," the discussion about expanding broadbent in the united states with jonathan adelstein. >> he is now the administrator of the rural utilities service. he is joining us this week on "the communicators." also joining us are our guest reporters. mr. adelstein, what to the rural utilities service is do and what is their role? >> there were founded in 1935 -- >> there were founded in 1935 --

broadbent is just as important. -- broadband is just as important. where the railroad did not go for the high we did not go, the city would deteriorate -- or

that is why we are building the infrastructure of tomorrow, investing in an expanding broadbent taxes, health care technology, clean energy, the first high-speed rail network in america. that is why we have devoted more than 3% of our gdp to research and development, in an amount that exceeds the level achieved even at the height of the space race. we have also made strides toward making the tax credit permanent, a tax credit that helps companies like yours afford the high cost of developing new products and technologies. ultimately, the key to our long- term prosperity will be sparking even greater innovation than we have already seen. that is why in my state of the union address, i set a goal of doubling our exports over the next five years to an increase that would support 2 million jobs. to help meet its goal, we launched a program that will help significantly ramp up the effort for u.s. exporters. while always keeping our security needs in mind, we're going to forward export controls to eliminate unnecessary barriers. we will be able to send more products to markets overseas. and