We need to save this industry. They can be competitive, but they are facing enormous disadvantages, as we well know, from abroad and in particular China.

We should know in advance before they are issuing these kind of rules for rulemaking, frankly, as to what the effect is going to be.

Every time they are issuing rules, they have to understand in this tough economy where we are not really creating jobs, they have got to be sensitive and responsive to that.

I would hope on two fronts that your Department weighs in aggressively and proactively on this question.

The industry has already assessed it is going to be a $2.1 billion effect on their industry.

It is a deep-seated frustration. We have had 21 consecutive months of an unemployment rate of 9 or above.

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So obviously, these are major global manufacturers. So they obviously have enormous implications.

I wanted to follow up on some of the issues that were raised by my colleague, Senator Kent Conrad, about the issue of cybersecurity.

I am concerned that we haven't yet realized the goal of establishing a nationwide interoperable public safety wireless broadband communications network.

we're seeing more malicious cyber activity targeting U.S. companies, that almost two-thirds of U.S. firms have reported that they've been the victim of cyber security incidents.

But, you know, these companies don't have any direction. They don't have, really, the benefit until it's too late of any information.

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