Olympia Snowe: “I firmly believe that the Federal Government must unleash the job creation potential of small businesses to drive our…”

We would not have connectivity and all that it brings to our schools and libraries if it were not for E-Rate.

Due in no small part to the leadership of Senators Rockefeller and Snowe, the E-Rate program from its inception focused on providing high-capacity transmission services to libraries and schools.

Thank you. I will be a fast talker. And I want to thank all of you for your very impressive testimony.

What is needed is honest, fact-based discussion and a genuine bipartisan commitment to solutions.