Now, mine is up. Come here. We asked your predecessors to come to a particularly as it relates to section 321 a. To see the impact and some of the regulations were having in the coldfield. They declined to do that but i am appreciative of the fact that one week ago or two weeks ago the epa you sent other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration and they didnt do that and i know that you might have had that conversation that you want to follow the law clearly and i know a federal judge is already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory and i think your position ive heard is that you think they are mandatory and you tend to abide by them. Am i correct . Yes, cognizant. We did indicate that he sent representatives to us in virginia as part of the proposed withdrawal and i think it is
Good morning, i call this hearing to order. We will hold a hearing on the impact of federal environmental regulations and policies on American Farming and ranching communities. The discussion here today is not about the value of environmental regulations but about how some federal regulations can be inflexible, antiquated, duplicative and ultimately harmful to american agriculture, a critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed that our ecosystems require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming we have an abundance of prosperity and in forest, a variety of mountain habitats. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with the ecosystem and its need. This is where they work, live and invest their energy. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards and understand landscapes and watersheds
A critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed with diverse ecosystems that often require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming, we have an abundance of sage brush brainy, forests, a variety of mountain habitats and wetlands. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with each ecosystem and its needs. This is where they live, work and invest their energies. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards. They understand that landscapes and watersheds need to be healthy to support native plants, wildlife, crops and livestock. Theyre living proof that interacting with nature can be done in an environmentally sound way, often leaving the resources in better condition than they found them. Washington policies do not always translate well in Rural America. When im home in wyoming, i often hea
You by the folks back home want to know why what is the problem with the ftc that brought the last east that forced this change and then to respond to the questions as you know the ftc act atlarge says that it doesnt have jurisdiction over the telecommunication carriers. They say we are telecommunications and that triggered that. What constituents should come as we work closely with the ftc. The jurisdiction as far as its providers and what we do which will be forthcoming in the next few months on our privacy proposals, we will do our best so that there is a common set of concepts that govern privacy. Your response . To have the classification it is deprived of jurisdiction as the chair man pointed out because of the carrier extension and jurisdiction has explicitly been given authorization for things. Second because the fcc irrigated that issue for itself unfortunately the authority under the statute is circumscribed as pointed out section 222 is narrow arcane piece of the puzzle if y
Not to rely on safe harbor that does not provide much guidance at all. You are not encouraging folks not to not block calls are weco[ together on that fact . On that we agree which is why i propose the agency created detail specific guideline. I do not want to send mixed messages. Thank you. My time has expired. Feel free to call us at home. A prerecorded message. I think that there are issues. The committee will proceed to talk. Thank you. We go now to iowa for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chair. I want to come back to one issue that was already brought up. Before i asked that specific question i like to talk about Rural Broadband and how important it is for places like iowa but all over the country. I know we have bipartisan support to make sure we have rules in place and programs in place, incentives in place to expand Broadband Availability to so many folks run the country. It is an Economic Development and health issue when we talk about the spectrum issue for hospitals making sur