gregg rothschild served in the same position for the democrats. he also worked on the senate side on telecommunications policy. gentlemen, thank you for being with us. both of our guests currently are lawyers who practice telecommunications law. when nfl so, tony romm of the political report. if i could ask you a general question. powered waltzman, we'll start with you. if republicans take over congress, the house and/or the senate, what do you think are some of the legislative policies that they may pursue and where will they concentrate their efforts when it comes to telecommunications? >> guest: well, i think will be a combination of legislative policies as well as oversight. i think they'll be doing an inventory of what the fcc and ntia have been doing, what proceedings are outstanding and evaluating the direction that the commission has been going as well as ntia proceedings on spectrum. obviously, at the top of that list is the issue of broadband reclassification in their totality. so i would expect republicans to take a very hard look at wh

gregg rothschild served in the same position for the democrats, he also worked on the senate side on telecommunications policy. gentlemen, thank you for being with us. >> guest: thank you for having us. >> host: both of our guests currently are lawyers who practice telecommunications law. joining us, also, tony romm from "the politico" as our guest reporter. howard waltzman, we'll start with you. if republicans take over congress, the house and/or the senate, what do you think are some of the legislative policies that they may pursue, and where, where will they concentrate their efforts when it comes to telecommunications? >> guest: i think it'll be both a combination of legislative policies as well as oversight. i think they'll be doing an inventory of what the fcc and ntia have been doing, what proceedings are outstanding and evaluating the direction that the commission has been going as well as ntia proceedings on spectrum. obviously, at the top of that list is the issue of broadband reclassification and net neutrality, so i would expect the republicans to take a very hard look at

howard waltzman, republican, and gregg rothschild, democrat. tony rom politico, thank you all for being on "the communicators." >> guest: thank you. >> guest: thank you. >> you have been watching "the communicators," c-span's weekly look at the people and issues impacting the future of telecommunications. if you missed any of this discussion on how technology policy may change if republicans win back the house, you can watch "the communicators" again tonight at 8 ian right here on -- 8 eastern right here on c-span2. >> coming up next, white house domestic policy adviser melody barnes. >> now, white house domestic policy adviser melody barnes. she recently attended a green conference in washington and talked about the use of energy sources. she's interviewed by atlantic's national correspondent james fallows. this is about half an hour. >> there's a lot of discussion about the climate bill, the fact that climate energy bill, the fact that nothing got through the congress this year and what that meant for a longer-term perspective for companies,

gregg rothschild howard waltzman, republican and gregg rothschild, democrat. tony romm. thank you for one. >> host: thank you. just go thank you. >> in a few moments, the midcourt circuit appeals hears a >> the ninth circuit court of appeals heard arguments today on the constitutionality of an arizona state law that requires the police to detain and arrest suspected illegal immigrants based on reasonable suspicion. a lower court ruled that arizona had preempted the federal government's authority to set immigration law and blocked enforcement of that part of the state law. this is a little more than an hour. >> all rise. hear ye, hear ye the honorable united states court of appeals court of appeals for the ninth circuit. you will be heard. please be seated. >> good morning, everyone.case n we're going to take up the first case that, calendar.. the and that is the united states of iz america versus state of arizona. and we allotted 30 minutes per side. the appellant -- at the appellant wishes to stay somejut time for rebuttal, that's perfectly time. down. with that, a remi

. >> host: gregg rothschild, if mr. waxman maintains or retains his chairmanship, where do you see as focus? >> guest: again -- >> host: particularly when it comes to rewriting of the tele- >> guest: as you both know he spent the last human to the last congress attempting to gain some kind of consensus around the issue of broadband regulation. i would think assuming he maintains a chairmanship, so try to continue those negotiations, work with republicans on the committee, work with the industry, work with folks in the democrat and republican party to pass and give the fcc clear direction on broadband regulation. on the senate side, senator rockefeller has been following that issue very closely and was involved in stakeholder meetings on the subject. .. >> please be seated. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to take up the first case that's on the calendar, and that is the united states of america vs. the state of arizona. we allotted 30 minutes per side. the appellant wishes to save time for rebuttal, that's fine, j