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The months ahead and years ahead. I know that sec fcc chairman will are visited the city yesterday. But before asking where broad question, first tommy about your reflection, what was your take away and what the Auto Industry is doing . Hon. Rosenworcel thank you senator. The future of connected cars is big. Really big. By the end of the decade, i think the statistic is that 97 of the cars shipped to this country are going to be internet connected. Theyre going to be in effect, mobile phones on wheels. M city, which i was released to see just before it opened, and you probably cut the yellow ribbon. Senator i did. Hon. Rosenworcel it is the testing ground for all of that next generation connected car activity. It is exciting that it is there in the backyard of the Auto Industry. I think it is going to be an incredible hub of economic activity. I would like to actually go back and the as new developments arise, testing on the image city ground. First, i think you know that i have spoken about how does the Auto Industry to share that spectrum, potentially, with unlicensed services. The most important thing that we are doing right now is that the direction of this committee we are working with the department of transportation and the department of commerce to set up testing, and it is vitally important that we test, by bothof this band services, that we mentioned that safety is intact. Hon. Rosenworcel senator i appreciate that. Betweenoric tensions march Additional Companies and all of the innovators that want to be able to take a piece of that how do you see that is generally on a not with the Auto Industry, but other Traditional Industries that are innovating at a rapid pace, and yet theyre going to be facing new innovators that are introducing disruptive technology, as well . Hon. Rosenworcel i do think that connected technologies are going to be a part of every industry going forward. Wireless technology, in particular. The car industry is one that embodies that. More than any other. While there are challenges, i think the opportunities are enormous. Senator one must question. My time remaining here. Respondedrd that you to some questions related to the work on the homework gap, and i wanted to thank you for an oped that you wrote in one of the detroit newspapers talking about that. Roughlyt is clear that seven out of 10 teachers assign homework to their students that require Internet Access, and yet, in detroit, for example, it is almost a complete opposite, where seven out of 10 students do not have access to the internet. So, it is significant as an issue. You have been very supportive of updating the fcc Lifeline Program to allow consumers to choose between applying the Program Support to broadband service, rather than voice service. Could you give us an update on fccs efforts on that front . Hon. Rosenworcel if we want to modernize lifeline, we have to make sure that it is a program that is run without any abuse. Then we have to make sure that it reflects modern services. That is the goal of our effort. It is my hope that if we did that crackly, we will have another tool to help support households that do not have Internet Access and particular those households that have consistently need to do their homework. Senator think you so much. Thank you. Thank you Ranking Member senator nelson. Senator i wanted to recall, when i went to your city, detroit, and because of the allocation of spectrum, i am in corner,ing to a blind that there is another car. All of a sudden, this car cannot see this car coming through the intersection. It stops. Stops on its own. That was impressive. Now, i am not sure that i am ready to get into a car that drives itself, but that application of spectrum was very instructive, and i think very optimistic how we might use spectrum in the future. May, since i if i was engaged earlier in the morning, may enter into the record and opening statement. And, at the request of senator schumer, i would like to also enter into the record, a letter from the general counsel of the mayor of new york, and i would ofe to just quote, speaking the commissioner. Her championship of modernization and reform of the e rate and Lifeline Programs are two examples of her fears, determined commitment to expanding Public Access to highspeed broadband for working families. And it goes on in another paragraph to say, or work as an fcc commissioner is not only helping children and families access the internet, but also helping communities like ours to build stronger schools, improve city services, and unleash more entrepreneurial and creative potential. That is from the city of new york. If we could enter that into the record. Aking of that ,ommissioner, on the erate just talked generally again to add to what you already said about the importance of the program to students, teachers, librarians, and communities. Hon. Rosenworcel sure, thank you senator. Knowledge, jobs, and capital are going to flow to committees that are more connected and communities that are more educated. We can use the Erate Program to give students the skills to participate in the digital age economy. I think that is really exciting, and i think it will also offer other benefits, because when we Deploy Service to our schools, we make it incrementally less expensive to deploy modern services to the community that surrounds them. Infrastructure improves. May i on another subject make a plea on behalf of telephone consumers thats when they get an sign up for the do not call list, it is not working. People are still calling. And i hear this all the time. Which ithe point at have some friends and a member of congress that they have taken out a hardline. They only use the cell phone, because they were getting so many calls around dinnertime. N though they put on anything we can do about that . Hon. Rosenworcel thank you, senator. As i was saying earlier, i cannot stand is called either, i do not think theres anyone in the entire country who likes them very much. I would point out to you that they do not call list only works so much. We know it is not full proof. So the sec, this past the fcc, this past summer made it clear that do not disturb technologies are lawful to help provide a solution to reduce the number of calls. You also asked if theres anything that commerce can do, and ill just point to this, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act as a law from 1991. It is old. Wireless phones and wired phones are different. Just as you described. Given that, 40 of our households are wireless only. Im not sure that that differential treatment anymore make sense. It might be something that is worthwhile for this committee to address. And of course, the trend of the future is that we are going to have these tablets with us and that is how we are going to continue to communicate. I see that among many of our friends. They do not even have a wireline coming in. Now, do not call list are one thing, but spoofing is another thing. For the record, i just want to spoofingce the technology has evolved since the law that we passed in 2010. And now the scammers are getting more sophisticated, and their calling from abroad. They are using text messages. Of mr. Orted the story poland, and 81yearold who received nonstop calls from a person claiming to be a part of a jamaican lottery. That he had won the lottery. And this 81yearold man ended up giving away thousands of dollars, until he realized that he had been had. That drove him to suicide. And so, a number of us have act ced a phone scam it would improve that 2010 law by going after offshore spoofing criminals. And those who tried to pull off these scams. Theit would also encourage fcc to work with the private sector on new technologies that could protect consumers. Do you agree with all of this . Hon. Rosenworcel yes, i do senator. Senator finally, any further comments on spectrum, on what role congress can play to support your efforts and to ensure adequate spectrum availability for all the Wireless Services . Hon. Rosenworcel thank you, senator. First, while i recognize that in the most recent budget deal, there is opportunity for more airways to be pushed to the fcc or commercial auction. I would say that we need a steady and strong spectrum pipeline, and that you not stop with that legislative effort. Continue your work on the spectrum pipeline. Second, most of our focus is on the airwaves. The ground also mattered. Coming up with better deployment policies for cell towers, for small cells, making sure that our practices are modern, is also worth your time and effort. Encouraged when we started talking about cell towers the other day. And i was noticing that the technology is getting very sophisticated, where these towers can be very small. They can go on the arm that comes out for a stoplight at intersections, and so forth. Also, i was also reminded that in many other Foreign Countries you can be in the middle of the desert, in somalia, and you can get cell service. Which, we are continuing to lack in many cases many places in this country. So we have a way to go. Keep that in mind. And finally, i want to thank the chairman, publicly, for his willingness and the willingness of his staff to continue the dialogue as we work on the issue of Net Neutrality. Baby,e come a long way, since the beginning of this congress. Since the end of the last congress. Narrowing the differences. And so, whether it is title ask or something else, the chairman has certainly been willing to die then, and i want to dive in, and i wanted to know how much i appreciate that. Thank you senator nelson. Can give it some sort of florida designation in your honor. As long as we can get to the finish line, that would be great. We will continue to work on that. I think providing certainty and clarity and some clear rules for an open internet would be something that would be a worthwhile effort to this congress. So, we appreciate you and your staffs continued discussions and participation with ours and trying to reach a solution. Commissioner, i just want to ask one last question and bring it back to erate. When the program was expanded, it was a significant increase in the cap. 2. 3 billion to 2. 9 billion a year. In turn, it has significantly increased universal service fees on the American Public by more than 15 billion. The question i have, does the new Erate Program guarantee that those schools which currently lack adequate indications will receive support ahead of schools that already have adequate facilities . The goal of this ought to be to extend that access to those schools that currently lack it. Hon. Rosenworcel yes, sitter, thank you. The system has privatization built in for the lowest income and most rural schools to get the most benefit. Proxy for some ways a what you described, but i would say that our reforms are generally designed to make sure that the benefits are available more broadly. We got rid of some old services, some legacy services. We put new incentives and for efficiency, and the goal behind all of that modernization was to make sure that those benefits attached schools that have historically not been touched by this program. In particular, category two services, which in this case, is also wifi. Just say thatld connectivity for all of the schools, particularly those who do not have that, ought to be a priority and those were paying these fees, i think would certainly want to see those funds used in a way that extent that connectivity to all of the schools across this country. Have with that, i think we reached the end of the line. I am sure you will be glad to hear. Daughter, imold sure when she and her classmates are talking about unlicensed spectrum, will be way ahead of the game. But, we thank you again for being here today, and we look forward to processing your nomination and we will keep the record open for an additional two weeks for members to submit questions and would ask that you be as proud as possible in response to this question. Thank you. This hearing is adjourned. Hon. Rosenworcel thank you. Cspan, the best access to congress, with live coverage of the house and senate. Here are fewer comments via tweets about thursdays House Speaker election. 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As well as people who are working on new solutions for treatment and relocation. Last week, i traveled to chicago to think Police Chiefs from across the country for all that their officers due to protect americans. To make sure that they get the resources that they need to get the job done. And to call for commonsense gun safety reforms that would make officers and their communities safer. We know that having millions of people in the criminal justice system, without any ability to find a job after release, is unsustainable. It is bad for committees, and it is bad for our economy. So, i monday, i will travel to newark, new jersey, to highlight efforts to help americans to with paid their debt to society to integrate back into committees. We all have a role to play for businesses for hiring ex offenders to philanthropys that are supporting education and training programs. I will keep working with people in both parties to get criminal Justice Reform bills to my desk, including a bipartisan bill that would reduce mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenders, and reward prisoners with shorter sentences, if, a complete programs that make them less likely to commit a repeat offense. There is a reason to people across the country are coming together to reform our common all justice system. It is because it is not about politics, it is about whether we as a nation with to our founding ideal of liberty and justice for all. And working together, we can make sure that we do it. Thank you everybody. Have a great weekend. And have a safe and happy halloween. Senator murkowski im honored to represent alaska and the u. S. Senate where i chair the committee on energy and Natural Resources. It has been a pretty good week in congress, with the house of representatives rep welcoming new speakers. An acidic passing major bill to protect our nations cyber security. What i want to talk with you about today, though, is another Key National Security issue. Energy. What iso highlight happening in my home state, because it foreshadows challenges to come all across our nation. Since taking office, the Obama Administration has repeatedly denied alaskas best opportunities to produce energy for our nation, and the world. It has blocked production at half of our National Petroleum reserves, which was specifically designated for energy development. It is locking away the nonwilderness portion, wherein estimated 10 billion barrels of oil could be produced from just 2000 acres. Sea, they are constellation of the regulatory environments, recently forced a company to abandon seven years of work and 7 billion in investment. And instead of recognizing that is a significant loss, the Administration Double down last week by canceling offshore lease sales in the region. All of these decisions ignore the will of hardworking alaskans who overwhelming support new production. The administration is opening the door for iranian oil production. It is closing it on alaskan oil. While the consequences are not yet evident, they will be. Those decisions mean fewer jobs, less security for our country, and more of our dollars going oversea. They threaten a safe operation of our transalaska pipeline, and our National Security assets that is just one third full. And it is only a matter of time until the administration applies this shortsighted strategy to the rest of our nation. With prices low, we need to open the areas where it is most Cost Effective to produce energy. We need to modernize our policies and open our markets. And we need to avoid overly burdensome regulations. Unfortunately, the administration is charting a different course. The epa and other agencies are issuing a barrage of regulations that will have limited environmental benefits, but will absolutely reduce our ability to produce energy here at home. For example, the epas new ozone standards will provide little in the way of health benefits, while costing billions to comply. Its climate regulations will shutter our plants across the country, raising electricity costs and threading the reliability of our electric grid. And the waters of the United States, a massive expansion of thank you a federal revelatory powder, could allow the epa to regulate even drainage ditches and occasional ponds. There is a better path. There is no reason why our Energy Policy should be so divisive. That is why i am working hard to forge bipartisan consensus on policies that will keep energy affordable, and abundance, as it becomes cleaner and cleaner. To give you one promising example, those of us on Energy Committee have developed a broad bill that will save energy, promote innovation, invest in critical infrastructure, and boost our energy trade. Among many other benefits. It passed out of our committee with a strong bipartisan vote. We have also gather bipartisan support to end the outdated ban on oil exports. Moving forward, republicans hope that president obama will work with congress on policies like these that control bipartisan support. That is the best way to help save alaska. And it is the best way to protect our future, our economy, our security, and our environment. Thank you so much for listening. Before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States. This week on cspans landmark cases. We will discuss the historic Supreme Court case of shank versus the United States. In 1917, United States entered world war i, patriotism was high, and some forms of criticism of the government or a federal offense. Charles schenk who was general secretary of the philadelphia socialist hearty handed out leaflets against the draft. This is the flyer that was produced by schenk in 1917. 2000 copies of this were produced, and the point was to encourage men who were arriving for the draft not to register. It is particularly fiery, it equates slavery and calls in every citizen and United States to raise resist the prescription law. He was arrested, tried, and found guilty under the espionage act. He appealed and the case when directed to the Supreme Court. ,ind out how the court ruled weighing the issues of clear and present danger, and freedom is each. Our guests include attorney thomas goldstein, cofounder of a blog, and beverly gage, professor of history at yale university. That is coming up on the next one marquesas, live, monday, at nine a clock p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan3, and cspan radio. For back on each case will you watch, order your copy of the companion book, it is available shippinglars . 95 plus at cspan. Org landma cspan, created by americas Cable Companies 35 years ago, and brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Peter representative anna eshoo is the top democrat on the subcommittee of communications and technology. She is our guest this week. Thanks for coming. Rep. Eshoo pleasure to be here. Peter since the last time we talked, Net Neutrality is the law of the land. Do you have any regrets, or do you think it has been successful . Lot of people think we are in a strong position. I am thrilled that on june 12, order when in the place. Went into place. I think we are on strong legal ground. There was a challenge by opponents to delay the and the court of denies that. There is another challenge that will be heard in december by the appeals court, but i think we are on very strong legal ground. The first legal task and