"You cannot predict based on background, based on education, who is going to be a good developer."
"Well, perhaps we can expound more on that during the question and answer."
"Right now, you have 27.8 percent of the population without broadband, but more importantly, 50.2 percent of the population is in rural areas."
"Well, thanks to all four of you for some very, very intriguing testimony."
"Now back to the statistic you gave about Mississippi. I assume you have similar statistics about all of the other states represented around the dais."
"You know we're having a debate, Mr. Reed, with the FCC about the reliability of their maps on this very topic."
"Thank you for holding this important hearing on the opportunities and challenges facing maritime transportation."
"The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower convenes this afternoon to examine Navy shipbuilding programs."
"The Coast Guard has had a tremendous year by all accounts."
"The Coast Guard yielded record results last year in its mission to combat the flow of illegal narcotics."
"I assume you subscribe to the statement of the Inspector General about the declining readiness of the Coast Guard's high endurance cutters continuing to pose significant challenges."
"Thank you for pointing that out. It must be frustrating, Admiral, for the Coast Guard to be aware of as many as 580 events going on out there that you're simply not able to respond to."