Period of time the fcc should look at its good Faith Authority in the Communications Act and help to do something about it. You also asked though do i think these will occur with more more frequency . The honest answer is they are getting more attention right now because the number of plot arms we can use to watch video is expanding. The issue of Digital Rights for programmers can access those different platforms is much more complicated than it used to be but its also really good for consumers. We no longer are limited to just watching television sitting on yourself in the living room. You can have all the screens in all these digital platforms around you when you can watch programming content so i think thats one of the sources of making this dispute so heated. Host Jessica Rosenworcel is the new member of the fcc and Howard Buskirk is the executive senior at medicatiomedicatio ns daily and this has been the communicators on cspan. Mr. President , president obama will make his case t
This is two hours and 15 minutes. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I dont have a gavel to bring us to order. You all know that means keep the conversations to quiet. All right . We are here for serious business. The dean of the nations lawmakers have seen fit to convene us here today because of the extraordinary exuberance they have this matter of detroit , for its fiscal integrity, conclaves fiscal future, its economic background and the way in which the bankruptcy filing reflects upon and reinforces some very powerful and in some cases dangerous currents that need to be articulated and addressed. We are here today because one of the magnificent jewels in the crown of american democracy is under assault. We are under siege in the city. I say we because im a native of detroit, michigan. [applause] allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Michael Eric Dyson. [applause] Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church at 6125 each would. Dr. Frederick George Sampson the pastor of congressman conyer
Its strategy. For those looking at cspan dont think about its coming your city next. There are 125 cities all across america that after bankruptcy. Detroit is now become the model. They want to even impose legislation nationally model after the success that if cities in economic distress make them not qualify for any federal dollars. Thats model after detroit pen. Senator Lindsay Graham from South Carolina who have nor federal dollars and senator cole from texas, who has so much money he cant count it through add ons. A senator from utah who was gotten 86. 1 million for warren hatch, for the rail system. These are the guys saying because they did it detroit. Theyre not saying detroit. Its for detroit that some lse d on economic distress. We are here today to say it was premature. There was no significant negotiation. Detroit is better than what we perceive to be. We have not seen the real detroit. Detroit an economically pillaged right now. [cheering and applause] economically pillaged