"FLPMA directs the BLM to give priority to the designation and protection of ACECs."
"The decisions we make over the coming months will have a lasting impact both domestically and abroad."
"NTIA's statutory role, speaking on behalf of the Federal Government on telecommunications and information issues, has never been more important."
"It is hard to overstate the economic and national security implications of that lapse."
"To stay ahead of the rest of the world in wireless communications, we must have a reliable spectrum pipeline."
"The BEAD Program represents the single most effective tool we have to finally close the digital divide."
"If we're able to find bipartisan solutions that speed broadband deployment, we can accomplish a goal shared by all members of the subcommittee."
"These communities want broadband connectivity, and with the funding included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill, we have historic opportunity to provide it."
"It is the bipartisan BEAD Program, more than any bill on today's agenda, that will be responsible for closing the digital divide."
"Rigid, top-down Federal preemption can never be as successful as meaningful incentives to support local collaboration and engagement."
"I think about the bipartisan work on commonsense dig-once policies led by Congresswoman Eshoo."
"Last year I wrote a letter to the Biden administration urging the Departments of Transportation and Energy, along with NTIA to coordinate on the deployment of electric vehicle charging and broadband i..."