I want to thank Senator Johnson, who is standing in today for our Ranking Member, Senator Sessions.

One of our highest priorities was investing in programs that would pay off for our country over the long term.

Do you think that's an acceptable track record? And what do you do--intend to do to improve upon it?

Do you agree that the goal of the incentive auction ought to be to maximize net revenues in order to cover the costs of FirstNet, Next Generation 9-1-1, and to reduce the deficit?

The Communications Act and its enforcer, the FCC, are analog legacies in a digital world.

Regulation designed around 20th century technology and monopoly market structure isn't a perfect tool for dealing with distributed digital networks and multiple service providers.

I'm firmly committed, as you know from our earlier conversation, to expanding telecommunications opportunities for people in my state.

I commit to you that I will make every effort to complete transfer reviews as quickly as circumstances permit.

I like your optimism, at least. I'm not sure I share it, but I like it.

Part of that process--not only does it support innovation, creativity, not only is it going to be a part of the future engine of our country, economically--

I have real fear that we are going to get to a place, if we just reply purely on the dollars part of it, that we're going to start cutting a lot of these programs that only government can do because it's not in business' best interest to…

I feel that there are some inherently government functions that even the best business models cannot address.

Going after waste, fraud and abuse, including getting these new databases in place, will be a top priority for me.

Wireless carriers, as a result of government policy, for the most part, have a very difficult time going into rural areas and providing the kind of high speed service. They've got to compete against companies that are subsidized, et…

I am certainly willing to examine the effectiveness of the program in its current form and to make significant changes if warranted.

How do we change that? Do we need to pass a law? How do we change that so that CBO--what we are doing is just so cost ineffective.

I think it is appropriate for a Member of Congress to go to bat for a constituent firm who is able to provide a better service at a better price than maybe another option.

We cannot do it by ourselves. He cannot do it by himself. GSA cannot do it by themselves.