Tammy Duckworth

So they have clarity in their national policy in investing in this technology.

I think, with our two national labs, we have more particle physicists per capita than any other state in the nation and I dare anyone to come up with the data to prove me wrong.

Never thought you would hear so much about state's rights from Democrats, huh? But here we are.

It's unacceptable that nearly 60 percent of Americans making less than $20,000 a year lack access to broadband.

I believe that as a nation, we must prioritize delivering high-speed Internet to all families in the 21st century just as we delivered electricity to all in the 20th century.

Thank you to the witnesses for coming.

And so many more Americans, including our president, has never worn the uniform. And he just needs to back off but I will stand up and fight for our transgender and all of our military men and women.

I will be fighting on their behalf. And what I'm going to say to them and to the American people is that when I was bleeding to death in my helicopter after that RPG ripped through cockpit of the aircraft, and an American came to save my…

Our military men and women who are willing to die to protect the values enshrined on our Constitution deserves far better than this type of policy, especially one that's not been thought out.

The facts and figures that he quotes are blatantly wrong.

I would think this is about appealing to his base. It's certainly not about military readiness.

I absolutely do not believe that, Anderson. We've had transgender people who have served in -- tens of thousands of them have served over the course of our military's history.

This is very, very typical of this president who blunders forward in areas where he has no expertise.

I think that his tweet today made a lie of what he said last night.

People are not talking about this issue.

He needs to back off, because I will stand up and fight for our transgendered and all of our military men and women.

If you're willing to serve this country in uniform and you're willing to lay down your life to protect it, you deserve to be able to do that.

I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment and yield back.

This is going to be a problem for rural communities and communities that do not have the resources and the high tax base.

As Senator Duckworth said, our infrastructure is old.

I believe that this legislation would address your concerns about clarifying FCC authority when it comes to prison calling services.

Am I correct that in opposing the Commission's efforts to protect families and inmates from outrageously high rates for calling services, you are not endorsing astronomically expensive prices, rather, you simply believe that Congress has…

Ensuring that every Illinoisan has reliable Internet access to find a job, improve their businesses, or educate their children is a top priority.

I want to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for convening today's hearing and I want to thank the nominees who are participating in this important conversation.

I do want to note for the record President Trump's budget actually eviscerates the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office, including zeroing out infrastructure and small business funding and eliminating the…