In some parts of rural America you don't have universal cell service still.

I actually want to congratulate my colleague Mr. Welch from Vermont and of course my colleague from Iowa for drafting and starting the process.

We apologize. We are sorry. Everyone should have universal service. And this has to be fixed.

If we are representing rural America, if you are being left out, we are not doing our jobs.

Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome home Jeff Williams and the crew of Expedition 48, which landed safely last night in Kazakhstan. Jeff is a Wisconsin native and a West Point classmate of mine from the class of 1980. In fact, when he landed…

We cannot ignore the very real technological problems that exist today as we talk about 5G service and the Internet of Everything.

We are going to solve this problem one way another, and we are going to hold people accountable that don't follow the rules of the law.

This bipartisan, commonsense legislation ensures that rural customers are not left behind.

This isn't merely an inconvenience; it can mean lost sales for small businesses.

Unfortunately, for millions of rural telephone customers, that isn't the case.

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And I want to thank Dr. Morrison for being the most eloquent speaker on this that I have heard.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

My bill, H.R. 3119, aims to remedy these issues.

I would also like to thank Representative Engel, a fellow New Yorker, for his continued leadership.

More than 100,000 Americans are counting on us to support sickle cell disease prevention and treatment programs and need our help to find a cure.

We can, we must do more to support those with this disease.