Gus Bilirakis: “I do want to say that the testimony is excellent, and I had an opportunity to read it as well.”

We must lead with our values for freedom, human rights, and human dignity.

Mr. Speaker, there is no cost. There is no cost to this particular bill, and it is necessary. Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is that you cannot put a price on the value of life. As a matter of fact, no one should determine a person's quality…

I thank the chair for giving me the opportunity to speak. She has done such an outstanding job as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. We are so very fortunate. She thinks of her constituents and the American people as a whole…

Historically, programs that have been intended to provide broadband to unconnected communities... have been inadvertently used for overbuilding already connected areas.