I don't want to sit here, Madam Chairwoman, 2 years from now and try to justify to the American taxpayer why we had another SBInet and wasted their money.

Just to remind the committee, we are well over $17 trillion in debt. That is how big our financial hole is as a Nation.

We have been down this road before of inadequate testing with SBInet.

I appreciate technology being used, and I like the idea of integrated towers.

I am very concerned about the unintended consequences of the decision to raise the minimum wage for Federal contractors.

Having been down there to the border in Arizona I know first-hand how rugged the terrain is.

I think we can do better than this.

Unfortunately, several of the provisions in the discussion draft do not embody the bipartisan values that have been the cornerstone of previous reauthorizations.

It is pretty clear who the losers are in all of this. It is consumers who will continue to see rising cable bills.

Our video laws are outdated, and in some cases, they are even being abused.

I have said before, and I will continue to say, that we work together, not only with me, but with all of my colleagues on this side of the aisle.

I am also concerned by a provision that would effectively bar the FCC from modifying its rules to close a loophole that broadcasters have been exploiting.

I think that these are some of the critical questions that led me to introduce the Video Choice Act in December.

I mean, everyone is entitled to their view, and what they want, and what is going to work well for them.

I would be happy to work with you on this.

We have to protect the public interest in all of this, try to, anyway.

Last month most members of this subcommittee voted for legislation that permits consumers to unlock their wireless phones.

If it costs consumers, as you said to me in your letter last year, one billion, maybe there can be a reduction of one billion somehow.