Congress Walking Cautious Line On Japan Nuclear Crisis, Says Expert

Michael A. Levi, Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, says members of Congress aren’t likely for push for any rapid or sweeping reforms to US nuclear policy despite the ongoing situation in Japan. 

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Japan Crisis Unlikely To Influence US Nuclear Energy Policy, Says Expert

Michael A. Levi,  Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment at the Council On Foreign Relations, doubts the Fukushima reactor crisis will force the Obama administration to drastically reconsider its position on nuclear power.

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Undersecretary of Commerce calls China America’s new bogeyman

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Christopher Padilla says China has replaced Japan as the “bogeyman of the 21st century,” adding that the United States’s reluctance to participate in free trade with Asia is comparable to an Olympic sprinter calling for a timeout as the race starts. (0:54)
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America, the protection Japan needs

Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the global environment hearing Chairman Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (D-Amer. Samoa) asks if Japan could become a nuclear power. Alexander A. Arvizu, deputy assistant Secretary of State, says that Japan feels secure in its alliance with the U.S. (0:51)
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U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab on the Trade Deficit

Speaking to Scholars at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Tuesday, Ambassador Schwab discusses misconceptions and solutions to the United States’ trade imbalance. Reminding her listeners that 80% of the recent deficit increase can be attributed to rising oil costs, she highlights policies aimed at increasing exports.

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