On the recordDecember 16, 2024
I thank my colleague for yielding. I hope I am not too legendary. I rise today, and I also want to compliment my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Walberg), who I am proud to have worked with on this bill. I will miss him on the Energy and Commerce Committee, but education and labor matter in Michigan, too, so we will make sure his voice is well represented. Maybe he will even trust me on EVs. I rise today in support of a bill that I worked with my colleague on, H.R. 1377, the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act. I am very proud to have introduced this bill along with my bipartisan co-chairs of the 5G and Beyond Caucus. This legislation will ensure that the United States remains at the forefront of innovation in this evolving frontier by playing a central role in setting international wireless standards in emerging technologies. This approach has dramatic ramifications for our global competitiveness, 5G deployment, and our national security. The policy choices of today will have lasting effects on the global wireless technology development of tomorrow, especially as we compete against China. We must take concrete, proactive steps to lower barriers to entry for U.S. companies and promote American competitiveness in this space for each subsequent generation of these innovative technologies.…





