a focus on state legislators. we know more than half members of congress have state legislative background. set the state level were members learn how to campaign and how to legislate. the second mechanism as to why there's been a hollowing out examines the numbers who are leaving office. i analyze retirement patterns and moderates are less likely to seek reelection. i conducted more than 20 interviews with members of congress to get a better idea of the experiences moderates had as polarization increase. i can speak more about the interviews in the q&a. i'll focus on the extension of moderates from the candidate pool. the decline of moderates has been discussed in terms of member attrition and procedures within congress. yet the more relevant question is why new generation of moderates never arrived in congress to replenish their ranks. the replacement is responsible for much of the rise but we know little about why they're more extreme than their predecessors. there is virtually no analysis of why some run for c

no, the legislation couldn't be retroactive. with the amendment that supervisor peskin proposed a few moments ago you could -- the board could review new decisions that are related to projects that had already been reviewed. so you could have multiple -- basically appeals of different m.t.a. decisions over time within a single project. >> okay, thank you for that clarification. supervisor peskin? >> thank you, madam chair. with all respect to the representative from spur, who i think that were one of the original proponents of proposition a, including the carve out that i proposed that the sky will not fall, that there will be a handful of decisions that are reviewed on an annual basis as i referenced earlier relative to the board bringing conditional uses before it. and hopefully they will be things that positively impact the public realm and transportation, particularly around the ever evolving world of new emerging mobility technology where directors and this board agree that actually having some accountable elected officials

in closing, the need for this legislation is clear and the legislation is a great xaem pl of collaboration -- example of collaboration between the m.t.a. and board of supervisors. we are excited to support this legislation and ensure any use of the public right-of-way is in the public interest and that standard applies to private companies as well as everybody else. with that i think we are going to public comment. i am happy to take questions. >> supervisor tang: thank you. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: i want to thank mr. parks for the collaborative spirit they have worked with my office and supervisor kim's office. i want to underscore one thing that is important. the legislation that is before us today was introduced on march 7th and was introduced very publicly. it was actually reported in newspapers in san francisco and the various companies -- and thank you mr., parks, there are other companies who chose not to do this who are in the same business, chose several weeks to dump these on the streets of san francisco, knowing full well that this day would come when we would b

so this legislation is vital. it's good legislation. it's bipartisan legislation. and it should pass quickly and the senate down the hallway should take up this bill and pass it as well. and that's just the way it is. i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2905 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are -- mr. poe: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. reichert: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4403, the moving americans privacy protection act, as amended. the speaker

-- supporter for this legislation. has really made a difference in helping get it to the floor and of course our majority leader for fuelly -- for actually getting it to the floor. i see many of my colleagues the democrat side, i thank them. this is bipartisan legislation and that's what it ought to be. i want to thank ms. bass, our ranking member of the africa subcommittee, for her co-sponsorship and leadership as well. as well as chairman royce and ranking member engel. i would also like to thank the many human rights groups and the ethiopian american community who have and continue to work diligently and tenaciously to secure fundamental human rights for the people of ethiopia. this is a first step today. my hope is that it will begin a process of this body being absolutely in solidarity with the oppressed and standing in opposition to the oppressor. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. keating:

let's hear from the budget legislative analyst. thank you. >> yes. the board with the proofing a five year master lease for the -- excuse me, a ten year master lease with the option to extend, this could go up to 20 years. the initial rent is 468,000, and as mr. updike said, this is determined to be below market rate. the board approved legislation in february that would allow a noncompetitive process for operate -- selecting an operator for the hotel. the department has not yet selected one, but there is the estimate of about 1.75 million peryear in operating costs. these are city general fund costs. if you look on page 14 of our report, we summarize the total cost over the first 14 years of the -- or excuse me, the first ten years of the lease which would be about 25.7 million to the city, and we're available for questions if you have any. we do recommend approval. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. are there any speakers from the public that would like to comment on this item? please come up to the podium. >> good morning. jordan davis. i w

senators, and i dare say if legislation, bipartisan legislation like this came to the floor, it would pass by a large majority, members of both parties, and pressure on the house to do just the same would be large. the rule of law cannot be a partisan issue, should not be a partisan issue. we cannot let it become a partisan issue. the congress must speak clearly, loudly, with one voice by passing legislation to ensure that any effort by the president to remove special counsel mueller, deputy attorney general rosen tine would be rendered unsuccessful. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

this is legislation for main streets all across this nation. mr. speaker, there are nearly 6,000 community banks across this country with 52,000 locations. these banks are the backbone of our communities' finances. they hold more than $3.2 trillion in loans to consumers and provide 50% of all small business loans and nearly 80% of all agricultural loans. how is it that they claim such a huge portion of loans in our communities? it's simple. they are part of the community they serve and extend credit based on personal knowledge of their neighbors and the local economy. but they are more than just organizations that lend and offer banking services. they are small businesses that employ more than 750,000 americans. clearly community banks are key partners in our communities and important lenders in rural towns and counties such as the ones i represent in eastern colorado. federal reserve chair janet yellen summed it up best saying we know community banks serve customers that large banks do not and provide services that are not offered by large banks.

so the senate will consider this issue further and will vote on this legislation again.

currently in the legislation, there was information about displacement. i have made it clear that we don't want to look at parcels with housing currently on them and focus instead of empty lots in places where there are underutilized properties and underutilized stipulation malls and park -- strip malls and parking lots. i want to be clear about that. thank you for your comments. part of the reason why i think it is important to make the recommendation around the proposed amendments is to send a message. but to just outright propose a opposed position rather than try and work with senator wiener on this bill i just think is not the right approach because clearly based on our read of the legislation and some of the comments here not everyone is completely clear on what is actually in the bill. and i think that what's important for us to do today is to send a message with recommendations of amendments. but again, i'm happy to support your amendments. i'm not supportive of an opposed position and would be open to dividing the file and voting on the other par

this legislation also requires the i.r.s. to improve efficiency, enhance cybersecurity and better meet the needs of taxpayers. by ensuring the agency sends notice to the actual taxpayer before contacting friends, neighbors or clients when conducting an audit,can ensure americans recve fair notice and treatment. mr. speaker, the mission statement of the i.r.s. is to provide america's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all. unfortunately in far too many cases, the i.r.s. fails to provide the quality consumer service that they claim to strife for. the nonpartisan government accountability office reported in 2015 the i.r.s. had no strategy in place to define what quality service should look like nor did the agency have any plans to develop one. this is unacceptable. yeoh i am pleased the taxpayer first act requires the i.r.s. to work to fulfill their mission statement. the 21st century i.r.s. act milarly will improve cyber

where legislation is intended to affect or change." special counsel investigations directly involve the legislative work of congress, congress wrote the laws that any special counsel investigation is based on and we can revise those laws . congress appropriates the funds that makes special counsel investigations possible and and congress may use information gained from its oversight function to conduct hearings or to consider whether to resort to extreme remedies of impeachment. what's more, because special counsel investigations only occur where there is a conflict of interest within the executive branch, special counsel investigations are usually matters of great national concern and congress by exercising its oversight power s can help the american people to have confidence that these investigations are conducted efficiently and independently. to strengthen the oversight position of this bill, i've proposed text that has been included in the manager's amendment which i hope the committee will support. this amendment is modeled after

chairman is a check and balance as we should be in the legislative branch, an unfettered legislative power. it showed the way you're able to work with the authors here on a bipartisan basis. with senator kunz, senator booker, and senator grams. -- senator graham. i believe the vote sends a clear message that not everybody agreed but a clear message that we must protect this investigation. the investigations going forward --sen. tillis: did, this is senator tillis noted, this is about investigations going forward. for me this issue has hit hard as a former prosecutor. i spent eight years doing that job. we would have cases come before us all the time where maybe the victim wasn't very sympathetic or maybe you knew the defendant, or it was some kind of white-collar case of someone people liked in the community. you would always have to see your job as being a minister of justice. your job was to convict the guilty and to protect the innocent. that you had to do your job without fear or favor. that is why my blood boils when i hear some of the comments you are on tv or threats of hiring

this legislation is one way for us to make this clear. the bill states that church arson prevention act of 1996 specifically to prohibit threats of force made against religious property. this is critical because current statutes prohibit the destruction of religious real property. it should also specify that threats against religious real property, such as threats to jewish community centers or any other committee centers, are also crimes that should fall under the act. i really want to thank the senator for his leadership on this bill and for working on it with me. it is much appreciated. i understand there may be additional concerns about this. and it's scope. it is my intention to work with senator booker and other colleagues to ensure they are addressed as the bill moves through the floor. i would also like to thank the house sponsors of the bill. for shepherding it through the house, where it passed overwhelmingly in december. finally, this bill addresses religious hate crime's. i would be remiss if i did not mention that the motivat

it is all one piece of legislation. in the file it was duplicated. the airport only file was sent to the full board with a positive recommendation. that means the legislation that allowed the airport workers to move forward with the pay raise was sent with a positive recommendation with three ayes and two excused. i voted for it. supervisor tang voted for it and supervisors yee and kim were excused. supervisor sheehy amended to the momon nonprofit. i seconded it. he added the nonprofit in the public sector worker to one piece of legislation. i supported that in may of last year. on may 11, 2017, the file was continued to the call of the chair at budget and finance for the controller's costing. we had a hearing to hear the numbers. at the time when the legislation was scheduled there was no due diligence. we want a desire to give the raises we didn't know a source of revenue and how much it would cost. we are in a different place. we have estimations where those numbers are. i want to assure you that although it is a year's time and it has taken a lon

[laughter] it took very strong legislative leadership to pass campaign-finance limitation. i was the house majority leader of the time i hope to pass that law but the fact that i ran for congress one year later is merely a coincidence. >> i agree the biggest problem in the country is to a great extent we have turned our lawmakers into telemarketers and that was said on 60 minutes and a wonderful interview and it just has to stop somehow. it really is the number one problem. >> somebody did ask about that an earlier question about the member of the class i should point out there is a bid at -- a big * next to the name you left congress thinking back 32 years later the longest interim of any member of congress in history now just announced he will not run again so at the end of this congress will be the first time since 1975 oh members of the house class of 74 in the house of representatives. >> congratulations on the book speaking as a historian, you mentioned the leadership had less than flattering comments about the class of 74 and also said things that were attributed by

lastly i mentioned briefly several other proposals for additional legislation in this area. congress is the right forum for this request. it is far better suited than the supreme court in a case like this to resolve policy uestions, including the impact on effects on interstate commerce of state and local regulation, whether free or low-cost software can eliminate or mitigate the costs on internet sellers. and how to account for the fact that nearly all large internet sellers are already collecting these taxes. so the cost of overturning quill would fall disproportionately on small businesses. thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone. i have to warn you first off i'm not a lawyer, but i did stay at a holiday inn last night. i'm an economist and i will make a few brief points from our perspective on the state side of things. i represent the american legislative exchange council where we have about two dozen -- 2,000 state and local elected officials who are members of our small 50 states, both republicans and democrats who are devoted for free market by many government and the

do we need to legislate that?i am growing weary of it i'm telling you that. >> so with the investigation lighting feel it isn't going anywhere? so as far as your campaign do you care what shell companies are being used? >> sure i do. it comes from the pharmacy profession and healthcare that is my expertise. i don't ever take any campaign contribution so it is necessary to run campaign if they want to run into the agreement but at the same time i have got to get my message out through the media and they will not do itot for free it is not the fun part but it is part of the s job. i have to respectfully disagree i haven't seen anything come out toi indicate the president is in collusion so how long is long enough? it goes ond and on i haven't seen anything substantial at all. >> is the opioid crisis getting worse or better? >> it is getting a little worse but we are making progress look at the legislation that wee have passedd. that put billions of dollars to rehabilitation also passing 21st century cures agree bill

this legislation is not going to stop litigation. if it passes, i'll guarantee you we'll be back in court and i think there's a very strong likelihood that rather than moving it forward, it'll delay it. look at the record in terms of the opponents to approaches like this on how they fared in court. it's not a good record. now i would suggest strongly that we are better served by allowing this process to go forward. respect nepa. respect the endangered species. respect the process that is put in place. and look at all the options. now i'm not saying tomorrow we're going to tear down snake river dams. there are lots of options short of dam removal. but when we start taking things off the table we limit our ability to meet our responsibilities under the law and under our treaty obligations and candidly , in what's going to be best -- in the best interest of solving a very complex issue. i would hope that we would reject this legislation not only because i think it is ill-advised, i think it undercuts the environment, our obligations to

it is maintained in this legislation.o holly thomas, deputy director of the executive program for the fair employment and housing, this is referring to assembly bill 1008, stating it's a new category under discrimination and that the same process and rights apply to assembly bill 1008. and so i hope that you will join me in supporting this legislation, as-is. it's a strong, lawful piece of legislation and i believe it will further eliminate some of the barriers that some of our incarcerated members of the community are facing. thank you. >> supervisor breed: thank you, supervisor cohen. can we take the item same house, same call? without objection, ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading. item 16, please? >> clerk: an ordinance to amend the administrative code to modify procedures for the mayor to appear at the board of supervisors for a question-and-answer session. >> supervisor safai: the sponsor of this item asked us to continue this item since he's out of town. i would like to make a motion to continue this

. >> a number of us have been working on legislation and another important respect. as the tobacco industry has changed, some farmers the states like kentucky are searching for crop that can grow their agricultural economy. many believe they found a product, industrial hemp. mr. president, it's time to change that. that is why some colleagues and i are introducing the bill to explore this promising new market. i think my fellow congressman, my good friend and colleague, senator wyden for their leadership on this issue. as well as senator merkley for his support. i stood with kentucky's agricultural commission to announce my intention to introduce new legislation on the subject. were introducing the hemp farming act of 2018. will build on the success of recent pilot programs and take a big step towards growth and more innovation. as i travel i have spoken with farmers, manufacturers, and small business owners. time and again they shared with me their enthusiasm of hamm's potential to re-energize and create a new spark to the u.s. economy. this bill will help make that

i just want to say opening comments in terms of overall ethics legislation. i think what i heard loud and clear was the intent for leveling the playing field, making sure there's transparency with campaigns, elections and so forth. also i think on the flip side, i this i that it's immensely important for all of us as candidates or people running ballot measures and so forth to actually be able to comprehend all of these ethics legislation in an easy way. again, as i mentioned in committee, i have a campaign attorney who is amazing and is able to help me sort through all of the different, you know, requirements locally and the state level. but today, you know, as we are considering this legislation before us, it has been incredibly difficult to peel through, you know, all the different regulations, again, not only locally but also at the state level. in fact, state legislation has passed ab249, for example, which, you know, the state hasn't even fully released its complete guidelines for how it is that we should all comply with it. and so then on top of that,

chairman, this legislation represents the best of the senate. members worked in good faith, on difficult issues. they sought common ground both republicans and democrats for the good in the nation. i want to express my appreciation to the billpu sponsors, to you, mr. chairman, and to senator feinstein for working together. our work is not done. with a strong bipartisan vote today. i hope the majority leader will work with us to bring this vote on thede floor. we have to understand we are here for a time. other senators will replace us. the constitution continues. our country continues. the checks and balances in our country continue. we have to stand up as members onin that, and when something is not done right wee have to say so. so, mr. chairman, i will put my whole statement in the record, but in 44 years in the senate i have never seen this -- i have never been this concern. they givebe a much. >> thank you, senator graham, then senator durbin. >> thank you to my colleagues who senator tillis, booker and coons, i really enjoyed working with

finally, a brief comment on the hate crimes legislation that is on the agenda. youchairman, last may, convened a hearing on the after bombate crimes threats to jewish community centers across the country. just one month after that centers in islamic northern california were attacked during the holy days of ramadan. at the largest sacramento mosque , a burned koran filled with bacon was handcuffed from a fence outside the mosque. that mosque has been targeted multiple times. despicable acts like these are becoming far too commonplace. the statistics are startling. according to the fbi, over a three-year. period, anti-muslim hate crimes have increased 99 .4%. incidents, toted 307. in 2016 alone, according to the center for study of hate and extremism, anti-muslim assaults hit a record high. anti-semitic incidents have also spiked. antidefamation league anti-semitic 1986 incidents nationally in 2017 compared to just about half that , 942, in 2015. that is an increase of 110%. testimony in this committee that these spikes did not come from nowhere. the dangerous rhe

i feel good about this legislation. it isn't exactly on point but covers the subject matter pretty well. we had constitutional expert say the majority leader said he doesn't believe there is a need for this bill but you are the committee chairman and we have decided the best thing for the committee to do is take up the matter and we are. in terms of policy and think it is really good policy to stand the test ofth time we used to have a special counsel statute in congress and that has lapsed because they have a lot of power and people are concerned legitimately that if you start at a you could and about z i can understand people's reluctance to have a prosecutor that can go anywhere and everywhere but what brought this about was a conflict of interest as to attorneyey c general session tht it was clear to me he could not look into any allegations against the trump campaign about collusion because he was a part of it. to those who thank you made a bad decision i could not disagree more as a lawyer has the atty. general he

i would implore you not to use that as an excuse not to support the legislation. but support it because we need it in the city and we need it badly. >> supervisor peskin. >> i understand supervisor's concern but i know there are reportings within 24 hours but i don't know what the individual entity's interests are as to what they contribute. it's easy in the last three months of the campaign you can see it every day. i know that party a has contributed to independent expenditure b. i just don't what the party b's interest is. i think what you're trying to solve for is solve for though potentially it could be fine tuned into the section. anyway, i think it was asked and answer. >> seeing no other names on the roster, are there any other members of the board or the commission that would like to discuss anything further regarding the amendment? seeing none we'll open it up to public comment. if there's any members of the public who would like to speak on your item, this is your time now. >> good evening supervisors, frank solomon from ends of ethics. we have basicall

mitch mcconnell opposes the legislation. committee chair chuck rasul confirmed the committee will grassleyt -- chuck confirmed the committee will vote on it asked week. voted tottee also protect religiously affiliated institutions. you can see from the agenda and number of nominees, two bills. among the nominees we will consider is magistrate judge cj williams, nominated to the northern district of iowa. judge williams is a native of my home state of iowa, graduated f rom george donald o'brien -- judge donald o'brien. donald o'brien was appointed by president kennedy. george williams spent nearly two decades serving as assistant u.s. attorney in iowa. early in his career he served as a trial attorney and the justice department criminal division and as a special assistant to u.s. attorneys in the eastern district of virginia. i think you will find him to be a talented attorney and judge who is widely respected and recommended across the political spectrum. in iowa, he receivedwho a unanis well-qualified rating. i want to expl

: i put this as the top piece of your legislation, but this proposed legislation -- so currently, all cannabis businesses must allow their employees to abide by a labor peace agreement. they cannot prevent any unionizing. what there will be adding to the permit application is for applicants with ten or more more employees, each applicant must demonstrate either of the following, that they will abide by the terms of the labor peace agreement or that the applicant has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with a bona fide labor organization. so that's a little unusual that we have -- we have put such kinds of stipulations into an application process for businesses, small businesses, so i wanted to bring that to your attention. and then -- so those will be -- i'll be working to schedule those within the next commission meeting or after. and then, a few updates on items that you've heard. so the massage establishments on union street, allowing those as conditional use, that's still to be scheduled in committee. the jackson square uses -- restaurant and bar uses, that was passed b

but that she favored legislation. and then i did hear chris say, you no he, first you made a pitch for the congressional review actress lugs. you know, but just assuming for the sake of argument that that's a nonstarter among our other panelists here, if we are trying to resolve this issue right here today, while we are together, you know, i want to try this in steps. you know, the isps do say that they are in favor or don't object to certain elements, you know, that fall under the rubric of net neutrality, blocking, degrading, you know, most of the major isps, i think including the ones represented here, will say that. and then we are going to talk about paid pry tieizatiivatizat. but, chris, my question, see the rules reinstated. but just explain, i'm going to have maybe one of oyou or maybe two of you explain why you are amenable to many or some of the facets of net neutrality that chris favors, what was, in your mind, so wrong with 2015 rules? just explain that so we get that on the table. and then we'll move forw

this is a bipartisan piece of legislation. if you care about the injustices going on in iran, then it's important to support this bill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, chairman of the committee on homeland security, and the author of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to urge support for my bill to hold the iranian regime accountable for its continued human rights violations. i introduced the iran human rights and hostage taking accountability act with congressman deutch, and i'm grateful for chairman royce and ranking member engel's support in this effort. the iranian regime continues to perpetrate gross human rights abuses against its own people. they continue to suppress and censor their people's calls for democratic reform. they recklessly use their nation's resources to expand

every -- legislation. every person was supportive of the meat and bones of the legislation, but super excited that we are tackling this issue and helping eliminate these barriers for low-income san franciscans, so i challenge the board members to continue to eliminate these barriers and knock them down. there's a lot of criminal stuff on the books but not a lot eliminating those barriers on the books. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you, next speaker. >> my name is ms. dhaliwal, i'm here with [inaudible] l.c.c.r. civil rights. [reading] eliminating fines and fees that disproportionately affect low-income and people of color. it also leads to criminalization of people simply because they are too poor to pay. for people released from the criminal justice system this will remove barriers. l.c.c.r. strongly supports this legislation to work towards a debt-free s.f. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, i'm danica [inaudible], attorney for [inaudible] civil rights. i'm proud to

collins, a member of the judiciary committee, and a key legislator in making sure that this legislation moves forward, has worked very, very hard on it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for how long? mr. goodlatte: five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5447, the music modernization act, which as already been said, it combines critical pieces of legislation to update our laws, including legislation i authored. it also represents the classics act, amp act, rate standardization, things that have been negotiated for a long period of time. as we looked at this and we talked about it, this is a bill today that comes to the floor with overwhelming support. not just on this floor, not just in the committee where it passed 32-0, it comes to this floor with an industry that for many times couldn't even decide they wanted to talk to each other about things in their industry came together with overwhel

days to take action and because we're the legislative branch of the federal government, legislative days are not actual days. it ends up taking like four times than that. the important part is that there is a process prescribed fao that and a time frame prescribed for that. that's the authority that the congress gave itself in 1996 and that authority is very clear about two things. first, it is meant-to-a ply to rules, which are binding, and it is meant to have legal force. and the c.r.a. gives the congress a way to weigh in when an agency's interpretation of the law conflicts with the legislative intentions. and, second, it only applies to rules that were recently promulgated. in other words, they specifically envisioned that a clock would run. the rule gets submitted to congress. the clock runs. if the congress likes the rule or if there's not sufficient will to overturn the rule, then the rule stands. and if the congress doesn't like the rule, then a member can introduce a c.r.a. resolution of disapproval and then we act upon it and this is why what's happening right now is total

started working on the legislation in february or march? >> we began initial conversation in february, but we really didn't start working with the city until march. >> supervisor tang: and then supervisor peskin, you introduced i think it was early -- sorry. end of february, early march? >> supervisor peskin: i thought it was march 7th, but i'm looking at the newspaper and it is march 6th. >> supervisor tang: okay. and the reason why -- thank you, mr. parks. the reason i ask these questions is because in light of the discussion here -- you may sit down. thank you. i think all these new innovations and helping people get around in different modes is a wonderful thing. i myself road a vespa before scoop came along. i think these other powered scooters are great in terms of you can get around very quickly and easily. especially if you are wearing a skirt or dress. it is quite easy. so, i'm not against these companies innovating and kraitding -- waiting ways to ease our transportation methods. but i believe in making sure our sidewalks are safe

what should have legislators ask? guest: they should have drilled down -- what do you think of your question zuckerberg said there are things they do right. the next question would be what is it that you disagree with? the right to be forgotten? it would violate our first amendment, a can't just say if i don't like this show, take this off the internet. would you be open to adapting those principles? there was not as much of an understanding of the details. in europe the bureaucrats have told these companies what tools to design and how to design them. it was a disservice. withd not come armed knowledge. there was not any real commitment in terms of legislation. host: gd rp? caller: general data regulation protection which will go into place in may and is europe's law , protecting europeans on social media. i think it goes too far, but are of those principles correct. i would have loved the conversation to be about how do we construct the privacy framework in the united states? the biggest point, it is not for zuckerb

but she favored legislation. then i did hear chris say first he made a pitch for the congressional review act resolution. you know but just assuming for the sake of argument that it is not going to be, it is a nonstarter among our other panelists here that we are trying to actually resolve this issue right here today while we are together. i want to try this. the isp's to say that they are in favor would you not object to certain elements. that are fallen into that net neutrality. blocking, degrading the most of the major isp's of including those represented here will say that. and then we will talk about prioritization but i guess my question presents that he went to see the rules reinstated but just explain, i'm going to have maybe one of you were to have you explain why, if you are -- too many or some of the facets of net neutrality, that chris favors, what was in your mind, so wrong with the 2015 rules? just explain that so we get that on the table and then we will move forward. >> i am happy to take a shot a

that's half of the legislative community. the second fte we want to dedicate to have that sole person to not only develop and update the train, but to deliver in-person training on demand. two other fte. this will give you a sense of how our staffing works. we're asking for two attorneys. one specifically dedicated to the board's functions. currently, as we are staffed we have one individual who not only researches and writes the decisions for the board, advises the board, writes procedural regulations, assists the general counsel in reviewing his briefs and preparing him for hearings and serves as legislative counsel. so this one individual is performing four to five different functions. in addition, our general counsel needs more support. we're seeing an increased amount of litigation in the federal circuit, and those types of cases are more complex. they do take longer to prepare. finally, the last fte we would ask that be dedicated to something as simple as administrative support. as we are currently staffed, we have one

i am not sure if legislation is needed. mayben agree with jim, disagree with jim on his thoughts or any of the other thoughts this morning on the phone line. if you support this effort projecting the special counsel from being fired, it is 202-7 48-8000. senator chris coons of delaware -- he is sponsoring that bill. he talks about leader mcconnell's remarks and wrapped up his thoughts on this legislative effort. here is what he had to say. a wide range of republican leaders in the senate agreed that for president trump to fire bob mueller or interfere with his investigation would be a terrible idea. chairman grassley has called it politically suicidal. it wouldraham has said be effectively the end of the trump presidency, and i believe leader mcconnell has shed -- has said the president should not do that. those statements i agree with. i do not know from where leader mcconnell gets his confidence that president trump will not take action to interfere with his investigation. tweeted ornt has spoken directly or indirectly in