Jeff Fortenberry: “I thank Chairman Bishop for yielding the time and for his eloquent remarks. I just want to rise, even though we are…”

“I thank Chairman Bishop for yielding the time and for his eloquent remarks. I just want to rise, even though we are under the guise of opposition, to actually thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. We have had substantive, thoughtful, lengthy discussions about broadband and its importance to rural revitalization, as the gentleman well put, and it is more than just wires laid. It is about creating an ecosystem of livability. In his words, the gentleman touched on those very points. I think the gentleman would be proud to see the underlying work here in that regard, but he has made it better.”