peter: brendan carr is one of five committee members and one of three republicans on the commission,s well, in the committee, and he is our guest this week on "the communicators." what happens to the commission if there is a change in administration after november 3? brendan: thank you so much, peter, for having us on. there are five of us. we serve staggered terms. every year, one member of the commission is up for renomination confirmation by the senate. and that process continues irrespective of the outcome of the election. for instance, my term runs through 2023. and i can hold over for a longer period of time and i will continue to serve regardless of the outcome of the election. rep. lee: -- peter: and with michael o'rielly not being renominated by the president, if there were a change in the administration, you and sherman pie would be the two -- chairman pie would be the two republicans, correct? brendan: that's right. michael o'rielly has served for a long time. his term expired a year and a half ago. we're allowed to stay on until the end of this congress. when we're in thi

. >> watch "the communicators" with replicant fcc commissioner brendan carr tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 area. >> now remarks by defense secretary mark esper on military readiness on all branches but he talks about his long goals for the armed forces and competing with china. this is hosted by the heritage foundation. >> hello. welcome to the heritage foundation for conversation with secretary of defense mark esper on the critical topic of the readiness of our u.s. armed forces. today we are joined by nearly 1000 who have registered for this very important event. despite our attention being focused on other things in the lead up to the election there may be no more vital of a topic for our country then this. americans have had the good fortune of living in unparalleled freedom and prosperity for nearly 250 years and these gifts are maintained by a powerful and ready military that prevents our adversaries from destroying what so many of us as americans have had the opportunity to experience. president ronald reagan said that a truly successful military is one that becau

brendan carr is one of five federal communications commission committee members and he is one of three republicans on the commission as well in the majority and he is our guest this week on "the communicators". permission or -- commissioner car, not the politics but the mechanics but what happens to the commission if there is a change in administration after november 3? >> guest: thank you so much, peter, for having me on. five of us are commissioners of the fcc and we serve staggered terms so every year one member of the commission is up for renomination and confirmation by the senate and the process continues irrespective of the outcome of the election. for instance, my term runs through 2023 and i can hold over for a longer time potentially and i will continue to serve regardless of the outcome of the election. >> host: with michael o'reilly not been renominated by the president if there were a change in administration you and chairman pai would be the republicans, correct? >> guest: yes, michael o'reilly has served for a long time on capitol hill and at the fcc in his term expired

republican brendan carr talks about 5g and free speech on the internet. >> i think that we should bringroach to regulating big tech. there has been a no touch approach. we have never had a gap between the size, skew, and power of big tech in the absence or near absence of regulation. >> watch the communicators with brendan carr monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. the senate judiciary committee votes thursday on the confirmation of amy coney barrett to be a justice on the ruthme court held by late bader ginsburg. the vote is set for 1:00 p.m. watch live on c-span, on c-span.org, or on the free radio app. british time

. >> brendan carr is one of the three republican commissioners on the federal communications committee. we appreciate you both being on the communicators. you are watching c-span, your unfiltered of government. created by america's greatest television companies as a public service. grazie today by your television provider. this week, the senate judiciary committee held a confirmation hearing for amy coney barrett. this weekend will show some of the questioning of the nominating from committee

. >> host: brendan carr is one of five federal communications commission committee members, and he is one of three republicans on the commission as well in the majority and he is our guest this week on "the communicators." commissioner carr, not the politics but the mechanics, what happens to the commission if there is a change in administration after

tonight on the communicators, republican fcc commissioner brendan carr talks about 5g infrastructure, free speech on the internet and regulation of big tech companies. >> i think we should bring a light touch approach to regulating big tech. but now there's been no touch approach. we have never had a gap between the size, scale, and power of institution like big tech. in the absence or near absence of regulation. >> watch the communicators with republican fcc commissioner brendan carr tonight at eight eastern on cspan2. coming up next remarks from doctor anthony fauci on the coronavirus and public health pretty talked about the importance of differentiating between politics and policy when it comes to science. john hopkins university this is about 40 minutes. >> high, i am ellen mckenzie dean of the john hopkins school of public health but upon her to be here to launch our quarterly policy reform. due to last-minute scheduling change president daniels was regrettably unable too join us. we arean now recording the conversation slightly in advance of his october 16 broadcast

. >> watch the communicators with republican fcc commissioner brendan carr tonight at eight eastern on cspan2. coming up next remarks from doctor anthony fauci on the coronavirus and public health pretty talked about the importance of differentiating between politics and policy when it comes to science. john hopkins university this is about 40 minutes. >> high, i am ellen mckenzie dean of the john hopkins school of public health but upon her to be here to launch our quarterly policy reform. due to last-minute scheduling change president daniels was regrettably unable too join us. we arean now recording the conversation slightly in advance of his october 16 broadcast. we can think of no better person with whom to begin a series of dialogues about policy than dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institute of allergy and institute of health. for c millions across the country and indeed the world, dr. fauci has emerged in this moment as a trusted source with scientific authority. for four decades he has exemplified the role of scientists and public servants. through the early years

. >> tonight on "the communicators" republican fcc commissioner brendan carr talks about 5g infrastructureree speech on the internet and regulation of big tech companies. >> i think we should bring a light touch approach to regulating big tech but up until now there's been a no touch approach and we never had a gap between the size, scale and power of an institution like big tech in the absence or near absence of regulation. >> watch "the communicators" with replicant fcc commissioner brendan carr tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 area. >> now remarks by defense secretary mark esper on military readiness on all branches but he talks about his long goals for the armed forces and competing with china. this is hosted by the heritage foundation. >> hello. welcome to the heritage foundation for conversation with secretary of defense mark esper on the critical topic

let's dig into that angle with new york post op-ed editor and fcc commissioner brendan carr, thank youfor being with us. "the daily beast" reporting on this saying the man who reportedly gave hunters laptop to rudy speaks out in an interview, they say john paul isaak gave conflicting stories to reporters on wednesday so a lot of other organizations out there raising red flags about the story and of course you know that when rudy giuliani's name is connected to this, they are immediately skeptical about the chain of custody for this laptop, what can you tell us about your ability to get to the source of this story? >> i think the story speaks for itself, it is deeply sourced and all the sourcing is hard evidence. we obtained evidence of emails, photographs that are pretty hard to dispute as verifiably belonging to mr. hunter biden. that's a lot more of a slam-dunk story than many of the anti-trump stories that appeared over the past four years. as you look, the sourcing is someone familiar with the matter told someone else which then told the outlet in question and yet none of those sto

peter: brendan carr is one of five committee members and one of three republicans on the commission, the committee, and he is our guest this week on "the

. >> brendan carr is one of the three republican commissioners on the federal communications committee. we appreciate you both being on the communicators. you are watching c-span, your unfiltered of government. created by america's greatest television companies as a public service. grazie today by your television provider. this week, the senate judiciary committee held a confirmation hearing for amy coney barrett. this weekend will show some of the questioning of the nominating from committee members. watch coverage on saturday and sunday beginning at 10:00 eastern on's c-span. -- c-span. next, the president holding a rally at the center of georgia. ♪ god bless the usa from the lakes of minnesota to the hills of tennessee, across the plains of texas, from sea signing see -- shining sea, from detroit down to houston, new york to l.a., there's pride in every american heart, and it's time we stand and say that i'm proud to be an american, well at least i know i'm free, and i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me, and i'll gladly stand up next to you and defend her still

brendan carr is the fcc commissioner, kind enough to join us now. does this seem right to you?n times draw more attention than the crime. and by silencing core political speech on this important story, i think big tech has crossed a line. you know, for those of us in the conservative movement, we've long been talking about the need to rein in big tech. i think it's one of the great threats to individual liberty. and this week was a watershed moment with the attention drawn to the censorship engaged in by big tech. just this week justice thomas9 and the supreme court issued a statement saying that courts have provided big tech with special protections and immunities that go far beyond this section 230 that they've received, and so i think it's time for action. neil: so, commissioner, when let's say a twitter comes out and says, well, what are you complaining about? it's the on our site, you can read it for yourself, but they -- as far as redistribution, i guess, or sending it along or passing it along or retweeting, that they're not allowing. that effect ily is squelching free s

i want to go to brendan carr, sec commissioner. very good to have you back with us, sir. is it your sense we're looking at the very least revisiting section 230 and the rules around it and how it is policed? ad a minimum it seemed like some changes are afoot. maybe depends on the election but your thought? >> i think we're in a watershed moment. if you look at the progress we made over the last few weeks in terms of building momentum for reforming section 230, we've never seen so many republicans and conservatives standing up for free speech. look i watched a lot of the testimony this morning. jack dorsey made a number of claims that if they had been statements on his own website it would have been flagged as potential misinformation. he is trying to scare off those trying to reform 230, claiming any efforts to change that law will result in more censorship, not less. he has it backwards. as reporter just indicated if other people's speech is on their website, they don't need to be liable for that, that's fine but there is a second piece of the law which is when they take

"thenight on fccunicators," republican commissioner brendan carr talks about the regulation of big tech companies. a i think we should bring light touch when it comes to regulating big tech, but right now it has been no touch approach. in the never had a gap thesee or near absence of regulations. >> watch on c-span2. journal"ngton continues. continuespresident campaigning in tucson, arizona. you can see that at 6:00. ,nd just to give you a heads up havet forget that we c-span.org in the radio app to access the. get your thoughts on what your top issue is. you can tell us on the phone line, 202-748-8000 if you -- 202-748-8001 if you support president trump and mike pence. 202-748-8000 if you support joe biden and kamala harris. be your issues might concern for 2020 and how the candidates approach spending. there is a story in "the washington times," taking a look at the close of the fiscal year. the fiscal year ended on theseber 30 and they saw spending going from $4.4 trillion to $4.8 trillion. spending skyrocketed to $6.6 upllion, adding that it is , with therillion largest increase of

. : : brendan carr is one of five federal communications commission committee members and he is one of three republicans on the commission as well in the majority and he is our guest this week on "the communicators". permission or -- commissioner car, not the politics but the mechanics but what happens to the commission if there is a change in administration after november 3? >> guest: thank you so much, peter, for having me on. five of us are commissioners of the fcc and we serve staggered terms so every year one mem