Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this hearing today. I look forward to hearing from each of the witnesses about the targeted public health problems we are aiming to address, and your thoughts on the best solutions to these challenges.

That is why I support the Anna Westin Act, which I have worked on with my colleague Representative Lance as well as the coauthors Representatives Deutch and Ros-Lehtinen.

My local broadcasters also brought up the concern that they could be at risk of losing their license after the auction if they aren't able to transition to a new channel assignment within 39 months.

One of my top priorities is making more spectrum available.

I believe the incentive auction can clear the beachfront spectrum to fuel our wireless economy while making sure Sacramentans and consumers across the Nation still get the local news and information that they need.

How can the FCC, number one, make sure broadcasters successfully make this transition after the auction? And two, what is the FCC's plan if broadcasters can't meet the FCC's deadline?

Data is a lifeblood of the 21st century economy and critical to innovation and competition.

I believe our collaborative oversight, and I do say collaborative, was critical to the success of the AWS-3 Auction which raised, as you know, more than $45 billion.

The termination of Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood would create a serious deficiency in women's health providers across our country.

We should not allow politicians to deny a woman access to health care and to infringe upon her right to make decisions about her own body.

I am a longtime advocate for modernization of the Lifeline Program.