Good afternoon. Senator manchin, Ranking Member should be here shortly. He had a meeting off the hill. Thank you, senator blumenthal, for being here. Senator purdue, as well. We have a number of our other members who are joining us virtually today. Today, the cybersecurity subcommittee welcomes for the first time colleagues to present the findings of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Our friend, senator king, and representative gallagher. Theyre joined by fellow commissioner, retired Brigadier General, john c. Inglis. Welcome to all. Thank you for coming to discuss this important topic in todays hearing. I would like to extend my congratulations as well no Mike Gallagher and her wife ann on the recent birth of their birthday girl, grace. Good luck on your greatest adventure yet and all the amazing moments yet to come associated with it. I would like to recognize Mark Montgomery who serves or who served as executive director of the commission. Section 1652 of if ndaa establishes Cyber
Good morning and welcome today hearing on the other side of the federal communications commission. And we have them here today. As a special welcome to our distinguished and all witnesses upon. Today we will hear from fcc chairman. In the commissioner and other commissioners. The fcc is the nations primary regulator and later state International Communications network. The core part of the agencys vision is to ensure that all people in the United States have access to rapid efficient and nationwide Communication Services at reasonable prices. Never before has the fccs responsibility to achieve this mission been more important. In the covid19 Public Health emergency experts a spotlight the Nations Communications networks in the American Peoples access to Broadband Services. Since march there has been a dramatic and sustained surge and internet usage. But the u. S. Network has performed well and we are very much better than other countries and in meeting this increased demand. This is to
Meeting for june 18, 2020. As i have done in the past and will be doing into the conceivable future, i would like to enter the following into the record. Due to the health emergency, the Commission Chamber and city hall is closed. Further more, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws to commissions and making it possible to hold hearings remotely. The Planning Commission received authorization to reconvene remotely through tend of the shelter in place. The authorization directs the commission to prioritize consideration of action items pertaining to informing, housing and to infrastructure, housing and Small Businesses. I am requesting everyones patience in advance. It is not perfect and at times may appear clumsy. Do not hit any controls that may affect other participants. Sfgov tv is broadcasting and streaming this live and we will receive Public Comment or each item. Sfg is forecast broadcasting and streaming the toll free number across the bottom
Steady leadership you usually only get from brunch plans with ashley during yesterdays Coronavirus Press briefing, President Trump acknowledged the impact of the virus and said, quote, so, yeah, weve lost a lot of people. Okay, when i go, can trump not do the eulogy . So, yeah, seths dead not too much more to say about it feel free to poke him on your way out, if you dont believe me he wont feel it. President trump yesterday pushed back against calls for the federal government to bail out states and cities that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and accused democratic governors of fiscal mismanagement. Theyre bad with finances . Every woman you sleep with either goes home with hush money or a prenup. White house adviser and Jared Kushner said this weekend that the administration is working to bring manufacturing back to the u. S. In order to prepare for future pandemics and, quote, make sure were never reliant on foreign supplies again. Said kushner, the only thing we shoul
executive order on social Media Companies. This is three hours and 25 minutes. [background sounds]. Good morning and welcome today hearing on the other side of the federal communications commission. And we have them here today. As a special welcome to our distinguished and all witnesses upon. Today we will hear from fcc chairman. In the commissioner and other commissioners. The fcc is the nations primary regulator and later state International Communications network. The core part of the agencys vision is to ensure that all people in the United States have access to rapid efficient and nationwide Communication Services at reasonable prices. Never before has the fccs responsibility to achieve this mission been more important. In the covid19 Public Health emergency experts a spotlight the Nations Communications networks in the American Peoples access to Broadband Services. Since march there has been a dramatic and sustained surge and internet usage. But the u. S. Network has performed we