Many of my colleagues have heard me speak over the years about the unique challenges facing these communities and the ne...
I wholeheartedly applaud--and have told him so in a meeting in my office--FCC Chairman Genachowski for his efforts to re...
I look forward to hearing the witnesses, and I turn now to my esteemed Co-Chairman, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
I wish to commend the FCC for its efforts to reform the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation programs to...
In the years ahead, it means that we connect our communities with something called broadband.
The American people deserve better than an inefficient system that was designed to support the technologies--analog--of ...
I want to express my strong support for the Federal recognition of Native Hawaiians.
Your grace and commitment to high principles is without peer.
I want to thank Chair Petri for convening this session to bring us up to date on what is happening with NextGen.
I would applaud Congress' efforts to increase employee participation.
As you know, these are challenging economic times.
Today, our Native communities face severe and disproportionate threats to their public safety.
However, the one thing that is not in doubt is the fact that our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines continue to serv...
Nationwide Indian reservations suffer from a violent crime rate of more than two-and-a-half times the national average.
Women in our communities are especially vulnerable to violence.
We have had so many hearings on the importance of quality early education, and all of them--I would say almost 100 perce...
Would you elaborate on the line of concerns and corrective actions that should be implemented?
The IC must exercise sufficient oversight to make sure those tasks are completed by a Federal worker.
