The FCC cannot do anything to try to deter that kind of conduct.

Every second we wait, to me, the worse it gets.

I cannot support a nominee who would put rural broadband access on the back burner.

We heard extensive testimony on the need for the FCC to craft rules preventing digital discrimination on broadband access.

I hope that there is a serious conversation today about your dedication and qualifications, and especially the dire need to fill the FCC.

Unfortunately, I missed your second hearing. I had a stroke, and it means a lot that you are back here so that I can fully participate in now your third hearing.

Fundamentally, this position remains vacant because the companies that are lawfully subject to oversight by the FCC don't want a watchdog.

When the rules are changed so that a State cannot even compete something is broken.

We need a multi-pronged approach.

So, Southwest, in addition to the change that you just laid out to me with creating a process to hear from more frontline employees, has Southwest also changed its management structure to ensure that that is included?

I am disappointed to hear that the voices of staff on the frontlines of Southwest Airlines operations, including pilots, flight attendants, and customer service representatives, have not been a priority.

It is absolutely critical that our workers, our unions, and our communities have a strong voice in every aspect of how we plan those local, regional, and national economies.

Let me be clear. We cannot mine and permit our way out of this problem.

I understand very intimately, because of my own family history, how big, international, global issues around our domestic production of minerals and fossil fuel production really affects the families and workers of this country.

We do not have the water that they do down in that beautiful part of America.

A vital purpose of the farm bill is to provide a safety net to producers to ensure that they are able to protect their farms and livelihood.

They weren't being listened to before ? so they weren't being listened to before.

This is a national security issue. This is an issue that affects every aspect of our economy.