but the direction from f.c.c. leadership, including the chairman, takes the most aggressive approach to policy making, there's little ground, when that becomes the first primary goal of the item, when the policy, the direction they want to go becomes the first goal, rather than any consideration of any college atlanta or any attempt to bring or develop consensus, you wind up what we have today. there is nil interest of bringing my opinions on board and i'm going to express my views. howard: there has been a gradual deterioration of relationships at the commission? michael: i still maintain positive relationships with my colleagues, but overall, there is a fairly tense feeling at the commission. we are waiting for a number of court decisions that will settle some of the ground. we have only so many months left of this particular administration and people are trying to figure out what the next administration may look like and how it may be structured and what the commissioners may or may not say. peter: there is a li

that i he same belief had when i cast votes at the f.c.c. today. peter: one of the things we talked to your colleagues about yesterday was the way the f.c.c. operates, the fact that all four were sitting up here on this stage -- tom: it was probably a violation of the sunset act! peter: and the fact that they could not do that in washington. should there be a change in that mandate and some of the sunshine laws? tom: interesting, peter, some of my thoughts on that have evolved and i've been -- become a traditionalist. there are a lot of good reasons why the procedures of the commission are as they are and have been this way for decades. and for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction ised kind of thing that makes you think, well, wait a minute now, is this really something we ought to be challenging at this point in snime so i think hat it is always worthwhile to explore, to ask the questions, to have the dialogue, to talk among our colleagues on capitol hill who write the rules. the question is, is there a necessity to change that whic

normally the f.c.c. does a reasonable job in publishing its new rules fairly quickly after adoption, however on more controversial items, the dockets aren't available until much later. the lifeline order adopted on march 31 was not available for 27 days. nearly a month. the f.c.c. should not be delaying publication on controversial items. it should seek to add information rather than appearing to hide the ball. at the same time, we recognize that the f.c.c. must have the ability to respond to dissenting statements that criticize its decisions. accordingly, we worked with our colleagues to ensure the commission had fair opportunity to address dissents and still make sure that new rules became available to the public in a timely way. in other words, so the commission can do its work back and forth among commissioners, finish their product and once they do, they need to make it available to the public. by the way, that's who they work for. i thank my colleagues on the committee and representative ellmers and

what happened was the f.c.c. determined that there was ability to have more channels so in the 1970's they made a transition from a whole group of c.b. radios that had x amount of channels to the new ones. you know what? they announced that as of a certain date, i can't remember, it was like january 1, 1978, that the old ones couldn't be sold anymore. you should have seen the fire sale for the old ones at the consumer electronics show. you could have bought -- the packaging would have cost you more than the profit. we do have to realize we're going to have that. particularly when we look at band width. because we're going to reallocate some band width today to more mundane things. i'm ct, you know, today, looking forward to 28 gigahertz communication, something satellites are doing, being used terrestrially. just to give you perspective, when i came to congress, the idea that we would be using five gigahertz hadn't yet come out. when i was a kid, even when i was an adult, we only thing we could be gigahertz used f

he comments on the political f.c.c., joinedhe by howard buskirk. the discretion from f.c.c. leadership including the chairman to take the most aggressive approach to policy making leaves little ground when that becomes first primary goal the item, when the policy, the direction they want to go, becomes the first goal, rather than any consideration of any collegiality or any kind of bring or develop consensus, you wind up with the scenario we have today, when there's little interest on board,g my opinions on you'll find i'm less likely to be supportive of and i'm going express my views. >> watch "the communicators" on espn at 8:00 eastern c-span2. >> earlier today, attorney general loretta lynch announced a lawsuit against the state of aboutcarolina on its law restroom access for transgender people. are filing a lawsuit against the state of north mccrory, governor pat the north carolina department of public safety and the university of north carolina. order seeking a court restroom h.b.2's discrimination discriminatory. we retain the option of curtailing federal funding to car

working on a major bill, we're working on legislation that we've already passed but we're going to see the f.c.c. putting up more spectrum which can enable these devices to be built, to be used, to communicate. we're on the run. putting in the legislation, encouraging states to start to look at how do you build for the future? dealing with the companies that are here today what do you need for this technology to be -- to work even better. >> from the very first generation of things we launched a decade ago, our focus has been on making your device as useful as possible in the care in a way that lets you keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. for us, that's always been the point. ford understands there is need for more spectrum for unlicensed use. we are working with our colleagues to come up with a sharing solution, we're working with colleagues at ntia and the department of transportation and most importantly the federal communications commission. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on spmbings span 2. -- on c-span2. >> here's a look at our primetime schedule from t

john: cable bills are rise 6% a year, twice the inflation rate according to the f.c.c. >> i think thehave to negotiate what i pay once a year is harassment of customers. >> what if you're more like tim. he didn't want to use espn or the internet service but he figured out a way to lower the bill. he tried to ask for a lower rate. that got him nowhere. so he checked for other deals from dish network and several promotional packages in hand he threatened to leave. i worked. he lored the cable bill from $105 to $90 a month. how to lower your cable bill? do your homework. find promotional deal from cape company and other providers. call with specific officers you have found saying you are thinking of leaving. ask for the retention department whose job it is to keep people from canceling. don't simply do nothing. >> the price goes up. time to go back to them and say why am i paying this now. john: many people are too business to call and pay a higher rate. make the call. if you don't get satisfaction be escalated to the "retention department" so you don't waste your money. leon: tonight. i

political on the divide within the f.c.c., he's buskirk.y howard aggressive he most le leftist approach to policy aking is little ground, when that becomes the first primary goal of the item, when the policy and projection becomes the first goal, rather than any colegialityn of any or any kind of attempt it bring or develop consensus, you wind up with the scenario we had today, when there's little nterest in bringing my opinionos board and you'll find that i'm less likely to be o pportive and i'm going t express my views. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8 eastern on c-span 2. >> announcer: tonight on c-span, q&a with former ambassadors, khalilzad, followed by prime minister david cameron. and the prime minister talks about his support for the u.k. to remain a member of the european union. former u.s. on q&a, ambassador to afghanistan, iraq nations, zalmay khalilzad, discusses his book, y journey through a turbulent world. host: ambassador zalmay khalilzad, you have a new book talk aboutthere, you where you were on 9/11. what's

the republican republican f.c.c. commissioner. ments on the political divide within the f.c.c. editor.ined by a senior >> to take the most aggressive, leftist approach to policymaking. the middle ground when that becomes the first primary goal of the item, when the policy and direction they want to go becomes the first goal rather han any consideration of any collegality or attempt to bring or develop consensus, you wind up with what we had today. there is interest in bringing my appointments onboard, i will be less likely to be supportive and i will express my views. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back jennifer lawless. she is with american university, director of that institute. good sunday morning. thanks for being here. we begin with this morning's front page of "the new york times," talking about women and their political clout that they're giving money in record amounts in large part because they're working moms, they're moving up in the workplace, and now

we'll see the f.c.c. free up more spectrum, which will enable these devices to be built, to be used, to communicate. we're on the run. mr. shuster: putting in the legislation, encouraging them to look at how do you build a road of the future? what do they need? dealing with the companies here today, what do you need for your technology to be working better? gary from the very first generation we launched a decade ago, our focus has been on making your device as useful as possible in a car in a way that lets you keep your hands on the wheel and the eyes on the road and for us that's always been about voice technology. andrew: ford understands there's great demand for more spectrum for unlicensed use. so we are working with our colleagues to come up with a sharing solution in the 5.9 band. we're working with our colleagues at ntia. we're working with our colleagues at the department of transportation and most importantly the federal communications commission. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 east

peter: finally, is it cumbersome to come up with the rules and regulations that the f.c.c. does under a 1996 congressional act? michael: your question is important. i leave the legislating to the congress they determine the best time to update the law. they have expressed in updating the statute since 1996. i leave it in their capable hands. the calendar has gotten away from them. but there is appetite to change some of the statute. i do find that the statute does provide a number of problems for the commission. we are taking advantage, the majority is, taking advantage of provisions in the statute interpreting them in ways that weren't intended, reading words in or out that should not be done. so i have trouble with how the commission is interpreting the law and whether they are actually following the law. i don't believe they do and i have expressed my views on that point. beyond that, i do think that modernizing the statute would be appropriate, but that's for congress to decide. peter: michaela llo riley, one of two republicans on the commission. and howard buskirk. [cap

or the f.c.c. or ferc is and as powerful those entities are over their slices over the economy, there is a reason why the fed chair is sometimes called the second most powerful person in the united states after the president, or as some have said the second most powerful person in the world after pope francis. it is not power alone. it is independence. today i want to peel back some of the mystery behind that term, independence, and i want to push back with walter bagehot against some of the certainty of the interlocutors, those eager disputeants who demand to know where each of us stand on the question -- are you for the fed or against it? perhaps we can put our gun back ask holster a bit and the questions -- what is the fed, and what do we mean by this term independence? it is ubiquitous in the iscussions of the fed. fed independence is a sleel separation between politicians -- usually we're talking about the president facing a national electorate and central bankers. usually we mean the fed chair

we talk to tom wheeler, the f.c.c. chairman about set-top boxes. mr. wheel are: you see the evolution of television. the explosion of alternatives. you see increased tax about smaller bundles and how that changes the relationship with the consumer. you see alternative pathways to n plus 1 kind er of devices in that we have the the ial to be entering best era ever. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> on newsmakers this week we're joined by congressman mac thornberry of texas. he's chair of the armed services committee and saw the $610 billion 2017 defense policy bill passed in the house. in studio to help with our questions today we're joined by rn kern -- about karin karin demijian.aroun coip there will be several -- guest: there will be several bills that come out. the big thing -- there are policy points we don't agree. your bill dips into war funds more than the senate bill does and though mccain may be putting an extra measure on the floor you say your approach is necessary for readiness but if it doesn't match with t

tonight on the communicators we broadcast from the conference in boston known as the internet and television expo. we interview f.c.c. chair about the cable industry settop boxes and net neutrality. >> as you look at things, you see the evolution of the nature of television, the explosion of videos. you see increased talk about smaller bundles and how that changes the relationship with the consumer. you see alternative pathways to the consumer over influx kinds of devices. and that we have the potential be eentering the best era ever for consumers for programmers and for those who deliver. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> now, the u.s. capitol police chief testifies on threats to the capitol including past incidents and the capitol police response as well as security planning for upcoming events including the democratic and republican national conventions. this is almost an hour. we might proceed. we're meeting today to hear from the new u.s. capitol chief of police. as a committee we want to congratulate you on your appointment and we are looking forward to continuing to work with you. some items we hope

this week the -- communicators goes to the intx show in boston, sponsored by the internet and television expo. we interviewed f.c.c. chairman tom wheeler. peter: as a regulator and consumer, what's your view of the cable industry today? >> you know, i was listening to pat and he was talking about roots 40 years ago and i was thinking, golly, 40 years ago i