Lisa Murkowski actually said...

We have been waiting and waiting and waiting for resolve of this issue.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the hearing and I apologize that I wasn't here for your opening comments.

I appreciate that commitment. I do recognize that this is imminent, that it should be out very, very quickly.

Without this funding for rural service providers, service rates for our sparsely populated remote areas I think would increase to levels tha...