I do want to thank Chairman Doyle and Ranking Member Latta for convening this hearing today.

I see my time is up. I apologize I have to interrupt, but I don't want us ever to forget about rural folks and older folks.

This EPA I believe has been egregiously undermining the biofuels industry and hurting farmers across the country.

the explosion the last few years has been prolific.

I certainly hope so too, and do appreciate that.

when you and your predecessor waive over 2.6 billion gallons of biofuels and counting, you are harming the biofuels industry.

this has been hugely controversial as you know in corn country because of the waivers.

If these actions continue, they will do reparable harm to the economy in my State and other States especially in corn and soybean country.

As a representative of a rural district, I think net neutrality comes down to being pretty similar to many of the challenges that face rural Americans.

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.

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.