My home State of Mississippi is especially vulnerable to natural disasters, and the memory of Hurricane Katrina still remains fresh.

Well, it's just an awful tragedy. And you hate to bring up these matters of human error, but we might as well talk about them.

There are hundreds of stories like that.

This bipartisan legislation included provisions important to the Board's passenger rail oversight functions.

I agree with Senator Nelson, that passengers will use the service if it's on time and reliable.

Amtrak has preference over freight transportation using rail.

Only 47 percent of long-distance trains were on time at stations in Fiscal Year 2017.

There have been reports that Facebook can track a user's Internet browsing activity even after that user has logged off of the Facebook platform.

Well, when you get back to me, sir, would you also let us know how Facebook discloses to its users that it is engaging in this type of tracking?

We do not want to overregulate to the point where we are stifling innovation and investment.

I would note that the last paragraph of this document says: ``Resolved, that I, Phyllis J. Anderson, by the authority vested in me as Tribal Chief, do hereby honor the legacy of the Honorable Thad Cochran and extend sincere gratitude…

I, too, wish to join my colleagues in a tribute to our retiring statesman, Senator Thad Cochran. First of all, I have been asked by Phyllis J. Anderson, Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Chocktaw Indians, to have printed in the…

The creation of TVA as a result of the Act of 1933 was a game changer.

I want to congratulate Mr. Ryder for his nomination and thank him for his willingness to serve on this important Board.

I will tell you that almost one-fifth of the U.S. Senate attended this hearing today.

That alone won't solve the question that Senator Klobuchar asked about rural coverage?

There is still a disparity in broadband deployment across the country, particularly in rural America.

the map is utterly worthless in terms of giving us good information.

What decisions, what policies?

Thank you very, very, much, Mr. DeBroux.

Far too many Americans remain unable to access high speed broadband Internet access and we have much work to do.

That common sense proposal would slash the costs to deploy these by a third and would shave months off deploying each of these.

The FCC's action to streamline environmental and historic preservation reviews designed for large cell towers... will accelerate 5G deployment.

Broadband connectivity is the digital engine driving investment, innovation and productivity in virtually every economic sector in the United States.

Hearing held on March 13, 2018.