Todd blanche, was going to be terrible. And he actually believes that todd blanche is the worst of the three lawyers and now i have come to agree with that after watching today. My other guest is the person who actually found the 130,000 game going on and started the Criminal Investigation of Michael Cohen. And heres the thing, you know him. You all know Andrew Weissmann. That is who found the 130,000. He started everything that you are seeing in that courtroom. Incredible. The gift that keeps on giving, Andrew Weissmann. Coming up right here. Thank you. Thank you, both. We are going to take you inside the courtroom today for the next hour, but american political history demands that we begin with what happened outside the courthouse today when the Republican Party boldly and bravely rose up in spirited defense of adultery with porn stars, paying off porn stars to buy their silence and Hiding Payoffs To Porn Stars by republican candidates. The Republican Party did not specify whether b
Funding level . Problematic changes mr. Pai we have not made any decisions on that score. Were trying to make sure the program works. Mr. Markey you wont make a commitment you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Pai were studying ways to improve mr. Markey ms. Rosenworcel, will you do that . Ms. Rosenworcel it is a successful one and i believe the changes put in place in 2015 have been successful. They have reached schools and students in every state across this country. Mr. Markey mr. Carr, will you commit you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Carr i have an open mind as to what the budget and number should be. Have to make a decision when the record is developed on it. Mr. Markey i havent heard clear commitments and i think thats very troubling to be honest with you. Because this is the democratizing force within our society as each of you made clear you believe that its key for our future. Reducing the fund something not going to help to make sure that every child in our country has access to
However, there is more work to be done to bring Communications Policy into the future and that includes following the worlds spectrum and managing the impact on local broadcasters and building on wireless success with the next generation of mobile service known as 5g. Thats going to require new and help bring the benefits of modern communications to everyone everywhere across the country. If confirmed, i look forward to working with individuals on the table and all others at the commission and if reconfirmed i will be guided by the fundamental values and the law that i discussed can you here today and if reconfirmed, i will continue to respect the priorities of this committee. In closing, thank you chairman thune, Ranking Member nelson and i look forward to answers any questions you might have. Thank you, ms. Rosenworcel. Im humbled by president trumps decision to nominate to receiver as commissioner at the fcc and im honored to have this committee to consider the nomination. I want to
However, there is more work to be done to bring Communications Policy into the future and that includes following the worlds spectrum and managing the impact on local broadcasters and building on wireless success with the next generation of mobile service known as 5g. Thats going to require new and help bring the benefits of modern communications to everyone everywhere across the country. If confirmed, i look forward to working with individuals on the table and all others at the commission and if reconfirmed i will be guided by the fundamental values and the law that i discussed can you here today and if reconfirmed, i will continue to respect the priorities of this committee. In closing, thank you chairman thune, Ranking Member nelson and i look forward to answers any questions you might have. Thank you, ms. Rosenworcel. Im humbled by president trumps decision to nominate to receiver as commissioner at the fcc and im honored to have this committee to consider the nomination. I want to
DemocratJessica Rosenworcel and brendan carr. This is two and half hours. This hearinge will get underway. Because we have time constraints i will forgo my Opening Statement and ask for unanimous consent to be put into the record and we will proceed directly to introductions that we are going to hear and hopefully to the panel. Senator nelson wants to make an opener and we will do that after we recognize senator roberts, the senior senator from kansas who is here and will open things up this morning. Senator roberts . Sen. Roberts thank you. Thank you Ranking Member nelson. And fellow senators, senator moran. And members of the committee. It is a great privilege for me to introduce a friend, ajit pai , for his reappointment to the federal commission. It is not often i find myself on the side, but i have to imagine that on occasions such as this i must be calmer than you are. [laughter] an. Roberts that is sort of inside story. My staff wrote that. I have no idea what it means. [laughte