Generals office and i worked with the sec. Can suitably over the years and we have panel with us today and we will have Georgetown University and former director of the bureau of Consumer Protections for federal trade commission and we will have matt sheared president of the computer and the [inaudible] in here to discuss the deferment of justices proposal we have Lauren Willard who is counselor to the attorney general. We are lucky to have this great panel here and ms. Willard will walk us through that puzzle and then for offered commentary about the consumer side of things and we have [inaudible]. Again i want to give a little level set and im sure most of the people who dialed in have had familiarity with section 230 as they understand what its about but i want to give history on these things and to get context to these venues and so forth. We talked about the Communications Decency act, section 230 with the recent or fairly recent but the wolf of wall street and in particular the j
We have a great panel with us today. Former director of the bureau of protection for the federal trade commission. We will have the president of the computer and communication industry association. And here to discuss the department of justice proposal, we have lauren willard, counselor to the attorney general. We are very lucky to have this great panel here. We will walk through the actual proposal. Then for some commentary over the industry and consumer side of things. Give ai want to kind of little level set. Im sure most of the people dialed in have some familiarity with section 230 and understand what it is all about, but i would like to give some history to give some context to the statutes and so forth. When we talk about the Communications Decency act section 230 with the fairly recent movie, the wolf of wall particular the character based on daniel koresh. He was an employee with the company that was Leonardo Dicaprios business in that movie. Hillarify your memory, mr. Was the
The committee appreciate you taking the time out to explain what has been happening and answering our questions. Your full testimony will be entered into the record. Part, i will read my Opening Statement and then there will be a twominute video at the tail end of my statement. The federal protective Service Officer David Patrick underwood was 53 on may 29 when he was shot dead guarding a Federal Building during a protest. His partner was also shot but thankfully survived. News reports of the protests involving a thousand people turned chaotic and violent as demonstrators smashed windows, looted stores, and broke into a bank. Suspect that killed the deputy. His antipolice views drew him to oakland. He saw the protest as an opportunity for more bloodshed. David dorn was a retired police chief in st. Louis. He responded to the alarm going off at a shop owned by his friend during a night of antipolice protest. , 77 years old, father of five, grandfather of 10, died on june 2 in the anarch
The hearing is two hours. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. I want to thank acting secretary wolf for his service and for taking the time to come before our committee today. I know you have a lot of things on your plate. The committee appreciate you taking the time out to explain what has been happening and answering our questions. Your full testimony will be entered into the record. For my part, i will read my Opening Statement and then there will be a twominute video at the tail end of my statement. The federal protective Service Officer David Patrick underwood was 53 on may 29 when he was shot dead guarding a Federal Building during a protest. His partner was also shot but thankfully survived. News reports of the protests involving approximately 8000 people turned chaotic and violent as demonstrators smashed windows, looted stores, and broke into a bank. The suspect had killed a deputy a few days before. His antipolice views drew him to oakland. He saw the protest as an
Of what our officers have faced. Sec. Wolf unfortunately, what was absent was the help from local Law Enforcement personnel. There was little to no assistance provided to protect federal properties. State officials did not allow local Law Enforcement to police the area immediately around federal facilities. A nightly assault on the courthouse. Local and state officials did not allow Law Enforcement to make any arrests directed. 17, Law Enforcement agents were prohibited from accessing the Portland Police Bureau Operation center. Portland citye council issued resolutions for all members of the portland give anyreau to not operational support. Officers, Law Enforcement officers were abandoned due to dangerous policies by local officials. We briefly addressed a statement from portland. Notenforcement officers are serving a general Security Agency. They have been deployed for an extensive period of time to one city that is portland. Law enforcement officers are not storm troopers. They are