We've passed legislation that gives the FCC the tools it needs to conduct auctions and help meet the growing demand for low-band spectrum.

Today we continue our important review of the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse.

Sadly, communities all across the country have been affected by prescription drug and heroin abuse, including my district in southwest Michigan.

These policies represent the largest extension of treatment access in a generation, and hopefully they will guide millions into successful recovery.

This first of its kind auction will undoubtedly spur innovation, create jobs, and enable new technologies.

Today the future of spectrum use and availability takes center stage--an issue that this subcommittee has rightly spent significant time considering.

There's no doubt that the 340B program has played an important role in helping reduce costs while also extending access.

I believe that the biggest supporters of the program should be the biggest champions of ensuring that the 340B Program is well run in a manner that is transparent and accountable to all stakeholders.

However, some of the findings from the careful work conducted by the GAO and Inspector General's Office are of concern.

I fear that the FCC has neglected other duties in favor of moving a politically motivated net neutrality decision.

Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission is long overdue as the agency was last reauthorized nearly a quarter of a century ago.

This reauthorization process also provides the opportunity to clarify the commission's jurisdiction.

The commission has an obligation to conduct its business in the open and in accordance with the law in the public's interest.

The American people and our nation's economy deserve better and the commission has a lot of highly technical work ahead.

The threats of exploitation multiply, but the most serious underlying criminal purpose remains the same.

We are at a critical point for consumer protection in the U.S.

I would like to thank Representatives Blackburn and Welch for bringing us a big step closer to a bipartisan solution.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, personal identity theft costs our economy nearly $25 billion in '12.

The bipartisan draft legislation we consider today establishes a reasonable national security standard with the flexibility to adapt to changing security technology.

Today's hearing continues our multi-year and multi-Congress effort to finalize a thoughtful, bipartisan solution for coal ash.

the proposed Clean Power Plan by EPA... is the most problematic of all the global warming-related regulations being churned out by this Administration

The Clean Air Act has been around since 1970, and we know from experience that it works best when implemented in the spirit of cooperative federalism.

this proposed rule yanks the rug out from underneath the states with EPA dictating to the states

Today we continue our examination of what many folks believe is the most problematic of all the global warming-related regulations being churned out by the Obama administration EPA--the proposed 'Clean Power Plan.'

However, this proposed rule yanks the rug out from under states, with EPA dictating to states and effectively micromanaging intrastate electricity policy decisions to a degree even the agency admits is unprecedented.