The man that we always count on to put place democracy front and center of everything. You know so well that since citizens united, the last two election cycles that have set records for money spent, including hundreds of millions of dollars from undisclosed sources, the bulk of this socalled dark money spend iingy outside groups that hide their donors go toward negative tv ads. We all know that. Would you recommend changes to the Communications Act to ensure that voters are informed about who exactly is behind these anonymous tv ads . And is there anything in your view that the fcc can do on its own without congressional intervention . I would recommend them enforcing the statute that we already have. If you take a close look at section 317, which has to do with sponsorship identification and which goes back even before the teleCommunications Act of 1934 was written, goes back to 1927, ensuring that listeners and viewers more recently know by whom they are trying to be persuaded wheth
Extensive period of review and there would have to be some sort of high level determination as to why a different decision were to be made, is that the way it would work . Yeah. Under Administrative Law even with deference, the agency has to provide a reasoned explanation for its change in policy. It would require a notice and comment proceeding which is open. I wouldnt the suggestion has been made that somehow it would lead to instant clarity. It would lead to another three to fouryear period of conflict and litigation. Chairman copps . I would say it wouldnt take forever to compile that record. I, and a lot of other people i know, would be happy to contribute to the rationale for that sort of action. Its not really starting. A lot of that information is out there with just a route not taken and now we need to go back and look at it. And the fccs reclassification would be considered arbitrary and cap rishs unless there was a period of comment and refreshing the record and some sort of
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered today by our guest chape lane, reverend george dillard, Christian Church, Peach Tree City, georgia. The chaplain lets pray. Almighty god, we come before you with praise and thanksgiving because you are the giver and the sustainer of life. We thank you for freedom, help us to use it well. To bless and not to curse. We thank you for justice, help us to be righteous in its use. We thank you for an abundance of food. Help us to be generous. We thank you for life. Help us to give it the value it deserves. We thank you for your truth. Help us to use it as a light to see the path back to you. Bless the members of this house with wisdom and watch over those who serve in our armed forces as they protect our liberty. Forgive us for the error of our ways and thank you for the grace, mercy, forgiveness and love that provide a path to you through jesus, the christ, our king, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of th
It was not in any record i july 25th call. And this is consistent with the reported comments from received. But when you did see. Ambassadors volker and taylor. After the zelensky meeting, i yes, i saw that in september, also met with zelenskys senior correct. So on this continuum, the aide, andre yermak. Beginning of the continuum begins on may 23rd when the president instructs you to talk I Dont Recall the specifics of our conversation, but i believe the issue of investigations was to rudy . Correct. And you understood that as a probably a part of that agenda direction by the president that you needed to satisfy the or meeting. Concerns that Rudy Giuliani would express to you about what also, on july 26th, shortly the president wanted in ukraine . After our kiev meetings, i spoke not to me. By phone with President Trump. To the entire group, volker, perry and myself, correct. The white house, which has now, in your opening finally, finally shared certain statement you confirmed that
Dispute. Now turning attention to the ron johnson letter if i may. Yes. On august 31st, Senator Johnson is getting ready to travel to ukraine on September 5th with senator with murphy. And he wanted johnson wanted the aid released so he calls the president and sought permission to be the bearer of good news. Right. The president said im not ready to lift the aid. They had this Senator Johnson, he writes a tenpage letter, very detailed, and he gives some remarkable detail and i would like to read it. Its on page 6. I this is Senator Johnson speaking, he said i asked him whether there was some kind of
arran arrangement where ukraine would take some action and the hold would be lifted. Without hesitation, Senator Johnson says, President Trump immediately denied such an arrangement existed and he started cursing. He said, no way. President trump said no way. I would never do that. Who told you that . And Senator Johnson goes on to say that President Trumps reactionnt here was adamant, vehe