I thank my colleague from Mississippi for his remarks about the brave men and women in the Navy and their need for support.

we're looking for every single tool we have, and certainly in rural areas, telehealth is incredibly important

universal service support for rural health care programs is something that we all care a great deal about

we can all agree on the incredible possibilities that making sure that our entire country sees broadband, has broadband coverage, and is treated as a true utility, there are great possibilities ahead, we just have to find a way to do it.

I would just encourage you all to think about the issue of whether we need more structures in place to protect the FBI and its leadership from political interference.

I was concerned when I learned that President Trump had instituted a Federal hiring freeze because research has shown that hiring freezes increase rather than decrease waste in Federal Government.

I am committed to making government as efficient as possible. However, I am also interested in accomplishing this in a cost-effective manner that does not unduly harm agencies' functioning abilities.

I am also very concerned about funding for the 2020 Census.

the cuts to our local and State efforts to help with airport security in the soft areas in particular are hugely concerning

Equity in transportation is something that I think, over the next 20 years, we will build a greater and greater, more thorough understanding of and a more comprehensive solution set than we have today.

When many individuals discuss the development and scaling of automatic vehicles, it's often in the context of breaking down barriers for individuals who are not currently able to drive a vehicle.

Demonstration programs really are key. We need to actually put them on our streets, first in small numbers, but in ever-increasing numbers.