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>> thats critically important for consumers. you want to have more trust as the general council said in internet commerce. >> id agree with, that, and il close with this that the statement was made here that its in the nature of the internet industry, the web industry, whatever, to compete with the trust of the consumer. and that in so doing, they get the trust of the consumers, and theres no need to consider regulation. that goes against my general theory of corporate america. talking...

business leaders of the council have a long track record of commercial success, building technology companies that compete in the marketplace and make a strong case in the report the with the government as a part of the united states can continue to lead in the clean energy sector. as all of the witnesses today point out in their written testimony theres a global race to produce the next generation of energy technologies, the prices on our electricity bills or at the pump do not always...

they come working together, were able to achieve as a consensus. our job is to be the facilitator and convener to make that happen. >> how much space you have an internet players to adequately sell police on privacy issues? >> we have had a lot of interest from industry as well as the consumer groups to purchase a bait and develop the codes. once a company adopts a code, this goes back to the federal trade commission enforcement issue. if they dont follow the code, the federal trade co...

of spectrum. >> host: larry strickling, if you can start this "communicators" by telling us what the ntia does, the national telecommunications and information administration, how -- what you do, how you interact with the fcc, the white house, cftc, etc. >> guest: sure. so we are a branch of the department of commerce, but by statute we are also the principle adviser to the president on communications and information policy issues. the fcc, of course, is an independent regulatory agenc...

come and work on something that does affect your life directly. i believe we will make a difference. second, i want to talk about love. i am definitely a half glass full girl, and i do believe that love will win out. and at the heart of the lgbt movement is love. started thousands of years ago but more recently at the stonewall inn in new york city. where a bench of drag queens and gay men, sissy boys, and people of color said enough. we will love who we want to love and we will fight ...

it is sunday march 18 and we begin with the question about whether or not we could see an open republican convention. phone lines are open. numbers are on the screen. front page of "that day york times." the headline -- white it or not. -- like it or now. t. host: "the l.a. times" is talking about missouri caucuses. clowe it what you want, but a day of the lead toro uncertainty in missouri has proven what many knew. voting will not quite cut it in missouri on saturday. the states repub...

things we want to get involved with. pwhu the decision is with them. we think it is a model that has worked well for us. their overall mission is this, the community investment boards. it is their job to improve the social, physical and economic well-being of the communities they are involved in. for example, in 2011 diminish resources donated about $21 million across our system and that takes in about 1,300501-c-3 organizations. these were centered in the areas of funding environmenta...

help drive our economy. there is no question that a critical part of that trust is the trust of the flow of information between any of us and the intended recipient of our communication. we have taken for granted that we have lots -- laws that protect our communication through the mail and through the phone. you are not allowed to open someone elses mail. those laws that protect the privacy of communication we take for granted. confidentiality is fundamental to the trust that helps dri...

they are auditors and so forth to get the direction of four excellent commissioners and not be a distraction. personal involvement. it is an enforcement matter. >> the buck stops with you. so after this hearing, when farmers from nebraska, what chairman gensler said about getting my money back, he is not participating and i have nothing to offer. he has got good staff in their handling it. but you see from our standpoint we wan...

important mission. i appreciate you coming today and i certainly do appreciate your family being here with you. for too long, americans have fallen victim to financial abuses at the hands of auditory lenders that operate with impunity outside of consumer finance laws and away from the regulatory oversight. payday lenders took advantage of people in north carolina for many years until after considerable legislation and litigation we put a stop to the practice. i am optimistic that with ...