Bruce L. Braley: “I am pleased to have introduced H.R. 3524, the Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act, which seeks to provide…”

I'm glad to see the Subcommittee tackling the issue of broadband expansion this early in the Congress, because there is an important link between broadband expansion and economic development.

I think one of the things that all of us would tell you is that an Executive Order lasts only as long as the person who signs it is in office as a practical matter.

Providing access to broadband services around the country, and especially in rural areas, increases the strength of local economies and improves the quality of life for American families.

Isn't it possible that that discharge order contributed to GM's lax approach to safety defects on cars built by the old GM?