We talked with several people who are key voices in Communications Policy and with a government lawyer who combats the use of the internet by terrorists. Host gigi sohn, you recently left the fcc. What was your job there . Guest i was counselor to chairman tom wheeler, and in that role i did a variety of things. My main role was to make sure that stake holders on the other side, be they industry, Public Interest groups, ordinary citizens, knew what was going on in the agency and made sure that they had a voice. So that was my main job. I also advised the chairman on various policy issues. I also did a good bit of press be off the record. So, you know, i had a variety of jobs. I kind of, i was at the intersection of oppress shop and policy shop of press shop and policy shop and stakeholder shop, so kind of a multifaceted job. Host do you think you got results . Guest absolutely. I mean, chairman wheeler was one of the most active chairmen ever in the history of the fcc. And we were only
Discuss the goals and agenda of the president s commission on combating drug addiction and Opioid Crisis which he established yesterday. The commission which is going to be chaired by chris chris yi is the next step to promise that he would take real action to keep drugs from pouring into our countries and corrupting our communities. Under leadership and working with white house innovation, the commission will bring leaders on both sides of the aisle to protect and treat American People from this epidemic, rather. Many members in attendance with the lunch played a key part in passing bipartisan comprehensive addiction also known as cara, first major federal addiction in over 40 years which authorized over 181 million to fight the opioid epidemic, part of the president s commission will be make sure that funds are spent effectively. Too many lives are at stake to be wasting money in this effort. Moving on later this afternoon, the president will welcome Prime Minister of denmark for a w
Bipartisan prevailing view at the time was the way we were working on it was the commitment to the same open internet principles that garner attention today. It was an element of an unregulated infrastructure. It was an element of an infrastructure that not only guaranteed and promised innovative capacity that also promised protection from an overreaching government. It was freedom for everybody from every source. Replicatetended to the mob out ma bell regime. People have forgotten what was invoke in the late 1990s in a strong bipartisan way captured by the 1996 statute was a commitment to entangle a centurys worth of Communications Regulations built around railroads and ma bell. I dont think i could have envisioned in 2015 the spectacular result we have seen with internet growth as part of our country and economy, it would be the government impulse to return to the 19th century as a regulatory model. Peter joining our conversation is John Mckinnon who covers technology from the wall s
On opioid askand drug abuse. The commission, which is going to be chaired by new Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the next step in the president s promise to the American People that he would take real action to keep drugs from pouring into our country and corrupting our communities. Under governor krichristies leadership and working closely with the White House Office of innovation, the governor will bring people the best way to treat this epidemic. Many members at the lunch played a key part in passing the bipartisan comprehensive addiction and recovery act, also known as cara. The First Federal legislation addiction over 40 years which authorized over 181 million to fight the opioid epidemic. Part of the mission will be to make sure those funds are spent efficiently and effectively. Too many lives are at stake to risk wasting money on this effort. Moving on, this afternoon, the president will welcome the president from denmark for a working visit. Well have a reading from his visit
The goals and agenda of the president s commitment to battle drug addiction and Opioid Crisis which he established yesterday. The commission, which will be chaired by chris christie, is the next step in the president s promise to the American People that he will take real action to keep drugs from pouring into our country. Under govern christies leadership, we will find ways to treat and protect the American People from this epidemic. Many members in attendance to the lunch played a key part in passing the bipartisan comprehensive addiction and recovery act, known loan as c. A. R. A. Part of the mission of the president s commission will be to ensure that the funds are spent efficiently and effectively. Too many lives are at stake to risk wasting any money on this effort. Moving on, later this afternoon, the Prime Minister of denmark will be here for a working visit. Well have a readout at its conclusion. A couple followups from yesterday, hunter asked about the disapproving of the fed