David Loebsack: “I urge this committee to make sure that we continue our research and development funding, especially in manufacturing…”

We have got to have good data. Otherwise, this could be a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Net neutrality, obviously, is a very important issue with this committee--I think for the country, and I am really glad that we are taking action today or at least beginning that process.

Our responsibility is to make sure that Americans have reliable service everywhere and we do need to make sure that that access isn't being unfairly blocked or slowed down or degraded.

Clearly, there still are many challenges to ensure that all Americans are able to access and use the internet because in today's economy, if you don't have reliable internet access you're probably going to be shut out of the digital…