Rules and other rules adopted pursuant to section 202. Michelle carey, chief of the bureau will give the introduction. Good afternoon, chairman and commissioners. The media bureau is pleased to present an order on modernizestion that broadcast ownership rules to reflect the realities of a modern marketplace. And seeks comment on how to integrate a program to facilitate new entry in the broadcast industry. Joining at the table, Brendan Hollins and chad of the media bureau. You this order which reveals and modifies outdated restrictions and institutes and Incubator Program to facilitate entry of new and Diverse Voices into the broadcasting industry. The commission is required by statute to review broadcast ownership rules every four years to determine whether they remain necessary in the Public Interest as a result of competition. And to repeal or modify any regulation the commission determines to be no longer in the Public Interest. In august of last year, the commissioner found a secon
Ms. Sanders good afternoon. Yesterday, momentum continued to build behind our plan to deliver massive tax relief and job creation to the American People. The house passed the tax cuts and jobs act, and the Senate Finance committee passed the companion tax reform bill. These were important moments as we move closer to a final vote. In recent months, we have heard from american entrepreneurs and families from every corner of the nation about how this will empower them to build a better life. In pennsylvania, suzy said our plan will be incredible for me and other six income retirees. Because tax relief is targeted at the middle class. In ohio, christina, a Small Business owner who raised twins as a single mother while launching her company said the increase in the Child Tax Credit would help working mothers. She said that simplify the complex tax code would ease the burden on entrepreneurs and allow them to devote more time to growing their business, rather than wrestling with their taxes
Welcome to the 15th annual is this on . Welcome to the 15th annual Barbara Olson lecture. I am jeanne meyer, president of the society. This memorial started as many of you know shortly after 9 11. Ted nelsons inaugural lecture reminded us of what it means to be an american, how are our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. Bo ted was here today. And barbara understood this connection. We want this lecture to remind a lawyers of it. So that they foster legal principles that advance freedoms, personal responsibility, and the rule of law. Other lecturers have included a Justice Scalia, chief justice roberts, Vice President cheney, judges can start, robert burke, edith jones, douglas ginsburg, and j gibson. Nine judge, now justice neil gorsuch, former attorney general michael mukasey, peter teel, john allison, and senators tom todd. Torings us to the todays lecture. It is my honor to introduce Barbara Olson. White House Counsel don mcgann. Office, hecouncil serve
There is no task too great and no goal beyond our reach. My fellow citizens, america is back and the future has never looked writer. Michael. I think what the president was somethingout that was a little divorced from the reality of his trip. Lets take a step back. For decades, the United States has played a central role in upholding peace and stability and prosperity across the asiapacific through our alliances, partnerships and through dealing with a very frank a straightforward way with adversaries like north korea and with competitors like china trying to make sure that everybody is able to benefit from a peaceful and stable or region. That is a relatively fragile peace. It takes a tremendous amount of diplomatic work to keep that going. President trump did over the last couple of weeks was feed some tremendously profound anxiety amongst a lot of our allies and partners in the region about credibility of american staying power in asia and the kind of really we have and whether or n
Shelburne museum, cspan is learning more about the history. Join us as we take a look at the rail history of vermont. Chip here we are at the train station at the shelburne museum, built in 1890 five dr. William a Rutland Railroad, and service with the Central Vermont Railway as well. It was essentially built to help out with Passenger Rail service for this region, but perhaps more importantly for the webbs to be of the able to travel as they wish, to go to their summer home, the down to new york city mayor to other areas around the country. It was billed for shelburne, however, and is served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. Point,at stopped at that Passenger Rail service in this region. It was then given to the posteritysseum for s sake, to allow people to be able to see it, and with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is seen in these stations. Moved overland from shelburne here to the museum, which is not far away. It is probably a little less than a mile, one of the shortest