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mr. markey. mr. doyle is recognized for seven minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to start by thanking all the witnesses but especially i want to thank dale hatfield for his years of dedicated public service and his assistants to policy makers helping people across the country to better understand the technologies behind these issues that never had a chance to tell him that personally but he's here and i wanted to know that. thank you, mr. hatfield. mr. largent, mr. smith, you both talk a lot about mobile video broadcasting, and i'm curious. do you think people want to watch a limited number of channels on a set schedule on a device about this big or do you think they want to watch their choice of programs when they want to watch them come and show that consumer preference drive the spectrum decisions? >> well, i would say from my personal experience the older i get the harder it is to watch television on the handset. [laughter] but, you know, we are serving closer now probably 280 million customers in this country. we will probably beat the statistic a
mr. markey. mr. doyle is recognized for seven minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to start by thanking all the witnesses but especially i want to thank dale hatfield for his years of dedicated public service and his assistants to policy makers helping people across the country to better understand the technologies behind these issues that never had a chance to tell him that personally but he's here and i wanted to know that. thank you, mr. hatfield. mr. largent, mr. smith,...
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mr. markey is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. mr.n make more efficient use. what percentage of our spectrum needs do you think can be satisfied just by use of dynamic sharing? >> i have not looked at it on a -- i have not looked at it candidly in a sort of quantitative way but i think -- i'm not going to ask you -- i think it is sufficient enough that it would be a significant help. i don't think it gets us all the way there. >> yeah. so you're talking about here is something which is supplemental to life. -- to what the needs are going to be in the future. the spectrum, in order to deal with the issue, is that right? >> i guess i would put it slightly different. i think we're probably going to need to use all of these different technologies. >> i use polysill abic words. do you agree with that, mr. largent? this reminds me a little bit of the improvement of efficient si of vehicles and appliances. we just said can we use new technology here to get a better efficiency these automobiles and out of the appliances which we use but at th
mr. markey is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. mr.n make more efficient use. what percentage of our spectrum needs do you think can be satisfied just by use of dynamic sharing? >> i have not looked at it on a -- i have not looked at it candidly in a sort of quantitative way but i think -- i'm not going to ask you -- i think it is sufficient enough that it would be a significant help. i don't think it gets us all the way there. >> yeah. so you're talking about here is...
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mr. markey talks about giving encouragement, what about if i were to offer an amendment that has a penalty clause so that if a government department or agency does not deliver the relocation at the timeline that is specified whether it is classified or unclassified, then that department or agency is to pay interest on the moneys relative to where that spectrum is located? you can figure out what the economic impact would be. . saying, but having said that, i applaud the way you're thinking, because i think would have to the effect of incentivizing more interest in specktrum options if they knew it was a two-way street and they would be treated fairly. >> well, thank you. i'd like to explore this idea not only with my colleagues but with you on how we could build this into this next piece of legislation. thank you. i yield back. >> 50eud have to put a second-degree amendment on your amendment and we'd have to punish all the members of congress who spend that specktrum money five times over. >> and with that i think we'll close this happy hearing. thank you to all the witnesses and have a ha
mr. markey talks about giving encouragement, what about if i were to offer an amendment that has a penalty clause so that if a government department or agency does not deliver the relocation at the timeline that is specified whether it is classified or unclassified, then that department or agency is to pay interest on the moneys relative to where that spectrum is located? you can figure out what the economic impact would be. . saying, but having said that, i applaud the way you're thinking,...
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mrs. christensen: at this time i would like to yield to congresswoman markey such time as she might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. markey: i rise today to urge my colleagues to vote for house resolution 1020 to honor the 95th anniversary of president woodrow wilson signing the rocky mountain national park. i thank my colleague for his offer for slides. i would also -- i represent this beautiful district and i also welcome anyone to come and visit colorado and see for yourself this crown jewel of the west. this legislation setaside roughly 360 square miles of the southern rockies to establish rocky mountain national park. when the national park service was established, the following year in 1916, the park was one of the original 12 parks transferred to the agency's control. today the rocky mountain national park remains one of colorado's most treasured destinations and is consistently one of the top 10 visited national parks in the united states. . it embodies this preservation movement at the time of the century. it goes to the alpine tundra and include
mrs. christensen: at this time i would like to yield to congresswoman markey such time as she might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. markey: i rise today to urge my colleagues to vote for house resolution 1020 to honor the 95th anniversary of president woodrow wilson signing the rocky mountain national park. i thank my colleague for his offer for slides. i would also -- i represent this beautiful district and i also welcome anyone to come and visit colorado...
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mr. latourette: or five? nothing? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from colorado rise? ms. markey: i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> let me congratulate to do senator -- the new senator from massachusetts. the result has reduced the number by one, they're now 58 -- 59 democratic senators but it has not diminished the need for quality health care reform. and for health care to the available as it right, not a privilege. the need for us to address health insurance reform, to end discrimination based on pre- existing conditions, to stop decisions that when people are said the -- that when people are sick, if you pay your premiums, and do so on time, and you are sick, your insurance will not be cancelled. the list goes on and on. the idea of medical cost ratios that insurance companies can pay 8 percent of the amount to connect on spent -- the amount they collect on be
mr. latourette: or five? nothing? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from colorado rise? ms. markey: i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> let me congratulate to do senator -- the new senator from massachusetts. the result has reduced the number by...