[background noises] [background noises] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of committee at any time. Im before we begin secretary has informed us she has only two hours available for this hearing. So in the interest of time Ranking Member and i are remedying ourselves to very brief Opening Statements we are asking the secretary to do the same. Additionally we get as many members as possible a chance to ask questions. And in concurrence with the Ranking Member i ask unanimous consent to limit each members q and a to four minutes without objection. So ordered. Out also like to request unanimous consent to submit to statements for the record for bt the first is from chairman lucas who could not be with us here today. As you know he has had a terrible accident with a bowl, he is a rancher. And he is recuperating. We look forward to his return soon because his leadership is dearly missed. The second as a full Opening Statement from my
[background noises] [background noises] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of committee at any time. Im before we begin secretary has informed us she has only two hours available for this hearing. So in the interest of time Ranking Member and i are remedying ourselves to very brief Opening Statements we are asking the secretary to do the same. Additionally we get as many members as possible a chance to ask questions. And in concurrence with the Ranking Member i ask unanimous consent to limit each members q and a to four minutes without objection. So ordered. Out also like to request unanimous consent to submit to statements for the record for bt the first is from chairman lucas who could not be with us here today. As you know he has had a terrible accident with a bowl, he is a rancher. And he is recuperating. We look forward to his return soon because his leadership is dearly missed. The second as a full Opening Statement from my
That it was giving too much power to the president. Do you agree with that . What is your view of this . I have mixed feelings. Youre talking about the authority that is given for the trade agreements. And what is the tpa, the actual acronym trade promotional authority. Trade promotional authority. There is an argument to be made by some on the separation of powers that by giving this authority to the president that youve taken power that should be the congress. There is also i guess, another argument that these are really treaties and they ought to be actually done as treaties and theyre not, theyre done by simple majority. But im also a big believer in free trade, i think free trade is a good thing. So there have been libertarians or libertarian conservatives, my father included who voted against some of the trade deals because they felt like they gave up sovereignty to international bodies. I think it is a valid point. I have voted for the trade deals, though because like a lot of t
The debates on the floor and the hearings that you cover for subcommittees and Major Committee hearings. She watches cspan on comcast. Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. Next, a look at how Data Analysis helps Public Health and safety. Speakers include the key to digital officer in new york city. Is is part of the world in 2013 festival at new york university, hosted by the economist magazine. It is about 25 minutes. Welcome back. I wanted to introduce this session. We have been hearing about data and how it is an increasingly powerful force in our lives. We will talk exactly about that. The are looking forward to a lively debate. The first speaker is the honorable shirley jackson. The president a wrestler Polytechnic Institute of renselar Polytechnic Institute. [applause] midafternoon. Good afternoon. There is a significant transformation under way globally and awaiting make predictions, make connections
For the upcoming world. Facebook and microsoft have sworn to tackle fake accounts and social bots ahead of canadas upcoming election thats what a top canadian Government Official said on monday last month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau complained that Big Tech Companies were not doing enough to combat election meddling that critics fear that bosses of googles i. Suggest bays also Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg and apples tim cook have grown too powerful from the 1st letters and the names of these digital behemoths the group has been dubbed gaffa their most important capital is our data theoretically they know you better than your partner does or your lawyer or your doctor probably more than all of them together and they can use this information to great monopolies and their respective fields alison for example is a good example of their winner takes it all philosophy in the u. S. Amazon now controls nearly half of the Online Retail market. Apple and walmart are way behind so whats happening