Some respect on your name. So im going to lead by example. We know you are in the middle of debate prep. I wish i was in the room with you to give you some oneliners but hopefully we can get you ready and most comfortable today. How are you doing, how are you feeling . Senator harris i am doing well. Thank you for that introduction. Thank you for not only talking about the head of the naacp but my pastor, dr. Amos brown. Thank you to Derrick Johnson for your ongoing leadership. We talk so often these days about the importance of everything that is at stake and making sure everyones voice is heard. So its good to be with everyone and, angela, its so good to see you. Im good. One day at a time. 39 days before an election that will determine the course of history for generations to come. Angela yeah, it will. With that, i want to start because i know that part of whats happening in debate prep is they got to get you a wraparound. One of my favorite things to do for the podcast is a wrapar
Members. Dr. Amos brown, a member of our board of directors and president of the San Francisco branch of the naacp. Senator harris joins us, joins with angela, to talk about those hree global pandemics. The pandemic of racism, the pandemic of health, and that andemic of economic injustice. And we are so pleased to have both of them join us today. So would you please welcome angela and Vice President ial candidate, senator kamala harris. Welcome, ladies. Angela thank you so much, mr. Chairman. It is always a joy to partake in the convention of the naacp. I think this is my second event. Lifelong member, partially by force because of my dad. And now as an adult, certainly want to be a part and always excited to support what you are ing and a shoutout to my brother, the president , Derrick Johnson. Senator harris, it is so great to see you. Ill refrain from calling you kamala today because i think its so important that they put some respect on your name. So im going to lead by example. We
Host that does it for todays washington journal. The American Enterprise institute is hosting epa administrator andrew weaver. That conversation is beginning now. Administrator we were, he will have some opening remarks and then i will have questions. You can ask questions to pitch as you can see on our event page and or youtube page, and questions on twitter at hashtags airandwater. First, his opening remarks. Admin. Wheeler i want to thank aei for inviting me to be here today. Month, i provided reflections on the past 50 years of the amber mental Protection Agency and laid out a plan for its future at the nixon library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past 40 years, how we are going to get to this future. It is incontrovertible that today, the environment is in better shape under President Trump than we found it. Air pollution in this country has fallen 7 . Manyyear, the apa delisted superfund sites. And we will ddelist another 27 this year.
Remarks and then i will ask questions. You can submit questions as well. But first your opening remarks. Welcome. Thank you for the introduction but i want to welcome aei for inviting me to be here today earlier this month i have reflections on the last 50 years of the epa and laid out our plan for its future at the Nixon Library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past four years how we will get to this future. It is incontrovertible today the environment is in better shape under President Trump and we found it. Since 2017 air pollution in this country has fallen 7 percent. Last year superfund sites the most in a single year since 2001 and b will list another 27 this year the epa is trying to finance more than 40 billion of clean Water Infrastructure supporting 7100 projects and 27000 jobs during President Trumps first term and they have recovered more criminal and civil appointees them the Obama Biden Administration did and their first term. The
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