>> no. >> commissioner cliburn? >> i can say within my last eight plus years, this is the most energized that i've seen diverse parties. >> and anybody else that wants to say something? >> i use the word energized but i would say i have seen it before and that's the reason we have a 39% cap. it was result of a transaction that caused a lot of up brass between the relationship between the network and affiliate and that's the reason the congress stepped in at the time and addressed it so in terms of the excitement or energize, i've seen the energy level far beyond what it is today in that -- >> the broad spectrum of people opposing is unusual. i'll yield back my nine seconds madam chair. >> mr. johnson for five minutes. >> thank you. and thank the commissioners for being here today. i've listened, i've heard some buzz words that caught my attention full chairman walden talked about the complexity of the telecom environment and how difficult your job is and i agree with that. commissioner cliburn talked about how the t

commissioner cliburn do you want to comment on that? >> i think any talk about slowing things down to do something sub-253 is problematic. it's problematic for keeping and insuring that rural america catches up. you haven't caught up and that is problematic so that's why this talk of loosening these standards of lowering speeds is just very problematic to me and that is not the direction we need to go. >> commissioner rosenwsarsal, you were in burlington, vermont. >> i was. >> appreciate your visit. burlington's not where we have the issue. that's an urban area. a lot of vermont is a lot much like rural america. it's slow. in rural vermont is on its heels economically. we have to have this tool to have any shot at getting back in the game. your view on the slowing or lowering the standards. >> i think lowering the standard is crazy. i believe you have to set audacious goals if you want to do big things and deciding that we can get 100 megabyte speed is worth the effort including rural america. >> chairman pai, you've got a real history

commissioner manion cliburn wrote in her dissenting vote by eliminating the main studio rule in its entirety for all broadcast stations the f.c.c. signals that it no longer believes those awarded a license to use the public airwaves should have a local presence in their community in other words your or your local news could no longer be made locally like your food your clothes your jobs and just about everything else that the corporate hand touches and coming coming this november from the good corporate shills at the f.c.c. is the potential overturning of rules that prevent one single company from owning both a full power t.v. station and daily newspaper in the same market at the same time because because i guess i believe that there there is no better example of a free market than a corporate monopoly which is why we are watching the hawks. as. to. what it's like you know that i got. welcome everyone to watching the hawks i am and i robot dogs out of the lawless. so yeah it seems strange because there's all this talk about the license away from santa or whoever when cable networks don't rea

. >> jim cliburn, all three of them perhaps. >> i think it's time to pass the torch to a new generation. they're all of the same generation and their contributions to the congress and caucus are substantial but i think there come as time when you need pass that torch and i think it's time.

. >> her or cliburn? >> i think it is time to pass the torch to a new generation.y are all of the same generation and their contributions to the congress and the caucus are substantial, but i think there comes a time when you need to pass the torch and i think it is time. announcer: watch the full interview tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. and six a copy and eastern, right here on c-span. tuesday evening, american history tv is in prime time. they will look at the 100th anniversary of buffalo bill's death and his influence on western culture. prime timestory tv begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. ♪ washingtonc-span's journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. sunday morning, the latest in the senate intelligence committee with tom shepherd of the washington examiner. and a look at the newly released violent crime statistics. a harvard university researcher will join us. and an examination of the so-called attacks on u.s. diplomats in havana with frank mora. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. on sunday morning, join the discuss

so chairman pi, you will be firsted followed by commissioner cliburn and mr. o'reilly, carr and rosenworsel. chairman pi, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. thank you for holding this hearing today. i appreciate the opportunity to update you on the fcc's work to advance the public interest. that work has been substantial. i outlined our progress in four key areas. promoting public safety, modernizing our regulations and combatting unwanted robo calls. i commended the subcommittee in reauthorizing the fcc. of particular importance is the provision that would allow the deposits placed in spectrum options to be sent to the treasury. woult this measure the fcc woebt be able to launch a large spectrum option for the foreseeable future. but this morning i'd like to address an area of concern for l members and me. the first amendment. i have said again and again and again that the first amendment must be at the heart of our work. that is why i oppose the prior fcc's critical information needs study which would have involved sendsing government funded a