mr. o'reilly calling a source in florida the day that that man killed himself in florida. mr. o'reilly was working as a reporter in texas at the time. in this call here he expresses shock that this guy has killed himself. he said he's going to go to florida the next day to start looking into it. now that he's heard from another state that the guy is dead. >> he's going to get a car tomorrow. i'm coming down there tomorrow. i'm coming to florida. >> he's going to get a car tomorrow. i'm coming down there tomorrow. i'm coming to florida. he's going to go to florida the next day after the guy killed himself, because he's intrigued by this news. mr. o'reilly does not seem to have been standing on the porch listening to the gunshots ring out as the guy killed himself. i don't know if the porch is long enough to extend from the house in florida all the way into texas where bill o'reilly was working as a dallas reporter. it just does not seem to have happened the way he has repeatedly explained that it did. no. mr. o'reilly, the star anchor of the fox news channel, the king of cable n

mr. o'reilly. they sent us a previous statement defending bill o'reilly.ntact information for his book publishers which is nice, but we asked for a fox news comment, and links to other pilot aulz people's articles about bill o'reilly. they gave us no new comment. but they did give us all of that junk and a cash of data on how great his ratings are. and yes, you're ratings are great. stipulated. out of all of us in cable news, you get the closest to the zombie after show and the gold rush guys. excellent for you, truly. but seriously, that cannot be the response of a news network to substantive allegations that your talent is lying repeatedly on the air about news stories. repeatedly, recently, and repeatedly. they essentially say turns out lying is good business for us. it is also untenable for a news organization to say that the facts of what gets said on their air, as news, do not matter. not if the ratings are good. honestly, that cannot be your position. people treat fox news like it is sort of a news organization, right? the fox news channel and ancho

mr. o'reilly address those. >> a couple different issues. the order order opens the door to ex post regulation. that will have to adjudicate the fact the fact that while on the surface; for differential presence. is ultimately up to any given commissioner court to decide after the fact. that is the essence of reregulation. he he pointed out the effect is without unemployment. for companies for companies that are responsible for the largest capital expenditures the impact of this kind of rate regulation another title ii regulations is going to impede them from delivering some of those advanced services to anybody >> i we will just yield back. thank you very much. >> thank you. the gentleman yields back. >> thank you, mr. chair. thanks to all of you for being here. they discussions of various issues. i think a lot of us here have concern. i no that is a big concern for all of you the chairman reminded me that is district is larger than mine. but the a lot different than my district. a lot of rural broadband carriers a lot of folks in the world

mr. o'reilly when he was talking about the title ii regulation used the word for parents to express his doubts that the fcc is going to keep some of those taxes that you were just mentioning away. why doesn't o'reilly or you believe chairman wheeler when he says those new taxes and no fees are going to plug your company's? >> guest: well because for instance i think he spoke about no tariffs, no regulation but that is on day one. he also has in order for anyone to file a lawsuit, for anyone to bring a procedure to the fcc and you know what happens. the rates are too high or whatever, i have to hire more. so the fact that there is no regulation a teacher feature today but not necessarily true tomorrow. once this regulatory this monstrous regulatory scheme is put into place which by the way goes back to 1934 when there was a true monopoly operating the phone system all over the u.s.. we don't know what the next three commissioners assuming they are democrats or whatever they may be and i don't have a certain date to know exactly two or three years down the road once i make the investment that i

mr. o'reilly said you can take it as a threat. steel declined to be here this morning. she's letting her story speak for itself. there's a history of this kind of behavior. i think you at home should know about it. fox is unique o'reilly is unique. amanda knows about it because o'reilly's shop attacked her. she's with the "washington post" and with me this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of times this week around o'reilly's threats to reporters, you experienced it many years ago and came away feeling you were ambushed? >> oh, absolutely. so i had written a critical post about bill o'reilly regarding some comments he made about a woman being raped. he seemed to place the rape in part on her. about three weeks later when i was on a weekend vacation in virginia a couple outside outside washington kk, d.c. i saw two men with fox news camera run across the street as i was leaving my hotel asking me why i was hurting rape victims and causing hurt and suffering. bill o'reilly had not reached out to me. this was a complete surprise when i was on vacation. >> le

mr. o'reilly your talking points were spin.07 unemployment rate instead of the december 2008 rate was a distortion. maybe i'm speaking too quickly for you, but more than likely you are camped out on the far left websites. the recession of 2008 was caused by bad bank loans and that led to the unemployment rot. it's all in context. kevin college, the key financial meltdown was caused by president clinton's affordable housing act. you can't blame it all on that. in australia it is couple pulsempulsory to vote, but not required. thank you for that clarification. the ladies on canterbury were only snooty to you. rob, like stewart and you, bill i have the travel jeangene. i am completely floored by "killing jesus." everybody gets it at 8:00 on the east coast and west coast. you will never forget the movie. i guarantee that. might not like it. i think you will but you'll never forget it. bill i bought my mom vip tickets to meet you and miller in rio rancho on april 11th. we'll see everybody at the santa ana store. >>> time for the tip

mr. o'reilly's statement inferring he had witnessed their murder. it's not true. we hope he'll take greater care in the future. told us bridal murders of our sister and other can church women in 1980 was a sorrow forever etched in our hearts. we hail these women as rit necessary to justice and truth and call on charges in justice to do so in the same spirit of integrity and honesty. now o'reilly says he did not in fer he saw the murders. let me read his statement. this is what he said about it. while in el salvador reporters shown horrendous violence never broadcast, including depictions of nuns murdered. the mention came on the day of the newtown massacre. i used the murder of nuns as an example of that evil same kind of evil as new town. that's what i'm referring to when i say i saw nuns get shot in the back of the head. no one could possibly take that segment as possibly reporting on el salvador. no one? points out on the radio in 2005 quote, i've seen guys gun down nuns in el salvador. to make sense of this and continuing o'reilly controversy, i have the right

mr. o'reilly. is he great. >> you saw the movie. a lot of jesus movies as we pointed out. the king of king is the the first one i saw and that was jeff ahunter who was born in a manger in malibu california. i mean, the guy couldn't have looked more nordic. so we more nordic. so we kind of try to get the realistic. i get a lot of mail from people say can my 10-year-old or 11-year-old watch this movie? because it is a little intense in some parts. what do you think? >> i think so. i think there's a lot of brutality in it, but you know what, the story of jesus and of the times he lived in are very brutal. >> yes. >> and i do think it's important -- you know, kids see so much violence in the world today that i never miss an opportunity for my children to see something that will teach them about history and teach them what life was like. the other truly scary thing that is in this movie you see crucifixion, you see beheadings and you see stonings. what does that remind you of? >> yeah, today it's going on -- >> i think it's going on toda

mr. o'reilly, i know how you and other fox news people will treat ted cruz.ied he's to the far right. self-progressives. i don't imply, john i say. there's nothing stealth about the factor. wise up. last week i was unhappy that bernie goldberg did not have time to make all his points. you said you would bring him back, but i did not believe you. last night you proved me wrong. always believe me. tampa, florida, i watch factor because it's fair. however, i would not say fnc as a whole is fair and balanced. if you want to win that debate you've got to bring the facts. i ran down the entire roster with bernie and i think i won that debate. bill, i was setting my dvr to watch killing jesus on sunday, and the tv guide description was a fictionalized description of the telling of the life of jesus christ. the listing on comcast cable in florida is clearly false. i wonder if that's intentional. call them up, ask them. linda from california, i read "killing jesus" and plan to watch the movie with my 10-year-old granddaughter. is it appropriate for her? on the line, l

mr. o'reilly and three individuals outside the fcc. they are robert mcdowell perl baron socha. in this exchange, commissioner o'reilly at its -- e on a draftdits -- were you aware he was having private medications. wheeler: no sir. chairman: all three of these individuals had professional interest that could be affected by this rule. in response to commissioner o'reilly's request, several of the individuals provided substantive edits. in fact, one response had so many edits that he apologized writing, i know it was like a lot of red ink, but i am really just trying to finesse, clarify, etc.. according to this e-mail chain commissioner o'reilly then forwarded these edits. he says, took a bunch, and left out some stuff. chairman wheeler, commissioner o'reilly's op ed was published on may 5, 2014. that was 10 days before the notice of proposed rulemaking was published. these edits provided by outside parties, seem clearly designed to affect the ultimate decision of the fcc. are you aware of any ex partake filing regarding this e-mail exchange or these medications? wheeler: golly co

mr. o'reilly commissioner o'reilly, let me come to you for a moment and talk taxes. you and i pinned an op ed back in july calling for the need for a cost benefit analysis. and really looking at what had been said by ppi free press. what they thought would happen with taxes, new york times agreed with that. i want to hear from you a little bit, 30 seconds worth about why we should have had a cost benefit analysis, and what you think the outlook is. >> i believe we should do better, and this is a perfect case. >> none was done? >> this is a woeful job that was done in this instance. we're talking about hypothetical harms and real world impacts. in terms of your questions on taxes. i would switch more to taxes and fees. the question has been on universal fees and service going-forward. the item in and of itself before us does not impose universal service. that is something we're going to punt for a month or two, and we're waiting for the joint board. we're going to see those fees in the months ago. >> okay. you gave an interview this week and stated there's going to be

mr. o'reilly, and we receive them. we received information between republican and commissioner and three e-mails from outside the sec, they were robert mcdonald of april large firm that represents a variety of communication clients and economic consultant to the communication sector, and the president of tech freedom a libertarian think tank on policy issues. in this exchange, commissioner o'reilly saw edits -- sought edits on a draft of an op-ed proposing an internet rule. german wheeler, were you prepared that commissioner o'reilly was having private queue indications with these individuals? chair wheeler: no sir. rep. cummings: all three of these individuals will be affected by the passage of these bills, is that right? chair wheeler: yes sir. rep. cummings: several provide substantive edits, and infect one response had so many edits, that he apologized writing, "i know it looks like our lot of red ink, but i really described the finesse to clarify, etc." according to this e-mail change commissioner o'reilly therefo

mr. commisso, commissioner o'reilly use the terms "forebearance" to express his doubts that the fcc is going to keep some of those taxes away. why don't you believe chairman wheeler when he says thosenew new taxes are not going to apply to your company? mr. commisso: for instant, he spoke about no tariffs, no regulation, but that's on day one. he also has in the order the ability for anyone to file a lawsuit for anyone to bring the procedure at the fcc. you know what happens, right? rates are too high or whatever. i have to hire lawyers. ok, so the fact there's no rate regulation may be true today but not necessarily true tomorrow. two, once this regulatory, this monstrous migratory scheme is put into play, which goes back to 1934 when there was a true monopoly operating the phone system all over the u.s., we don't know what the next commission is going to do. we do not know what the next re-commissioners, as you mean they are democrats, and i don't have the certainty to know exactly that three years down the road once i make the investment i need to make that i will be able to get a return.

mr. o'reilly and three individuals outside the fcc . they are robert mcdowel a partner in the communications prak tes of a large firm that represents a variety of telecommunications clients. an economic consultant in the economic seccer tor. and the president of tech freedom. a libertarian think tank focused on tech policy issues. . in this ex change commissioner o'reilly sought edits on a draft op-ed he was working on opposing the open internet rule. chairman, were you aware at the time that commissioner reilly was having these private communications with these individuals. were you aware of oh that? >> no, sir. >> all three individuals have professional interests that could be affected by the passage of the rule. is that right? >> yes, sir. >> in response to commissioner o'reilly's request, several of the individuals provided substantive edits. so many edits we apologized. i really just tried to finesse, clarify, et cetera end of quote. according to this e-mail chain, commissioner o'reilly then forwarded the edits onto the staff. he t

mr. o'reilly and three individuals outside the fcc.hey are robert mcdowell, a partner in the communications practice of a large lobbying firm. -- in economic consultant in the communication sector. and darren -- , the president of tech freedoms. a libertarian ink tank focused on -- think tank focused on policy issues. in this exchange, commissioner or rally sought at its, sought at its -- eidts -- edits. chairman wheeler were you aware at the time that he was having these private communications with these individuals? were you aware of that? chairman wheeler: no, sir. representative cummings: all three of these individuals have professional interest could be affected by the passage of this rule. is that right? chairman wheeler: yes, sir. representative cummings: the responsive to the request, several of the individuals provided substantive edits. in fact, one response had so many edits that he apologized, writing, and i quote, i know it looked like a lot of red ink but i really just tried to finesse, clarify, etc. end of quote. accordi

mr. o'reilly maybe since you haven't had a lot to say with this. and then finding out, who have you all among yourself, the five of you tried to find commonality commonality. >>. let me suggest an answer. the commission is a creature of congress. so any time congress can speak on something i think it is helpful. so whatever you are able to agree in terms of legislation that is helpful. i don't know the particulars but i leave that to your capable hands to whether you can get legislation and what you think the best outcome should be in terms of policy decisions. >> when you look at the gdp -- i looked at china. china is at 9 trillion. vush russia is 2 trillion. great britain is 2 trillion. we're at 17 plus trillion. so we've done something right in spite of ourself. and we want to make sure -- we want to make sure that we can continue to grow. and internet's been a big part of that gdp. you got to give us some direction here. if you five can't find some areas, you know, of agreement or consensus -- and right now i see you split three two. pretty eve

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mr. chairman and ranking member, for the opportunity to appear before you today. and look forward to answering any questions you may have. thank you. >> thank you commissioner clyburn. commissioner o'reilly. >> thank you mr. chairman ranking member nelson and members of the committee for the opportunity to deliver testimony to you today. i have always held this committee in the highest regard given my past involvement as a congressional staffer with oversight hearings and legislative efforts. i recommit myself to being available for any resource i can and be any help in the future. in my time at the commission, i've enjoyed the many intellectual and policy challenges presented by the innovative and ever-challenging communication sector. it is my goal to maintain friendships and seek out opportunities where to work together. to provide a brief snapshot i have voted with the chairman on approximately 90% of all items. unfortunately, the percentage drops significantly to approximately 62% for the higher profile open meeting items. one of the policies i've not been able to support is the insertion of the commission into every aspect of the internet. the commission pursued an ends justify the

mr. chairman, i yield back. >> senator rubio. >> thank you. commissioner o'reilly, i want to begin with you. use of wireless broadband and internet connected devices has provided all sorts of economic growth and innovation that was previously, quite frankly, unimaginable. wireless traffic as we all know is projected to grow exponentially in the years ahead. because of this i introduced legislation to free up additional spectrum for commission use, both licensed and unlicensed. i strongly believe that we should be enacting policies that ensure that the united states continues to lead the world in wireless innovation and technology. unfortunately, it's my personal opinion -- i think those of others -- that the fcc net neutrality order is quite frankly the opposite of what we should be doing. i would be interested to hear you talk a little bit about the impact the order is going to have on wireless and wireless consumers who are interested in this topic and may not understand its true impacts on them. >> absolutely. thank you for your leadership on wireless issues. i

mr. collins. >> before i get to the questions for the commissioner o'reilly and pai. there were ten meetings and we do understand on the side of the disclosure it is my understanding that the other nine meetings there was nothing of sickness against discussed relative to the fcc where under the rules you should have or would be required to otherwise disclosed that is it true there was nothing disclosed on the nine of the ten meetings?

mr. bill watching you and miller make fun of starbucks was hilarious. pete mull i began, o'reilly you think pete may own a starbucks franchise? gene early, iowa. watching miller sing putin on the wrist inspired me to write kim young under the boardwalk. diane spencer cape cod, massachusetts. bill most irish people have viking blood. that's where you get your fierce fighting for what is right attitude. well my heritage is a5% scandinavian, 5% we have no clue. signed up for bill o'reilly and collected killing kennedy as the free book because i like killing patent so much. i even paid extra for your autograph. well thank you, corinna. please know the money i get goes to charity so you're helping out some deserving kids and wounded vets as well as other people. dennis alexander canton ohio i read all your killing books and, jesus is the shining star. i maintain any agnostic who reads killing jesus will find themselves looking deeply at christianity and the movie on palm sunday night will reach many more people dennis. national geographic channel. randy becker in dayton, ohio you respo

mr. chairman, i yield back. >> senator rubio. >> thank you. commissioner o'reilly, i want to begin with you. use of wireless broadband and internet connected devices has provided all sorts of economic growth and innovation that was previously, quite frankly, unimaginable. wireless traffic as we all know is projected to grow exponentially in the years ahead. because of this i introduced legislation to free up additional spectrum for commission use, both licensed and unlicensed. i strongly believe that we should be enacting policies that ensure that the united states continues to lead the world in wireless innovation and technology. unfortunately, it's my personal opinion -- i think those of others -- that the fcc net neutrality order is quite frankly the opposite of what we should be doing. i would be interested to hear you talk a little bit about the impact the order is going to have on wireless and wireless consumers who are interested in this topic and may not understand its true impacts on them. >> absolutely. thank you for your leadership on wireless issues. i

and move forward to address what are some of the legitimate issues that commissioner o'reilly has raised. thank you, mr. chairman. >> we'll move to the commissioner of the federal communications commission. former chair woman we're delighted to have you here. please go ahead. >> chairman walden. thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective with you this morning. in my recent -- in my written testimony for the record i discuss the commission's work in several policy areas. this morning i will focus on spectrum options and inmate calling services reform. in march of 2014, we unanimously adopted a licensing and service rules to auction 65 megahertz of spectrum in the aws-3 bands. this was not even important on their networks but critical for the motion of more competitive options. my colleagues and i agreed on a plan with smaller licensed blocks and geographic license areas. we also agreed on the need for interoperatability for the aws-1 and aws-3 bands. such rules encourage participation, promote competition and local markers and ensure the auction allocates spectrum to the highest and best use.

mr. craig was? we did. esurance. backed by allstate. click or call. >>> thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly in the weekdays with bernie segmentight. wild whether i perceived that the national media in america is overwhelmingly favorable to the democratic party. but here's something very interesting. left wing networks both on tv and radio have failed dismally. you may remember air america radio, which launched nationwide 2004 went bankrupt six years later losing at least $40 million in the process is. a disaster. now we have the collapse of the trawl level msnbc network. on tuesday, after benjamin netanyahu gave his speech, millions of americans tuned into the news. but they did not tune in to msnbc. the ratings for them were catastrophic. at 8:00 p.m. the factor had nearly five times many viewers as the program on nbc. at 9:00 p.m. megyn kelly slaughtered her opposition 3 to 1. in february the fox news channel was the number one rated cable channel in the world in prime minister. number one. msnbc on the other hand declined an amazing 55% in the key prime time advertising age group and 28% overall from year to year. total co

mr. collins. >> before i get to the questions for the commissioner o'reilly and pai. there were ten meetings and we do understand on the side of the disclosure it is my understanding that the other nine meetings there was nothing of sickness against discussed relative to the fcc where under the rules you should have or would be required to otherwise disclosed that is it true there was nothing disclosed on the nine of the ten meetings? >> was there anything disclosed? i guess i'm just befuddled that in nine of the ten meetings in the white house there was nothing of any consequence discussed that would require disclosure. i will just say i am befuddled by that. one thing is the important uncertainty. can anyone stress the importance to the providers in the internet space of certainty and i can't agree more with my life in the public sector. certainty drives returns and with certainty you invest in innovation and i would say it's obvious today the way things have worked. we have the number one service in the world. the investments have been billions -- that commissioner

o'reilly. let's get right to the top story. the growing controversy over hillary clinton's use of private e-mail accounts. yesterday, fox news learned that mrs. clinton created not one but multiple e-mail addresses under the private domain. clinton's aides insisted she used only one and it's still unclear how exactly those additional accounts were actually used, but their discovery is raising more questions about what mrs. clinton might be hiding from the american public. the state department is defending her use of private e-mail. >> as i said, there's no prohibition on using this kind of e-mail account as long as it's preserved. she had taken steps to preserve those records by providing the state department with the 55,000 pages. certainly, it sounds to me like that has been completed. >> really have any way of knowing if she provided everything unless you're taking her at her word for it correct? >> i think 55,000 is a pretty big number. >> with all due respect that's a ridiculous response. under federal regulation all e-mails sent on nongovernment accounts had to be preserved for the public record. >> abc news learned hillary clinton vio

o'reilly watching you kowtow to hillary clinton was amazing, so you're okay with her using a non-government e-mail system? all i can say is if you think i'm kowtowing mrston you are not living on this planet. i know it's part of the earth. what's up with you man? philip, cleveland, ohio. bill i see you've been drinking the clinton kool-aid. why would you trust the fbi to review hillary's server? maybe it's because it's the best investigative agency in the world, did you miss the report? bill, if i start calling myself talking points, can i refer to myself in the third person as well? if you get your own show, dave, you can do whatever you want. sheryl smith, illinois. why isn't the bashing of sarah palin sexist? because she's a conservative woman, sheryl. and not protected by politically correct nonsense. bill, greenville south carolina. bill, just finished "killing patton," it was out of the park. my dad fought in world war ii and i learned a lot. karen california. o'reilly, what you say about fox news being the only place to get fair coverage is so true. charles krauthammer's right, most of the media slants everything left. you know it really is out

mr. chairman. welcome again to the entire commission. it's obvious. i sincerely thank you for your public service and to that commissioner o'reilly this is a graduate of the committee. you were here under the chairman whom i had the pleasure of working with and getting a lot of things done together, so welcome back. commissioner, thank you for your advocacy. you know the mother and father of this are right here at the committee. we found it at that caucus and helped -- we did what's so funny about that. [laughter] i think it's terrific. when no one was paying attention to those issues that it's before the country was attacked, the commissioner thank you for your clarity and your passion when you speak and commissioner clyburn, just go get them and to the distinguished chairman i don't know how many people realize this but he is a man of history and so i want to pick on the vein of history because i think it's important for us. around here life is incremental. i would like to have you widen the lens of what is before us today in terms of history. the majority tries to define net neutrality with some very scary things. they call it railroad regulation,

mr. chairman, i have exhausted my time. >> the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york. >> thank you. my questions for commissioners of o'reilly and tie one follow-up. there were ten meetings and we understand there was on the ex parte side disclosure on one of the ten. it is my understanding and the other nine meetings there was nothing significant discussed regarding the fcc. was it true there was nothing disclose and nine of the ten meetings? >> the test -- >> i am i am not asking for the test. >> sir, i am asking the questions. was there anything was there anything disclosed on the other nine meetings, yes or no? >> no, i had no instructions >> i am just befuddled that in nine of the ten meetings in the white house there was nothing of any consequence discussed relative to the fcc that would require disclosure. i take you at your word and say i am fuddled by that. one thing we were clear about today is the importance of certainty. chairman wheeler more than anyone stressed the importance to the providers in the internet space of certainty certainty, certainty. i cannot agree more. certainty drives investment and returns, a

respect sir, the o'reilly will never -- >> my question simply cause the public able to read the order and comment on it? >> that is not the way the process works. i believe that's an answer. >> mr. chairman, i didn't ask chairman, i did not estimate the process worked. yes or no. the public never reads orders. the answer is no. >> just a few weeks io president obama's executive amnesty was joined by a federal court. the the the commission's action represents an abuse of its authority. let's shift to the effectiveness of treating broadband providers as common carriers bring them under title ii subjects them to section 201 which gives the commission the ability according to section 201 all charges and practices should be just and reasonable. that means -- i want to understand the effect of the commission's order. it has full legal authority from this day forward to regulate every charge and practice of every broadband provider to do with whether they are just and reasonable >> we have said that we believe they should operate the same way section 332's. >> you seem to be misunderstanding my question. i understand you're telling us you will forbear from using this authority. >> wha

o'reilly? >> i just heard about it this morning. >> my time is expired and the chair now recognizes mr. my colleague the historical step forward the commission has made in its open internet order and the order on municipal broadband. taken together these actions represent an incredible winds for consumers, entrepreneurs and millions of americans who call on the commission to take action. innovators shouldn't need to ask to deploy new products and services and the fcc actions will ensure that this remains true. the colleagues on the other side of the idol have been talking about the title like it is the end of the world. up until 2002 the internet was treated as a service. it was a republican fcc chairman and commission that acted to reclassify as an information service. they were finally setting things straight. chairman last september you testified before the committee and the were asked about net neutrality proceedings and stated title ii is on the table. my republican colleagues are making the allegation you only started looking as a result of white house interference in november of