"I think those communities are identifiable."
"There is nothing they could do to stop those external trends from having a devastating impact on their community."
"I would argue that the people who live there are still citizens of the Federal--of the United States and have some right to expect us to respond to them."
"I think we get a lot of pushback on this. I know I do sometimes in my own district where people say, that is not the role of the Federal Government to get involved in broadband access."
"The effort that I launched, I do not know, 8 or 9 months ago in my role on the Financial Services Committee is titled, 'The Future of America's Cities and Towns,' because I think there is this false d..."
"A small-town--the quality, the sustainability of a small town in a rural region, the vibrancy of that little town is just as important to the economic sustainability of that region as, say, the sustai..."
"the way the money is used is really flexibly tailored to the unique needs of the communities."
"a significant amount of the money would be used for blight elimination, for dealing with the fallout of population loss."
"I think Congress should pay more attention to that."
"I think sometimes we tend to over correct as a result of, you know, bad actors in a few instances."
"I think we have to be much more focused on providing to target, providing significant technical assistance to really weak communities."
"I think the history of the country, let alone the history of the world shows us that where people live and work in proximity to one another, they are far more creative."