"This legislation acknowledges the critical role broadband plays in providing access to jobs, education, news, services, healthcare, and essential communication to low-income individuals."
"Congress must stay united moving forward."
"Technology has huge potential to both improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs."
"I believe in this 21st Century initiative to take advantage of innovation and to get breakthroughs of cures and technology to patients faster."
"One of the keys to innovation is spectrum, and more spectrum, and I believe we need a national spectrum plan."
"I had introduced a bill with Senator Leahy to ban paid prioritization or so-called Internet fast lanes."
"We should not kick the can down the road once again."
"Let's do this but not at the expense of the seniors."
"I think that we have to do this. The thing is, the pay-for is so difficult."
"Current proposals to redesign Medicare benefits such as combining Part A and B deductibles would redistribute the burden of healthcare costs to the most vulnerable in the program."
"We need to solve the SGR problem for our Medicare physicians and their patients, but we can't do it by causing new problems for Medicare beneficiaries."