Able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been reauthorize since 1990 and its current appropriation is over 400 30 million. It is charged with the administration of the Communications Act and of the statutes by to the functioning of our key medications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and Research Culture of humility that was lacking under the regulatory cloud left by chairman wheeler picked the sec plays a vital role in our increasingly Technology Dependence society. The subcommittee has never released a discussion draft for consideration. I would be remiss in not discussing Net Neutrality, the commissions decision in 2153 reclassify internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with a 1930s era law. This gave been meaning to the term progressive. Reply comments to the commissions nprm argue august 18. Chairman pai, we hope you are keeping that handy because it
Who took part in our 2017 studentcam documentary competition. And studentcam 2018 starts in september with the theme the tunisi tunisi constitution you. Were asking students create a video of why the constitution is important. Now a House Oversight hearing on a bill to reauthorize the office of National Drug control policy. This is almost two hours. The committee on government oversieft and reform will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call a recess at any time. Before we get to Opening Statements, i want to thank everyone. Our guests, our panelists, those in the audience, the members and staff and everyone for how accommodating you were this morning. We had an unforeseen contingency that arose in our normal room. So thank you for understanding. Over the past two decades, elicit drug use has emerged as a Public Safety cries wis overdoses becoming crises with overdoses becoming the leading cause of injury or death in the United States. Opioids and specifically
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Either grammatical or literary additions. One suggested rearrangement of language and one question. On page 4, commissioner could you speak into the microphone . On page 4, under discussion for enforcement and report. The end of the second paragraph theres a reference to ms. Blome noted that bdr attempted an assetb search of mr. Chris jackson and the courts investigation determined that there are no assets. Is the court the right word . Do you remember . I didnt think you said court. It should be bdr. Good catch. Bdr, okay, may i propose that change, mr. Chairman . You may. Then on page 5, above the words Public Comment, and maybe should ask what how we phrase this as a customary practice, is present tense or past tense . Because that sentence says, the individual commissioners acknowledge in the present tense. And im going to suggest this change the individual commissioners acknowledged, and congratulated. Of the executive director pelham on her election to the governing board of the