The man that we always count on to put place democracy front and center of everything. You know so well that since citizens united, the last two election cycles that have set records for money spent, including hundreds of millions of dollars from undisclosed sources, the bulk of this socalled dark money spend iingy outside groups that hide their donors go toward negative tv ads. We all know that. Would you recommend changes to the Communications Act to ensure that voters are informed about who exactly is behind these anonymous tv ads . And is there anything in your view that the fcc can do on its own without congressional intervention . I would recommend them enforcing the statute that we already have. If you take a close look at section 317, which has to do with sponsorship identification and which goes back even before the teleCommunications Act of 1934 was written, goes back to 1927, ensuring that listeners and viewers more recently know by whom they are trying to be persuaded wheth
Extensive period of review and there would have to be some sort of high level determination as to why a different decision were to be made, is that the way it would work . Yeah. Under Administrative Law even with deference, the agency has to provide a reasoned explanation for its change in policy. It would require a notice and comment proceeding which is open. I wouldnt the suggestion has been made that somehow it would lead to instant clarity. It would lead to another three to fouryear period of conflict and litigation. Chairman copps . I would say it wouldnt take forever to compile that record. I, and a lot of other people i know, would be happy to contribute to the rationale for that sort of action. Its not really starting. A lot of that information is out there with just a route not taken and now we need to go back and look at it. And the fccs reclassification would be considered arbitrary and cap rishs unless there was a period of comment and refreshing the record and some sort of
Average guy with 30,000 in debt. My first house cost less than that. I am very old now and then these things or in a situation when we were talking to bob excuse me, not bob. Your first name, david. David, by the way he is even older than i am. I want to know what he is eating for lunch so i can have the same thing. David is retired and in good shape. He has a son who needs physical assistance with prescriptions and medical costs. It makes a difference. A grown son who still needs help. You take away a couple thousand dollars out of your pocket next year, it matters. It is about 270 a month. That is real money. Look, the thing that the folks around this table represent every one of these people are hardworking people. What impressed me most about them was they are even more worried about people who are poor, more worried about people who are out there struggling to put 1 foot in front of the other. We focused on wha tthe tax increase would mean to them. But it would also mean a great d
Brought to you as a Public Service by your local cable or satellite provider. Host this week the communicators is on capitol hill to interview members of congress about some pieces of legislation that theyve introduced. Joining us this week, Marsha Blackburn and Steve Scalise, both republicans, both members of the energy and Commerce Committee, as well as jared polis, a congressman and democrat from colorado. First up, heres Steve Scalise. Representative scalise, when it comes to Telecom Bills and the fcc, whats sure general philosophy, your approach . Guest my philosophy is that one of the things that weve seen in terms of great innovation, job creation and technology in the Technology Industry is the fact that technologies move so fast that government hasnt figured out how to regulate it and slow it down. And thats something that, i think, has been a great hallmark of an industry that has really been a Success Story in our economy, but also something thats given people so many great
The sevenday forecast is ahead. But, first, traffic, we have play ten of green but a lot of red, too. If you are headed across the Golden Gate Bridge, 12 minutes gets you there and 15 minutes from the maze across the maze San Francisco. Developing news marin county fire investigators are trying to crackdown a serial arsonist after two fires in three days. Both coming very close to home. Our News Reporters is in san rafael. Amy . Investigators want another look, and they will be out here this morning in the neighborhood looking for clues trying to figure out who set the fire that came so close to homes. Officials will be looking for witnesses to talk to, and trying to track down any Surveillance Video that could be out there. They say the fire started if more than one place, a good indication that someone set the fire. It happened at 12 15 on friday afternoon near the Mobile Home Park in san rafael. The fire threatens 100 homes and it burned the side of one mobile home, a fence, and a d