It is one reason why the AIRWAVES Act, that Senator Hassan and Senator Gardner have put forward, is so important.

Our people and businesses simply cannot compete in the 21st century innovation economy without broadband, and we must act now to address what is an urban-rural divide that has persisted in our country, and in this state, for far too long.

Finally, I want to point out that connectivity matters not just on the ground, but in the skies.

I want the community to know I started in public life in the New Hampshire State Senate.

I thank Ranking Member Cummings for yielding me time to speak about this important legislation to protect whistleblowers. Mr. Speaker, I share the concerns that were brought up yesterday in the Rules Committee and today on the floor about…

I encourage the committee to act quickly to establish the regulatory framework needed to encourage the deployment of broadband infrastructure to New Hampshire and to the rest of the United States.

I think it is critically important purely for that perspective.

the greatest benefit of the AIRWAVES Act is the fact that you put deadlines on getting that spectrum to market.

Now, I am still evaluating the plan, but Commissioner, do you agree that direct spending is necessary to eliminate the Digital Divide and to make broadband truly ubiquitous?

we would like so many people in our rural areas to be able to access medicine through a tele-connection.

A number of us in the Senate are very concerned that there may be a rescinding or elimination of the E-Rate program and some restrictions on the other Universal Service programs.

While the Aurora project no longer needs the funds from the sale of Pershing Hall, it has become clear to me that the VA should not be in the business of managing properties like a luxury hotel in Paris, France.

I support increasing [the CFTC's] appropriation, and your approach to implementing Dodd-Frank and the enforcement of bad actors in our derivatives market.

the Trump Administration's interest in repealing Medicaid expansion... would undermine our efforts to combat this epidemic in our states.

I think it's a good question. The people in my state have been extraordinarily brave...

I will say, like my colleague Senator Shaheen, who is not on this Committee but who has been leading the charge on this, I've got some real concerns about the formula used for 2017 because it didn't provide adequate resources to New…

If confirmed, I will faithfully enforce the rate Congress enacts.

the issue of misclassification of employees as 'independent contractors' has come up over and over again.