Now, thats a problem that the fcc really does need to think about in conjunction with the industry that michael represents so ably and in particular, not to touch too many other buttons, the recent increases in the prices of the content have a disproportional impact in Rural America. They are taking a lot of money out of the wallets of the people in those areas and those are same areas where broadband is expensive so as people pay more for broadcast content and cable channel content, they have less available to purchase broadband. This is a problem thats real. And existing right now. It gives me a chance to pass the solution over to chairman powell. Congressman, i think you make a couple of important points that we should put top of mind which is the challenge of reaching that last 5 to 7 is because under Traditional Market fundamentals theyre uneconomic and if theyre uneconomic the only way to cure something is change the economic equation. This is why i had no problem understanding a
Chairman, thank you. Speaking of cops on the beat, well now go to michael copps, served as acting chairman of the federal Communications Commission from january to june of 2009, and served as commissioner from 2001 to 2011. Prior to joining the commission, commissioner copps worked right here on capitol hill, and the u. S. Department of commerce. Commissioner copps, chairman copps, thank you for being with us, and we look forward to your comments to round out our panel. Thank you chairman walden, chairman upton, miss eshoo and mr. Waxman, vice chairman, former chairman, all the members of the committee, im delighted to be here. Were here today to review whether the Communications Act needs to be updated or otherwise reformed. Ive heard some say that simply because the act is old it must be obsolete. That no matter how well it has served us an act written 18 years ago cannot have relevance in todays altered world. As someone only a little younger than the original act of 19 34r, i would
Hogan, republican of north hoeven, john republican of north dakota. Joining us week, the keystone xl pipeline. Your 57 vote, how do you get to 60 . It is a challenge because the democratic leader in the senate and the white house are pushing back hard. I have got a build a bill that proves the project. We updated it. For that6 sponsors legislation. I have maybe a couple more, but getting to 60 is going to be a real challenge because of a hard push from the white house. If it passes in the senate, what does this do for the state department and the white house in its decision . Approve thed project under the clause in the constitution, which gives congress the authority to commerceor to oversee with foreign nations. We have done the research and found out congress has the authority to approve the project. We approve it congressionally rather than having the president approve it. How much pressure is the chair of the Energy Committee facing. Facing . You are smiling. We have every single
Legislation. I have maybe a couple more votes, but getting to 60 is going to be a real challenge because of the hard push from the white house. If it passes in the senate, what does this do for the state department and the white house in its decision . This would approve the project under the clause in the constitution, which gives congress the authority to regulate or to oversee commerce with foreign nations. We have done the research and found out congress has the authority to approve the project. We approve it congressionally rather than having the president approve it. How much pressure is the chair of the Energy Committee facing . You are smiling. We have every single republican senator on board. We have got 11 Democratic Senators who have signed on the legislation. There may be one or two more we think will vote with us. Beyond that, we have maybes. Understand, this is an important project to our country because we need infrastructure as part of our energy development. It is impo
Dominated our public conversation for years. Of course it was a lie, were all aware oflu it. Russia never had the power or the money to control our government and theres no evidence they even try. But it doesnt mean this is the key that there was no collusion. In fact, there was collusion. Top leaders in American Government and business has been compromised by ain foreign power that seeks to undermine our country and our democratic system. It turns out that many of the very people who ranted and hysterically about russia, as they were yelling about vladimir putin, in fact they were doing precisely what they claim to do to crime. They were working on behalf of a foreign power. Our chief global arrival, the government of china. The russia hoax effectively was a diversion, hit something thats not a hoax at all but is a real and threatening to all of us. We will spend the foreseeable future reporting on the relationship between americas political financial elites and the communist governme