This committee has an opportunity before it, to support the deployment of reliable and resilient networks and it is imperative that we get it right.

I applaud your efforts, as it relates to putting the Universal Service Funding on a sound financial footing.

Do not tether rural residents to the Internet through a wire to the home or to the farmhouse.

Finding common sense ways to efficiently deliver reliable broadband services in a technology neutral manner should be part of any infrastructure conversation.

Additional funding should also be targeted to unserved areas and not used to overbuild existing networks.

Even though our networks performed very well during the pandemic, I think we can all agree there is still more work to be done.

Expanding reliable and resilient broadband access in rural areas has long been a priority of mine, here in the Senate.

5G networks can help reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 percent.

We cannot build the networks of tomorrow without a skilled and diverse workforce today.

I will continue to advocate for updated regulatory measures, like the Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act.

Connectivity delayed is connectivity denied.

I recently introduced an amendment to call on the WTO to reform its special and differential treatment rules so that globally competitive countries like China, with the world's second largest economy, can no longer self-designate as a…

We write to thank you for your support of patients and providers in the mental health community by introducing the Telemental Health Care Access Act.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Oklahoma…

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The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 88, nays 9, as…

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