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We leave a last minute or so of that interview to take you like to the u. S. Senate about to gamble in print lawmakers expected to work on 2018 defense programs and policies. Starting of the session with a moment of silence for the 16th anniversary of the 911 attacks. Will take you life out to the floor of the senate. Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our s...

Transition team focusing on telecommunication and the federal communications condition. Dr. Jamison, welcome to the communicators. Guest thank you. Host i noted you were head of the National Association of regulatory Utility Commission. What does a regulatory Utility Commission do . Guest well, just a small correction. I was the chair of a commit awithin the National Association of regulatory commissioners within it was a subcommittee actually. Not even a full committee. But what a public Utilit...

Of systems. Today you can do it. But we have to have a border. We have to have a wall. We cannot let what is happening to this country happen. Amy into the case of imprisoned puerto rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera. I think the fact i was charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government of United States for itself, but the charge in reference to puerto rico amy more than 100,000 people have addition president obama to pardon Oscar Lopez Rivera who has been held for 35 years. We ...

, in addition of trump campaigned on. An Initiative Trump campaigned on. A lotump we should have of systems. Today you can do it. But we have to have a border. We have to have a wall. We cannot let what is happening to this country happen. Amy into the case of imprisoned puerto rican i independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera. I think the fact t i was charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government of United States for itself, but the charge in reference to puerto rico amy more than 100,000 ...

, in addition of trump campaigned on. An Initiative Trump campaigned on. A lotump we should have of systems. Today you can do it. But we have to have a border. We have to have a wall. We cannot let what is happening to this country happen. Amy into the case of imprisoned puerto rican i independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera. I think the fact t i was charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government of United States for itself, but the charge in reference to puerto rico amy more than 100,000 ...

That they had a voice. That was my main job. I also advised the chairman on various policy issues and did a good bit of press. I had a variety of jobs. I was at the intersection of press shop and policy shop and stakeholder shop. Kind of a multifaceted job. Do you think you got results . Absolutely. Chairman wheeler was one of the most active chairman in the history of the fcc. And he was only there for three years. Thats remarkable. We did everything. We adopted privacy rules for lasting netide...

We talked with several people who are key voices in Communications Policy and with a government lawyer who combats the use of the internet by terrorists. Host gigi sohn, you recently left the fcc. What was your job there . Guest i was counselor to chairman tom wheeler, and in that role i did a variety of things. My main role was to make sure that stake holders on the other side, be they industry, Public Interest groups, ordinary citizens, knew what was going on in the agency and made sure that t...

He is an economist and also a senior fellow at the George Washington institute of public policy. Dr. Singer, in a recent paper that you coauthored, the curious absence of Economic Analysis at the federal communications position, an agency in search of a mission is the title, you write that the fcc is often an economicsfree zone. What do you mean by that . Guest what i mean theyre not taking economics into consideration making policy decisions. Theyre instead relying on noneconomic evidence, the ...

This week on the communicators, a discussion of Economic Policy and federal communications commission. Our guest is halsinger, an economist and season fellow the George Washington University Institute of public policy. Dr. Singer in a recent paper you cao authored, the curious absence of Economic Analysis the federal communications commission, an agency in search of a mission is the title. You write that the fcc is often an economics free zone. What do you mean by that . Guest i mean that they a...

Freeport mac up 16 and caterpillar up 16 . Target is still interesting. Mel, welcome back. Target had a great quarter. I know its not nearly as interesting as Goldman Sachs or freeport mac or caterpillar up 50 this year. But target to me seems like they got their they got their feet back underneath them and it manifested itself in the last quarter. The technology is much better. I think theyve separated themselves some walmart. Out of those four names, thats probably the name with the most up si...