we have rob mcdowell's who'd just left the second the latest news comcast wants to raise money for timehat -- water is compelling given that the standing republican and member of the sec said there is no way they butter prove that? >> that is my former colleagues and i don't know if he caves out that strongly. the conventional wisdom says it doesn't go through our bike to challenge that. the obama lead fcc will book has the opportunity to implement public policy through merger conditions except on other ways. it is how much of a price of regulatory cost as comcast want to pay to get their merger through? they bought a big price with nbc universal do they want to go through that again? is a really interested in the distribution and business and at what cost? but there will be others souders. >> guerin in head-to-head minority-owned challenges and exercise no voice at all in the men's room death of the tv room sites even though it should have rewrite's now the fcc is to hit to regulate the right to use the gate could reduce approval of the time warner deal to get them to agree to this int

the hudson institute i think made a really shrewd decision and choice in bringing rob mcdowell on board. your insight, knowledge, and certainly the intersection between technology and global policy, nobody has done it better, nobody was a better witness. with all due respect to those of you have testified before the committee. especially the work he did leading up to dubai a year ago, stands as a real testament i think to the increasingly critical role technology in all aspects of modern society plays. so i am pleased and honored to be with you today to discuss the challenges and innovation of the video marketplace of today. yesterday, as rob mentioned, chairman upton and i were joined by rob to announced the update of the key medications act. we did so at a google hangout. when i was a kid, hangout was a bad thing to be at. no longer is that the case. we think it is time to take a hard look at the increasing gap between the outdated law and the incredible innovation and investment that the internet has brought to every silo of communications. we are rolling up our sleeves and asking al