i mean, i've got to touch them, but i don't like to. >> but making szabos earns walden $3 a day, ande appreciates that. >> it comes in handy because i'm indigent. i don't have people to come visit me and put money in my books. you work like a slave, but i mean you can't complain. yeah, it keeps your mind from wandering or getting pressed out because i've got a little girl at home. you know what i'm saying? keeps me from thinking of her too much. pressed out means depressed. some of that louisville slang. >> walden is not alone in feeling depressed about leaving a child on the outside. laron moore's recent self-abusive behavior resulted in his being removed from his cell and placed in a restraint chair. now in a calmer state of mind, he explains why he was upset. >> my son. i know -- i know some way he's missing me as much as i'm missing him. but i try not to think about him. >> moore, now on new medication, has been taken off suicide watch. the jail's goal is to return him to general population. >> hi. >> how are you doing? >> i'm doing pretty good. how are you? >> that decision will

steve israel who's leading the effort to elect more democrats to the house and representative greg walden who's leading the effort to elect more republicans. as we watch the state of the union speech, is there any hope for action tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire" i'm dan jones on the left. >> i'm s.e. cupp on the right. in tonight's state of tfof the speech we should expect in a word, defines. he will say i have a pen and a phone, your services are no longer required. but he's been defiant for years blaming republican obstructionists and congressional destruction for getting in his way. remember, i will not negotiate. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, and considering we recently got a bipartisan deal on a budget, monday's agreement on a farm bill and new movement on immigration reform, shouldn't the president applaud congress for its progress instead of vowing to work around it? >> you might -- he might defy some expectations tonight. correspondent jim acosta has just gotten a segment from his speech tonight

walden, mr. waxman and miss eshoo. this is a good thing to be doing and we're going to get some good information from your gentlemen and we appreciate you being here. >> gentleman's time's expired. we'll now go to the former chairman of the committee, mr. waxman, for opening comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your convening this morning's hearing, and launching the subcommittee's examination of potential updates to the communications act. and i want to thank our distinguished panel for being here to help us think through these ideas, and i think i've been in congress during the time that all of you have been the heads of the fcc. technology has changed at a blistering pace since the enactment of the 1996 telecommunications act 18 years ago. the communications and technology industries are a thriving sector of our economy. as broadband plays an increasingly central role in the daily life of our nation, having a strong federal communications commission to oversee its successful growth is more cr

walden, mr. waxman and miss eshoo. this is a good thing to be doing and we're going to get some good information from your gentlemen and we appreciate you being here. >> gentleman's time's expired. we'll now go to the former chairman of the committee, mr. waxman, for opening comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your convening this morning's hearing, and launching the subcommittee's examination of potential updates to the communications act. and i want to thank our distinguished panel for being here to help us think through these ideas, and i think i've been in congress during the time that all of you have been the heads of the fcc. technology has changed at a blistering pace since the enactment of the 1996 telecommunications act 18 years ago. the communications and technology industries are a thriving sector of our economy. as broadband plays an increasingly central role in the daily life of our nation, having a strong federal communications commission to oversee its successful growth is more cr

talking about the kennedy assassination in the secret world of you know the cia had contacts with us walden thinks that even come out that we did know of. today and what i was saying is that this secret world of cia f.b.i. national security agency always well we've learned about the eavesdropping on people in this country people abroad like the chancellor of germany merkel this is the the world of concealment and i think it's dangerous i think we need to know more about it what troubles you more present to. knows what's going on and lies or a president who doesn't know what's going on. they're both drawn into the asli and in this case in fairness to obama it's not clear what he knew or exactly what he didn't know in terms of the eavesdropping on chancellor merkel i think we'll get answers to that and i think they're reviewing that. you know this is all about nine eleven this is even a dozen years after nine eleven bush and obama set up this apparatus to get dad to spy to be very aggressive in the counterterrorist programs friends to yeah you know because germany is a hothouse of terrorist p

walden, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, the gentlewoman from kansas, ms. jenkins, the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. fox, the gentlewoman from california, ms. pelosi, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn, the gentleman from california, mr. becerra, the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley, the gentleman from new york, mr. 's reel, and the -- israel, and the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delahr row. >> the president appoints the following senators as members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president to have united states into the house chamber. the senator from nevada, mr. reid. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from new york, mr. schumer. the senator from washington, ms. murray. the senator from colorado, mr. bennett. the senator from michigan, ms. stabenow. the senator from alaska, mr. begich. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. and th

. >> thank you chairman walden, chairman upton, miss eshoo and mr. waxman, vice chairman, former chairman, all the members of the committee, i'm delighted to be here. we're here today to review whether the communications act needs to be updated or otherwise reformed. i've heard some say that simply because the act is old it must be obsolete. that no matter how well it has served us an act written 18 years ago cannot have relevance in today's altered world. as someone only a little younger than the original act of 19 34r, i would raise a caution flag or two. the declaration of independence and the constitution were written long ago, too, yet we still find them critically relevant in our lives. while it is praise worthy to ponder changes to the law i would suggest firstly that the framework of the current statute remains in many ways strong. and secondly, that the current act's provisions can still do much to improve our communications landscape. to enlarge economic and social opportunity for all of us, and to nourish the kind of civic dialogue upon wh

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so, chairman walden, thank you for holding today's hearing on the communications act. i welcome the review, and i look forward to hearing the unique insights from the top experts from our country who have given so much in terms of their leadership in leading the expert agency. and with that 34 seconds to yield to congresswoman matsui. >> thank you ranking member. i want to welcome all the former chairmen. we welcome you here for your ideas and your experience to provide basis for discussions moving forward. as technology evolves i believe it's important that we consider appropriate updates to the communications act that with goals to promote competition and innovation in the marketplace. to that point, i am pleased that yesterday, the d.c. circuit affirmed the fcc's authority to oversee broadband services. in my opinion that was a crux of the debate. and the fcc's argument prevailed on the question of authority over broadband. the fcc will need to exert its authority to ensure now that all americans have access to a free and open internet. a competitive marketplace wit

. >> these women are part of walden house, valley state's residential community for substance abuserstoday's topic" is the effect the inmates' addiction has had on their families. >> me and my kids don't have that relationship or that bond that a mother and child are supposed to have. >> so right now, if you could tell your kids anything, what would you tell them? >> i would apologize for not being the parent that i was supposed to be. i would tell them i love them very much. i would tell them not to make the same mistakes i did. >> i would like to give all you ladies a big stroke because you guys did some processing. i want to stroke the ladies that was here for support. it's important that we let these ladies know that the work that they're doing is very important because some of these ladies have held this stuff in for like 20, 25 years, and it's so hard for them to be productive out there in society because they have all this garbage inside and they've finally come to a place where they can release it and be safe about doing it. >> i lost my mother while i was locked up. i'm not r

two things, greg walden, who is chairman of the nrc, representative from oregon, he met with us about an hour ago, this is proof that democrats do not believe they can win the house this cycle. george miller and henry waxman who are like this with nancy pelosi, it's proof that they are retiring because this know she can't get that back. if she were, they would be in a very powerful position. number two, i think which is fascinating andrea, as you look forward with this with henry waxman. what does it mean for nancy pelosi? she has been the stalwart fundraiser and been the lead are for a long time. george miller, henry waxman, two of the closest allies leaving the speculation on nancy pelosi's future will be turned up now that they are out. no one knows what she's going to do. there's a gentleman from the state where i am right now, steny hoyer, who is looking at this very closely that's wondering, maybe he's going to get a little bit of promotion come november of this year. >> we can say affect natalie he's been the prince charles of democratic house politics. >> indeed. >> chris cill

one other nugget i'll throw in there, craig, greg walden, the nrcc chairman, what do you think the timing be for this type of immigration reform? he said probably after any of the gop primaries in the spring. >> of course. of course. >> that will happen in the summer when the folks who vote on it could be inoculated from the trouble they would have from the far right members. >>> i want to bring in adam schiff from california. a supporter, we should note, of the bipartisan immigration reform legislation that was approved by the upper chamber last year. first of all, congressman, let me just get your reaction to the republican plan as you just heard it there starting to be outlined here. their plan for immigration reform which unlike the bipartisan senate bill does not include a path to citizenship. could you support that? >> no, that's not what i want to see. on the positive side, craig, i'm glad the republicans are taking this up again. many wanted just to deep six this issue as long as they possibly could so i think this forward movement is positive. we don't want to have two classes of

greg walden, the chair of the national republican congressional committee said that he doesn't expect a vote on immigration to come to the house before primary season, before the primary, so this could come after primaries, so perhaps you could see some conservative members getting onboard with immigration reform and not suffering the consequences of a primary season. >> do you think that's the cadence we are seeing? this, again, is the first and most specific writing on the issue of immigration reform we've seen from the gop house. do you expect, based on how long it's taken to get to this point, we will see a vote not in this 2014 season, but after? >> i mean, that's the big question, right, when and if any vote is going to come. what was most striking to me yesterday is the rhetoric and the response coming from democratic leaders, from president obama and also minority leader nancy pelosi, they seem to be giving republicans plenty of room. they are not wholeheartedly endorsing it, which could help republicans get more republicans onboard with their proposal, but giving them the spa

walden, mr. waxman and miss eshoo. this is a good thing to be doing and we're going to get some good information from your gentlemen and we appreciate you being here. >> gentleman's time's expired. we'll now go to the former chairman of the committee, mr. waxman, for opening comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your convening this morning's hearing, and launching the subcommittee's examination of potential updates to the communications act. and i want to thank our distinguished panel for being here to help us think through these ideas, and i think i've been in congress during the time that all of you have been the heads of the fcc. technology has changed at a blistering pace since the enactment of the 1996 telecommunications act 18 years ago. the communications and technology industries are a thriving sector of our economy. as broadband plays an increasingly central role in the daily life of our nation, having a strong federal communications commission to oversee its successful growth is more cr

today greg walden said we'll probably see immigration reform at least in the piecemeal sense after the primaries for republicans, meaning they can't get flanked to the right. so, okay, that puts in around may. then we e get into the summer. then we're creeping up on november. what constitutes border security if we don't have a firm answer to that, who knows. there's ban lot of optimism, maybe pathways for permanent residency in some capacity. but before that question is even answered we go pack to the herman cain. is it a mote with the alligators? do we build a north korea/south korea border around mexico? what is it? >> sam stein, one would hope we have moved past the question of alligator-fillede eed moats buts a fair point that john stanton brought up that what's driving division over immigration reform is the base itself, which makes tackling it that much harder. john boehner came out and excoriated outside groups over the last spend iing fall if you will and seemed to maybe be putting those demons in a box. but this is very much the heart and soul of the republican party, this arg

walden. the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. langford. the gentle woman from kansas, miss jenkins.nia, miss pelosi. gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. the gentleman from california, mr. becerra. >> speaker boehner announcing the escort committee. that is the members of congress who have been selected to be in the ceremonial training, if it were, in front of the president as he enders the chamber. of course, there's tremendous competition for that august designation. and that's now the vice president of the united states, joe biden who will be sitting in that chair in his role as the presiding officer over the united states senate. he is announcing the senate entrance committee. also sought after positions. because this is camera time for the folks at home for anyone, particularly in a tight re-election race, or who wants the folks at home to know they are a big shot in washington, d.c. and who does not want that? >> senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. >> members of the escort committee will exi

walden. the gentleman from oklahoma, mr.angeford. >> just a procedural talk now. >> gentlemenwoman if north carolina, ms. fox. >> he made a point of reaching out and calling for civility and respect. he made the very optimistic speech about the need for american leadership in the world. and he actually complimented his kr critics in congress and said some of the criticism had been constructive and it helped. we've not heard that kind of rhetoric from president obama. we certainly didn't hear anytime second inaugural. >> i think he's spent many speeches calling for civility. as president bush knew calling for it doesn't make it so. >> you expect tonight to hear him reaching out? >> i think he'll definitely reach out. i know he will. reach out to both parties and real will he urge members of congress to work with him wherever he can. he'll cite republican ideas as models of working together in cooperation. i think it will be very similar -- >> john does that matter reaching out in a speech like this? >> i'm sure in part becaus

congressman greg walden, chairman of the subcommittee, have launched an effort to have a dialogue. have a hearing today with some former fcc chairman to talk about that. we need to look at the competition. what consumer harms are arising? regulate different services based on old technology in their history. emergence has changed things. >> what you two talk about is the internet for america. robert, you went to high school down a country road where there was an indian battle in 1704. sometimes it is difficult to get internet access out there to the rest of america. why is our internet access so moldy compared to london or another 20 cities around the world? >> this is the first time deerfield academy has come up in an interview. very good. wireless broadband offers the most help. in 4gs. leads the world growth. wireless rock band is the fastest-growing segment of the broadband market -- wireless broadband is the fastest-growing segment of the broadband market. our world is becoming increasingly untethered as we see the internet of everything start to converge our physical world wit

walden was in here earlier and said the federal issue and did not seem concerned about the bulk of the primary will be over by the time the house gets to the subject of immigration. are you willing to vote on immigration before the election? are you concerned about any political fallout for yourself? >> if you are putting that directly at me, i will say i'm willing to take up the issue at any time. in terms of the politics for it, for me personally, i am not worried about it. there are a lot of issues at play. i think it is a conversation the american people will probably have over the next year. >> do you think the house republicans need to provide a process for citizens who are here illegally? >> that is something we having a discussion on this week. we will see what the final result is. i think there are a lot of people who understand we have to address this in some way. as for me personally, it is a debate i look over to having an think it is important. >> my name is andy barr, a freshman member from kentucky. i want to visit the president's state of the union address briefly. he d

is off to chairman fred upton of the energy and commerce committee and subcommittee chairmen greg walden for launching last month a dialogue which will take years, but a dialogue to examine how can we modernize, bring up to date our communication loss? because they are out of date and they're creating a lot of distortion. >> guest: i don't think wireless and wireline have to be regulated exactly the same. but certainly when you get to fundamentals like consumer protection and you say, well, one can't discriminate by the of again, that's a dissimilarity of regulation and i don't think it's appropriate in this day and age. i don't think we have years to ponder all this stuff, because every year that goes by the power of these big companies grow. more and more consolidation, more and more mergers pending, more and more gatekeeping out there. so generally the protections should be the same. you get in the weeds answer medical debate whether it's a common carrier, just because it harkens back to a previous era, that maybe. so is the constitution of the nsa's and declaration of independence ho

walden are starting, working with mr. waxman and miss eshoo, it's a good thing. where i have to depend on the intelligence of mr. copps, mr. hundt, mr. wiley or three or four other wise people at the fcc to know what's best for me in the telecommunications policy. i think if we set the ground rules -- i agree you have to have a traffic cop. but i don't agree that you've got to be so prescriptive that the market just flat gets strangled before it even has a chance to get under way. so my question -- and i'll throw it open to the panel -- is there still a need for a title i? i mean for title ii, for common carrier? in the telecommunication marketplace today, could we deregulate the telephone companies in totality because, you know, there really is no such thing as a natural monopoly anymore? >> if we can find a way to assure that some of the qualities that people fought for long and hard in terms of privacy and public safety and consumer protection do not accompany the new tools of broadband and the internet as they accompanied telephone, then i think we're in trou