Okay. When you make a determination about an RUS loan to provide broadband services, the subsidy that is provided by RUS...
We want to make certain that the money the taxpayers provide you is well-spent.
Thank you. My time has expired. We will have another round.
For those of us who grew up in rural areas, it is a lifestyle we cherish and hope to preserve for our children.
On my first trip to Kansas, I had the opportunity to visit Emporia, and along with Senator Jerry Moran, recognize USDA R...
I suppose, in a broad sense, today's hearing is about rural development. I would suggest that our ability to attract and...
There has always been an excess, Mr. Boisvert, in the demand for RUS telecommunication loan programs.
We, certainly, would like that information. Obviously, the appropriation bill requires that information be provided.
I have been worried for a long time, going back to the original order of the FCC particularly related to the Universal S...
Do you have any sense that Rural Development is advocating for a position beneficial to the repayment of their loans and...
That requires us to have the best information possible to make those decisions.
If a question is directed to you or to Rural Development, we would appreciate if we could have a response back within 4 ...
The point I would make, and ask you to agree or disagree, is I often think of this issue of the order of 2011 as an impe...
I appreciate your comments in regard to the nature of Congress working in a bipartisan effort.
We do have some concerns about the public policy benefit of an action like a partial prepaid loan.
If there is a problem within the agency, we need to know that.
I was fishing for a compliment. Thank you.
Many issues facing rural communities are unique to those areas in an ever-increasing urbanized and technologically-advan...
