Kosecki, jezz will conference washington, d. C. , the Nations Capital. The chaplain let us pray. In the book of proverbs chapter 10, we are taught, he who gathers in summer is a sun who acts wisely this wise pursuit to the wisdom of solomon has built our nation. Of this season, the africanamerican poet from dayton ohio, Paul Lawrence dunbar writes, oh summer has clothed the earth in a cloak from the loom of the sun. And a mantle, too, of the skys soft blue and the belt where the river run. Oh ye who toil in town and ye who moil in the mart, hear the artless song and your faith made strong shall renew your joy of heart. The fruits of the earth from the bounty of our land are all your gift and we praise you this day o god, for all who labor for our sustenance and those who govern our nation. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands appro
Change. You mentioned the engagement a number of times today. With the outreach to iran and the outreach to cuba, are we looking at a burgeoning doctrine engagement drama or doctrine of engagement with other leaders and other regimes for the last year and a half of his presidency . Well, the president i think has drawn a pretty clear line between the relationship between the u. S. And cuba and the relationship between the United States and iran. United states continues to have significant concerns with iranian behavior including irans support of terrorism irans continued menacing of israel irans support for proxies that engage in destablizing activity throughout the middle east. So the approach the president has taken to iran is very different than the president s approach to our relations with cuba. I do think as the president mentioned in his address to the nation on tuesday, that the one common principle that i think might be here is that the United States, he quoted president kenne
Sure to take time but will benefit the people in both cuba and the United States. This shared result to look ahead is what drove our conversation today and what has brought us to this moment. We touched on a wide range of issues of module concern, and mutual concern including counter narcotics, telecommunications, the internet them a environmental issues, human rights, including trafficking and in persons and we discussed the opening of our embassies. We want to make sure that those embassies are able to function fully and i am confident the diplomats from both countries will have the freedom to travel and to converse with citizens from all walks of life. To help lead that effort, i am encouraged that we have a first rate embassy team in cuba led by our ambassador who is one of our widest and most experienced public servants. I congratulate foreign minister rodriguez on his this mornings opening of the embassy in washington. I look forward to making my first trip to cuba and holding a
Peoples adjust we use a model like the ftc. I think there is good work the fcc can do. I think it does its best work when it focuses narrowly on this law and is and try to get outside the bounds and try to be creative. The jobs that Congress Asks of it, that is plenty of work. In terms of what congress may contemplate in the bigger ticket universe, im not sure i know in terms of what is the best mechanism. We have some really good hard working people at the fcc and i really respect the work they do. I dont always agree with their outcomes. I wish there was more giveandtake and they were more susceptible to ideas. I think the tab i think the staff does a hard job with the tasks ahead. Host michael orielly, fcc commissioner, thank you for being on the communicators. Michael thank you a lot, i really appreciate it. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.
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