Douglas Alexander: “I have already spoken, so if the Senators from Virginia or Delaware want to speak, I will certainly yield to them. But I…”

“I have already spoken, so if the Senators from Virginia or Delaware want to speak, I will certainly yield to them. But I certainly congratulate the Senator from Ohio. He knows what he is talking about when it comes to State and local government. He has been a mayor. He rescued a major American city from bankruptcy. He chaired the National Governors Association. The people of Ohio know he works in a very principled way. He understands, as I believe I do, that this train is on the wrong track. I say this to the Senators from Ohio and Delaware and then I will stop and yield to the Senator from Delaware: How much subsidy is enough subsidy? I notice, in this thick list of subsidies that States give high-speed Internet access, Texas is generating $1.5 billion of subsidy just to encourage the growth of high-speed Internet access. Then, in addition, it has already made exempt from taxation the first $25 you pay for high-speed Internet access. Now we are talking about giving further subsidies to the companies that provide that access. I don't see the sense of that. I congratulate the Senator from Ohio, look forward to working with him, and now that I see the Senator from Delaware with whom I have enjoyed working, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.”