David Loebsack: “We have got to have good data. Otherwise, this could be a waste of taxpayer dollars.”

Access to broadband is no longer an indulgence for the rich-it is an indispensable part of all of our lives.

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.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I appreciate that very much. My amendment will ensure level funding for distributed wind technologies and research within the Department of Energy's wind energy program. Distributed wind is the use of…

Low-income Americans deserve affordable Internet access whether they live in a city or on a farm.