The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
We will show you that meeting now beginning with Opening Statements. I i am glad to have senator sass as a new member of the committee. The senate received, the house of representatives received the bill to implement the agreement. Under fasttrack rules, the committee cannot amend the bill. We can only hold on whether to report the bill. We can only hope senators that wish to make statements can do so. In the interest of time, i ask that the statements be limited to three minutes. My staff has had a discussion with everybody about that. Satisfactory with the members. I will introduce staff and Administration Officials to provide an overview of the bill and answer any questions. Stwe will then vote on the bill. President trump promised to deliver a trade agreement with canada and mexico that would reflect the realities of the 21st amendment. He made this an issue in the campaign. A campaign that has been around for more than three years. Promised that it would promise support. The house
About internet policy questions. Net neutrality is toward the top of that list. All of us may not agree on how to approach Net Neutrality, its important for all of us. We have a chance to hear from various stakeholders on how we should be thinking about it. This is been an issue for many years. Important to many of us. She let an amicus brief. The lead plaintiff is headquartered in our district, which we are proud of. Did a town hall with the commissioner of the fcc focused on Net Neutrality. Im looking forward to what you have to say. On behalf of the caucus, i want to ask thank the panelists for helping inform the debate. I want to thank tim for helping host and organize this. She is to be a follow at the academy and is now at brookings. Thanks for the introduction. Thank you for attending our panel today. Thank you for cohosting this pal. I am looking forward to discussing the just Circuit Decision last week. Im looking forward to discussing the case with our panelists. We have the
One of the cochairs of the internet caucus, along with her presented of doug collins. The internet caucus was created 20 years ago to inform this debate and discussion about key internet policy questions, and of course Net Neutrality is toward the top of that list. Even though all of us or our bosses may not agree on how to approach Net Neutrality, this is important for all of us. Net neutrality has been a top issue for my boss for many years. The lead plaintiff is headquartered in our district, which we are proud of. This year, we did a town hall with the commissioner of the fcc focused on Net Neutrality. Im looking forward to what you have to say. On behalf of the caucus, i want to ask thank the panelists for helping inform the debate. I want to thank tim for helping host and organize this. She is to be a follow at the academy and is now at brookings. Thanks for the introduction. Thank you for attending our panel today. Thank you for cohosting this pal. I am looking forward to discus
Most fundamentally, we all believe in a open internet. But what is the right Regulatory Framework to ensure that . I think the document will be voting on put this back in that framework. One of the big charges the critics has had if this means the cable edition of the internet. Different types of websites and services that some people find worrying. Do you think that could happen . What is the end result for consumers out of this . Consumers will be better off. Today, there is no legal prohibition on isp broadband providers doing this curated internet experience where you can view some websites and not others. The sec said if a provider is upfront and said i want to offer you this curated experience, and you are allowed to do that. This fear that we are now allowing something to take place the first time is not correct. Providers have the Legal Authority to do that. We have not seen it in part because of competitive pressures. I understand there is a lot of concern out there and misinf