Doris Matsui actually said...

"This extension was intended to give us time to continue negotiating while preserving the vital authority of the Commission. Unfortunately, that bill fell on deaf ears."

"In both Congress and the executive branch, clear delineations of jurisdiction help promote efficiency and productive collaboration."

"To say this hearing comes at an unprecedented time is no overstatement. We are here today under alarming circumstances during a lapse in the FCC's auction authority, something that has never happened ..."

"This is, in part, because Senators have been receiving conflicting messages from the executive branch, a problem that has been plaguing administrations of both parties for years."