Certainly not to keep people in the business of sex trafficking. That injustice is why we introduced our legislation. Its called stop enabling sex traffickers act or sesta. I introduced it with senators blumenthal, mccain, mccaskill, cornyn, heitkamp and others. Senators thune and nelson took this bill through the Commerce Committee late last year. By the way, we had a spirited debate in that committee and ended up coming out of the committee with a unanimous vote. Why . Because after hearing from the victims, after hearing from the experts on both sides, senators said, whoa, this doesnt make any sense, and its our responsibility as senators to change this law. It provides justice for victims of online sex trafficking because theyll have the opportunity to sue. Hold these websites accountable, that knowingly facilitate crimes. It also helps in terms of prosecutions because the state prosecutor is now the a. G. s, the local prosecutors at the state level will be able to have access now
You can read more on the ap website. The president of the United States. President donald trump gives his first state of the Union Address. Of thespan for a preview evening serving at 8 00 eastern and state of the union speech live at 9 p. M. And following the speech, we will hear reaction and comments from members of congress. President trumps state of the Union Address tuesday night live on cspan. Listen live with the cspan radio app. And listen live on your device or tablet. Automotive Innovation Companies talk about the opportunities and challenges with self driving an electric vehicle technology. Safety concerns and the potential impact of federal regulations. Committee commerce held the field hearing at the side of the washington auto show. Good morning. Of leadingprivileges a committee with a jurisdiction as broad as that is the commerce committee, work takes us off capitol hill and into the real world. In recent years, weve held hearings in nebraska florida and south dakota. We
Autonomous vehicle company. This hearing is just over two hours. At emerging innovations in Automotive Industry. This is about two hours. Good morning. One of the privileges of leading a committee with a jurisdiction as broad of that as the commerce committee, sometimes our work takes us off capitol hill and into the real world. In recent years we have held many. While we have not traveled quite herer today, what we are to discuss is no less important. Welcomethat will soon all people interested in the automobile. Generatesbile trillions of dollars, supporting 7 million jobs across all 50 states. This industry is not standing still. It is hard to believe, but the Auto Industry spends more on research than that airs aerospace industries. New technologies such as Automated Vehicles and new Business Models offering mobility as a service are poised to enable substantial growth. Key benefits include improved safety, new jobs, new transportation opportunities and reduced congestion. Automate
On your screen is senator john thune of south dakota. Theyre holding a field hearing today. Senators are going to learn about automotive innovations, including selfdriving cars. Witnesses include representatives of businesses in the automotive and Autonomous Vehicle field and the head of florida poly tetechnic universi. Theyve just gotten under way. Policymakers must take a careful approach to these new technologies. We must allow innovation to thrive while also ensuring the technology is safe and reliable. We must also refrain from favoring one technology, business model, or type of company over another so as to avoid locking in technology before innovation and market choices can take place. The bipartisan av start act, which senator peters and i introduced, accomplishes these goals by building on the existing Regulatory Framework to prioritize safety through increased reporting and oversight, thus promoting Public Safety and Building Public confidence and trust. At the same time, the
Cspan. Org, or on our free radio app. Next, we take you to the washington, d. C. Convention center where the senate commerce, science and Transportation Committee held a field hearing today. They looked at emerging innovations in Automotive Industry. This is about two hours. Good morning. One of the privileges of leading a committee with a jurisdiction as broad of that as the commerce committee, sometimes our work takes us off capitol hill and into the real world. In recent years we have held many. While we have not traveled quite herer today, what we are to discuss is no less important. Welcomethat will soon all people interested in the automobile. Generatesbile trillions of dollars, supporting 7 million jobs across all 50 states. This industry is not standing still. It is hard to believe, but the Auto Industry spends more on research than that airs aerospace industries. New technologies such as Automated Vehicles and new Business Models offering mobility as a service are poised to en