congressman walden, give us your take on what the fcc did this week. >> unfortunate, disappointing. i mean, a big win for the communications bar, because this is going to be litigated for years to come. and unnecessary. i think. for a lot of reasons, i think they went way too far. it is unfortunate that the fcc used to have a more independent -- independence than it does today. it really is not helpful for the internet, i think there is a better way that would have a given protection for consumers legal certainty for investors and it is called legislating, which is our job. we should do it. >> what kind of protections do consumers need? >> you know, i think first of all, you want to make sure that those who are providing the service are not advantage in -- advantage in -- advantaging themselves over competitors, not blocking or throttling or engaging paid prioritization or other things that are of concern, and rightfully so to consumers. nobody has proved a market failure here. there have been examples over the last decade of individual problems, they have been worked out and the sy

walden: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: those in favor of taking the vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient numbering are viz -- having risen -- a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1020. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1020, a bill to define stem education to include computer science and to support existing stem education programs at the national science foundation. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. esty, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the spea

michael walden says the recipe changes every year we listened to the nominees this year, this song froma song with this production is a message from the academy. >> you want to be really on the cutting edge of what is modern at this time. >> they must be written for a movie. that even includes songs playing just during the credits like "grateful" from the movie "beyond the lights". >> occasionally, they're pivotal to the plot. the song "lost stars" is an essential element, performed in part by adam levine. >> very nice to hear it under produced. just a guitar. when the chorus hits, cello hits not drums. he's a good singer. >> this year, only one nominated song is both written and sung by the same person. >> glenn campbell co-wrote this song for a documentary about his final tour after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. >> narda called him a musical genius. >> god bless him if he wins, it's a sentimental vote. i can see it going to him. he says it's likely it will go to an emotional song. >> john legend's song is from the movie "selma". >> they modernize it yes. but it's today, today, in

michael walden says the recipe changes every year we listened to the nominees this year, this song from he says nominating a song with this production is a message from the academy. >> you want to be really on the cutting edge of what is modern at this time. >> they must be written for a movie. that even includes songs playing just during the credits like "grateful" from the movie "beyond the lights". >> occasionally, they're pivotal to the plot. the song "lost stars" is an essential element, performed in part by adam levine. >> very nice to hear it under produced. just a guitar. when the chorus hits, cello hits not drums. he's a good singer. >> this year, only one nominated song is both written and sung by the same person. >> glenn campbell co-wrote this song for a documentary about his final tour after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. >> narda called him a musical genius. >> god bless him if he wins, it's a sentimental vote. i can see it going to him. he says it's likely it will go to an emotional song. >> john legend's song is from the movie "selma". >> they modernize it yes. but it

and i think there's plenty of room where i understand walden thune and others are to negotiate the specifics of those details, they just need a partner to be willing to sit at the table and do that and that hasn't happened yet and i'm still hopeful that it does. so that's number one. i think number two, when i testified in the house recently on net neutrality i expressly said my industry wouldn't object to the prohibition of 706 being removed. i do find the court's interpretation of it relatively expansive and not so as -- so sure as an independent matter i would agree with it. be i think it's -- but i think it's a bridge too far to take it away. we have argued all year that you could adopt net neutrality under that provision, so i wouldn't be supportive of us to say now we don't want it. to be honest, i think a lot of legislators think it's what the tech community wanted. what no one's talking about is the breadth of the way 706 has been interpreted, there is no reason why the commission couldn't reach the conduct as well. no reason you couldn't reach google facebook, am, ebay or other -- a

on february 8th, 2010, in walden, massachusetts.cers are called to a robbery at a 7-eleven convenience store. >> we realize there was a witness that attempted to get involved, so to speak. >> the witness, granny, is having a casual conversation with the clerk, but that soon comes to a halt when a tall man walks in and goes straight for the cashier. >> when the suspect went behind the counter, she obviously observed that something was going awry and went to the defense of the clerk. >> looking for the closest defense weapon, granny grabs the price scanner and strikes the suspect repeatedly, trying to deter him from getting into the cash register. >> i'm not sure if it works, but in her eyes it worked. she was doing something to attempt to defend her friend's honor as well as herself. >> while this is all going on, another customer is in the store. >> the woman had no idea what was occurring when the individual attempted to rob the store and granny coming to the clerk's rescue. she was clueless. >> granny finally lets go of the scanne

. >> these women are part of walden house, valley state's residential community for substance abuserss 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 real cl

walden: mr. speaker, i rise on behalf of the entire oregon delegation with me to inform the house of the passing of our colleague wes cooly. he was born in los angeles in 1932. he graduated from the university of southern california, served the army, raced motorcycles and among other business ventures, he owned a vitamin supplement company. he was prompted ran to the oregon senate before being elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 1994 where he served one term. he worked hard and cared deeply about the rural west in the country. he passed away after a long illness. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, rosemary and their family during this difficult time of loss. mr. speaker, on behalf of the oregon delegation, i ask that the house observe a moment of silence in memory of former house member cooly. -- cooley. mr. walden: thank you mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and t

walden, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 734 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 19. h.r. 734. a bill to amend the communications act of 1974 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the federal communications commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce recording burden. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representave any use of edon coveragef e u proceedis lior comrcl es exprslpribedy susofepseates the speaker pro tempore: on this vote -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 411, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recogn