And the unveiling of obama care is continuing disaster. Meanwhile we have this latebreaking news. The administration is taking major parts of obama Care Exchange website offline for large parts of the weekend for, and i quote, maintenance, whatever that means. All these stories and much more coming up. This is the kudlow report, beginning right now. Good evening, everyone. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. We are live here at 7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. Now, the current battle over the Government Shutdown and the debt ceiling deadline may seem like politics as usual, but there is something very different this time around. President obama seems to want to raise the fear level and actually i think he is deliberately talking down the markets to create a crisis for his own narrow political gain. Just listen to this. They are threatening to actually force the United States to default on its obligations for the very first time in history. As reckless as a Government
After april 15. We didnt do any of them. We only considered one of the 12 bills on the floor, and that one was shut down because the First Amendment the majority leader didnt like. So he pulled it off of the floor, he never brought it up again, nor did he bring up any other spending bills. Is it any wonder that in january, 2009, the total federal debt stood at 10. 6 trillion and now its over 17 trillion . We dont budget, we dont appropriate. We just deal make. Its never risen so high so fast in our countrys history. Just like keeping legislation to one topic per bill, we should look at each spending bill individually. The committee should be able to look closely at each branch, each agency. Thats how it used to work before the power shift, but we can make some changes now to encourage more spending scrutiny. We could switch to a biennial appropriations process. That means once every two years for each agency. I have introduced s. 625, the biennial appropriations act, and i am also cosp
This is true because of the incredible success the Broadband Program has had across the country here and at the Brooklyn Library amazing things. Making Great Strides and addressing the digital skill divide. Many of us are wondering where the additional funding is going to come from . I should take a moment on the Digital Literacy spectrum to talk about the room we are sitting. This is a digital commons. It provides us through an increasingly sophisticated set of tools, faster connectivity. It cost around 34 million and how can we build more because we know the need is there. I am hoping the panel will talk about this. It is my pleasure to introduce the director of Library Services. Susan has done so much in her tenure to elevate libraries in the consciousness and we owe her gratitude and will be sorry to see her go. Susan, please, thank you. [ applause ] i would ask our gentlemen, the two toms if you dont mind joining me on the stage. Good morning, everyone. Well it is so wonderful to
Audience to pose questions. Here we go with our panel number one. We are looking at the vision. We will explore innovative practices and partnerships. Our first speaker will be the Senior Program officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Hoping to have leon mac, director of el paso Public Library. Unfortunately she had a family emergency and was not able to the year. We are excited to have clarence anthony, executive director of the National League of cities. We will start out with her. Well, thank you, director. The national museum, Library Services for holding this hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about the experience that the bill and ellen Gates Foundation has had with in china access to technology through Public Libraries and our vision of our libraries can drive personal and Community Development. Today the foundation is composed of many programs and initiatives. Helping farmers in africa strengthen their crops, improving the educational system in the United
20th Century Technology to 21st century highspeed Broadband Technology. Its a reallocation of resourcef resources are never easy and never pleasant but they are essential if we are to keep pushing forward. We are moving to broadband to the person at the library. Its not just an external connection but its how do you get using wifi to the individual in a library . We are bringing the application and administrative process into the 21st century as well by using the same kind of ride band tools and we are focusing on fiscal responsibility. The key is not just more money although if more money is warranted we will deal with that but the key is money well spent by encouraging consortia, by creating longer support. So you can have longer contracts with lower rates and by establishing a system of reference phrasing so people know what is a fair price . We dont expect librarians to be Telecom Experts and able to go out there and haggle with Telecom Companies so how do we help in that regard .