This horrific crime has emerged as the third-largest criminal enterprise in the world, behind only trafficking of guns and trafficking of drugs.

One of the things that people are really focused on--and certainly we asked a lot of questions in the last hearing on the Comcast merger--is what is going to happen with the prices for consumers.

But does that mean that consumers will see the price decrease?

You know, as we talk about this consolidation and some of the issues you raised, you do start to think, and we know we have had a lot of innovation in the last few years, and from some major companies, but at what point is it enough?

Many of my constituents want this option, and my view is that you should be offering it whether the deal is approved or not.

We need more investment in telecommunications, investment in infrastructure, in customer service, and in new technologies.

We want to protect our waters. We want to protect our wetlands. We want to provide for future generations.

This sounds to me like a broken promise, an example of consumers being forced into expensive bundles that they do not necessarily want.

To me that is not a good reason to approve a deal.

This is blatantly anti-consumer, and I think it violates local government rights.

As good corporate citizens, they must also explain why this is a good deal for consumers.

Municipal broadband is a way for small towns to take control of their economic destiny.

I am your staunchest supporter, but I will be your harshest critic when it needs to be.

If you are serious about this triage, I would think you would be turning over every stone to find a physician.

The starting point for all that we do has to be the veteran; if we are going to improve their health outcomes, we have to get them directly involved in the process.

This is the only thing that matters, and this is the only reason the VHA should exist.

It does not make sense to have over 150 individual performance pay policies as is currently the case.

We owe it to the thousands of professionals at the VA who are doing things right, and, most importantly, we owe it to the veterans in their care to get this problem fixed.