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Were talking out with leo shane, a capitol hill sheath the future of defense programs is the topic. Remind us of first of what the senate is up to now. What is the Defense Authorization bill . This is their big policy measure. This is in conjunction with the appropriations bill. This is for the purpose of the budget for next year. We have a military pay raise, all sorts of bonuses, equipment a wide range. Measure forthe key defense on capitol hill, ill as well as with the appropriations bill. What else does the Senate Version have in it . At 700 billion. We saw the house version thats havetly ...

Communicators congo a discussion of the communicators, a discussion of telecom in washington this fall. Joining us are three working reporters covering this issues, covering congress, sec, our other agencies. John hendel is with politico. Lydia beyoud is with event driven. And Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into these issues, i want to ask you all an opening question to see where we go. The influence today of some of the larger Tech Companies, and here in washington. Is it growing, is it outsized . Lydia thats a great question. We are seeing a pivot. In the trunk administra...

Host and Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into some of the issues, i want to ask you all just kind of an opening question and see where we go with this. Lydia beyoud, whats the influence today of some of the Larger Tech Companies and here in washington . Is it growing . Is it outsized . Guest thats a great question. I think one of the things that were really seeing right now is a pivot from the Obama Administration, and now in the Trump Administration away from such a wellrecognized influence by a lot of the Tech Companies toward a little bit more skepticism. So their former ...

Under greater scrutiny by the public a little bit more so they are looking at some of those factors to get that position furthered in congress. Conversely is there an increase of lobbying efforts by amazon or google . Have we seen that . I do think that status quo is advantageous as opposed to the isp and that is why it Congress Needs to take the wheel on that neutrality to see as much of that coming from the tax side. So where are we with Net Neutrality . That is a good question. They have their proposed rule making it out with the final stage of that it is in the sec court right now and that...

Talk about the drivers of this. Who are the two senators, what are they interested in. The republican senators working on this plan are built cassidy and lindsey graham. Lindsey graham and him started working on this plan earlier this summer. Looking they were working to overhaul Affordable Care act in july and started coming up with this pla plan. They officially rolled out there updated legislation last week. This girl would take the funding to help people afford insurance and outofpocket payments and medicaidge expansion, put it all into a general fund. Thats what were looking at. Talk a li...