Audience to pose questions. Here we go with our panel number one. We are looking at the vision. We will explore innovative practices and partnerships. Our first speaker will be the Senior Program officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Hoping to have leon mac, director of el paso Public Library. Unfortunately she had a family emergency and was not able to the year. We are excited to have clarence anthony, executive director of the National League of cities. We will start out with her. Well, thank you, director. The national museum, Library Services for holding this hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about the experience that the bill and ellen Gates Foundation has had with in china access to technology through Public Libraries and our vision of our libraries can drive personal and Community Development. Today the foundation is composed of many programs and initiatives. Helping farmers in africa strengthen their crops, improving the educational system in the United
20th Century Technology to 21st century highspeed Broadband Technology. Its a reallocation of resourcef resources are never easy and never pleasant but they are essential if we are to keep pushing forward. We are moving to broadband to the person at the library. Its not just an external connection but its how do you get using wifi to the individual in a library . We are bringing the application and administrative process into the 21st century as well by using the same kind of ride band tools and we are focusing on fiscal responsibility. The key is not just more money although if more money is warranted we will deal with that but the key is money well spent by encouraging consortia, by creating longer support. So you can have longer contracts with lower rates and by establishing a system of reference phrasing so people know what is a fair price . We dont expect librarians to be Telecom Experts and able to go out there and haggle with Telecom Companies so how do we help in that regard .
Thank you gentlemen. That was a great way to start. I will ask our panel number one to join me here on the odium. First of all i would like to say thank you very much to chairman wheeler and to tom for being with us. We are very honored. Were moving onto the Panel Discussion portion of our program. I want to remind everybody that this hearing is being live cast, and viewers are in courage to submit questions via twitter. We also have some cards on your chairs if you have questions that you want to submit. We have a staff member who will be picking up those questions fter each panel. We will also have a chance for members of the audience and our virtual audience to pose questions. Here is what we are looking at with our first panel, the vision, what happens when we get it right. We will examine why partnerships and investments in broadband make a difference. We will have a senior officer at the bill and Melinda Gates oundation. We are hoping to have the had of the El Paso Public Library
Ever before. Good morning. Look who is back. Summer vacation is over and here is stephanie ruhle. Thrilled to be here. Month. Been gone for a a lot of news happened while i was gone. And some crazy stuff. Some of you have been seeing these on twitter. Thererazy super fan out made socks. I was hoping to wear these today in honor of your return. They are really designed maybe there are are hand warmers. They are stretchy. You can see the picture. I never wanted to have my face against eric buseys sweaty feet so much. Thank you, that super fan who ordered these. Matt miller. Down to business. Economic indicators. Manufacturing data from the institute of supply management. Fors go to Michael Mckee more. You expect me to follow the sox . The news we have may not be as exciting but it is very good news for the u. S. Economy. In 59. More than expected and the highest since march of 2011. Hers rise to 60 67 from 60 34 yard production up to 60 45 from 60 12. This may be the peak. It is hard to
The number of infected people down. That has to be the priority. Everything else will follow from that, but we have to bring the amount of virus down in this country. Kaitlan, i think it is interesting to explore why the president continually does this. I think that it offers an explanation for why were in this predicament. His willful blindness about the rising death toll and how Many Americans die every day, and you saw it in that Chris Wallace interview well, you saw it in both interviews, in the axios interview as well as the Chris Wallace, where hes cherry picking socalled data. Hes calling to his press people, come bring me that other graph, bring me the other graph. Do they not show him the real graphs, or is this just another example of where he says, i dont want that bad news. Go find something where it looks good. I think it is the president seeking out good informtion that tells a good story and not the full story of what this looks like in the u. S. , because this has happe