I just want to note that Mr. Blackwell had some training before he became a member of the Federal Communications Commission.

In other words, what we take for granted, the other Americans, are not available to you at this moment.

I can imagine the problems you have because I've visited Navajo lands several times; and as you noted, they are much larger than some of the states of the union.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

And, thank you very much, Madam President.

If I may, Mr. Chairman, I'll be submitting a whole series of questions also for your consideration.

Telecommunications is an important investment we can make in the future.

Thank you very much, Chief Blackwell.

if you need more money to help these people, we'll get it for you, believe me.

What you have achieved here is almost miraculous, and I want to commend you.

I rise to discuss H.J. Res. 48, a short term continuing resolution designed to keep the Government open through April 8th. If the Senate passes this resolution it will be the sixth short term continuing resolution this year. With its…

at my request, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has provided information on the potential impact of a fiscal year 2011 continuing resolution on the agency's long-term ability to effectively carry out its mission. In…

the amendment from the Senator from Kentucky seeks to reduce discretionary spending by $200 billion. The actual amendment would cut in excess of $155 billion from domestic discretionary spending programs and the balance from…

I can assure you that this subcommittee is very much against the continuing resolution, because that's no way to run the Government.

Today our Nation faces a very difficult political landscape when it comes to addressing the major challenges to our country, such as unemployment and the deficit. The American public is demanding that the House and Senate work with the…

the level of risk is for a gap and how long any such gap would last.

I believe the Defense bill before you today strikes a fair balance between responsible reductions and protection of our military forces. The defense portion of this bill provides a total of $671.5 billion in base and overseas contingency…

the amendment I introduced on Friday cuts $51 billion from the discretionary spending request submitted by the President for fiscal year 2011. If this amendment were agreed to as written, it would mean we would appropriate $51 billion less…

I will do whatever I can to oppose that cut in any bill that comes out of this subcommittee.

That will not happen.

the Senator wisely requested that NIH initiate an in-depth analysis to be performed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assess the scientific need for the continued use of chimpanzees in biomedical research.

What new creative efforts are being considered by your administration to improve student performance within large ethnic and recently immigrated communities, such as the Filipinos, while maintaining the integrity of their cultural values?

the continuing resolution we introduce today, which is $51 billion below the President's budget request, imposes responsible cuts and terminations across a wide variety of programs. In contrast to the House bill, the Senate proposal will…

the Senate amount is certainly better than the House-passed bill.

this is the fifth time this fiscal year that I have urged the Senate to support a continuing resolution to keep the Federal Government running. CRs are inefficient and hamstring our agencies and departments, especially the Department of…