including hawaii or vermont may opt for a federal exchange as well. others like oregon, nevada, new mexico which are using healthcare.gov platform may also go further moving toward a federal exchange. when the law was adopted in 2010, many states considered setting up exchanges to retain control over their insurance markets but the administration has consistently interpreted law so to interfear minimally brian may disagree with me on this with state insurance oversight. so except for states that have particular vision of how the exchange should be run, like california, there is perhaps little reason for states and in particular small states to struggle with exchanges financing and operation if the federal exchange can run the exchange for them. the battle of the aca is far from over. this is just one small battle and the war goes on. appropriations bills that would defund the aca are moving through the house. bills that would limit funding is moving through the senate and reconciliation bill will likely follow late this month or next. the aca faces major challenges over the coming months.

hawaii lacks. >> the culture between the two entities you have to keep in mind that number one hawaii has been able to maintain strong support for the u.s. military. porter rico the military presence was cut back and of course hawaii is a state. >> we will expect more, ladies and gentlemen and with let's show some appreciation for the panel. [applause] >> earlier today president obama announced the united states has agreed to be established diplomatic relations with cuba and to reopen the embassies in the countries. he urged congress to lift the embargo that prevents americans from traveling or doing business in cuba. here's a look. americans are ready to move forward and it's time for congress to do the same. i've called on congress to lift the embargo that prevents americans from traveling or doing business in cuba. we've already seen members from both parties begin that work. after all why should washington stand in the way of our own people. there are those that want to turn back the clock and doubled on the policy of isolation and it's past time to realize this approach doesn't w

what's the difference between puerto rico and hawaii quick wipe with a wide seemingly successful and puerto rico not? >> of course it is very different culture. between the two entities. the other thing to keep in mind is number one how wiseman able to maintain a strong support from u.s. military. puerto rico a lot of military presence was cut back. hawaii as a state and puerto rico is in this kind of limbo land and i think that is a factor also. >> we could talk about this a long time and i expect we will samore, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for coming and let's show our appreciation for an outstanding panel. [applause] more booktv in prime time tonight here on c-span2. >> some live coverage on our companion networks extensively about. in the afternoon former texas governor and gop presidential candidate rick perry lays out his economic plan talking about how to fight the quote cycle hopelessness and lost opportunity so many americans feel trapped in. that's life at 1 p.m. is tender president obama speaks about the economy traveling to the university of wisconsin are those re

rico and hawaii? why was how why seemingly successful and puerto rico not? >> of course i think it's a different culture between the two entities. the other thing to keep in mind is, number one, hawaii has been able to maintain a strong support from the u.s. military. puerto rico a lot of military presence there was cut back. the other thing of course is a lie is a state and puerto rico is in this limbo land, and i think that is a factor also. >> all right. we could talk about this a long time and i expect we will some more to ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming and let's show our appreciation for an outstanding panel. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> some campaign news. the hill beside wisconsin governor scott walker with the official paperwork to dukakis 2016 gop presidential bid today and will make his official announcement in waukesha, wisconsin, on july 13. they write that he is the highest profile potential republican candidate who is yet to officially announce his bid. is currently in second place in the polls behind former florida governor jeb bush. according to

schools use. in fact, the hawaii department of education or the d.o.e. is a national leader in using aapi data. it collects ravment collect aapi data on their forms. having aapi subgroup data is helpful for hawaii school administrators and poll makers who analyze achievement gaps in college and career readiness. it is a statewide strategy. then hire staff and target extra help to the highest-need students. hawaii d.o.e. also shirrs the data with the university of hawaii system to collaborate on student yowt outcomes like reducing remedial aid. principals who learn that a certain aapi subgroup is doing poorly in their own school can choose to hire more staff for outreach to that community or can partner with community groups on after-school programs, et cetera. teachers can spend more time on parent outreach to help high-need students in their classrooms. that's why the hirono-heller amendment has the support of the ssociation of elementary school principals the national association of secondary school principals and the national education association. districts in north carolina, cal

? the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent to speak as though in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: mr. president, i want to join my colleagues in voicing my support for president obama's proposal to extend overtime benefits to nearly five million people across the country. these new rules will significantly enhance family budgets and add over $1.2 billion nationwide to workers' pockets. one simple -- once implemented, the proposal would more than double the salary threshold for overtime eligibility from the current level of $455 per week to $970 per week next year. that means employees earning an annual salary around $50,000 or less will automatically become eligible for overtime pay. today the annual salary threshold for earning overtime pay is around $24,000. this is well below the poverty level for a family of four, particularly so for families in hawaii. the overtime salary threshold is long overdue for an update. since 1975, it's been updated only once. 40 years ago nearly two in three employees benefit

: ms. hirono: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. ms. hirono: i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. hirono: mr. president i rise today to discuss the every child achieves act s. 1177, which replaces the education law better known as no child left behind. i wanted to thank help committee chairman lamar alexander and ranking member patty murray for their hard work on today's bipartisan compromise bill. today's every child achieves act isn't perfect but it makes good progress. for years, i have heard from hawaii's teachers, educators parents, administrators that no child left behind or nclb is broken. it's time to leave nclb behind. i have been working to fix this broken law first as a member of the u.s. house of representatives committee on education and labor committee in 2007 and now as a senator. i also began to work on education reform when i was lieutenant governor of the state of hawaii. let me start with one of the biggest problems with nclb, which is the testing requirements. i've heard

hawaii in search of a better life working on the sugar plantations come and in particular on maui. valley was one of the largest, now we has one of the largest sugar plantations at that time starting at the turn of the 20th century. these children grew up in housing that looked not unlike sort of the ticky-tacky houses and the conditions of internment camps that later many of their relatives were living. the plantation was a place where you signed in. you had to sign in and out to get in and out. people lived in segregated camps. over the years has sugar developed, as a commodity in hawaii there was a really interesting shift of workers who came. they were portuguese workers and then to follow them were some standards, then chinese workers depending on the economies of each of those nations. and then followed that were some korean families, and following that were japanese. and what's amazing actually is about even some former slaves from alabama came to maui to work just before the turn of the century. so the people lived in camps that were named after their ethnicity. there was

rebound program and how important it is particular in hawaii. i saw a direct exact on facilities there when mail com funding is cut. i hope you will work with user pack to make sure facilities are maintained and modernized so the troops have the facilities necessary to perform the tasks. >> i will certainly do that senator. >> i know you share my view the rebalance of the asia pacific is more than rhetoric. the navy's intentions are to place 60% of the ships in this area of responsibility. what do you see as the major component of the rebound strategy? >> two of the list of threats included china and north korea. so the united states' army play as key role. 8-10 largest armies in the world are in the pacific. navy and air force and marines are fundamental to success for u.s. security in the pacific but the army is too. we have deployed forces in north korea that have kept the piece peace for the last 60 years. and most importantly in the state of hawaii. so there is a considerable amount of army in the pacific that play a key role supporting the pay com strategy. we recognize tha

become perverse. if you sell x number one product you get a trip to hawaii. i've even heard about trips to the masters. when that person walks in to give me advice, i don't want them looking at me thinking you are the only thing between me and hawaii with my family. that is when you have a misalignment of incentives and that is what we are trying to address by making sure we have the best interest standard in place. what it does not mean as you have to sell someone the lowest product. i don't buy a yugo because it's a car. that is why it's no longer on the market i believe. but the point is it's not about the lowest cost. the northstar is the best interest of the customer in places like northwest mutual or the abc bank for the broker dealer or the person with the small business owner, northstar is the same for all of them. >> senator warren. thank you, mr. chairman. is really hard to save for retirement. almost one third of americans on the edge of retirement have zero savings and another third have less than a year's worth of income put away. that is why it's doubly important tha

possibly hawaii? and do you think when we do that that we are going to have the strategic lift to take what is a concentrated force now and okinawa to a much more dispersed force, will we have the strategic lift to be able to move those forces if and when we need them in the contingency? >> senator, i'm not qualified to make a comment on the status of the other services as i simply cannot waiting to what they're doing. as far as the marines, we left okinawa to go to iraq and afghanistan. we are back. the force that was there before is present. they are training. that probably equipped. they are ready to go. we have changed our deployment. now instead of one of the time zone going to okinawa goes to australia for six months and eventually because of the agreement we will distribute the force to guam and put more marines on hawaii. i think the concern is as you state once we do this our ability to move that force training opportunities on okinawa, mainland japan guam, our limited edge of to be able to move with the training is to you had to move to other nations. you have to get to korea

important part of the military presence in hawaii and marine forces pacific land and at that day. and we are going to more marines as move them out of okinawa. so thank you very much for all that you do their i'm also very committed to the rebalance to the asia-pacific energy mentioned in your advanced questions quote, our strong marine presence in the region, been asia-pacific a help places inevitable that promoting the regional security and stability. if confirmed i treasure continue to support a tangible tangible rebalance to build and maintain the important partnerships we have in this area of the world speak with yes senator. >> you mentioned in the earlier response to senator sullivan how important training is. the missions of the marines perform include theater cooperation exercises with partner nations, forces and contingency operations. require our forces to maintain a high level of readiness and training the availability such as -- would you just noted the big island and others are critical to the marine corps' ability to conduct operations in the pacific. could you sha

officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: thank you mr. president. i'd like to talk a little bit about the particulars of the clean power plan and address some of the questions that have been raised by some of the opponents and i think the first premise has to be that carbon is an airborne pollutant that the clean air act doesn't just give the e.p.a. the authority to regulate airborne pollutants but it actually requires that all airborne pollutants that can cause a public health risk get regulated. and that's the basis of the supreme court decision here. this doesn't give the e.p.a. the discretion this doesn't give the obama administration the discretion to regulate carbon pollution, it requires that they do. so the only question is not a legal one. the legal one has been settled. the e.p.a. is required to regulate under the clean air act pollution. the only question then remaining is is carbon a pollutant? and i don't thinks there anybody -- there's anybody credible in this space who doesn't think that carbon is a pollutant. we're making progress over the last six to 12 mont

down vote on statehood, the same vote that hawaii and alaska had before they begin states of the union. and then the admission process in a body for your -- in about a four year period. we have to make sure that in puerto rico have fiscal responsibility, that we balance our budget, that we change our budgetary system so we make sure we are not overspending. and then at the same time, we want tools. tools to do with this excessive amount of debt that some entities have piled up in puerto rico. the same way that it happens in the states. here in the states when a city a county, or let's say a water and sewer authority gets into financial trouble, it reorganizes itself. the same happens in the private sector, chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. which is available in puerto rico. that is available when any corporation get in financial trouble. you be organize yourself. it is part of the american capital system and it should be available in puerto rico. host: we are talking with pedro pierluisi, the resident commissioner of puerto rico. first elected in 2008. let's get to calls. the fourth l

before. that is the combined population of alaska, delaware, the district of columbia, hawaii, idaho, maine montana nebraska, new hampshire, new mexico, north dakota, rhode island, south dakota vermont, west virginia, and, mr. president wyoming. 15 states plus the district of columbia -- their combined populations have coverage because of the affordable care act. but there's more to do. one piece of the a.c.a. is the ability of states to expand medicaid to cover those who make up to $16,000 a year. it's optional, like medicaid was in 1965. 31 states have embraced the medicaid expansion but as of today we've got 19 slowpokes and i'm sad to say that virginia is one of the slowpokes despite the best efforts of our current governor working so hard to try to get the state to accept medicaid expansion the legislature so far has blocked him from doing so. this is just like 1965, 50 years ago. there are states that get it and embrace the program and then there are the slowpoke states. i'm here today not just to say happy birthday to medicaid and medicare but to urge virginia and the o