What steps is FirstNet taking to achieve economies of scale in device costs?

Now, more than 11 years after our Nation was attacked, it is the First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, who has been tasked with the build-out and maintenance of a network that will transform the way our first responders…

I believe transparent governance is paramount and critical to ensure America's first responders have an efficient and effective interoperable network.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to each of the witnesses. You have been absolutely terrific, and I thank you for what you are doing.

What steps is FirstNet considering to ensure that security is built into the network from day one?

There were women involved in this, women Members of Congress, to produce this legislation, namely Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the Senate.

I want to thank all of you for the roles that you have played in it. They have been significant and they are very important.

It seems as if it is a very old Congress that doesn't have any women and women involved in it.

I thank our ranking member, Mr. Pallone, for his leadership on the committee and for yielding time to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act. This is legislation that I wrote…

I do believe the BTOP program has provided a path towards helping to close our Nation's digital divide.

What is the answer, sequester? I think that, number one, the President of the United States, with all due respect to the Chairman, is not the purchasing agent for this program.

In my opinion, the BTOP program has laid a foundation for advancing our internet economy.