. >> terry brooks, representing san francisco green party. we took a position on this a few months ago, that it basically boils down to if there are other ways for people to get access then broadcasting like this, if existing coverage is ok or there is another way to get access without doing of this kind of a big broadcast project, it should be done. i am not seeing that. it is unnecessary to do things like this when there are other ways for people to get the same bandwidth and ease of access. thanks. president chiu: thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on this side of the appellant? >> yes. i used to live in bernal heights. there is a beautiful view at the park. , i think is anyone connected with the fcc? without telephones, we could not talk. we know tmobile, in the city, oftentimes their antennas -- we would be without service, but would have to pay a bill. get it or not, you had to pay for it. we need to make sure that these antennas and the people are getting their share for the little guy. sometimes the

brooks, representing alabama's fifth district. another new member from alabama is democrat terri sewell. a reminder, we have information on all new representatives, senators and governors available for you at c-span.org. >> here are some programs c-span is airing thursday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. academy award winning actor jeff bridges talks about his work to reduce and you thunder. jane goodall talks about her work with debt -- to reduce y outh hunger. jane goodall talks about her work with animals, and former president clinton presents a medal to tony blair. >> from today the soap "washington journal." malpass joins us from new york to talk about the role of the federal reserve. he is a former deputy assistant treasury secretary and former deputy assistant secretary of state. welcome to the program. caller: good to be there. -- guest: good to be here. host: the fed has started quantitative easing to lower interest rates through treasury purchases. for those who barely got through economics 101, what does it mean? guest: it is complicated. normally what the fed does is borrow fr