Transcripts For CSPAN3 20170501

Proposal to reverse the mistake of title 2 and return to the light touch Regulatory Framework that served our nation so well during the clinton administration, the Bush Administration and the first six years of the obama administration. Tonight on the communicators we ask jeffrey, director of the center for International Communications and Technology Policy at the American Enterprise institute and chris lewis, Vice President at Public Knowledge their thoughts on the impact of the proposal. We think that the rules that we got in 2015, the Net Neutrality rules are working. Theyre wildly popular. Overwhelming majority of americans want to have clear rules of the road so were concerned hes gone down a path to review and potentially even repeal some or all of those rules. From the internets inception until the day the rules were passed internet was free and open. There wasnt a problem. As chairman pai said there was no disto to reuse the applica or look at the koent u content of their choice. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan 2. In case you missed it on cspan, senator Tammy Duckworths may day speech from the floor. The path forward is less engagement with the world, less acceptance of others and less investment in ourselves, i know the path forward for our country cannot include, does not include turning our backs on the shared values that built this nation. Secretary of agriculture sonny purdue. Im excited about the opportunity, ready to go to work, roll up my sleeves and make sure that we make american agriculture as great as it can be in the future for rural prosperity and for jobs. National economic director gary cohn on the Trump Administration tax reform plan. We are going to cut taxes and simplify the tax code by taking the current seven tax brackets we have today and reducing them to only three brackets. David horowitz on communism. Human beings are prone to evil with corruption is within us. Once you understand that, youre a conservative. Thats it. If you believe that society is an oppressive system, everything can be understood in terms of a dominant class or a dominant race or a dominant sex. And everybody that they oppress if thats the way you see the world, then youre a communist. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson at the u. N. Security briefing on north korea. We must all do our share, but china accounting for 90 of north korean trade, china alone has economic leverage of pyongyang that is unique. And its role is therefore particularly important. Cspan programs are available at cspan. Org, on our home page and by searching the video library. Three former pentagon officials testified recently at a House Armed Services Committee Hearing on the future of the u. S. Armed forces. And in particular what opportunities exist to improve the services. They provided recommendations for creating cost savings and efficiencies incentivizing Defense Innovation managing the civilian workforce and streamlining the acquisition system. This is just over two hours. Committee will come to