What have we gotten in return for that $2.5 billion? Well the National Broadband Map is one thing; I think that was abou...
At some point it would be interesting to know, of those projects that are taking so long, how many of those are in these...
Today marks the third oversight hearing of our subcommittee to examine whether taxpayers are getting their money's worth...
We were told such haste was necessary to get the economy going and the money would go to 'shovel-ready projects.'
I think it is the correct action to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure that these projects are deployed consistent with...
The Recovery Act allocated $7.2 billion to these programs, dwarfing previous broadband loan and grant programs in size.
I think we should applaud their action in that regard.
I am one of the members that pushed our leadership very, very hard to include a significant sum of money to make sure th...
So I think that this work is really significant. And there was another generation that made sure that people had telepho...
And I want America to be number one in broadband. That has been a goal of mine from the very beginning being on this sub...
It is not time to make cuts in these programs. I know so many that are in hard times and not of their own doing.
I suspect that the firm providing the services at the Statue of Liberty is submitting a contract proposal, often the low...
The fact is that in some high-cost States, when the senior shows up, they get a higher payment, and this is baked into t...
On that point, I think Dr. Coburn raises an important point, because he is touching on this question of regional variati...
What can we do to start moving away from this kind of built-in disadvantage for people to hold costs down and deliver va...
I do not know that any of us have ever walked in the shoes of trying to raise a child with medical difficulties earning ...
Yes, and in some ways that is what this conversation is about because how do you define 'best value?'
There is a growing movement of what is essentially on-demand scheduling, which is extremely difficult for working famili...