other countries the plant is austria s main hub distributing gas from russia more than one hundred million cubic meters of gas a day passes through it so. those are your current headlines to now up to date stay with us though the stream is coming up next and we ll be back with another set of headlines in about half an hour s time see that. ok and i really could be you re in the stream this week a five person panel is set to decide the future of internet usage in the u.s. but could it change the world wide web as we know it find out what some people say yes. here in the united states the federal communications commission will vote thursday on whether or not to roll back about my era of regulations but acting net neutrality net neutrality it s a hot button what does it mean well it s the principle that internet service providers or i.r.s. p.s. grant access to web content regardless of the source and without favor most everyone agrees that net neutrality is a good thing but not
rise up to meet you, as the day rises to meet the sun. humble our lawmakers in your presence that they may delight in the power you provide. help them to remember that before honor comes humility. give them also the wisdom to know that their sufficiency comes from you. teach them your wisdom, as you infuse them with the spirit of reverence for you. may they make the commitment to faithfully serve you and country with their whole hearts. we pray in your great name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the branstad nomination which the clerk
this week on the communicators we want to produce you terrel mcsweeny, the only democrat on the trade commission what is the charge of the ftc? the federal trade commission is the nation s top consumer protection enforcement agency. we have a general mandate to protect consumers from unfair deceptive acts and practices from anticompetitive practices. mandate is realtivelily broad. we cover many sectors of the economy but as i m sure we ll discuss we have limitations to our jurisdiction, including around issues of common carriage. so we re at a moment in time where the ftc s jurisdiction fcc s sure disk is a source of conversation in this area as well. so, i would say the ftc s role is a generalized consumer protection enforcer but we need to have some jurisdiction when it comes to telecommunications clarified. host: commissioner mcsweeney, we had on chairman o the top republican in fact the only republican on the commission at this time. a five-member commission. why
there are steps taken in recent elections. the council voted to extend the mandate of the mission for a final six months. president trump has signed legislation to give states flexibility to withhold federal family-planning money from planned parenthood. it is part of a broader effort by republicans to cut off federal funding from organizations that perform abortions. the first female u.s. muslim judge has been found dead in the hudson river. the body of sheila abdus-salaam was found a day after her husband reported her missing. she was an associate justice on the new york court of appeals. authorities say there are no signs a crime was committed. i m mark crumpton in new york. bloomberg technology is next. caroline: i m caroline hyde. this is bloomberg technology. coming up, apple announces three of its suppliers have pledged to use only renewable energy. we will have an exclusive interview with an apple executive. the largerscuss economy of the tech giant s supplied c
two-term congresswoman is being considered for u.n. ambassador. other folks who were invited to see the president elect for oklahoma governor mary fallin and massachusetts senator scott brown who had remarks to reporters after their meetings with the transition team. [inaudible conversations] we addressed a wide range of issues in his lane and agenda for america and it was a wonderful discussion, really enjoyed it. you re excited about the administration and all the wonderful things done for america. i was offered a position in the initial meeting to discuss a wide range of topics. thank you for being here. hey, mr. brown. first of all, thank you for obviously hanging here. who is a great meeting with president-elect. he s focused out one meeting after another after another. we honestly spoke about my passion and his passion which are veterans and veteran issues. obviously it s the toughest job in the cabinet to the pba because while there so many angels working there,