this hearing is called to order. i want to thank you for your written testimony and prayer oral testimony and the answers to our questions. i asked that my written opening statement be put in the record. on to make a couple of comments about what i want to see the goal of the searing to be. i ve done this in a while but my chairman developed a statement to enhance the economic security of america for a more efficient government and the reason i m pointing out today is i can t think of a hearing where that statement is more of likable. when we talk about 5g we talk about the economic opportunity in order to take advantage of that opportunity to avoid those security risks, we need more efficient government to step up in competing against what is becoming a friendly economic rival but adversary in the many cases on the line on the world stage in china. so, in terms of the definition of its product, i m really hoping to be able to lay out a certified definition at lay out some
done this in a while but my chairman developed a statement to enhance the economic security of america for a more efficient government and the reason i m pointing out today is i can t think of a hearing where that statement is more of likable. when we talk about 5g we talk about the economic opportunity in order to take advantage of that opportunity to avoid those security risks, we need more efficient government to step up in competing against what is becoming a friendly economic rival but adversary in the many cases on the line on the world stage in china. so, in terms of the definition of its product, i m really hoping to be able to lay out a certified definition at lay out some priorities of things we need to address so that we can focus everyone s attention on this. let me take a stab. this is an unusual opportunity. it s an opportunity moving to 5g which would be trillions of dollars of activity. it s an enormous opportunity with the competition and take advantage of th
to sit with the subcommittee at today s hearing. and i asked questions without objections so order. i want to welcome or witnesses in particular. but all of you today s hearing, as we are faster galloping towards the need to reauthorize the fast act and our citizen localities are looking to us to see what we re going to do. this morning i met with a group here in the congress. the focus has been on revenue and why not? especially since this has been the most difficult for we ve had to do. but the issues having waited for congress to catch up on revenue. people are asking and in the using methods for to get rid of congestion and to bring us to the 21st century on transportation. and today here are going to look at some of those questions. the nuance is a federal towing policy. of congestion prices. of technology certainly russians to address congestion. and many other trade can meet today. so congress federal and fail to solve the revenue question, congestion has been as
us comments today s hearing without objected ncis or order. i ask anonymous that members one of the may be permitted to sit with the subcommittee at today s hearing. and i asked questions without objections so order. i want to welcome or witnesses in particular. but all of you today s hearing, as we are faster galloping towards the need to reauthorize the fast act and our citizen localities are looking to us to see what we re going to do. this morning i met with a group here in the congress. the focus has been on revenue and why not? especially since this has been the most difficult for we ve had to do. but the issues having waited for congress to catch up on revenue. people are asking and in the using methods for to get rid of congestion and to bring us to the 21st century on transportation. and today here are going to look at some of those questions. the nuance is a federal towing policy. of congestion prices. of technology certainly russians to address congestion.
content solely with his award winning best selling biography benjamin franklin, alberta einstein and steve jobs he has returned once more to paint a very large canvas and the book gives the innovators how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution we re all delighted to have learned in the process that he has the energy can has tapped into it directly. steve jobs and more ways year but also has a story about the lesser known icons of computing the women who program for example, or those hackers behind the first online communities and the skier belgian engineering gave rise to the world wide web and even sorts out there real story behind allegory and the internet. [laughter] he will take as an abbreviated journey with a distant figures please join me to welcome walter issacson. [applause] welcome back. is great to be back this is an amazingly wonderful place it is such an honor to be back here. you can even reveal my inner geek. [laughter]