian or other threats in the region and as regards to the discussions, the agreement is not cop collusive yet, and once concluded, it you know, we still have to make sure that iran sticks to it and a Ballistic Missile Defense System is not something that you t
West virginia secretary of state. Its my pleasure to welcome senator mansion to brookings. [ applause ] first of all, i thank brookings for the event today and helping tackle this important issue of how to make government work better. I want to thank you, john, for the hard work on this, and all the people at brookings, i know its not sexy, and i know its not grabbing headlines like devicive issues do and operate from the fringes of the right and left gets people fired up. Working for the American People is critical to getting the country back on track. In 2010 when senator byrd passed away in june of that summer, hi to make one of the most difficult decisions of my political career. I had to decide should i try to go to washington and lead the office that i love being governor of the great state. I was two years in my second term. In West Virginia, youre termed out. You have to set out and come back maybe if people want you, but two consecutive terms, so i made the decision, and it wa
Shuddering coal generation in the state of oklahoma. Its a concern 3r5k9ically and a concern legally. Looking at it as a nonattorney, you look at the tenth amendment which refers to reserving power to the states do you think this is consist went the tenth amendment . Well, i think this case and i would add this to the comments earlier from a fellow panelist, i dont think its terribly novel for us to have a dispute or a case about statutory construction. You know, i indicated that it is a Traditional Police power to regulate Power Generation and for the federal government to intervene or to invade that, it has to be the statute has to be explicit and clear and unambiguous, and i think by virtue of our discussion today, its demonstrative that that is not the case. So, senator i think its less about the tenth amendment and less about states rights under the tenth amendment and more about statutory construction and whether the epa possesses the authority that you gave it to regulate in thi