Playing out across the front pages today. We should note that defense secretary chuck hagel was also with Martin Dempsey at the briefing at the white house and he was asked what kind of threat isis poses to the United States and heres what he said. Isil is as sophisticated and wellfunded as any group that we have seen. They are beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology and the sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously wellfunded. This is beyond anything that we have seen, so we must prepare for everything. The only way you do that is you take a cold steal your heart look at it. Host defense secretary chuck hagel not the only one talking about the isis threat yesterday. Here in washington, d. C. At the Heritage Foundation just off of capitol hill Texas Governor rick perry addressed the threat of isis as well and called on the u. S. To expand its military operations against joh isis and heres what he said. President obama is going to hear w
From the Justice Department regarding what has transpired in terms of their examination of what the appropriate measures are to be taken by Police Officers and whether Civil Liberties are being properly protected and that would certainly provide the committee doing further work on this. In the meantime we can study this and i personally continue to believe and i think most members believe our Police Officers do very important work to protect our citizens from crime, keeping this safety as well but they must do it with respect liberties of all americans that are provided for in our bill of rights. We are watching this closely and there may, in opportunity based upon some specific report or other ideas or recommendations that could be the subject of a hearing but mild no decisions on that. On the marketplace discussion floating around this week what changes compared to the Senate Version last year do you feel will help convince leadership to bring this to the floor . First of all we held
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Explicitly say you shall not regulate or oversee the internet under title 2. Do you agree with that . As ive testified consistently, i think the cost and damage to americans ambitions of bradband in title 2 far outweigh the benefits. I think if the narrow task before us is to create solid bullet proof Net Neutrality, which we accept, we believe that can be done without resorting to that hammer. Mr. Chairman, i want to thank the former chairman for those comments. I do believe that its wise to put this out as a draft. I think there are some very valid questions and my friends on the minority are asking some of those questions about how to perfect the language. I have some concerns myself about certain parts of the draft. But the base principle, the fact we should not regulate the internet under title 2, i think is beyond question. If we start from that premise i think the discussion draft is an excellent document and we can iron out the details through these hearings. If you take it to
Opinion on the isis strand has changed in the two weeks since u. S. Airstrikes began. The phone lines are open. You can catch up with us on social media pages. Up you can email us. The good friday morning. The story on the isis threat and calls to expand military efforts is leading many of the main papers. This is the Washington Times. That story notes that the beheading of james fully has prompted american officials to knit together a broader and a National Campaign to combat the extremists of the Islamic State. And raised in defense of secretary was also at that briefing of the white house. Was asked would have threat isis poses. Andt is as wellfunded sophisticated as any group we have seen. They are beyond a terrorist group. They marry ideology and a andistication of strategic tactical military prowess. They are wellfunded. This is beyond anything that we have seen. We must prepare for everything. The only you do that is take a look at it. Hagel is not the only one talking about the