Washington journal continues. Host with this is congresswoma congresswoman representative bonamici before we get to phone calls on this issue what is a legislation considered this week wax what would you do quick. Protecting Older Workers against discrimination act very bipartisan bill that will correct the law passed years ago to protect Older Workers from discrimination we know its a problem we hear about it in particular from Older Workers in the tech sector but that its a problem across the country that aarp did a study showing three out ofng five workers over 45 are suing or experiencing themselves discrimination in the workplace. So had happened aboutha ten years ago, there was a case who actually came to our hearin hearing, brought a case of age discrimination went all the way up to the Supreme Court and they changed the burden of proof for the test an older worker needs to show to move forward with thear case. So this bill corrects that so right now its very hard for anyone to
Years of Government Support and encouragement of the tech industry. I want to show you a clip of where we are today. This is from last year on capitol hill with mark zuckerberg. In front of the senate panel. Lets watch. Car Companies Face a lot of competition. If they make a defective car, it can get into the world and people will buy another one. Is there an alternative to facebook in the private sector . Yes, senator. The average american uses eight different apps to connect with each other. Is twitter the same as what you do . It overlaps but i dont think it is the same. Do you think that you have a monopoly . It does not feel that way to me. Mr. Zuckerberg, would you share the name of the hotel you stayed in last night . Mark uh, no. [laughter] have you messaged anybody this week . Would you share the names of the people you messaged . I would not choose to do that here. This is about the rights to privacy, the limits of your rights to privacy and how much you give away in modern a
Region for so long and this industry for so long and people always ask, what is the Silicon Valley secret . I set out to answer those questions for them. Susan yours is the story of 75 years of Government Support and encouragement of the tech industry. I want to show you a clip of where we are today. This is from last year on capitol hill with mark zuckerberg. In front of the senate panel. Lets watch. Car Companies Face a lot of competition. If they make a defective car, it can get into the world and people will buy another one. Is there an alternative to facebook in the private sector . Yes, senator. The average american uses eight different apps to connect with each other. Is twitter the same as what you do . It overlaps but i dont think it is the same. Do you think that you have a monopoly . It does not feel that way to me. Mr. Zuckerberg, would you share the name of the hotel you stayed in last night . Mark uh, no. [laughter] have you messaged anybody this week . Would you share th
At 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 2. Susan margaret omara, what will readers get in your new book, the code . Professor omara what they will get, is a biography of Silicon Valley itself, and the modern American Technology industry tself. The modern American Technology industry itself. There are many people and i have been studying this region for so long and this industry for so long and people always ask, what is the Silicon Valley secret . How do you build another one . I set out to answer those questions for them. Susan yours is the story of 75 years of Government Support and encouragement of the Tech Industry. I want to show you a clip of where we are today. This is from last year on capitol hill with mark zuckerberg. In front of the senate panel. Lets watch. Car Companies Face a lot of competition. If they make a defective car, it can get into the world and people will buy another one. Is there an alternative to facebook in the private sector . Yes, senator. The average american uses
Had to get to the library but then we had a distinguished professional here we would remind people jack brennan continues to serve we are so glad if you are here if you are a veteran or member of active duty please sting and. [applause] our guest graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1976 a 37 year career and some extraordinary stations along the way including Combatant Commander and of course the nato allied Supreme Commander with masters of arts which he subsequently went on to gain after the navy is also an operating executive with the Carlyle Group that most known as a Permanent Fund in the United States and with Mccarty Associates one of the most treasured guest i have on my radio show and have personally campaigned to get the admiral on the board of at least one and three Big Tech Companies so facebook and amazon with their discussion of National Security of the United States. [applause] i also like to point out he spent those years out of sight of land please help me to