Spectrum is in nearly every spectrum discussion we have. The final question will come from the person in the corner there. If we could get the mic over to him, and when chairman wheeler is done everybody stay in your seats and we need to let him get through, and available at amazon, and never hurts to quote it, final question. My question is obviously trying to expand access to broadband is extremely important and i am glad thats your goal but using the right metrics is key to seeing how we are doing on that metric and trying to measure it, and so doesnt reclassify broadband conceal the true progress made on the front when your own website lists 15 megabytes per second as advanced for consumers . Thank you. I understand what you read but i am not sure what the question is . Is 25 meg a bad decision . Its Something Like 82 of americans have access to 25 meg, and that sounds like a standard to me. The key metric i was looking at was specifically between rural and urban. If you look at 10
Senate democratic leader, chuck schumer, mary and tom abc news. And, the director of the radio and correspondence calendar. Thank you all for being here tonight. Alls their staffs who we our gratitude to. Thank you for everything you do. Thank you for all of your hard work, the political the inauguration, everything in between. Thank you. I would also like to thank our event planners. This is different this year, right . Thank you to everyone to make this event possible. The Radio Television Correspondents Association has 457 member organizations, among 3700 broadcasting. None of them are fake news. To all of our broadcasters, especially to those who keep our government accountable, cheers. [applause] House Speaker paul ryan currently serves as the countries 54th speaker of the house. When i told him i am from wisconsin, he told me things about caribou. I picked a valuable life skills from him at a museum, like this one. [laughter] [applause] i thought about juggling some fire tonight.
Cable provider. The radio and Television Correspondents Organization Hosts an annual blacktie dinner. This year, paul ryan gave the keynote speech. This is 40 minutes. Please stand to honor america as we perform the national anthem. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, the 2017 radio and Television Correspondents chairman, john parkinson. Thank you for that amazing performance. Lets give it up for alley row alliene more time rogan one more time. Welcome to the 73rd annual radio and television Congressional Correspondents dinner. We have a terrific evening planned tonight. Bobby bones is here. Thank you all for joining me here at the museum. I would like to introduce the head table tonight. Starting with the director of the house radio and Television Correspondents gallery. The chief of staff to nancy pelosi. Abigail robertson, Congressional Correspondent christian broadcasting network. Counselor to House Speaker paul ryan. Of gton bureau chief television, and on my left, our emc
In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Announcer the radio and Television Correspondents association is a professional organization of journalists that cover congress. They host an annual blacktie dinner. This year, House Speaker paul ryan gave the keynote speech. This is 40 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats. Our program will begin shortly. Please stand to honor america, as abc news news does the national anthem. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brav
Recognizing those who have promoted Free Expression in areas of speech, the press, religious liberty, and arts and entertainment. Recipients included apple ceo tim cook, u. S. Representative and civil rights leader john lewis, abc for the spares dash before the first reporter Martha Raddatz and Playboy Enterprises founder hugh hefner. This is just over one hour. Good evening, fellow champions of the First Amendment, and welcome to the newseum Second Annual Free Expression awards dinner. We are honored to have you join us tonight to celebrate six men and women whose lives and work has been the embodiment of Free Expression. Now, standard speaker protocol calls for me to make a joke at this point. To relax the room, bring us together, and let me move on to more serious subjects. David bradley, a wonderful supporter whos here tonight is a genius at this. The problem is, i dont know any jokes about the First Amendment, less aye all George Carlin on you. [laughing] and where to keep this di