mr. olson for stopping in. our other guests only got as far as denver last night, so he could not join us today. we have with us dr. mike vickers, former of special operations in the pentagon. kathleen hicks, who has held many senior roles in the pentagon. so i want to open on questions that have touched your careers. you have all spent time fighting extremist militants in your different roles. with that experience, looking at al qaeda and other groups, is isis or isil the threat that national security is making it out to be to the u.s. public? and is al qaeda on the back foot for good, or are you just prepping for the next battle? since you are in the private sector now, feel free to share anything with us at all. [laughter] mr. vickers: the threat of a terrorist attack remains our number one national security threat, clear and present danger along with cyber attack. they occupied policymakers' minds every day. isil is a bigger threat because of its ability to inspire radicalization attacks ac

mr. olson's comments on that. i was the epa going to assess drought impacts on air pollution is ozone -- and ozone? themccabe: yeah, we know drought situation is incredibly severe and challenging and troubling in california and elsewhere. that will continue because of increased dust. but we also have tools in the clean air act that can allow to evaluate air quality as it is being influenced by natural conditions, and we are looking closely with states to make sure our guidance and expectations our current with situations like drought and wildfires that are also a challenge to make sure that states are not responsible for natural conditions that can create ozone situations. would youney: confirm my observation that air quality is improving in the san joaquin valley? ms. mccabe: yes, i certainly would. rep. mcnerney: do you have something you could say here? ms. mccabe: i don't have those figures with me. i could get those to you, congressman. air quality has been improving and it due to quote -- programs like you h

i also want to think mr. olson for stopping in. our other guests only got as far as denver last night, said he could not join us today. , dr. miketh us vickers. former of special operations in the pentagon. who has held many senior roles in the pentagon. i will open on questions that have touched your careers. fightingall spent time extremist militants in your roles. .ith that it , looking at al qaeda and other threats thatis the national security is making it out to be to the u.s. public? and is al qaeda on the back burner for good, or are you just prepping for the next battle? since you are in the private sector now, feel free to share anything with us at all. [laughter] michael: the threat of a terrorist attack remains a national security threat, clear and present danger along with cyber attack. policymakers'minds every day. threat -- a bigger isil is a bigger threat because they can inspire radical attacks across the world. but al qaeda is more sophisticated. so if an airliner blew up over the u.s., it would more likely than qa

i also want to think mr. olson for stopping in. our other guests only got as far as denver last night, said he could not join us today. we have with us, dr. mike vickers. former of special operations in the pentagon. kathleen hicks who has held many senior roles in the pentagon. she is now at the center for strategic international studies. i will open on questions that have touched your careers. you have all spent time fighting extremist militants in your different roles. with that experience, looking at the islamic state group and al isis or isil the threat that national security is making it out to be to the u.s. public? and is al qaeda on the back burner for good, or are you just prepping for the next battle? you may begin. [laughter] since you are in the private sector now, feel free to share anything with us at all. [laughter] michael: i think i will take a pass on that one. the threat of a terrorist attack remains a national security threat, clear and present danger along with cyber attack. we have other long-term strategic p

mr. olson from texas, you are recognized for five minutes. >> i thank the chair and welcome chairman wheeler and commissioner pai. since i've been on the committee since 2011, consumer privacy has been a focus of my work for the people of texas 22. in the 112th and 111th congress that work was done on the commerce manufacturing and trade sub-committee because they had jurisdiction over the fcc. but the fcc has grabbed the opportunity to regulate the broadband isp's taking that from the ftc and now it is with the fcc. and now it is under this committee's jurisdiction. the good news is you haven't lost me. i'm still with you. but folks back home want to know why? what is the problem with the ftc that forced this change. and mr. pai, and mr. wheeler, one minute. chairman wheeler, why -- >> thank you congressman. as you know, the ftc act as large said it does not have jurisdiction over telecommunications and common carriers. and so when we said that isps were telecommunication carriers is triggered

. >> mr. olson from texas, you're used for five minutes. >> i thank the chair, and welcome chairman wheeler and commissioner pi. since i've been on the commerce committee since 2011. consumer privacy has been a focus -- in the 112th and 111th congress, that work was done on the commerce manufacture inging subcommittee. they have jurisdiction. but they've grabbed that authority to regulate the broadband isp's, taking that from the ftc and now it's with the fc krc now it's under this committee's jurisdiction. the good news is, you haven't lost me. i'm still with you. folks back home want to know why, what's the problem with the ftc in broadband isp's that forces change chairman wheeler one minute you respond to the comments. >> as you know, the ftc act says it does not have jurisdiction over telecommunications carriers, common carriers. and so when we said that isp's were television carriers, it triggered that. we work closely with the ftc their jurisdiction as far as providers. whatever we do which w

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