that is chair rosenworcel.we have to make sure the consumers benefit from these innovations in technology, that is her agenda and we have to make sure that children, every child in our country gets access to the technologies that are going to be necessary for every one of them to maximize their god given abilities. that is what chair rosenworcel is all about. i recommend with the strongest possible voice that i have to have a very strong vote on the floor of the senate to confirm her for the federal communications commission, and i yield back, madam president, to the chair. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 567, jessica rosenworcel of connecticut to be a member of the federal communications commission signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by

chairman rosenworcel said this two weeks ago. it's really much broader than the no blocking and throttling. it's about whether broadband -- which we all agree is an essential service, has some governmental oversight. right now it doesn't have any. >> what went wrong during the four years of chairman pi urn the repeal -- chairman p if ai of basically the title ii part of net neutrality? >> yes. so what went wrong wasn't so much about the blocking and the throttling although there was one study from northeastern university that showed that mobile providers at all times of day were blocking and throttling traffic -- throttling traffic, excuse me, regardless of the reason. but for the most part, that wasn't the problem. the problem, again, was lack of oversight. so if you indulge me, i'd like to give you two examples. the first was in 2018 when firefighters were fighting then the largest fire in california, the men see know complex -- mendocino complex fire, and their broadband provider was throttling back their broadband. there was

i would associate myself with the comments of chair rosenworcel at her hearing. maps have been a problem for years. we have known it. we need to fix it and we have this problem where one person in a census block has service and we count everybody, that could be thousands of people come huge areas particularly in our world parts of america. so i would just say if confirmed i would be committed to working on this. we absolutely need those maps in order to proceed in the right way with the finding fue been given at ntia, and appreciate your raising the question. we have to be looking at the whole picture here. >> i'm going to follow up for the record in more detail because i think what problematic about the solution is it somewhat lopsided as it relates to the resources and what really is going to take to solve the problem. if you are solving for access in some of our hard to serve areas, i'm sure there's enough money. if you're trying to solve for the issue of digital divide, i'm not sure there is. so i think we don't want to subsidize expensive broadband. we want

rosenworcel for another term as fcc commissioner. she is experienced and qualified for this position, and having chaired it for the past ten months. although i disagree with her support for overly restrictive regulations and her policy position on other matters, she's well known to the committee and has a reputation for being responsive and engaged. i want to stress again how important it is for our chair of the fcc to provide strong leadership and timely production of broadband coverage maps. these maps are absolutely critical to insuring the fair and effective -- approved in the bipartisan infrastructure package. and let the record reflect there were a or chorus of amens all around the dais on that statement. i will also vote to report the important roles at the department of commerce for which they've been nominated. i will not vote to report the nomination of mr. badoya to be a commissioner at the ftc. i remain concerned about the frequency in which he has publicly expressed divisive views. there has been a troubling trend of pol

vote next week to confirm several of president biden's executive nominations, including jessica rosenworcel to chair the communications commission. they may also consider the climate and social spending plan. watch live coverage of the house on c-span. the senate on c-span2. you can also watch online at c-span.org or on our new c-span now video app. ♪ . ♪ >> house republican leader kevin mccarthy held his weekly briefing on capitol hill. discussing his party's legislative agenda. president biden's social spending plan, and the national debt. this is just under 20 minutes mr. mccarthy: good morning. another week. and a few more democrats answer the question about retirement. but this week was a little different. it's not just any other democrat announcing retirement. it was a committee chair. i look in this room, a lot of you have been here for a long time. you know it's different when a committee chair announces retirement. when mr. defazio announced and when you look at the rationale between he and the budget chair, they say the exact same thing i say. they are not going to be in the major

vote next week to confirm several of president biden's executive nominations, including jessica rosenworcelo chair the communications commission. they may also consider the climate and social spending plan. watch live coverage of the house on c-span. the senate on c-span2. you can also watch online at c-span.org or on our new c-span now video app. ♪ . ♪

vote next week to confirm several of president biden's executive nominations including jessica rosenworcel to chair the federal communications commission. senators may also consider the president's climate and social spending plan. watch live coverage of the house on c-span and the senate on c-span two and you can watch on c-span. or our new c-span now app. >> treasury secretary janet yellen and the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, or on capitol hill to testify on covid-19 relief and the state of the economy. they were asked about forced participation, inflation and supply-chain challenges. secretary yellen called on congress to act on the debt ceiling, warning that failure to raise it will eviscerate the economic recovery. the treasury apartment estimates the u.s. will reach its borrowing limit on december 15.

votes next week to confirm several of president biden's executive nominations including jessica rosenworcelo chair the federal communications commission. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span2. you can watch online at c-span.org or our new c-span now video up. -- video app. congress has avoided a government shutdown by passing a temporary spending will to keep the government funded through mid february. the legislation passed the house by a vote of 221 to 212. congress one -- congressman adam kinzinger was the only republican to vote in favor. the bill was approved by the senate and sent to president biden for his signature. without congressional action, funding would have expired friday at midnight. next on c-span, a house floor debate on the continuing resolution. . delauro: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i

the the senate will confirm several of president biden's executive nominations including jessica rosenworcel to chair the federal communications commission. and may take up the president's spending and social plan. you can watch on c-span2. watch online at krooip.org or on c-span now, the new video app. -- c-span.org or on c-span now, the new video app. >> at least six presidents recorded conversations in office. hear it on c-span's new podcast "presidential recording." >> season one focuses on the presidency of lyndon johnson. you'll hear about the 1964 civil rights act, the presidential campaign, the march on selma, and the war in vietnam. not everyone knew they were being recorded. >> certainly johnson's secretaries knew because they were tasked with transcribing many of those conversations. in fact, they were the winds who made -- ones who made sure the conversations were taped as johnson would signal to them through an open door between his office and theirs. >> you'll also hear some blunt talk. >> presidential recordings, find it on the c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your po

the senate also voted to confirm jessica rosenworcel as chair of the federal communications commissionthe first woman to serve as permanent chair of the agency. digital rights activists welcomed the news. she was a fierce critic of the trump-era repeal of net neutrality protections. last month, jonathan kanter, one of the nation's leading anti-monopoly experts, was confirmed to head the justice department's antitrust division. the senate also unanimously confirmed charles "chuck" sams iii in november as the first ever native american national park service director. sams is a member of the cayuse and walla walla tribes of the umatilla nation. the white house announced tuesday salad tomorrow the withdrawn her nomination to become control of the currency after opposition from republicans and some conservative democrats. she grew up in soviet kazakhstan an came to the u.s. in 1991. during heronfirmation hearing, the louisiana republican john kennedy accused her of loyalty to the communist party. she uld have been the first immigrant, first woman, first person of color to fill the role. dem

. >> yes i would as chairman rosenworcel spoke positively about absolutely. >> as you knowou we discussed colorado's home to ntia's institute of health and sciences and its 5g networks are expanding and six g. technologies are already and development and in some cases underway. how will you utilize i.t. s. as next-generation technology is? >> i think there to really important elements. one is i think my hope would be to pursue an evidence-based approach to how we think about spectrum and questions about how spectrum uses in conflict. in it as a key role to play there. as i was saying about the spectrum plan we also need to be thinking aboutut future uses and where technology is headed and i think i.t. s. can be a real leader for us in an extremely important or resource for the country. it's hard to sometimes see that pocket and how fast it's moving that you are exactly right but you have to get out ahead of it. ms. sohn the cogitation factor has climbed into a serious shrinking of the -- the contribution base has declined from nearly $80 billion in 201,233,000,000,000 in 2021 and it remai

nominations including jessica rosenworcel to chair the federal communications commission. senators may also consider the president's climate and social spending plan. watch live coverage of the house on c-span and the senate on c-span two and you can watch on c-span. or our new c-span now app. >> treasury secretary janet yellen and the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, or on capitol hill to testify on covid-19 relief and the state of the economy. they were asked about forced participation, inflation and supply-chain challenges. secretary yellen called on congress to act on the debt ceiling, warning that failure to raise it will eviscerate the economic recovery. the treasury apartment estimates the u.s. will reach its borrowing limit on december 15. [indistinct conversations] >> banking and housing and affairs will come to order. today's hearing is in the hybrid format. witnesses are in person. members have the option or remotely. for those remotely, there will be a delay before you speak. all of you have been through this before, so i don't think i need to lay o

so i want to thank acting chair rosenworcel for bringing a vote forward on that issue. this also means working with stakeholders on a long term solution to funding these types of initiatives best, and this means ensuring that our rural health care program provides this sufficient and predictable level of support necessary to meet the needs of rural providers. it's fallen short before and i've been working with my sec colleagues on fixing those shortcomings. i look forward to making more progress on that. in closing, i want to thank you again for the opportunity to testify. today, i look forward to taking your questions. thank you very much. commissioner car. >> next, we're going to hear from deanna larson, the chief executive officer able eat care in sioux falls south brendan -- >> good morning. very happy to be here this morning, honored to represent the many stakeholders and the providers of telemedicine who are using this modality to deliver healthcare across the nation. being based in sioux falls, south dakota for the last decade and a half of telemedicine has given

now, on jessica rosenworcel. the senate will vote to confirm a remarkable, highly experienced and historic nominee. jessica rosenworcel to be the chair of the f.c.c., the federal communications commission. ms. rosenworcel has served as a commissioner at the f.c.c. for nearly a decade, the past ten months as acting chair. i believe she will receive great bipartisan support as she becomes the first woman ever confirmed by this chamber to lead the f.c.c. ms. rosenworcel is exactly the right person for the job in 2021. she has set herself apart as one of the nation's leading champions for more affordable and accessible internet. atch the f.c.c. repealed net neutrality during the trump administration, the best thing the senate can do is confirm someone with a proven record of standing on the side of american consumers. ms. rosenworcel will also step in as chair at a time when the f.c.c. is carrying out the important task of expanding broadband to millions of americans who have long been left behind. ms. rosenworcel is