Night live to disencouraging donald trump from hosting the show. His divisive and racist rhetoric has very troubling and realworld consequences. Respect and dignity is cornerstones for our values. Perhaps this blender happened because currently there is no latino cast member on snl and only two in the entire history of snl. I hope the producers will consider how donald trump hosting snl will compromise the intigrity of their show. It will degrade the quality of snl humor because racism is isnt funny. It is lazy and cheap. Coming up, a hearing on sen censoring Online Reviews. And then a hearing on wild fires across the United States. Online Consumer Reviews and the Ways Companies try to censor them. Jan palmer held the hearing who is in trouble for giving a negative review. This is about on hour and 45 minutes. Morning. This hearing comes to order. Today we convene to exam a growing trend affecting consu consumers in the United States. Imagine you purchase something online and the produ
We are getting the organization used to a way of thinking. Its focusing on the security component and the effectiveness of that, defining that mission in a very clear way and looking to see what we are learns as we are studying it. Weve actually learned quite a bit already about system readiness both in the workforce as well as in the technology and its leading to things that we have to do to improve that on both scores, also beginning to point the way we are going to effect iively measure performan. I see this as a very valuable partnership even recognizing that they have to be independent, but they give me valuable information about how my system is working. Let me say this, one of the things that i pushed with the secret service and city police is i want them to create an organization which is the elite of the elite, in other words, a feeling that we are the best and that our standards are high and i believe that when you have when you get there, the people who are caught up in a cu
You are bound by the fine print that lawyers are good at drafting and the idea that some companies are suing or threatening to sue customers for truthfully reviewing their Consumer Experience because of the despairage clauses in the content in the fine print is appalling. In a state like mine, florida, that is dependented on tourism, we want visitors to their their experience. Dependent businesses that do a good job should be rewarded with good comments and those who do not ought to be punished by telling the truth. They are sharing their opinion with other consumers. I think this hearing is timely, mr. Chairman, because of this issue in your bill brings up also a related issue that needs to be discussed. Just a few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reported that fiatchrysler was requiring consumers who wanted to receive on a car, they must in order to get that, sign a mandatory arbstration clause as part of the contract. So if the car is defective and kills or injurs that consumer, as
Expect. It takes tenuous attention. This will fade away if you dont Pay Attention to it. Hice it is a huge task. In the middle of that, you have both safety and the efficiency issue. You mentioned some metrics you are currently implementing. Mr. Ross and mr. Grover, do you believe those metrics are adequate mr. Roth and mr. Grover, you believe those metrics are adequate to provide the safety and security and efficiency we need . I. G. Roth i agree that you get what you measure. It is part of our audit process. 90 days after the completion of our report, we will look back on it in a rigorous, systematic way to determine whether or not these metrics are going to work. Until then, we are going to be skeptical about it, because that is our job, to be skeptical. We will Keep Congress informed as we go forward. Grover time will tell. Our biggest task will be to make sure they put in place a systematic, coherent approach to measuring outcomes that they want to achieve and then monitoring them
Uels, if we are going to incentive advise,. My amendment encourages the natural gas vehicles. Same inventtives for it provides for electric vehicles. In a state like my state, and it can be few and far between. And they are afraid they wont have access. The surface transportation bill encourages the bill that natural bill. My amendment will encourm vehicles that will actually consume the nationality tral gas fuel. Amendment. Ommonsense and i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. For what purpose does gentlewoman seek time. Ms. Schakowsky i rise in opposition which would undermain the Obama Administration tailpipe trations. Provides the benefits and on oil. Reduce relines and our health. By 2025, these rules are 25cted to expected to save million and and reduce americas dependence on oil. These are rules that have been overwhelming success due the participation of multiple stake healeders groups. And state ap local governments and than tall organizations. Es