We need accountability. Either the contractors made a mistake and we shouldn't pay them, which would happen in the private sector, or the government officials who signed off in the agency made a mistake and they should be terminated.
Blum emphasizes the need for accountability in government contracts.
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I thank this Committee for holding this oversight because we want to preserve this program.
It is imperative--imperative--that we identify and help mitigate the difficulties identified by small, rural carriers in deploying broadband so we can begin to close the urban and rural digital divide.
Regulations have driven consolidation in the banking industry with Dodd-Frank; healthcare industry with the ACA Act.
If I can just follow up on that. I find it interesting. Uncertainty, I agree, is one of the biggest impediments to expanding a business.
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