Try to think about how we can structure ourselves in a way that wourld be most e fisht going forward. And to try to project where were going to adequately respond. Thank you, chairman. I look forward to members of this committee to look forward to make sure that were set p properly to deal with this threat. Thank you, chairman. But before i asked the questions, just to thank you for your appearance today. And members to submit those questions and have those back before we go on the agenda. And i think youll be able to do that. I have a question dealing with whistle blowers. Earlier this month with all the hearings with regulations that are supposed to protect whistle blowers, do you think the system is working as it should to encourage and protect whistle blowing at the f. B. I. . And then why wouldnt it be all right to protect disclosure to direct supervisor . Thank you, senator. First, let me thank you for the honor of appearing before you here today. I know youve been at this for a
Screeria nigeria. Discussion on the Defense Budget. This is about 90 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. My name is chris griffin. Im the executive director at the Foreign Policy initiative. It is my privilege to welcome you today to this event jointly hosted by the Foreign Policy initiative and the American Action forum. Titled will congress provide for the common defense . This is the second in a series of public briefings on how congress and the president can Work Together to provide our armed forces with the resources and authorities they require to keep our nation safe at a time of growing threats across the world. This morning well hear from senator tom cotton and following his keynotes i will hand off to rachel hoff with the American Action forum who will introduce and moderate a discussion by a panel of experts featuring the kinsey American Enterprise institute, david adesnic of the Foreign Policy initiative, and aaf president Douglas Holtz eken. Its my pleasure to welcome senator
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The importance of financial assistance, but what concerns me is while we zid to death and thus do not provide them the means which with to defend themselves and artillery a attacks, the positions in the eastern rebel held region and last point is countries around the world are watching how reliable a friend we are. And im concerned that this has tremendous detrimental effects encouraging putins aggression and discouraging countries from being friends in the United States because were sitting here providing a few blankets. I dont think thats a good way to go. I realize this is turned into a white house call, but it and last point is there is tremendous bipartisan support in both the house and the senate. For providing this assistance and i really think the administration is isolated on this issue. And thats also something thats not good for the country. Unless you have something you want to add, i dont want to cut you off. Id simply say that, sort of personal observation. I was in budap
Which only applies to your voice, the universal service fee youll be paying a fee on broadband and that will happen i imagine in the next several weeks or months. Secondly and critically there are all sorts of other fees that are going to be assessed. For example, currently a lot of broadband providers that had not been classified as Telecom Providers paid a lower rate for the equipment that they attach to the utility poles known as pole attachments. They paid a rate under section 224d. Now because theyre all Telecom Providers they will have to pie a much higher rate under section 224e and smaller providers in particular will have to pay 150 to 200 Million Dollars a year just for those higher pole attachment rates. Then you add on top of that the higher state and local property taxes that a lot of these companies will have to pay because theyre now Telecom Providers. All of these costs have to come out of somewhere. And its going to be the consumers wallet. And that is one of the reaso