Has the republican address. He talks about some of the legislation passed by congress during 2016 and outlines goals the gop has set for 2017. Pres. Obama happy new year, everybody. At a time when we turn the page to the future, i wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you have done to make america stronger these past eight years. Just eight years ago, as i prepared to take office, our economy teetered on the brink of depression. 800,000 americans were losing their jobs each month. In some communities, nearly one in five folks were out of work. Almost 180,000 troops were serving in iraq and afghanistan. And Osama Bin Laden was still at large. On challenges from health care to climate change, we have been kicking the can down the road for way too long. Eight years later, you have told a different story. Recovery, our businesses have created 15. 6 million new jobs since early 2010, and we have put more people back to work in all other major advanced economies combines. The resurgence in the Auto Industry has added nearly 700,000 jobs and is producing more cars than ever. Poverty is falling. Incomes are rising. In fact, last year, folks typical Household Income rose by 2800, the single biggest increase on record. And folks at the bottom and middle saw bigger gains than those at the top. 20 million more americans got the Financial Security of Health Insurance. Our Kids High SchoolGraduation Rate is at an alltime high. We brought 165,000 troops from iraq and afghanistan and took out Osama Bin Laden. Through diplomacy, we shut down Irans Nuclear weapons program, opened up a new chapter with cuba, and brought nearly 200 nations together around a climate agreement that could save this planet for our kids. Almost every country on earth sees america as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago. And Marriage Equality is finally a reality from coasttocoast. We have made extraordinary progress as a country these past eight years, and here is the thing none of it was inevitable. It was the result of tough choices we made and the result of your hard work and resilience. And to keep america moving forward is a task that falls to all of us. Sustaining and building on all we have achieved, from helping more young people afford a Higher Education to ending discrimination based on preexisting conditions to tightening rules on wall street to protecting this planet for our kids. That is going to take all of us working together. Because that has always been our story. The story of ordinary people coming together in the hard, slow, sometimes frustrating but always vital work of selfgovernment. It has been the privilege of my life to serve as your president , and as i prepare to take on the even more Important Role of citizen, know that i will be there with you every step of the way to ensure this country forever strives to live up to the incredible promise of our founding. That all of us are treated equal, and all of us deserve every chance to live out our dreams. From the obama family to yours, have a happy and blessed 2017. Sen. Gardner hi. Im cory gardner. I am proud represent the Rocky Mountains state of colorado in the United States senate. It has been a busy and exciting year marked by numerous bipartisan achievements. From the passage of the first longterm highway bill in nearly two decades to securing funding to fight the zika virus, the republican majority has proven they can put politics aside and deal out real compliments to the American People. That includes providing our armed forces with some of the resources it needs at a time when we are facing evolving security threats at home and around the globe. We also approved a welldeserved pay raise for our troops and worked to ensure the v. A. Is accountable to the veterans it was established to serve. We are working to deliver on the promise this country made to those on the front line. One bipartisan bicameral a couple schmidt i am articulate proud of is the 21st century cures act that was signed into law earlier this month. It fast tracks the development of treatments for cancer in diseases like alzheimers. It also tackles opioid addiction and addresses the Mental Health crisis. Its an acknowledgment that federal policy must be updated to keep pace with science and innovation. Encouraging medicines brightest minds to pursue breakthrough discoveries and getting government out of the way. Republicans led the way on Mental Health reforms, opioid addiction, and recovery policies, and we fought to deliver an economy that benefited everyone, not just the welltodo. This past year, the president also signed into law a bill i authored to tighten sanctions on north korea, a recognition of years of failed policy towards pyongyang contributed to the regimes Nuclear Weapons program. It is the First Time Congress approved standalone sanctions on north korea, and the first bill to impose sanctions to counter north koreas increasingly sophisticated and malicious cyber attacks. These are just a few of the legislative successes from 2016 that will have a real impact on the lives of americans throughout the country. The new gop majority governed the past two years putting Real Solutions in place, and we will spend the next two years fighting for every american who has felt left behind. Now we turn our focus to what lies ahead for congress in 2017. In november, the American People spoke and signaled they are ready for a new direction. Coloradans and americans everywhere are eager for more opportunities and to get away from Big Government policies that have made it harder to run a business and supportive family and get ahead. On january 3, the Senate Returns to washington and will get right to work. We work to repair the damage of obamacare, a law sold on broken promises to the American People. A law that has led to soaring premiums, failing insurance markets, and dwindling choices. In colorado alone, more than 750,000 people have their Health Insurance plans canceled over the past three years. In 2017, Health Insurance premiums for the individual market in colorado increased by an average of 20. 4 , and that number is even higher for some people. One study found that 150,000 coloradans saw premiums increase by 77 from previous years. To put that into perspective, it was reported woman living on the one western slope of colorado saw her premium cost rise from 300 per month to 1821 per month. That is why we are committed to removing washington from healthcare decisions and return it to doctors, patients, and states. Empowering patients with the tools they need to best manage their health care. And removing barriers to choice and access so you can select a Health Care Plan best for you and your family. We will also work to address regulatory overreach, something that westerners are all too familiar with. Whether it is the waters of the United States that unfairly burdens the farmers and ranchers, endangers the water rights. Or the anticoal rules, jumping up energy costs. Excessive federal regulations have inhibited growth and job creation over the past eight years. Its negative effects are particularly evident in rural america. The cranes in denver are a stark contrast to the small towns of rural colorado. Growing up on the planes, i know the challenges small communities face when it comes to attracting new businesses and also retaining their services. Thats why i will work to pass the decision that incentivizes Economic Development and makes it easier for Small Businesses to not only start to succeed, but to thrive. It is my hope that congress will act to simplify and reform the tax code to keep america competitive, encouraging investment, and to stimulate job growth. Lastly we are facing , increasingly complex challenges around the world, and our next congress will fight to address that through strength and leveraging our relationships with our allies. Whether its Holding Iran Accountable for its support of terrorism, Ballistic Missile programs, and human rights abuses, or ratcheting up pressure on those that do business with regimes like north korea, we will lead with strength and action. A republican in the white house and a republican majority in congress presents tremendous opportunity to make real progress. We assume that responsibility with the promise that we will work hard to do everything we can to deliver more opportunities to americans tomorrow then they have today. We have a lot of work to do, and we approach 2017 with the new sense of optimism and a commitment to find solutions to revitalize america from coasttocoast. Now more than ever, we recognize there are better days ahead of us, and we know with confidence that through the hard work and might of the American People, the world will once again look to the United States as the land of freedom and opportunity. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I wish you all a safe, blessed, and happy new year. Cspan. Where history unfolds daily. In 19 70 nine, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas in 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service and are brought you today by your cable provider. Now, a discussion on the challenges of covering emerging technology in silken valley and other parts in silken valley and other parts of the u. S. This is from the annual dawn or at purduerence university. It is 50 minutes. Gerry good morning. Im gerry mccartney, Purdue University cio, director of the dawn or doom conference, and id like to welcome you to this years Opening Event for this years dawn or doom. This is our third year, and were very excited about what the event has become. A Global Leader in many areas of technology, and we think its important to let these types of discussions about what happens with these technologies when they move from our labs into the real world. We are pleased to have a great group of journalists join us this morning. So you can about the industry that keeps us all informed about what is going on in science and technology. I also want to welcome cspan, who is here today recording this and other sessions for broadcast later this year. Let me introduce our panelists. Natalie diblasio, digital editor at usa today, where she manages the publications, social media strategy on the west coast and writes a column called launched. Launched. Focus on the intersection of tech and culture in the bay area. As a reporter, shes covered everything from political conventions to tragedies including the aurora theater massacre, super storm sandy, and the Boston Marathon bombings. She will be leading the conference early tomorrow to head to the president ial debates. So she will have a busy week. Next, im delighted to introduce jared council. Jared joined the Indianapolis Business Journal and covers technology and finance. Before joining the ibj, he worked as a reporter on jobs and Southern Indiana in cultural virginia, covering beats including crime, city government, and defense contracting. He has won state awards in virginia and indiana for both investigative recording and technology reporting. Emily dreyfuss is wired news opinion editor. She leads wireds new National Affairs coverage, focusing on social upheavals that will shape the future of america. Before landing at wired her previous and diverse include acting as a managing editor of cnet social media and homepage, as well as executive producing cnet tvs, rumor has it. Emily will also be speaking a second time today right here in the hall at about 3 30 about her experiences working in the San Francisco offices of wired as a telepresence robot. And finally, but certainly not least, Quentin Hardy was a Deputy Technology editor for the the New York Times and formerly executive editor for forbes media. He began his career at the wall street journal and is witnessed was on diverse topics such as the internet, africa, finance and hardware and software, management, satellite, energy and the marijuana industry. Congratulations. Which accounts for my add. Gerry he began his career as an International Publisher and has lived and worked in a dozen countries including japan, singapore and united kingdom. Finally, the bureau chief and San Francisco was not able to be a today. She is still going to be one of the final judges for the student writing contest, and we hope katy can join us next year. Our moderator today is the widely known steve tally. Steve is an author of two books, a former columnist for mens fitness magazine and a former Magazine Editor of 1330 esquire. He is now our senior strategist for stem and public affairs. Now, please silence your devices, but dont put them away. We hope to see you tweeting for the hashtag dawnordoom or posting to facebook, snapchat, instagram, or whatever other local poison you prefer. Please join me in welcoming our journalists. Thank you. [applause] steve thank you, gerry. Thanks everyone for coming. We are going to start off with what i hope is a very easy question. So starting with jared, could you tell us a little bit about where you went to school and just a bit about your current job, what do you do . Jared ok. Yeah, so 28 years old, born in philly, went to Hampton University and which is not far from Virginia Beach and graduated in 2010, and so ive been in journalism for about six years now, and i think ive been a geek for about 28 years. [laughter] Love Learning about stuff , and i got into journalism as a way to learn about stuff. I got to tell others about it, learn, and get paid for it. So thats kind of what attracted me. And like i said, graduated 2010, worked in Southern Indiana. My first job out of college covered crime and government there, and then moved to virginia in 2012 and covered defense contracting, tourism, so what is so forth. And after that, i finally moved to indianapolis, and it was my first time covering anything related to technology. I dont have any background in tech, didnt get a degree in tech but i knew had to talk to people and tell stories this is really what attracted me to the field, because of the promise in andperils the promise the perils as this whole conference is about. I kind ofcover look at it in two ways. I cover not only i guess technology, but also the business of software. Businesses run their businesses better whether its marketing or procurement. So i cover all of that but also the business of technology in terms of how do you start a tech company, how do do you raise money for it, and ultimately how do you chart a path for a successful exit. Thats about it. Natalie . Im Natalie Diblasio with usa today. I have moved to San Francisco to work with our Technology Team in december. Before that, i was in charge of a fitness publication in virginia that was online only, and before that i was with usa today for three and half years. I went to the university of vermont, and my job now is i work purely in usa today which has significantly fewer people and a headquarters. Ill write tech and breaking news and help manage our paper social media strategy, but also work with the tech reporters and our west coast reporters to make sure we are optimizing anybody optimizing anything to do with our social media presence. Helping everyone elevate themselves on as many platforms as we can. Thanks. Emily . Im Emily Dreyfuss with wired magazine. I went to Wesleyan University in connecticut, and i was an english major. I stumbled into journalism , because i had no idea what somebody whos only skill was writing would do after college. It suddenly occurred to me that journalists get paid to write words, so i became a reporter that used to be true. Well, i got paid very little to be frank. My first job was as a report at a tiny newspaper on the coast of connecticut, and i was the only staff writer on the paper. I had zero experience but that didnt matter. I wrote about crime which we actually did have some. I had to cover standoff in the streets but also covered the building of the new skate park and i was the restaurant reviewer and the playhouse reviewer. I did little bit of everything. From there, i just fell in love with the craft of journalism, and i became an editor. Francisco, to san and that is where i got into tech journalism because San Francisco is where tech is everywhere. I didnt identify as a geek. I kind of thought to myself im going to get out of this and go back to the literary arts, but i quickly realized that technology is everywhere and is inescapable. I sort of bring the pe