Neutrality condition. On that happy note, let me merry christmas, happy hon abbinga. He National Association of broadcasters is neutral on net neutrality, we have members who it. For and members against it. Members. Represent the we debated it and took a pass on taking a position on that. And with all the other controversies swirl of course, we are glad that the heat is not its a difficult issue. I remember wrestling with it issue, there are credible arguments on both sides. Television stations its a quaint term any more, to call something a Television Television n local are online, and they are just as much online as on tv any more. Are, and we most of my they do havembers, internet fights. To restricts trying their access. You know, in the end. A debate that as i histled with it, it came down to whether if its a shortage, is it best managed by market government regulation. Its why its a partisan issue. But i think our chairman, has long had a principled deflected as hes chairman of t
We debated it. Took a path on taking a position on that with all the other controversy swirling were glad the heat was not on us. It is a difficult issue. I remember wrestling with that issue in the senate. There are credible arguments on both sides. Cspan television stations that is almost a quaint term anymore to call something a television station when local channels are online and theyre just as much online as they are on tv anymore. They are. Most of my television members, they do have internet sites and, yet no one is trying to restrict their access. And you know, in the end that is a debate that i, as i wrestled with it, it came down to whether, if there is a shortage as best managed by Market Forces or government regulation . That is really why unfortunately has become a partisan issue. But i think our chairman ajit pai, has long had a principled position that hes reflected as chairman of the fcc. And yet he has taken a lot of heat for it too but we were unable to deal with it
Good evening. Welcome to the 30th anniversary celebration of the cspan archives. I am Robert Browning, the director of the archives. It was 30 years ago this month that we turned on the vhs machine. [laughter] robert i have to explain what those are. They made a lot of noise as they wound and rewound. It is all digital recording. Today, it is all digital recording. Our original goal was to record everything on cspan, index it and make it available for public use. It is fun 30 years later to look at how those goals have been met , which is what our panel is about. Back then, the internet as we know it today did not exist. Digital recording was unknown. The cloud was something you watched in the sky. But we had a vision, a vision of what could be if we kept this material, not knowing how it would be used and we are creating the future of american democracy, the history of american democracy. Before i turn this over to mitch daniels, were going to look at a little video. That is what we d
Of social media and its impact on politics. Good evening. Welcome to the 30th anniversary celebration of the cspan archives. I am Robert Browning, the director of the archives. It was 30 years ago this month that we turned on the vhs machine. [laughter] robert i have to explain what those are. They made a lot of noise as they wound and rewound. It is all digital recording. Today, it is all digital recording. Our original goal was to record everything on cspan, index it and make it available for public use. It is fun 30 years later to look at how those goals have been met , which is what our panel is about. Back then, the internet as we know it today did not exist. Digital recording was unknown. The cloud was something you watched in the sky. But we had a vision, a vision of what could be if we kept this material, not knowing how it would be used and we are creating the future of american democracy, the history of american democracy. Before i turn this over to mitch daniels, were going
R. 1222 a bill to amend the act and to improve Public Awareness and education about con jell tall congenital Heart Disease and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the yeas are 394, the nays are 7. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The house will be in order. He house will be in order. Members, please take the conversations off the floor. The house will be in order. Members, please take con