mr. copps has done a fine job in an acting capacity. but, you know, we need more transparency, more openness in policy development. you're going to have to develop a national broadband plan, which is a big, big issue and has so many important considerations. poll soins spectrum, what spectrum lies fallow, sfwhie how much of it. why is it not used? what can we do about that? the forebearance petitions. we have a debate on net neutrality. you can remove that burden by taking a very significant step in solving that issue and restoring net neutrality provisions. and then the interest of public interest obligations and substantial concentration of broadcast properties around the country and the fact that many of us think that concentration has been very unhealthy. so that's a very significant, sizable menu of great importance to the entire country. and again, i'm pleased when we have nominees that come before us who are extraordinarily well qualified. i'm pleased to support your nomination and senator mcdowell as well. >> thank you, mr. chai

mr. cops, commissioner copps is done a fine job and an acting capacity but we need him more transparency, more openness in policy development. >> host: andrew feinberg for coburn. >> guest: transparency, great, openness great. these are all buzzwords of the obama administration and i will believe it when i see it. anew web site will be wonderful. i think it is worth noting that the new administration has talked a lot about open government and transparency and made it sort of their mantle and taken this on, and open government directive but it is limited to a small number of groups and solutions. it has really been a lot of the foundation does great working people like that, and very limited notion of what open government means. it is more technology center then people-centered. i think there's a sense that anything could be better than the fcc under former chairman martin, but how much better again, we don't know. we are going to have to see what happens. >> guest: it is worth noting also that the former fcc chairman kevin martin had made some efforts in this area as well. it is true that

mr. copse, commissioner copps has, i think, done a fine job in an acting capacity, but, you know, we needmore transparency, more openness in policy development. >> host: andrew feinberg. >> guest: well, transparency, great, openness great. these are all buzz words of the obama administration, and i'll believe it when i see it. again, new web site. that will be wonderful. i think it's worth noting that the administration has talked a lot about open government and transparency and made it sort of their mantle and taking this on, they had an open government directive, but it's really been limited to a small number of groups and solutions. it's really been a lot of the sunlight foundation, they do great work, and people like that. a very limited notion of what open government means. it's more technology-centered than people-centered. i think there's a sense that anything could be better than the fcc under former chairman martin, but how much better, again, we don't know. we're going to have to see what happens. >> guest: it's worth noting, also, that the former fcc chairman, kevin martin, had

copps pumas i appreciate your testimony. thank you khan -- >> general motors even mr. press, i guess i'm concerned as i see the opening areas about the rural areas where i live have any of you talked about 100,000, 80,000, i don't have a county in my district that house 70,000. i am a vast rural leary and i think we have got six chrysler dealerships being closed, maybe four or five, maybe more than that in my district of general motors. heil or people going to get service? if i bought a car this year at general motors or chrysler and my dealer is closed how do i get surface on my car? am i going to have to drive two hours somewhere else when might service light comes on? i mean, how do you do it and especially when you talk about the loyalty and of rural areas you've got him% greater loyalty base but we are getting hard hit. >> mr. chairman i appreciate the concern especially with the customers and that is a very fair question, customer size is important. after the case of the reorganization we actually increased the share of the dealer body in the rural markets. a hig