mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i do thank the gentleman from nebraska and i am thrilled to stand today and support the local community radio act. this is an issue that i have been engaged in since my days in the tennessee state senate. in an age of consolidating radio stations and a competitive marketplace for air time, this legislation will allow smaller groups to be heard. indeed, chairman boucher has mentioned this as has mr. terry. it is an important reason for having this low-power radio act for having this available for our communities. whether we are talking about the aspiring blues performer in memphis or whether we are talking about an up-and-coming country star in nashville, one of our colleagues or -- colleges or universities getting on the air own showcasing their local talent and some of their personalities. or maybe it is some of our religious organizations or churches. it is a way for them to spread their message. so this legislation does give a crucial voice to these communities. i was pleased that

mrs. blackburn two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to rise in support of the informed peer-to-peer user act. it is imperative we heighten public aware thovepbs dangers associated with p2p file sharing and mr. barrow just spoke so well to those points and the reason this legislation is needed and why it effectively requires software applications to provide clear warnings to their users. because as the gentleman from georgia indicated, many people are not aware of what they are finding themselves in the middle of as their information is exposed on the internet. in addition, the southern district of tennessee -- the seventh district of tennessee my district is home to some of the country's most talented and creative minds in the music industry and they rely heavily on p2p file sharing in crafting and bringing forward their music. however, p2p programs are notorious for stealing copyrighted works and this legislation does much to curb the piracy and copyright infringement while stepping up pen

mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. i do rise in support of this bill and for those individuals that live in rural areas like my seventh district in tennessee. fixing a short market problem which we have heard discussed on this floor tonight is much more than just a convenience or i want to see tv issue. for us it is an issue of health and security and public safety. . and by working to expand the unserved customer, which we have done on a bipartisan basis in this bill, my constituents in rural west tennessee counties like hardin and chester are now going to be able to get that distant satellite signal that we've discussed. and the reason it is important for us is because a couple years ago we had a devastating tornado that swept through west tennessee, touched down in our district, nearly three dozen tennesseans were killed and 150 people were seriously injured. communities were perilized and had significant difficulty receiving news alerts and communicating. and by fixing this short market problem we will all rest a l

blackburn. >> thank you mr. chairman. i guess you are not women speaking a little bit more quickly and being a little bit more since then so maybe that is why we have time left, many times. i want to thank you all for your patience in your inference today and i really want to thank you for being here. this is an issue that is of tremendous concern to us and as we look at what your findings were, and as we look to the language of the bills that are before us i think what we want to make certain we do is, if there is pending language in the bill we want to get it alton the course we want to make certain we have a clear understanding of what you brought forward end of your intent and i am going to try to be succinct on this because i do know you are ready to move on and we have another panel. dr. burgess ask that you submit the votes from your committee as you will arrive did your finding and your guidance that he made public. as you submit that float, who voted and how, one thing i would like for you to do for the record is

blackburn. >> thank you mr. chairman and i want to say thank you so much to where witnesses for being here. i am really appreciative of the opportunity for us to have this hearing today and i have a formal statement that i will submit for the record but i do want to make a few comments as we began this. this is an issue of tremendous concern to me. i think all of us are concerned about the welfare and the health of women. we are concerned about what you well as the task force brought forward. sure we are concerned about the science and i want to discuss with you that science, where you true that from an your process. i also want to explore with your task force structure and look at the linkages that you bear and what would happen if h.r. 3962 were to be passed and read into law. you all have a portfolio of 105 topics. that gets to the heart of the issue. because, when you start reading on h.r. 3962, on page 1296, into title iii and you look at section 2301 of this bill, the decisions you make to end up having the weight of law placed behind them, and when you read specific leon pages 1317 e

mr. chairman for holding the support hearing today and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. the gentle lady from tennessee is blackburnzed for two minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman, i want to think the panel before us today, we're delighted you are here and i am also delighted the mr. chairman and that we are talking about legislation and that actually represents what is a balanced give and take. that is not something we often do in this congress, all too often talking about taking from the american taxpayer and giving to business. but today we are going to be talking at raising money from big business proved unequal exchange been of value for a commodity. in this represents good policy and good government and have pleased you're having the hearing. as we plot a strategy on how we move forward on broadband and how to best utilize the spectrum, i am one of many of this committee as you have heard to have a long advocated for an effective and efficient inventory and assessment of what is available and how we best use it in how we best allocated. i think it is important, mr. shimkus mentioned that d block, and some of t

blackburn. >>the gentleman from california, mr.erney, is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you for convening this hearing, the partisan bills that are intended to help our country make better use of our special bid h.r.-3125 will provide the gathering of information about spectrum used to increase transparency and help us understand exactly how spectrum is now utilized. this is no small task but it is absolutely essential to make informed decisions on allocating meeting the need for broadband spectrum. it has been reported that the u.s. allocation of spectrum compares poorly with oecd nations and is inadequate to meet the growing demand. we cannot let that happen. we are going to do the best we can to help industry take the lead and make our nation lead the world in broadband. hr-3019 streamlines the process and will reduce the time required to reallocate federal spectrum cleared for commercial use, allowing the licensees to utilize the spectrum without unnecessary delays. as a co-sponsor of both of these bills, i recognize the