As global trade increases, we will need to find new ways to move freight effectively and efficiently.

The widening of the Panama Canal presents a great economic opportunity not only for port states but for the nation as a whole.

I am particularly encouraged by the fact that the widening of the Canal can increase opportunities for American exports.

But, I mean, do you assume there will be some uptick in real traffic?

I am concerned that the clarification is in fact instead a significant change in Medicare policy that would place considerable burden on hospitals, especially facilities in rural areas.

What is keeping these people off the Internet? And are the broadband adoption challenges in rural America unique from the issues seen in the big cities?

I thank all of you for your input and perspective.

For many households, satellite is their only option for video and Internet services.

Census Bureau surveys show that nearly 60 percent of rural households not connected to the Internet say they either do not need it or it is too expensive.

Thank you and Ranking Member Wicker for working together on an ambitious agenda for the Communications Subcommittee.

Thank you for your service and willingness to come up here and answer all these questions today.

For some seniors, it means the drug plan that they have been using for several years has changed, and those changes increase co-pays to go to their regular pharmacy instead of the pharmacy in the new preferred network.

I guess my concern in all this--and I wish I had voiced it to you yesterday--is that there is not a sufficient avenue for rural voices to be heard in this process when the panel is predominantly from non-rural facilities.

For those of you who compete head to head with other providers of voice, video, and Internet services, do you feel that you are competing on an even regulatory playing field with your competitors?

To tackle the so-called 'digital divide,' we should seek to understand the entire communications experience in rural areas.

they are very concerned that where this could go and where it could lead, that any animal that is perceived by some activity to be harmed or by some outside group to be harmed that it could be listed and therefore change our entire way of…

We used to make money off of our Forest Service land in this country. Now it costs us money.

some of these same environmental groups that do make comments come in later at different points and file these lawsuits.