Bill Nelson

It is imperative for the Senate leadership to live up to its promise and confirm her nomination with all dispatch.

I would expect the FCC not to make any major changes on this vital program for students until after you evaluate it pursuant to the way it was set up in 2018.

The failure to confirm her in the last Congress... was a black mark on the Senate.

The success or failure of the Commission rests not on the fulfillment of wish lists, but on how those who are least able to protect themselves have been treated

The Next Generation 911 Act of 2017, to provide more Federal funding through the existing 911 Grant Program.

To insert my comments into the record on this extremely important subject, and thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, for holding this hearing.

I want to welcome all of our witnesses for joining us and thank Subcommittee Chairman Wicker and Ranking Member Schatz for holding this hearing on the value of spectrum to the U.S. economy.

I think we ought to make a bold display of our displeasure.

Let us hope the Germans do as well.

I would vote for a USIA, a United States Information Agency, on steroids to do the counter-messaging for election interference or counter-message ISIS.

I get the impression from your testimony that we really have not responded in any way to give the deterrence that we want.

So if the Federal Government would somehow figure out a system where they could... we're going to see more projects get done.

As experts in such infrastructure deployment, we stand ready to engage with the Committee to design mechanisms to maximize this investment for all Americans.

The Mobile NOW legislation introduced by Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson highlights the significance of streamlined permitting and siting in a national broadband deployment strategy.

We commend Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson for their sagacious leadership in proposing and advancing legislation...

Our road, waterway, rail and broadband networks connect communities and help drive our economy.

You can imagine the strain on the existing infrastructure, the roads and bridges.

Climate change is undermining existing infrastructure in our cities already.

The President, as candidate, said that he wanted a trillion dollar infrastructure program.

The numbers aren't looking good. The American Society of Civil Engineers graded our infrastructure at a D+.

In Florida alone, there are 200 bridges that, according to the State Department of Transportation, are structurally deficient.

A bunch of us in the Senate took him at his word, and a month ago introduced a trillion dollar infrastructure bill.

Because if you had approached this as candidate Trump had, saying he was going to protect Medicare and Social Security and not have any cuts, your answers would be different, and they would be clear.

As the Administrator of CMS, my job would be to carry out whatever Congress decides is the best course of action for the Medicare program.

I think it is important that we look for ways of making sure that the program is sustainable for the future.