Gary Peters

I think there is an important goal here to make sure that people have access to communications services.

Do you agree with those who think that the National Verifier will significantly reduce the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse by shifting the burden of eligibility determinations away from sales agents and third-party contractors to a neutral…

It is not individuals bringing fraudulent documents. It is companies that have an incentive to just sign everybody up.

They need to be held accountable, that they have to check the paperwork, they have to have it.

The most important thing here is enforcement, and deterrence is the best way to prevent a lot of these problems

I do not think anyone could read that report and not be very angry.

There is not a dead person who is trying to scam this. These are companies that are taking this money away from taxpayers and endangering a program that provides vital services to people who need it.

None of us can stand here and accept the kind of fraud and abuse that we see going on in this program.

Communications is every bit as important as electricity. It is essential to life.

Uber thanks Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, Senator Peters and all members of the Committee for their continued leadership and foresight on these issues.

It's clear we need to do a whole lot more thinking about this.

I think it's important for us to think through technology as we advance.

I appreciate that answer.

Well, under current law, current law allows 2,500. Would 2,500 be sufficient for trucks?

Thank you to each of our witnesses for outstanding testimony here today as we begin this very important discussion about trucks and autonomy.

Improving safety on our highways is critically important to me.

I'm of the mind that highly automated trucks are not ripe for inclusion in this bill.

I should say it surprised me that under SAFER grants, you could not bring a part-time firefighter who is fully trained into full-time status.

Well, if confirmed, I look forward to spending quite a bit of time with you and perhaps before our Subcommittee as well discussing this issue and others, so thank you for your answers today.

I would like to say at the onset, as I know a number of my colleagues have also expressed their concerns, about there are two hurricanes that have hit us and the tremendous damage that has been occurred, and certainly, our thoughts and…

I was particularly disappointed that Michigan did not receive a major disaster declaration for the water crisis that occurred in Flint, Michigan.

It seems as if we may see more large events occurring in the future based on climate change, and we need to be prepared for those contingencies.

The proposed Pebble Mine is an existential threat to our fishery.

The amount of money you described coming from these taxes and being put toward fisheries and aquatic conservation is significant.

I think that the best way to fill in the gaps is to support the collection of data within the framework of the law.