And democratic representative mike doyle of pennsylvania is the new Ranking Member on the energy and commerce subcommittee on communications and technology, and hes our guest this week on the communicators. Representative doyle, if we could start before we get into specific issues, given the atmosphere in washington, the atmosphere on capitol hill, are there issues, do you think, that can be found and worked on in a bipartisan manner when it comes to Telecommunications Policy . Guest ing sure. And i think the energy and Commerce Committee has a long history of bipartisan cooperation. Weve put more bipartisan bills out of our committee, i believe, than any other committee in congress. And in the telecommunications subcommittee, certainly, theres widespread agreement with on broadband deployment and on getting more spectrum out into the market. I think those are two areas where democrats and republicans certainly can work together. Host as the new Ranking Member or the top democrat on th
Any other committee in congress and the telecommunication subcommittee certainly there is widespread agreement on broadbrand deployment and on getting more spectrum out on the to table. Host what do you bring to the table as the new member . Guest i came to congress not to represent companies but consumers. So, keeping that in mind, i have always been a strong advocate for competition and innovation. When Companies Compete with one another, one of the ways they compete for that business is they innovate and in areas of the country where you see competition, consumers enjoy lower prices and the latest innovations, the latest state of the art equipment and services where there is no competition. Congressman doyle your homier of pittsburgh has become quite a technology area. Guest yeah, it really has. I i lived in pittsburgh all my life. My father and grand father were Steel Workers and we used to be a onehorse town in pittsburgh but we have a much more diverse economy and part of that is
And then a British Parliament committee on how scotland would be impacteded if the uk leaves the eu. And the conduct of irs commission is looked into. Peter neffenger testified about the agencys recent surge in wait times at t. S. A. Security checkpoints in u. S. Airports. He appeared at a House Homeland Security hearing. It is just over two hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting to examine the security challenges brought forth by increased passenger screening, checkpoint wait times. Before i begin, i would like to take a moment of silence for the victims and their family of egyptair 804. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Today we face a crisis at our airports. We have all read the headlines. Threehour long security lines, 438 American Airline passengers stranded overnight in chicago ohare, travelers from atlanta, charlotte and alaska waiting forever to be screened causing missing flights and further delays. More than 3,000
In a tv9 followup this morning. Recorders of 911 calls last thursday reveal how rescuers were able to reach a hunter who got stuck in ice in Johnson County. Dispatcher all right, can you wave your arms in the air for me sir . Hunter i can hear them now. Dispatcher okay, theyre requesting you wave your arms, can you do that . The Sheriffs Office says 25 year old Jared Bushell fell through some ice in the hawkeye wildlife area on new years eve. Bushell was up to his chest in freezing water and ice. Rescuers pulled him out about an hour later. One sheriffs lieutenant says bushell could have died if he hadnt had a working cell phone with him. Everybody has a cell phone, sometimes maybe i think we depend too much on it, we walk out with a cell phone were safe, were okay we dont have to worry about it because we can call, there could be a time when you wont be able to use a cell phone or theres a time when the cell phone is gone, broken, lost, whatever. Always go out with a partner, take a f
In a tv9 followup this morning. Recorders of 911 calls last thursday reveal how rescuers were able to reach a hunter who got stuck in ice in Johnson County. Dispatcher all right, can you wave your arms in the air for me sir . Hunter i can hear them now. Dispatcher okay, theyre requesting you wave your arms, can you do that . The Sheriffs Office says 25 year old Jared Bushell fell through some ice in the hawkeye wildlife area on new years eve. Bushell was up to his rescuers pulled him out about an hour later. One sheriffs lieutenant says bushell could have died if he hadnt had a working cell phone with him. Everybody has a cell phone, sometimes maybe i think we depend too much on it, we walk out with a cell phone were safe, were okay we dont have to worry about it because we can call, there could be a time when you wont be able to use a cell phone or theres a time when the cell phone is gone, broken, lost, whatever. The Sheriffs Office says hunters should always go out with a partner, t