We built on the bipartisan ideas championed by Senators Thune and Schatz.

We have a plan, and we're executing on it.

Thank you again for inviting me here today.

With the leadership of Chairman Thune and Commissioner Carr, and many other policymakers, we are making great progress.

This Committee is leading the way in Congressional efforts to close the Digital Divide and should be commended for its efforts.

We must ensure that wireless providers have spectrum on which their systems can operate.

2 years ago, when Republicans took control of the White House as well as of Congress, we promised the American people that growing the economy was going to be our No. 1 priority, and we got right to work. Under the Obama administration…

To the extent not already provided under HIPAA, privacy rules should apply to all individuals and organizations that create, compile, store, transmit, or use personal health information.

a long and arduous process is finally drawing to a close. In the next couple of days, we will vote on Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. I will be voting yes. Last week, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the…

I also ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the names of Chairman McCaul's staff and Ranking Member Thompson's staff. Also, we are grateful to the staff of Chairman Smith, who chairs the House Science Committee. There was a…

it is oftentimes easy to believe the news reporting on how the Senate is broken and bipartisanship is dead, but then you work with your colleagues--both Democrats and Republicans, from the House and the Senate--on something like the FAA…

I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

the FCC's failure to ensure sufficient and predictable funding jeopardizes the vitality of America's rural communities.

the cuts resulting from the FCC's budget control mechanism have increased by almost 25 percent.

rural Americans and the smaller businesses serving them must never be an afterthought when making public policy decisions.

We also appreciate Chairman Thune's support.

the certainty and sufficiency of funding for broadband in rural America must be ensured.

BROADBAND: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN RURAL AMERICA