Michael O'Rielly

American poverty is not isolated to urban areas but distributed throughout our country.

I don't believe the bill addresses that, and I worry the money that is invested in other Federal programs is either going to be wasted or conflict and definitely lead to the point of overbuilding, to subsidized overbuilding.

We should use all technologies. The end consumer doesn't mind where the technology is. They want it to work to meet their family's needs.

If they are going to have a band that is dedicated for safety, it ought to be used for safety, not advertising.

We're at a crossroads on contribution reform.

It doesn't mean we are undermining our national security one iota; it means we have a better, more efficient government.

I have also made the point that it is not just incentives; we need the carrot and the stick.

The situation we have today is under our current rules, and those rules have been in place for so long, they haven't worked.

These are the hardest of hard places to serve.

I strongly believe that the Commission must be willing to step in to aggressively use authority provided by Congress to preempt these regulatory barriers.

Over time, as the FCC and the courts have interpreted the TCPA, business models and ways of communicating with consumers have also changed. As a result, the rules have become complex and unclear.