I think that if you look at the history of the really soft regulatory touch that we have had on the Internet, that has been very positive.

I am fairly sure they could not have read anything about interoperable first responders because really nothing has happened.

In West Virginia, one in five households lacks access to broadband service.

This is a committee, at least so long as I am Chairman, that is here to protect people, to protect consumers.

I hope that the Commission will continue its successful light-touch approach, as was described by my colleague, Senator Hutchison, to the Internet and will now abandon what I believe was a misguided pursuit of net neutrality regulations.

I do believe that the private sector is more the answer than the Government in trying to reach those last parts of our population who are currently underserved.

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I also expect you to work with Congress to make sure TSA has the funds it needs to secure our transportation system.

We are here today to consider the nomination of Major General Robert Harding to be the Administrator, the long-awaited, the extremely long-awaited, the desperately needed Transportation Security Administrator of TSA.

This is one of the toughest positions in Washington because the safety and security of our citizens is our most solemn responsibility.

I worry about that agency. I worry about morale. I worry about equipment.

I have no doubt that Major General Robert Harding is ready and qualified to lead the agency effectively.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.