Middle east for the fiscal year 2020. We look forward to hearing from the witnesses about the 2020 budget2020budget for the departf Near Eastern Affairs bureau. Thanks the witnesses were appearing today and now recognize myself for the purpose of making an opening statement. Thank you assistant administrator for testifying today nearly three years into the administration the United States faces a multitude of challenges while the administration touts its maximum pressure policy, iran continues to destabilize from iraq to lebanon despite President Trumps bellicose rhetoric, tehran has been able to launch attacks in the International Shipping and regional states and undermining the deterrence and credibility in the process. The program was more intense today than it was on the day President Trump took office and the International Community is more divided in confronting it. Iran continues to imprison americans including my constituents and finally the human rights of its own people. Iran
Experience that we know today. Whether looking up restaurant reviews on yelp, catching up on s l on youtuber checking on a friend or loved one on social media. These are experiences that we come to know and rely on. And the plot form that we go to to do these things have been enabled the User Generated Content as well as the ability of these companies to moderate that content in creek communities. Section 230 of the Communications Decency act has enabled that ecosystem to does all. By giving Online Companies the ability to moderate content without equating them to the publisher or speaker of the content, we have enabled the creation of Massive Online Community of millions and billions of people that come together and interact. Today, this committee will be examining that world that section 230 has enabled, the good and the bad. I would like to think the witnesses for appearing before us today. Each of you represent important perspectives related to the content moderation in the online
Statement. Online content moderation has largely enabled the internet experience that we know today. Whether looking up restaurant reviews on yelp, catching up on s l on youtuber checking on a friend or loved one on social media. These are experiences that we come to know and rely on. And the plot form that we go to to do these things have been enabled the User Generated Content as well as the ability of these companies to moderate that content in creek communities. Section 230 of the Communications Decency act has enabled that ecosystem to does all. By giving Online Companies the ability to moderate content without equating them to the publisher or speaker of the content, we have enabled the creation of Massive Online Community of millions and billions of people that come together and interact. Today, this committee will be examining that world that section 230 has enabled, the good and the bad. I would like to think the witnesses for appearing before us today. Each of you represent i
Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan q a. Next a look at 2020 defense spending and how it relates to strategy. Hosted for the center for strategic and budget assessments. This is 45 minutes. Evan im going to say couple of quick words before turning things over to travis to highlight his report and field your questions. Two things i want to mention. First, this is an important event here for at csba. Defense corps analysis is something we have done for decades, uniquely well, and travis, the author of this report, is the latest in a long line of talented Defense Budget analysts who have spearheaded these efforts for us over the years. I think it is important to note the Defense Budget analysis we do here is not just about defecting Defense Budgets, not just about going line by line to understand precisely what is in the budget, but assessing and analyzing budgets whether budgets match strategy or they dont. Right now, we have an interesting situation where 18 months ago the depar
The american citizens out there who are on the telephone that we passed the robo call installation and that is pretty significant because we think of the almost 50 billion robo calls made every year into this country is going to hopefully provide relief to the american citizens out there and its important because a lot of people say the top issue the people contact me about and its also the top issue that the fcc in the ftc receive every year about robo calls. People say to me i thought i signed up for this do not call list. Unfortunately, you signed up for it but these calls are coming in from overseas and so theres been great to work on this, not only in congress but at the fcc and the carriers out there because in order to share in the meetings ive had with the fcc what we will see if they have a [inaudible] shaken technology they will be able to say when that call originates to a new look at your phone you will know that that is who that call is coming from and it will not be spoof