. >> we are pleased to welcome back to the communicators commissioner cliburn of the sec. in a recent speech, he said that you were going to be super vigilant of the wireless industry. what did you mean by super vigilant? >> >> i meant that what is important is the consumer experience. what is important is the marketplace, so those two things in terms of trying to balance to ensure that the competitors, it's a competitive marketplace, that's a healthy experience and the consumers are getting that they paid for and meeting their expectations. when i say supervigilant, i mean that i am the substitute often for competition when it's not as intense as we would like or robust as we would like and i am the consumer's eyes and ears. that's what i mean. >> are you satisfied with how the wireless industry is conducting itself right now? >> for the most part, consumers seem to be pleased with the innovation. there are still a number of challenges and complained as it relates to quality of service. those things we are hearing. those things we are addressing. they can go anywhere anyt

my colleagues, tim scott and jim cliburn were here they would make a few points. charleston is the transportation hub of the united states transportation command as well as the primary seaport for container traffic between the united states and the south atlantic. charleston air force base provides the strategic airlift for africa for the government to include embassy support. charleston is the leading command control and communications for africa. the relationships for the charleston medical community which would be so helpful in the event of an emergency in africa. the medical university is located in charleston. world-class facility. we know that most of the rapid deployment forces that would be used in african operation include special operations in the southeastern part of the united states. charleston is the hub of all military transportation. the see left in repositioning to africa. and the linkage i had the privilege of visiting in liberia. the great cultural association of west africa to charleston is very clear. it is a shared culture. we had the same ac

. >> congressman james cliburn, the no. 3 democrat in the house speaking earlier today says he believesgress and the white house can find a consensus on tackling the nation's growing debt as long as "a lot of compassion is brought to the table." he added that government programs like medicare and medicaid must not be shredded. house republicans, in a long scheduled conference call set for today, plan to discuss ways to explain their approach to propose changes in medicare and medicaid following its sharp criticism from constituents for the budget plan passed in the house that calls for changes as a way to improve the nation's finances. in business news, ford motor co. is reporting its best profit in 13 years, driven by home sales in its home market and the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. the company earned 62 cents a share, topping predictions. it is the seventh straight quarter of operating profit, and the highest first quarter net income since 1998. >> every weekend, experience of american history on c-span 3 starting saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern with 48 hours a people telling th