Fcc commissioner Mignon Clyburn is our guest on the communicators this week. Welcome, commissioner. Thank you for coming back. This is the first time in your service on the federal medications that even in the minority and about five months. How is that different than the previous eight years . Very interesting. I often think of myself playing offense and defense. So, playing the entire field it has been a little exhausting but exhilarating at the same time. I havent changed. The things that i care about in terms of consumers have been first and foremost in our minds when it comes to policy and when it comes to my interests and when it comes to serving them. That hasnt changed. Things are different, youre right. Theres been a couple of more than a couple of two ones. The essence is the same. We will get into those issues in just a minute but june 30t june 30th, is coming up and is a significant date because thats when your commission and. Well, if i were to look at the calendar, one wo
And that is what brought us here. Not that time there was a puerto rico referendum that shows since march that year. That is the problem. Not allow the government to play games. Translator okay come on the topic of new sanctions. Yeah, well we will see we dont see the process of the oil sales the venezuelan people. [speaking in native tongue] translator the expectations are the maternal of the they are higher than places like theory and they are the worst in the country. We are seeing at the dominance arise that had been eradicated decades ago. People are dying because they are not receiving treatment for their chronic illnesses. None of the oil profits benefit the people. They are going to the regime. They are being used to buy support. They are being used to buy the weapons of oppression. They are being used to kill venezuelan and true owners of the resources at backcountry the regime is using for a salve. So, i dont see the oil profits going to the people. I do believe that there ar
Able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been reauthorize since 1990 and its current appropriation is over 400 30 million. It is charged with the administration of the Communications Act and of the statutes by to the functioning of our key medications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and Research Culture of humility that was lacking under the regulatory cloud left by chairman wheeler picked the sec plays a vital role in our increasingly Technology Dependence society. The subcommittee has never released a discussion draft for consideration. I would be remiss in not discussing Net Neutrality, the commissions decision in 2153 reclassify internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with a 1930s era law. This gave been meaning to the term progressive. Reply comments to the commissions nprm argue august 18. Chairman pai, we hope you are keeping that handy because it
Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe
Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe