This divide is significant. I don't think when we look at Pennsylvania as an example that we realize that Pennsylvania is one of the most rural states in the country.

I think that broadband has become part of the site location analysis that--when I started this role that nobody even knew what we were talking about.

I would like to thank Representative Sue Myrick and Mike Ross, esteemed members of this subcommittee, for their sponsorship of this Act.

I want to thank personally in this hearing, Congressman Mike Ross from the State of Arkansas, who worked diligently with us to try to convince the Department of Defense to set aside a part of that contract.

I would beg you, increase it to 25 or 30 percent. Small businesses represent 50 percent of the GDP of this country.

That is why we are so adamantly opposed to this bill, because we believe first and foremost, the Federal Government must hit the 23 percent level that it set for small business set-asides before it can consider any other type of category…

Last Congress Representatives Mike Ross and John Shimkus introduced H.R. 5778 which would do this.

It's unacceptable. It's reprehensible. And it's a symbol of what's wrong with FEMA.

It's unacceptable. It's reprehensible, and it's a symbol of what's wrong with FEMA.

If you ask me, the inspector general needs to do a lot more inspecting.

I'm going to ask him to get those 11,000 manufactured homes out of the pasture in Hope, Arkansas.