The Senate Returns today and they vote later on a house passed resolution disapproving a new federal rule revising oversight oflow income banking services. Later in the week , a vote on a gop backed coronavirus Economic Relief bill. They will also take up the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Live now to the senate floor on cspan2. In the law and the prophets. We praise you for this profound maxim to guide our ethical conduct. May it provide our lawmakers with wisdom to make sound decisions and strength to walk in the way of justice and freedom for all. We pray in your wonderful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the president pro tempore. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business, please. Th
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My term runs through 2023. That can hold over for a longer period of time and i will continue to serve regardless of the outcome of the election. With Michael Orielly not being renominated by the president , if there was a change in the administration, you would be the two republicans, correct . Michael orielly has served for a long time. His term expired a year and a half ago. We are allowed to stay on until the end of this congress. When we are in this situation, that will push his term will come to an end. Pye and myself will continue to serve. To the policies. In an election year, are you able to get things done . The sec has been incredibly busy. This interview right here goes the part of it. We are in three different haitians right now. Locations right now. Covid changed the lives of so Many Americans in different ways. Overnight, our lives shifted onto the internet. Whether it is for work or educating our kids or accessing telehealth. We saw it human despite. The fcc immediately
Of the commission is up for renomination and confirmation by the senate and the process continues irrespective of the outcome of the election. For instance, my term runs through 2023 and i can hold over for a longer time potentially and i will continue to serve regardless of the outcome of the election. Host with Michael Oreilly not been renominated by the president if there were a change in administration you and chairman pai would be the republicans, correct . Guest yes, Michael Oreilly has served for a long time on capitol hill and at the fcc in his term expired about a year and a half ago and we are allowed to stay on until the end of this congress when we are in that situation whether it is any one commissioners so commissioner oreillys term will come to an end and commissioner piatt, chairman pai and myself can continue to ser serve. Host now to the policies, in an Election Year are you able to get things done . Guest fcc has been incredibly busy. I think this interview right her
Feel its impacts for some time to come. The energy and Commerce Committee has been conducting oversight of the trauma administrations response to this crisis in this subcommittee is charged with overseeing the ftcs response is the primary federal agency tasked with overseeing our nations telecommute occasions infrastructure and charged with administrating the universal Service Program at no point has Broadband Service in the work done by the fcc but more important to americans as it is right now. For many of us highspeed broadband has become the means by which we work, live and stay healthy. In the last seven months the internet has become the lifeline we use to buy groceries, see doctors and interact with the outside world. Zoom has become a verb and americans all over the country are connecting over video chat for virtual worship, family reunions and so much more. In so many ways broadband has become the glue holding our society together as our nation and the world weathers this stor