I don't care to be lectured to about the need to be bipartisan, particularly in such an intolerant and uncivil tone.

Many people see the administration's public commentary in the aftermath of Benghazi as misleading.

This incentive auction, if it is successful--and I expect it will--will accomplish a number of goals that will benefit consumers.

DOD, I think in many ways has been bloated... It has gotten everything it's wanted the last 10 years and more.

Yes, that I think that's to his political advantage to do that, because then he gets to blame us, set up the 2014 elections by us being the bad guys.

Most of us aren't going to support that. But I could certainly understand Tom's political strategy of trying to take it off the table, and then the president may get serious about dealing with all of the other financial problems we have.

But the reality is, as a Republican who my very core principles are, you know, lower taxes, limited government, to just take a solo tax -- or vote on a tax increase with not having everything else there to kind of, you know, give us the…

Yes. That I think that's to his political advantage to do that, because then he gets to blame us, set up the 2014 elections by us being the bad guys.

The efficiency of spectrum use is so vital because spectrum is the lifeblood of the wide variety of wireless services that see ever-increasing demand.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing on receivers.

As recent disputes over interference clearly illustrate that the center of these conflicts is the question of who bears the cost of mitigating interference, the incumbent or the newcomer?

Thank you, Mr. Walden, for your able leadership over the last 2 years.

Let me interrupt you, since you talk over us.

Can you specify in the act that we have to tighten the definitions?

Can you refer me to the part of the statute that we need to focus on, yes or no?

Here--I want to follow through on some of the gentleman from Michigan, Mr.

I just want to thank you for holding this hearing and this series on how we are able to more efficiently use our spectrum.

When you have that level of incompetence, to keep the same people and organization in place probably isn't a good decision.