we have formed a nonprofit at technet called technet works. and our goal is to promote some of the work that the tech sector is doing in education and other areas, but also leverage some of those investments in a stronger way. so our mission is to facilitate technology-infused social innovation, and that's what our new nonprofit is doing. >> host: well, the education sector ties in to another problem that technet has been addressing or looking at which is the immigration problem. >> guest: correct. >> host: what is -- >> guest: tough issue. in terms of immigration. look, we have to step back, and i look at immigrationing as part of a broader issue. it's human capital. we just talked about education. education is part of human capital. human capital shortly defined are the people you have and how will you train them and how will you prepare them and the people you want, how will you bring them into america? how will you keep them and how will you make this all work together? so immigration is part of that. h-1b visa is part of that. there are s

. >> rey ramsey, what is technet? >> it is a bipartisan political and policy organization that has been around for about 15 years. our hope is to move and innovation agenda across the country. >> which companies are members of technet? >> i would say we have a nice list of good companies, large and small, from silicon valley to boston and texas. some you would know of from microsoft, google, intel, but also companies in boston, and an ice mix of companies. >> what is a technology policy? >> technology policy is all about technology driven innovation. all the way from education to biomedical to social innovation, things that used technology. those are the things that get our attention. >> so specifically when we talk about issues, let's say net neutrality, what is it that technet does when it comes to net neutrality? >> we take a position and we get in the game of policy. the game of policy can be messy sometimes, so we try to reach a consensus among companies. we try to work with companies that are not even part of te

. >> tonight on "the communicators," rey ramsey, president and ceo of technet. that is 8:00 p.m.astern on c- span2. >> the cs an effort to provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books -- the c-span networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs, and nonfiction books. you can find our content any time through the c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus local content vehicle, bringing our resources to your community. it is washington, your way. the c-span network is available in more than 100 million homes. c-span -- greeted by cable, provided as a public service. -- created by cable, provided as a public service. "washington journal,"" continue. host: we're joined by glenn thrush and lisa mascaro. lisa, walk us through what to expect on the opening day of this 112th congress. guest: it is going to be a new era in washington. we have a divided congress for the first time under the obama administration. we have a large republican majority in the house, a large number of newcomers who were voted in with the support of the tea par

with rey ramsey, president and ceo of technet.he 112th congress gavels in this wednesday with both the house and the senate coming in at noon eastern. the house will elect a new speaker, john boehner. the new house is made up of 242 republicans and 193 democrats. live coverage on c-span. and in the senate, alive quorum to bring all senators to the floor for the swearing in of the newly elected senators. democrats and independents will hold 53 seats, republicans 47. the senate is live >> now, courtesy of canadian television, an interview with canadian prime minister stephen harper. topics include the economy, u.s.-canada relations, and afghanistan. stephen harper, the leader of the conservative party in canada, has served as prime minister since 2006. this is about 45 minutes. >> the following is a ctv news special presentation. conversation with the prime minister. >> canada is emerging from this recession in a strong position. canadians solutions are leading the way globally. it is not enough for nations to make promises. we must

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our guest is rey ramsey, president and ceo of technet. >> host: rey ramsey, what is technet? >> guest: technet is a bipartisan political and policy organization that has been around for about 15 years and our whole focus is to move an innovation agenda across the country. >> host: which companies are members of technet? >> guest: i would say we have got a nice list of good companies large and small from the silicon valley to boston to texas, so you know some of the names you would hero that you would know of from microsoft, google, intel but also companies like autodesk, and nice mists of companies. >> host: what is a technology policy? >> guest: technology policy is really all about technology driven innovation and so all the way from education to biomedical, to social in addition, things that use technology. those are the things. >> host: so specifically when we talk about issues, let's say net neutrality. what is it that technet does when it comes to net neutrality? >> guest: well we take a position and beget in the game of policy and you know the game a policy can be mess