I think we should try to focus on his duties and responsibilities.

I just want to suggest to you that it's at least this Senator's desire to give you an abundance of the resources to support the skills, the talent, and the ability in your workforce.

I think there are real opportunities for the President to step forward and unite European countries to push back using economic force.

I think it is important for the United States and its European allies to impose economic sanctions in response to Russia's armed incursion into Ukraine.

As you know, Senator Nelson and I wrote to you before the hearing to ask that the Commission implement an online consumer complaints database.

the trust responsibility is one that is there, Federal Government with the tribal communities, and needs to be one that is respected and worked with and understood.

Thank you, and thank you both, Senator Johanns and Senator Moran, for participating today.

I just want to add to the earlier comments about the impact on small rural telephone cooperatives of a potential new increase in terms of the local service rate floor.

Thank you both.

The trust responsibility is one that is there, Federal Government with the tribal communities, and needs to be one that is respected and worked with and understood.

we welcomed your plan to scrap that.

The thing that is striking to me from your 2012 Broadband Progress Report is 19 million Americans lack access to broadband.

You are absolutely right that this idea... would benefit consumers.

My State of New Mexico ranks 44th among 50 States when it comes to broadband access, and over 14 percent of New Mexicans do not have access to broadband.

I am encouraged that Chairman Wheeler from the get-go has said that process reform is a priority.

E-Rate helps make that possible.

What we are going to continue to do is to implement the sanctions programs that we have in place.

The United States invented the Internet, but now we lag behind many countries in broadband access.