in the sector, and that turns out to have been proved correct in the very, very dramatic ways, unforeseeably dramatic ways, i would say. >> host: what was your work at the fcc? >> guest: i was, serially, the chief of the common carrier bureau. of. >> host: and what kind of work did you do while you were there? >> guest: well, the chief is the senior civil servant who reports and makes recommendations to the commissioners about what the policy should be and also is a person who manages the implementation of those policies in the various bureaus. this is going back a very long time now, 30 years by actual count, and the issues in the cable area were essentially whether or not the cable it's industry should be -- television industry should be permitted much broader latitude to offer services. at the time it was somewhat suppressed by virtue of concerns about what it might do to over-the-air broadcasting and in the telephone area it was a whole series of issues, some of which tend to be with us even today including the rather current issue of how we deal with transmission companies and the condu

a ton -- unforeseeable time. i hope there will be thousands of conversations about this.verybody understands that if you cannot afford to keep doing this for a year were too, but if you abandon this as a core part of making the global economy work in the 21st century would be a terrible mistake. >> i would formulate in the following way, interbreeding external costs into the business model is not just a question of being socially oriented, it is a question of competition and of survival. but let me shift to a more political issue. you were so close to reaching an agreement between israel and palestine. now, matters may become much more complicated and much more dangerous. would you like to share your ideas with us? >> i think that we do not really know how the tunisian process will play itself out. but it is a manifestation of yearning for change and accountability and shared progress moving throughout the world. particularly throughout the middle east and north africa. the street demonstrations in cairo, i feel differently about what happened in lebanon. lebanon -- i hop

our not only our moral responsibility of our own economic and social well-being over the next unforeseeable period of time so this is something we need to talk about. in the forum there would be thousands of conversations about this. everybody understands you can't afford to keep doing this for a year or two but to abandon this as a core part of making the global economy work for the 21st century would be a terrible respect. >> integrating external costs into the business model is not just a question of being socially oriented. it's a question longer-term of competitiveness and survival. let me shift to a more political issue. you're close to reaching an agreement with israel and palestine. now we see the defense and probably matters would become much more complicated. much more dangerous to read what you like to share your ideas and respect for us? >> first i think we don't really know how the tunisian process will play itself out. but it is a manifestation of the yearning for change and accountability and shared progress moving throughout the world. particularly the middle east and north

of not only our moral responsibility that our own economic and social well-being over the next unforeseeable period of time. this is something we need to talk about, and i hope in the form there will be thousands of conversations about this. devotee it to understand to abandon this as a core set of making the global economy work in the 21st century would be a terrible mistake. >> i would formally in the following way as we did outside integrating external costs into the business model is not just a question of being socially oriented, it is a question long-term of survival. but let me shift to a more political issue. you were so close to reaching an agreement between as israel and palestine and now we see the events and probably matters will become much more complicated, much more dangerous. would you like to share your ideas with us? >> first i think we don't really know how the tunisian process will play itself out but it is a manifestation of the yearning for change and accountability and shared progress moving throughout the world, particularly throughout the middle east and north africa

as we saw the unforeseeable and tragedy circumstances of this past weekend, we realized that there are circumstances that face us all and i would recognize right now that gabrielle giffords decided to do her job no matter the risk. she served with courage, determination, with openness and forth rightness to her constituents that should be a model to all of us. i know that she is an inspiration for me today as she struggles to regain her health and to regain her position here serving the american people. i've been able to support many of gabrielle giffords' initiatives in the past. it's my privilege today to lend my support to this resolution. i pray for her speedy recovery and for the recovery of those injured on that fateful day. i pray for the comfort of those who lost loved ones. may god bless gabrielle giffords. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from iowa. mr. braley: madam speaker, at this time i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york