Guest indy. I have about those issues with me. I think we last visited when i was visioning finishing the reauthorization of the fcc, which is not been done since 1990. Of course, the mobile now bill, the precision agricultural bill and some of those components that are foundational items and in our internet ecosystem getting those provisions finished was important and then bringing that knowledge and expertise to the senate where we are dealing with privacy and Data Security issues not only in commerce but also Judiciary Committee. One thing i have found interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue and work closely or across the platform on it. Im also on the Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans we are working to get everybody records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so we can have someone enlist for the rest of their life and their records are all cloud based and then as they need medical care or if they wan
Technology. Were you able to bring that to the senate . Such as data privacy and things like that. Guest indeed. I have about those issues with me. You know, peter, we last visited when i was finishing work on the [inaudible] act which was the reauthorization of the fcc which is not been done since 1990 and then of course the mobile bill and the precision agriculture bill and some of those components that really are foundational items and in our internet ecosystem so getting those provisions finished was important and then bringing that knowledge and expertise to the senate where we are dealing with the privacy and Data Security of data issues not only commerce but Judiciary Committee. One thing i have found so interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue and work across platform on it. Im also on Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans we are working to get everybodys records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so
I wanted to ask you about some of the issues you worked on in the house when it comes to technology. Were you able to bring that over to the senate, such as data privacy and things like that . Sen. Blackburn indeed. Peter, i think we last visited when i was finishing work on the reauthorization of the fcc, which had not been done since 1990. And of course the precision agriculture deal. Some of those components that really are foundational items in our internet ecosystem. Getting those provisions finished was important and bringing that expertise to the senate where we are dealing with the privacy and Data Security issues not only of commerce but also judiciary committee. One thing i have found so interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue set and you work crossplatform on it. I am also on the Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans, we are working to get everybodys records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so t
Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Host joining us this week on the communicators is senator marsha blackburn, a member of the commerce and scientist subcommittee on communications and technology. Senator blackburn appeared off and on this program as a member of the house that this is her first appearance as a senator. Welcome back. Guest thank you so much. Did you join once again. Host i wanted to ask you about some of the issues you worked on in the house when it comes to technology. Were you able to bring that over to the senate, such as data privacy and things like that . Guest indeed. I have brought those issues with me. I think we last visited when i was finishing work on the ray bonds act, which was the reauthorization of the fcc which had not been done since 1990, and, of course, the mobile now, the old precision agriculture bill and some of those components that are really foundational items in our internet ecosystem. So getting those predations finished was important
Blackburn, the chair on communications and technology and shes our guest this week on the communicators. Congressman blackburn, whats your reaction to fcc vote . I saw it as ui positive step in the right direction. Very pleased that they took the action and very pleased to have and hes going to do a wonderful job and focused on closing the Digital Divide and expansion of broadband and making certain the internet is an open source and is not going to be under heavy government control. I think those are good steps, good things. Host what else would you like to see done . Guest it would take congress to take legislative following what the fcc does and this is what chairman pi was right step to take. I like seeing that. Host in your subcommittee right now, what are some of the items that youre working on that maybe we havent seen surface . The news . Guest there are two reauthorizations that we are working on, one for ntia and those agencies have not been reauthorized since 90 and 92. Look