And so we have shared this report with the FTC and those who oversee broadband to let them know that our nation, those who want to live in rural communities, must be able to get access to affordable and accessible broadband because it…

we are concerned that those who live in rural communities have to pay more for less.

I am hopeful, and it sounds as though the Committee does have measures that we can all agree on to alleviate the burden.

I am proud of the folks from New Hampshire that were doing that good work.

It is the responsibility of government to foster the conditions for small businesses to grow to higher and to succeed.

Now, part of my district is very rural. So rural, in fact, that we are still on dial-up in this day and age.

Poorly thought out regulations can all too often have the opposite impact, creating uncertainty and stifling economic growth.

I can attest to the recreational opportunities, and certainly for us, tourism is our number one industry.

I am excited to join this Subcommittee and bring a New Hampshire perspective for the first time in 70 years.

Mr. Speaker, because the Congress refuses to compromise, across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester--and uncertainty around the Federal economy and the budget--are casting a cloud over our entire economy. In New Hampshire, we…

I am very excited to be representing the New Hampshire perspective on this Committee for the first time in 70 years.