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Climate Denier: Environmentalists Have Fascist Agenda

At a climate change denial panel at CPAC, Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute dismissed the threat of climate change and accused environmentalists of having a 'sinister' agenda. I asked him to talk about that agenda more in depth afterwards. 2/26/15

FCC Commissioner on Why He Opposes Net Neutrality

At CPAC 2015, I ask FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai to discuss why he opposes net neutrality.

Republicans Debate Which "Hostage" to Take at CPAC

At a CPAC panel on deficit reduction, Deroy Murdock of the National Review and Rep. Tom Price (R-GA 6) discuss alternative "hostages" to the Dept. of Homeland Security, like the Environmental Protection Agency and IRS, for blocking President Obama's executive orders on immigration. 2/28/15

Sen. Sessions: Debt Ceiling An Opportunity to Advance GOP Agenda

At CPAC 2015, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called the debt ceiling an opportunity to advance the Republican agenda. Mind you, we have not yet gotten out of the DHS funding debacle... 2/27/15

GOP Rep: Obama a Dictator, But I'll Still Give Him Fast Track Authority

In a CPAC panel on deficit reduction, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA 6) described Obama's executive orders as a constitutional crisis and agreed with moderator Deroy Murdock that Obama is a dictator... Why then does he support giving President Obama Fast Track Authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership? I asked him after the panel... 2/28/15

Sen. Sessions: Lessen Donor Influence, But Don’t Limit Contributions

At CPAC 2015, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) struck a populist tone with remarks chiding the GOP for its focus on big money donors. Sessions said the party should remember who its constituents are -- average, working class voters who have suffered economically over the past few decades. However, when I asked him what he would do to lessen the influence of donors, whether he would support contribution limits, the senator demurred. 2/27/15

GOP Rep on How to Kill EPA Regulations

After CPAC's "Climate: What Tom Steyer Won't Tell You" Panel, Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX 17) talks to a reporter about how to prioritize targeting and eliminating "job-killing" EPA regulations.

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