"And I am excited about getting this moving, and I really appreciate the bipartisan tone of the discussion that we are entering in around here."
"I am looking at a transaction that highlights the concern that there may be too much and too rapid a consolidation in telecommunications."
"This ongoing wave of consolidation will, without question, result in fewer firms and may harm consumers by limiting choices and also raising prices."
"Thank you so much, Chairman Spencer Bachus, for holding what I consider an important hearing on net neutrality and the role of antitrust in ensuring a free and open Internet."
"We need a regulatory solution to address potential threats to net neutrality, and must allow the Federal Communications Commission to do its job."
"Any FCC rules to address net neutrality would have the benefit of addressing some potential threats to net neutrality before they fully materialize."
"I am impressed with the fact that we have three very distinguished witnesses taking one position."
"the Conference notified us just yesterday that it intends to study this very issue based on a comprehensive survey and working group collaborative format with the General Services Administration."
"the Chairman of the full Committee, Mr. Goodlatte, has requested the GSA to examine how it went about selecting court facilities for renovation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."
"How do we cover this? ... how do we increase and improve the cooperation between GSA and the Judiciary?"
"Last month, the House passed H.R. 3361, the 'USA FREEDOM Act,' which I had a significant role in bringing forward."
"I am proud to have voted in favor of the only measure to pass the House that rolls back any aspect of government surveillance since the passages of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978."