Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe
Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe
I want to welcome you to the subcommittee. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. Beencc has not reauthorized since 1990 and its current appropriation is 430 million. It is charged with the administration of Communications Act. Reexamine the Core Functions and restore a culture of humility that was lacking under the regulatory class left by chairman wheeler. The fcc plays a vital role in our increasingly Technology Dependent society. The subcommittee has released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing Net Neutrality. The commissions decision to classify the internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with the irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with in 1930s era law. This gave new meaning to the term progressive. Reply comments to the commissions are due august 18. We hope you are keeping that wed whacker handy.
It is a crisis. One way he can help solve it. It is hard to make a rational case for an Emergency Declaration. The border has never been as safe and secure as it is now. Bill where to next . Reaction from the hill and the white house. Kevin, lets begin with the white house. One hour from now what will we hear . Expect the president to recognize that there is Political Risk from both ends of the political spectrum. As he has shown previously he is willing to accept that risk and tell the American People why now is the act to do something about the Ongoing National security and humanitarian crisis along our southern border. The president tries to lay out not just the reason for doing this but how he intends to secure our border. 8 billion is what he hopes to claim. This money is listed in order from least likely to be contested in the courts to most likely. 601 million from the drug for tour fund. 2. 5 p billion from the dod drug interdiction program. 2. 2 billion reprogrammed from dod20
Changes. Conservative radio host and former Illinois Republican congressman joe walsh says he is, quote, considering a primary bid against the absolutely unfit donald trump. Walsh told politico hes confident he could secure the resources and support to mount a challenge against the president. Were going to talk about all of this. But with me now from San Francisco is nbc road warrior ali vitali. Ali, talk to me about what the buzz is around jay inslee having left the competition. He was never somebody who could muster a lot of support in terms of percentage of the vote. But he had an outsized influence when it came to making the discussion of Climate Change central to the campaign. Reporter well, certainly he was someone who was able to bring Climate Change to the fore. I think on the campaign trail i was always struck by the number of people who he drew to his events. I am thinking specifically in places like New Hampshire voters are really energized by the Climate Change issue. And j