Other way. We okay . Can you tilt it down a little bit, control room, please . So that we can see the interpreters hands . Okay. Okay, i think we are ready to start. Thank you for your patience everyone. Go ahead cochair madrid. Good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council friday march 15, 2024. This is an inperson and virtual hybrid meeting. [indiscernible] okay, go ahead. Thank you. Thank you control room. This meeting is broadcast to the public on sfgotv and open captioned and sign language interpreted. If you need any accommodations or have difficulty attending these meetings, please send an email to mod sfgov. Org or call, 4155546789. The Mayors Disability Council holds 10 Public Meetings generally hold on the third friday of the month. For information about past or upcoming meetings, please visit mod website at www. Mod. Sfgov. Org mod. Our next regular meeting will be on february 19, 2024 from 1 to 4 p. M. And will be also hybrid meeting and broadcast on sfgovtv.
We okay . Can you tilt it down a little bit, control room, please . So that we can see the interpreters hands . Okay. Okay, i think we are ready to start. Thank you for your patience everyone. Go ahead cochair madrid. Good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council friday march 15, 2024. This is an inperson and virtual hybrid meeting. [indiscernible] okay, go ahead. Thank you. Thank you control room. This meeting is broadcast to the public on sfgotv and open captioned and sign language interpreted. If you need any accommodations or have difficulty attending these meetings, please send an email to mod sfgov. Org or call, 4155546789. The Mayors Disability Council holds 10 Public Meetings generally hold on the third friday of the month. For information about past or upcoming meetings, please visit mod website at www. Mod. Sfgov. Org mod. Our next regular meeting will be on february 19, 2024 from 1 to 4 p. M. And will be also hybrid meeting and broadcast on sfgovtv. Thank you f
Be specific, and just to be mindful of time, noting especially that our muni equity strategy is our last agenda item, and i would like us to give that item sufficient attention, and id like to get to that item at a reasonable hour. So thank you all in advance for your cooperation and support on moving efficiently through our agenda. Please call the roll. The roll director Heminger Heminger present director henderson here. Henderson. Present. Director henry. Here. Kinsey. Present. Director. So here. So present. Chair. Eken. Here. Eken. Present. Director. Tarloff is not expected today, but may join this later. After. Later this afternoon. We are expecting director shortly. For the record, i note that director hinchey is attending this meeting remotely. Director hinsey is reminded that she must appear on camera throughout the meeting and in order to speak or vote on any items, places you on item number three. The ringing and use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Device
Funding level . Problematic changes mr. Pai we have not made any decisions on that score. Were trying to make sure the program works. Mr. Markey you wont make a commitment you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Pai were studying ways to improve mr. Markey ms. Rosenworcel, will you do that . Ms. Rosenworcel it is a successful one and i believe the changes put in place in 2015 have been successful. They have reached schools and students in every state across this country. Mr. Markey mr. Carr, will you commit you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Carr i have an open mind as to what the budget and number should be. Have to make a decision when the record is developed on it. Mr. Markey i havent heard clear commitments and i think thats very troubling to be honest with you. Because this is the democratizing force within our society as each of you made clear you believe that its key for our future. Reducing the fund something not going to help to make sure that every child in our country has access to
However, there is more work to be done to bring Communications Policy into the future and that includes following the worlds spectrum and managing the impact on local broadcasters and building on wireless success with the next generation of mobile service known as 5g. Thats going to require new and help bring the benefits of modern communications to everyone everywhere across the country. If confirmed, i look forward to working with individuals on the table and all others at the commission and if reconfirmed i will be guided by the fundamental values and the law that i discussed can you here today and if reconfirmed, i will continue to respect the priorities of this committee. In closing, thank you chairman thune, Ranking Member nelson and i look forward to answers any questions you might have. Thank you, ms. Rosenworcel. Im humbled by president trumps decision to nominate to receiver as commissioner at the fcc and im honored to have this committee to consider the nomination. I want to