Patt Morrison for Wednesday, March 9, 2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

Things get hot for the EPA

House Republicans have taken direct aim at the country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a firm one-two punch.  The House could vote as early as tomorrow (THUR) on a bill that would strip the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Republicans argue that the EPA’s plan to combat global warming is “bad economic policy” and could be the biggest threat to job creation the nation faces.  The second punch is contained in the House spending bill. It proposes a 30% cut in the EPA’s budget, which would limit the agency’s ability to enact and enforce environmental protections in California and across the nation. Congressman Henry Waxman, Democrat from California, calls the bill “breathtakingly irresponsible” and Democrats in the Senate have vowed to block it.  Does the EPA’s regulatory policy pose a threat to economic stability and job creation? And if it does, is it a sacrifice we need to make to combat the effects of climate change?

 

Guests:

Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D., R-26th District of Texas; member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee
HE CALLS US

Rep. Henry Waxman, D – California’s 30th District, which includes Los Angeles; former chair of the House Government Reform and Energy and Commerce Committees
HE CALLS US

UNCONFIRMED

Representative EPA or the Sierra Club

Representative Heritage Foundation or the Cato Institute

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:39

Ask the Chief –LAPD top cop Charlie Beck takes your questions

It’s been twenty years since riots broke out in Los Angeles following the videotaped beating of Rodney King by the LAPD in1992. The LAPD came under intense criticism because of their actions, but Chief Charlie Beck has said he’s confident a similar incident couldn’t happen again. Since the beating and unrest, sweeping reforms have been made in the use of force and the handling of complaints, there is more citizen oversight, and community-based policing has helped relations between citizens and cops in crime-ridden communities. The chief does have his share of concerns, however. The police commission has overruled his findings in the shooting of an unarmed autistic man, gang curfews are being challenged in the courts, and there are continuing questions on use of force. Chief Beck is with us this afternoon [Wednesday]; take the opportunity – call in with your hard questions about these issues and more.

 

Guest:

Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department

IN STUDIO

 

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest for Relief from the Headache that Wouldn't Go Away

On February 17, 2008, then-27-year old Jennette Fulda went to bed with a headache. Three years later, it still hasn’t gone away, despite forays into intravenous drugs and acupuncture, countless visits to doctors and chiropractors, self medicating through marijuana, heavy drinking and lots and lots of chocolate. In her new memoir, Fulda explores how to live with pain, what it means to suffer and when not to solicit medical advice from the internet.

 

Guest:

Jennette Fulda, author of Chocolate & Vicodin: My quest for relief from the headache that wouldn’t go away

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