But it actually has been very well received by the community in being transparent and open as possible.

I support reforms to bring the universal service fund into the broadband era. Broadband is a wise infrastructure investment.

It is an enormous fiction that everybody understands.

Following up on the chairman's question about India's cooperation in our sanctions and other policies with respect to Iran.

there is very troubling evidence of the lack of cooperation with the Pakistani Government on this matter

Hiring veterans for patriotic reasons expresses appreciation and respect. Hiring them for business reasons gets results.

One can't be unsympathetic with the Indian plight.

We have already received complaints in the State of Nebraska about an entity that was all privately funded, business, now has competition laid over it with government subsidized broadband.

ARRA funds were supposed to help fund shovel-ready projects that would be completed within 2 years, but here we are 3 and a half years later.

I want to follow up on part your testimony, and we understand that the oversight components, funding oversight comes out of the actual funding for the program; it is not a separate fund.

This isn't, we are not troubling you, this is the private sector, too, that is being troubled because they are being held back from their ability to create jobs.

I believe that the results are being skewed because veterans do not want to go through those multiple pages.

16 pages is not short.

the Republicans' budget, would increase the debt by $5 trillion over 10 years but President Obama's budget, if he gets everything he's asked for, would increase it by $10 trillion, twice the amount, taking us from $15 trillion in the hole…

I would join with you in encouraging that.

The last convoys need to leave Camp Ashraf for Camp Hurriya. Camp Ashraf should be closed.

It would be extremely difficult for the immigration minister of any democracy to admit any person from this camp while the organization is designated by the great United States as a foreign terrorist organization.

The Oversight Committee is intending to author such legislation as may be necessary and will affect the next President.