Mark Pryor

We support what the EDA and others within the Administration are considering. And we also support, very strongly, Senator Pryor's bill.

We need to think about setting up an intermediary organization to take on that task.

The benefit of Maine's seven technology incubator centers has been nothing short of monumental.

The Federal Government is so slow. And that's why China is so successful.

S. 583, introduced by Senator Pryor to provide support for the development of science parks.

I just wanted you to be aware of that and maybe talk to your folks about, you know, how valid that is.

I would be interested to know, as you follow up with Senator Lautenberg, about, you know, what we can do better.

FEMA does not have a clear overarching strategy that can guide decisionmaking on which of these sourcing mechanisms should be used.

Consumers must be empowered to control their purchase decisions--whether the exchange occurs face to face or over the Internet.

If consumers are being abused, this Committee will work together to protect them.

Less consumers will be willing to make online purchases if they are being charged for membership clubs they did not know they had enrolled in.

Protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices is one of the FTC's core missions in its base statute.

I think I agree with you, Professor Cox, that this will have, this hearing will have an effect.

And it would help to have someone there. We all know that.

I'm not trying to draw you into this legislative discussion that we're having, but I would like your thoughts on the carrot versus the stick approach, if you have a preference on how that would be structured.

I personally promised these families that I would make this issue my cause.

I appreciate you inviting me to your Distracted Driving Summit. I thought that was very useful and I think the people there got a lot out of it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing.

I hope you will give clarification to the industry and to interested parties on what you mean by 'open network.'

Are we creating jobs through this? How many jobs are we creating?

We're going to target funds to the rural remote areas.

And how much of that would be Pay-Per-View-type channels?

Are you in a similar situation?

How common is that around the country, where you have a--sort of a State-oriented public TV system, but, on satellite, not everyone in the State has access to that system?

So, how many channels do you offer right now?