Important and difficult policy decisions the president made early on. Josh, plunging oil prices and raising gas prices for infrastructure. In the past, you said is on the table. Is it on the table . We have put forward our very specific or postal for how we believe we can make the investment needed in infrastructure in this company. That is typically what the gas tax revenue is dedicated to. Closingbelieve loopholes and using the revenue for closing the loopholes and infrastructure upgrades. Some have different ideas, including raising the gas tax. That is something we will take a look at, but is not something we have considered from here. Among those, chris mercy chris murphy planned to raise by . 12 per gallon over two years. Are you ruling a gas tax increase out for something specific on infrastructure . Loopholes and using the i do not have anything about the specific topic. As it relates to specific proposals, we will certainly consider proposals put forward bipartisan proposals l
With janet murguia. Monday night on the communicators, three Technology Reporter to feel the big issues of 2014 and the Key Communications and Technology Issues facing the new year. Brian fong, brendan sasso, and kate tamara lowe. The chairman is an unexpected isnt expected to unveil his proposal until march, which leaves an opening to introduce a bill on neutrality of their own. What will the chairman do in response to that . Is it going to put him in a position where he will have to do some negotiation with Congressional Republicans . I think that is something we will be watching. Lacks im expecting the fcc will come out with some final rules on Net Neutrality. President obama came out in support of redesignating broadband as a utility. The broadband Industry Groups are opposed to this. There is a lot of pressure to go that route. We will see what happens there. Then, theres going to be lawsuits, almost certainly, from Industry Groups such as verizon and comcast, especially if chairm
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