and you have to respond be and the process that's already in the goodlatte bill is carried forth, i think that'll cut down significantly on the number of demand letters or at least those receiving demand letters will get a quick answer from a lawyer rather than having to spend $100,000 just to get legal advice on how they should settle something. >> host: gary shapiro, when you look at the framework of telecommunications laws in this country now, do they need to be updated for our current world? or could they possibly be with updated for our current world? >> guest: well, the '96 telecom act really doesn't even mention the internet. and, certainly, it is healthy for government to understand why there's regulation going on. and we should look at that. the world has dramatically changed in almost the last 20 years. i mean, phenomenally changed in how we get information, education and entertain. entertainment. there is an argument there's too much regulation. i believe and i would point to the merger proposed of at&t/t-mobile where when the fcc chairman, with one sentence, could cause at&t t

we congratulate mayor bill goodlatte -- bill de blasio.e honored and pleased to have you and the congregation says -- >> amen. [applause] new york city's 2014 youth poet laureate ramya ramana read a reading her poem entitled "new york city." when we come back, an exclusive, the return of lynn stewart. by a judgeermined for compassionate release. we will be back in a moment. ♪ ♪ >> silence of a candle or again. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez with a national broadcast exclusive. >> we turn to longtime civil rights lawyer lynne stewart released from prison. stewart, 74 years old and dying from late stage breast cancer. a federal judge granted her compassionate release on new year's eve. she returned home on new year's day. the judge wrote that her terminal medical condition and limited life expectancy positive extraordinary and compelling reasons that want to request a reduction of her sentence. >> viewed by many as a political prisoner, she was jailed for distributing press releases on behalf of her client, an egyptian american who is co

goodlatte, for your leadership on this and, mr. smith, for sponsoring this very important bill. whether you're pro-choice or pro-life, i think we can all agree on this. that it's wrong to spend hard-earned tax dollars to pay for abortions. yet that is the policy of this administration through obamacare and whatted to's -- and what today's bill reverses. this commonsense provision ensures tax dollars are used wisely and government policy does not violate americans' basic rights. h.r. 7 brings a stop to government subsidized abortions created through obamacare, creates transparency by ensuring citizens have the information they need regarding their insurance policy, and whether it pays for abortion or not, and ultimately lessens the number of lives ended through abortion. this legislation is important for the future of our country and forces our government to no longer be complicit in taking the lives of millions of innocent babies. we now live in a country that is trending pro-life and a cnn poll shows that 61% of respondents oppose public funding for abortion. forcing americans

bill. it's being pushed by republicans on the house judiciary committee. all of 23 of whom are men, starting with chairman bob goodlatteginia. how much of a problem are just the optics alone here? >> you said it best. the so-called no taxpayer funding of abortion bill, because right now, under u.s. law, we don't allow taxpayer funding of abortion. and really, theics are a problem. we have this all-male panel saying what we've defeated over and over again, which is they're saying now women can't use their own money to buy health insurance that covers a full range of women's reproductive services. that's a problem. and the women of america are saying, why should we not get all of the health care we need with our own money? and once again, here you are, the first male that the judiciary committee is considering is a bill that takes away these health care rights of women. >> let's switch to this massachusetts law being argued before the supreme court. we just heard from our justice correspondent. it is very much like a law that you wrote back in 1993, the so called bubble law that tried to shield women from protesters outs

goodlatte and the judiciary committee can do amazing things. the bill brings about repatriation, programs that brings jobs back to america, not to have companies go abroad, and i appreciate the secretary of commerce really cooperating and working. lastly, it funds the science at a very, very high level. and with regard to nasa, the bill includes $17.65 billion for nasa, including funding for america's next generation space launch system. the owe ryon vehicle as well as full -- orion vehicle to keep america competitive. i want to close by congratulating and thanking mr. rogers. we came here in 1981. we were considered reagan robots. i wasn't supposed to be here. chris smith is still here. mr. rogers. they will be the leaders of the class that's left. we have 54. i just want to thank him for what he's done and the staff on both sides and the members for bringing this bill and the returning to regular order. again, mr. fattah, my fellow from native philadelphia, thank you for everything you have done. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the spea

bill. make sure you talk about that at silicon valley and please thank chairman goodlatte for making that happen. >> thank you, steve. that was not planned. [laughter] and we will, definitely, work on making permanent the internet tax moratorium. >> over here. >> thank you,. >> great work. i'm a drop box user. i've not paid yet. i keep moving stuff back and out when it gets full. but it's extremely useful for journalists. obviously. some challenges too, and some of those european journalists, i know i talked to about so. things they're facing are concerned about encription and how the data is moved back and forth. you mentioned 70% of the user base is outside the u.s. howhow come -- trying to take step to make sure it's not within the borders? >> in our case, and also in the case of other popular service like g-mail or others, we store all of the infrastructure is in the u.s. and so it's been that way since the beginning. but now that might need to change; right. we've always had the customers in se, europe,ing a at a time that look, we want you to store our data here so your government can't, l

goodlatte and the judiciary committee can do amazing things. the bill brings about repatriation, programs that brings jobs back to america, not to have companies go abroad, and i appreciate the secretary of commerce really cooperating and working. lastly, it funds the science at a very, very high level. and with regard to nasa, the bill includes $17.65 billion for nasa, including funding for america's next generation space launch system. the owe ryon vehicle as well as full -- orion vehicle to keep america competitive. i want to close by congratulating and thanking mr. rogers. we came here in 1981. we were considered reagan robots. i wasn't supposed to be here. chris smith is still here. mr. rogers. they will be the leaders of the class that's left. we have 54. i just want to thank him for what he's done and the staff on both sides and the members for bringing this bill and the returning to regular order. again, mr. fattah, my fellow from native philadelphia, thank you for everything you have done. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the spea