Any modernization of Lifeline should keep in mind the need for the balance between the voice and the broadband.

this is a good example of the chairman of the intel committee, a Republican, and this Senator from Florida, a Democrat and a former member of the intel committee, agreeing and being so frustrated--as was just exemplified by the Senator…

Has the Senator heard many times from the press: Well, nobody has come forward and shown us one case in which the holding of these telephone business bulk records has paid off. Has the Senator heard that statement by the press?

if the Senator will further yield, and I will conclude with this. The American people need to understand there is so much agreement behind the closed doors on the Intelligence Committee, as they are invested with the oversight of what is…

I wish to speak about the FISA bill, but before I do, I want to express what is in every one of our hearts--our grieving with the Joe Biden family. That family has had more than its share of tragedy, but what it has produced is, in the…

Without this relatively small subsidy, many of those families would go without and find themselves cutoff from any kind of communication.

We ought to take care of this by passing legislation.

Street crime in Tampa, FL dropped--burglaries, auto thefts, muggings dropped--because the criminals suddenly realized: get a laptop, go in and create a false return, and get a refund.

Has the Senator come to the conclusion that with regard to the holding of that data and the many cases that are classified, that that data has protected this country from terrorists by virtue of just the example he gave of terrorist…

the concept of universal service is the foundation of our Nation's communications policies.

I commend the FCC for beginning this inquiry.

I am going to speak on the three bills that are pending before the Senate: The trade bill, the highway bill, and the continuation of the PATRIOT Act. Every one of us is in love with our cars. America is in love with their cars. Every one…