Recent decision using an expedited legislative process. They also talk about gun policy. Mr. President , today i want to speak on behalf of my constituents and the millions of americans who rely on a free and open internet. We are locked in a historic battle to preserve the Core Principles of competition, innovation and Consumer Choice that has made the internet the greatest platform for commerce and communication. The battle to restore the hallmark of American Innovation and democratization. A battle for Net Neutrality. In december, the trump Fcc Federal Communications Commission eliminated Net Neutrality. This prevented your Service Provider from indiscriminately charging more for internet fast lanes, or slowing down or blocking certain websites entirely. The very rules that allow inventors, the lifeblood of the American Economy to connect to the internet. The reason why is simple. The Trump Administration sides with the rich. And the powerful first. Consistently puts Everyday Americ
The [inaudible conversations] the Committee Meets today to hear at all Mike Boettcher is. You have more titles than anybody else. The commander of the u. S. Cyber command, director of the agency and chief of the Security Service given your upcoming retirement this might be the last time you are dropping in. As the recent National Defense strategy identified renewed great power with russia and china and that kind of stands along with what the general said when he said that we are losing our qualitative and quantitative edge as we move into this 3to National Defense strategy. As we approach the eighth anniversary of the Cyber Command, we should recognize the remarkable progress made in the concept establishing the command. Later this year we anticipate the Operational Capability for 6,200 persons Labor Commission force despite the main successes, there are still significant challenges. The committee remains concerned about the hollow cyber force due to the lack of priority across the ser
Verification flaws, as you said, this lack of controls and lack of balance between accessibility, pushing people to get enrollment numbers up, versus the verification, its also about a lot of confusion for consumers. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Quick question for you. Did you look for any real people who attempted to deceive the system . Mr. Bagdoyan good question. We did not. As i mentioned earlier. Thank you. Is it your job to figure out the number of fraudulent accounts receiving subsidies and Health Care Coverage on healthcare. Gov . Mr. Bagdoyan not at this stage of our work. Ok. Of the 50,000 taxpayers who filed returns based on inaccurate subsidy data, how many of those did you review . Mr. Bagdoyan none. Because youre not the i. R. S. Mr. Bagdoyan thats correct. Ok. Theres no doubt that it was a disaster. A 4 million website that became synonymous with failure. Mr. Scott we had a constituent in South Carolina who was trying to figure out how to get his information off the website
Later. Every month, every year, that is why we need you so badly. To demand elected officials confront the truth. More jobs will be created that eliminating the damages of Climate Change and mitigating them. Then will be kept by not doing anything about it. Same with immigration. I recently had the opportunity to meet with lee kwan you before he died. He was the president of singapore, a brilliant guy who wrote extensively on the future of india china, the United States and russia. He recently passed away. I was coming from mumbai india to meet with abahbed, and i got a call from singapore, what i sit down and meet with kee lee kwan yu. We were talking about how rapidly she has consolidated power in china. We were talking about how quickly she consolidated power in a said about five minutes into it, i said mr. President what are the chinese doing now . Meaning what are they contemplating next . And he said they are in the United States. They are looking for the buried black box. I look
Join us this saturday for our live coverage of the harlem book fair, the nations literary event. On sunday, the author and code pink cofounder. Saturday we are live from the Nations Capital for the National Book festival, celebrating its 15th year followed by our live indepth program. That is a few of our upcoming, live programs. Vice President Biden spoke at the center for american progress. He focused his remarks on issues and people can get involved with to create progressive change including gun control, the environment, and Campaign Finance reform. This is 40 minutes. You are working on something that has been near to my heart before there was an issue and people are willing to face the reality that millions were being victimized by standards that needs to change. I want to thank her for her leadership. It is great to be back here. Wheeze to say in the senate, you take me back. You remind me why i got involved in the first place. I know you had a full day. You got a chance to spea