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That share of votes i make. Host and the vote the federal Communications Commission negated the obama era net brutality rules governing Internet Service providers. In this edition of the committee getters we will look at arguments on each side of the issue at the potential effects moving forward. Brian fung of the washington post, in your late story this morning you write that this vote will allow internet providers to speed up service from websites they favor and block or slowed and others. Is it that, or is it the regulatory light touch that chairman pai talked about . Guest its both indepth the fcc just decide to rollback rules that were implemented as you said in 2015, and in doing so the fcc will return to a regulatory structure that they argue serves the internet well for decades and represents a light touch on industry. That same approach will potentially ....
A what happens then . Who is listening to them . I have an acronym for a name. The island nations, there are quite a few of them. Lobby every year and have gotten upset of people to listen to them at the United Nations anymore. Theyre going to pose not only basic justice problems but also a huge immigration problem. Whos going to take them . Where are they going to go . Do we care . Should we . That too many politicians i dont think theyre going to raise this issue. Its not local. Its not really national and its not something people really want to hear, but among those were out there that this man is by going to raise while he is here. Thats a long laundry list but they are correct. In covering his visit, theres so much to do for reporters and publications. This pope seems becoming the entire waterfront of issues, dovetails of whats going on capitol hill and whats going on on the president ial campaign trail. Like all good politic ....
Uc davis 2012 just came out with a new study that said the 2015 clock of autism related expenses are 268 billion, and by the year 2025, it could beer near 25 trillion in related costs. We know that aviation emissions have traced heavy metals, they have a byproduct, sulfur, the aviation jet fuel contains 100 times more sulfur than diesel trucks, and we can talk about autism but also high air pollution areas also decrease i. Q. Of children and interesting thing about that is that even when children hit six, seven year they still did not catch up to their peers. So this damage is caused by low i. Q. And pollution has an a effect on one of the most important things that i will tell you, if you want to know how dangerous air pollution is you have to look at the transgenerational changes so there was a study done in that i have in the reference by lets see here. Wheres it, by tracy in 2013, and so what they did is expose life to jet fuel and what they found is that it department change the j ....
Host and Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into some of the issues, i want to ask you all just kind of an opening question and see where we go with this. Lydia beyoud, whats the influence today of some of the Larger Tech Companies and here in washington . Is it growing . Is it outsized . Guest thats a great question. I think one of the things that were really seeing right now is a pivot from the Obama Administration, and now in the Trump Administration away from such a wellrecognized influence by a lot of the Tech Companies toward a little bit more skepticism. So their former influence under the Previous Administrati ....
I think we will go ahead and start. My Ranking Member senator coons will be here shortly. I will go ahead and make my Opening Statement and maybe we can begin the testimony. Thank you all for being here this afternoon. I appreciate it. Mr. Pai, just personal like to thank you for your comments last week about the tone of civility we need to strike. I think you will find that in this subcommittee so thank you for that. Today marks the first hearing of the Financial Service and general Government Subcommittee for the 115 congress. This is also my first hearing in my new role as the chair pm woman of this subcommittee. I am honored to be serving with senator coons. As we begin the budget request we welcome our witnesses. Fcc chairman ajit pai and commiss ....