The current FCC majority has spent the past year and a half abandoning the agency's statutory authority and responsibilities.

In April, the Commerce Committee held a hearing with the Judiciary Committee in the wake of press reports that Cambridge Analytica had used Facebook data to build psychological profiles of users and target them with political propaganda.

It's like having door locks installed, only to find out that the locksmith also gave keys to all of his friends so they can come in and rifle through your stuff without having to ask you for permission.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.

I would say amen to the comments of the Senator from Illinois, our Democratic whip. He spoke on two subjects very eloquently--the subject of opioids and the subject of ripping apart families in immigration, both of which require immediate…

while the Senator from Kentucky is here, I want to get his attention and say that the very laudatory comments the majority whip has said about the Senator--I can add to the accolades for the Senator from Kentucky by pointing out that he…

I am glad to see NTIA move so quickly on a priority outlined in MOBILE NOW.

You are going to have a chance at the World Radiocommunication Conference to advance issues that are critical to the growth and success of U.S. satellite companies.

Do you want to articulate for the Committee why coordination with our international partners at this conference is critical to our burgeoning space sector?

Do you think that the recent spat with our allies where they feel like that they have been dissed--do you think that is going to affect our relationships with those allies on this U.S. delegation at this conference that you are going to?

a recent study from Harvard suggested that the actual death toll in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria could be as much as 70 times higher than what was previously reported. In fact, the study, which was released 2 weeks ago…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Puerto Rico Hurricane Recovery Effort