There is pollution in the air and the water. And it does open your eyes when it happens in your state. And it was scary. Food and water and donated to people in the southern part of the state because we understand that that is how we respond to things. Said just ar guest few minutes ago and i rewound to listen to it again said, well, if this had happened in northern virginia. West virginia is a state. West virginia faced great state. And we have a great place here. And i know people are scared. But when it comes right down to it, we are a great place. Accidents happen everywhere. Friends init for our charleston. I have been there many times. My eyes dont learn from the chemicals. It is a wonderful and lovely place to be. And i think when it comes right down to it, we have to realize it is not a West Virginia issue, it is a national issue. Tank you for taking my call. Host all right, tracy. Heres a tweet from one of the viewers. Who will pay for the cleanup and will the water be poison
Shinki in today. Im literally convinced of that. I will have spent 16 years in congress and i continue to be disappointed every day at the lack of foresight, the lack of judgment, the lack of longterm thinking and the lack of critical decisionmaking that occurs. Senior officials from comcast and Time Warner Cable were asked about the effect their proposed merger could have on cable and broadband consumers. The proposed 45 billiondollar deal needs to be approved by the federal Communications Commission and the Justice Departments antitrust division. Senator Patrick Leahy chairs the Senate Judiciary committee. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] [inaudible] all took the oath. And i welcome everybody here. Im going to be the chair and Ranking Member of the committee with jurisdiction was senator klobuchar in senator lee taking over the hearing at some point during the morning and i appreciate the work both of them have done in getting us here. The original business that cable industry d
I do not see American Travel as some kind of a reward for Good Behavior have the cuban government. We are unlikely to see that. It is finally a gettough policy with the cuban government. If i may say, the fy 2014 languages clear about the purpose and authorizations of these programs as well as which agency should be in the lead for their implementation. We intend to follow the law and that case and transition some of those issues to the National Endowment for democracy. The larger policy debate here, but i want to come back to assuring you that we believe our implementation and passed with this program has been consistent, that these are not covert, these have been publicly notified a number of times. Thank you, senator. Administrator, do you conduct Internet Access programs in other countries in the world . We do. At the direction of specific language in the congressional do you have an idea how many of those are . Part of what we do everywhere around the world, and Internet Access is
Respect to a Music Production industry after the turn of the century, its no longer necessary and unjust few blee aggregates copyright owners rights today. Fortunately, legislation has been introduced to begin to address this and i thank members of the subcommittee for supporting the songwriters equity act. Public performance royalties represent the large income for song writers. Its inherently a free market right. Its not regulated by law. But because the department of justice imposed consent degrees in 1941, incredibly, those decrees are still in effect today. They do not sunset. Under these world war ii era decrees song writers and publishers may not negotiate their value in a free market t a federal judge in the Southern District of new york dictates how much a songwriter is paid. Last week they have announced they are undertaking a review of these decrees and we hope song writers will receive fair market compensation. Using music in movies, television shows, music videos and youtu
Inconsistencies and injustices is our performing artists receive absolutely no compensation when their music is played over the air on terrestrial, meaning a. M. fm radio. Congress required payment when sound recordings are transmitted digitally and 95 but have yet to extend its basic protection to artists when their songs are played down after more a. M. Radio. This is incredibly on just. The bottom line is that terrestrial radio profits from intellectual property of recording on this for free. I am aware of no other instance in the United States for this is allowed, and it needs to be remedied. I agree and i plan to take up their charge. Colleagues on both sides of the aisle by developing legislation to address the various problems in existing law and one unified bill. Bringing fairness and efficiency to her music licensing system and ensuring no particular reason enjoys a special advantage against new and innovative technologies. Consumers dont know the button i pushed on a car dash