I am an original co-sponsor of H.R. 3162, The Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019.
I represent the 1st District of Virginia, which faces a number of unique challenges in expanding broadband.
We need to get down to the local level as well.
I strongly urge the committee to markup and pass this legislation and any other similar legislation.
I think the short answer to that is they can't.
Demand for high-speed broadband has never been greater.
Closing the digital divide is the key to lifting up countless communities and populations in unserved areas.
Yes. What the franchisors in this context want is to have their cake and eat it too.
Lastly, we must continue to eliminate the labyrinth of red tape and regulations that continue to hinder shovel-ready pro...
We need to get down to the local level as well because while the state of Virginia has issues--I don't know whether it's...
The Dillon rule in a modern, 21st-century environment, frankly, does not make sense.
I had a roundtable yesterday, and it became so clear to me how the Census Bureau is completely dependent on the networks...
I could not get colleagues to focus on it. Like, we had to provide some relief here.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, you could partner with your local governments that have that capability technologicall...
I think we have to discuss in America the Dillon rule versus home rule.
I am very proud of that, and I'm very proud of the collaboration.
I don't think the authors... ever ran a school district.
That's what federalism is all about, and we need to give more credit and credibility to that concept.
