i think it s a win. i think it s a great promo. bring in tigers. kimberly: jesse would be there taking a selfie. tiger selfie. juan: dana, you heard from jesse. they have birds, a lemur, macaws, a fox. dana: they could ve just had dogs, and it would ve been great. jesse just laid it all out there. i think all of this stuff for these parties is a little bit out of control for my tastes. i like to stay home. i m not a party animal. jesse: you haven t been to prom, dana? dana: i went to prom but i didn t like it. greg: i am against jungle appropriation. i think it s offensive but i applaud this prom because it s a sign of a highly affluent society that we can afford access problems. this is like a legal form of cocaine. it s proof you have too much
but he s not going to allow them not to accomplish anything as the new majority leader said he wanted to do at the beginning of his term in 2008. congressman, good luck to you in the new session of congress. thank you. we invite you to watch meet the press tomorrow. among the guests senator barrasso, they ll discuss if even more divided political systems can get anything done in washington. she s tomorrow on meet the press. with a new year comes new laws on the books. and in 2015 we re seeing everything from a law against a certain type of selfie that s correct, to drones that paparazzi use. nbc s kristen welker takes a look. reporter: 2015 may be the year that tamed the tiger selfie. there s a whole tumblr tinder guys with tigers. but this could break the law in
fight our nation s college rape problem. at the federal level, the affordable care act s employer mandate is now officially in effect for companies with more than 100 employees. yet another way the law will help previously uninsured people across the country to get covered. many of these new laws in effect today are big changes aimed at helping people live their day-to-day lives like california s law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver s license. other new laws work in smaller ways to help keep people safe like in new york where a new law is working to curb a popular social media trend known as the tiger selfie because sometimes it s the government s job to save you from your own bad decisions, unless you re an actual tiger. and i would be remiss if i did not mention the hens because for hens in california and iowa in ohio life is about to get a lot more roomy.
the first place. heather: well get your note pads out because there s a huge list of new regulations being added to the books. the rulebooks, that is, in 2015 from spikes in the minimum wage to dining with dogs and bans on so-called revenge porn. doug mckelway has the latest from our d.c. bureau and, doug, i have to ask you about this. we also understand among the new laws is a ban on tiger selfies in new york. please explain to our viewers who don t know what exactly that is. reporter: yes, a tiger selfie is a picture of yourself with a tiger, lion leopard or some other big cat. i didn t know that tiger selfies are becoming popular especially young men on dating sites like tinder. that s just one of the thousands of new laws taking effect today in the states. let s start with california where 930 new laws are on the books as of today.
reckoning cost of federal regulations are $1.882 trillion. bottom up tally looking at environmental, health and safety paper work and so on down the line. the cost of regulations is like a hidden tax buried in the price of goods and services. the president sees them contributing to the health and welfare of americans. i continue to do what i ve been doing which is where i see a big problem and the opportunity to help the american people and it is within my lawful authority to provide that help i m going to do it. the states bear a hefty share of what is pension for overregulation. take new york state s new tiger selfie law banning contact with large cats. in california 930 new laws are on the books this year starting today all egg laying hens raised there must be housed with enough space to stand up lie down, turn around and fully extend their wings. all california employees are