ms. blackburn. ms. blackburn: i wanted to raise an issue on the schools in tennessee. you denied millions of dollars in funding to the sweetwater consortium and many schools could be detrimentally impacted and it looks like they will be crippled by the denial and the education opportunities limited and suffering with such a decision. the sweetwater consortium received a final decision from usac on friday, denying their appeal, and my office is continue with other offices to gather information from the interested parties and we expect that it will end up with you all, before very long. and the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 20 1, 2015, we appreciate that. i understand that you sack -- usac needs to be a watchdog of dollars and they are not in a position yet to give merits on the review. however, i am concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken, and i know that this chairman also expressed concern in our reply. i will say that we look forward to working with you. to find a resolution to this. commissioner o'

ms. blackburn: my time has expired. i would ask you to wrap up. i thank you for the answer to the question. i would like to remember all members they have ten witness days to ask questions and i ask the witnesses to respond promptly. i know we're all going to have questions for writing. members should submit them by the close of business on march 16th. >> madame chair i move to enter into the record ten articles regarding non-fetal sources to treat some of the diseases we discussed here today. the minority has been provided with copies. >> without objection. >> i would like to have submitted the document that is have been approved by the majority. >> absolutely. so ordered. we thank our witnesses. yes, we're going to submit for the record the exits -- exhibits that we have used today. the subcommittee is adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2016] >> "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues. new york republican congressman chris gibson and minneso

ms. blackburn, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i wanted to first raise an issue involving a consortium of schools in tennessee. usac has deny millions of dollars of e rate funds informing the sweet rate consortium and many rural schools to be detrimentally impacted and the schools tanned to be finally crippled by the denial and the educational opportunities limited and suffer significantly with such a decision. the sweetwater consortium just received a final decision from usac on friday denying their appeal. and my office is continuing with other offices to gather information from the interested parties. and we expect that this is going to end up with you all before very long. and, mr. chairman, the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 21st, 2015. we appreciate that. i understand that usac needs to be a thorough watchdog of the taxpayer dollars and that the commission is not yet in a position to offer an opinion on the merits of usac's review. and you have noted that in your response to us.

ms. blackburn, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. wanted to first raise an issue involving a consortium of schools in tennessee. usac has deny millions of dollars of e rate funds informing the sweet rate consortium and maenl many rural schools to be detrimentally impacted and the schools tanned to be finally crippled by the denial and the educational opportunities limited and suffer significantly with such a decision. the sweetwater connoissesortium received a final decision from usac on friday denying their appeal. and my office is continuing with other offices to gather information from the interested parties. and we expect that this is going to end up with you all before very long. and mr. chairman, the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 21st, 2015. we appreciate that. i understand that usac needs to be a thorough watchdog of the taxpayer dollars and that the commission is not yet in a position to offer an opinion on the merits of usac's review. and you have noted that in your response to

ms. schmainda: distinguish share blackburn. honored members of the panel. thank you for the opportunity to offer my testimony in defense of infant lives and specifically in opposition to research using fetal tissue derived from induced abortions. as background, i was trained in the disciplines of engineering and medicine. i am currently a professor of radiology and biophysics. i have participated in medical research for nearly 25 years. i have served on grant review panels for the national institutes of health for 15 years including a four-year term on the developmental therapeutic study section. i survey national advisory committee for trials and have start up-- founded 2 companies. most importantly i am a wife and a mother. my views are my own and do not represent the medical college of wisconsin. i am compelled to create awareness amongst the community and my colleagues as to why the use of such tissues is both unethical and unnecessary. let me begin by defining terms. embryo, baby, fetus. when cells are extracted earlier these are typically human in bri

as congresswoman blackburn so aptly put it, it's a poetic coincidence that ms. reagan passed away -- mrs. reagan passed away during this month of remembrance. she will go down in history as one of the most influential and consequential first ladies in american history. and a permanent fixture in our memories. it's now on us. as women leaders. to show girls across this country that with hard work they can achieve anything. no dream is too big and no goal too far-fetched. we take seriously the responsibility to encourage and empower the next generation of female leaders, with how we interact, how we present ourselves as leaders, and the policies we choose to pursue. and that's why house republicans are building an agenda to restore a confident america, where every american feels secure in their lives and in their futures. let's focus on a bright future for every american, every woman, to live courageously, follow their hearts, see potential in others, and be risk takers. that's where women can keep making history for generations to come. i yield. mrs. din: i thank