Frank Pallone

Accurately mapping unserved and underserved communities is going to allow the Biden administration to use these historic investments to expand high-speed internet access to communities that have been left behind far too long.

we need an FCC that is at full capacity with five Commissioners, and I still hope that the Senate will finally make this happen soon.

we must come together to ensure that the program continues to receive the funding that is necessary to make the internet more affordable for millions of American families.

Last Congress, President Biden and congressional Democrats delivered with the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Broadband is the central communications technology of our day, and yet we don't have a broadband regulator.

I am ready to come together and do the constructive oversight that will help DOE succeed, but I am not willing to let my Republican colleagues throw in the towel because they would rather put polluters over people.

Of course, there is still more work to be done. For instance, despite some significant steps forward with my TRACED Act, robocalls remain not only annoying but dangerous.

I saw the consequences of a total breakdown of communication networks, and I have worked to make sure people can stay connected when it matters the most.

the impressive bipartisan work reflects positively on Chairwoman Rosenworcel's leadership and on the ability of all four of you to work together, compromise, and largely put the needs of people over partisan politics.

I remain concerned about the last administration's reversal of net neutrality authority. This reversal leaves consumers without protection when it comes to bad behavior by broadband providers.

for far too long, the rates that have been charged for phone calls from our prisons and jails have just been usurious

For incarcerated people and their families, this is a civil rights issue, and studies show that connectivity is so important for reducing recidivism rates and creating better postrelease outcomes.

Removing Huawei, and ZTE, and other suspect equipment is a critical national security issue, and I assure you that we are working hard to make sure that program doesn't come up short.

I would also like to commend the FCC for its work on implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Act to end predatory phone rates being charged to incarcerated people and their families.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 249, nays 181, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No…

Again, I have to speak out against the misinformation that is being promulgated on the other side. It is simply wrong to argue, as the previous speaker did, that genuine concerns about the health effects of gas stove emissions are in any…

I don't know about these celebrity stoves and Hollywood. You can bring up all of this if you want, but the bottom line is, this legislation doesn't guarantee that anybody gets to use their gas stove. If a town in California or a State…

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle love to claim that they support lower energy costs, but the fact is that this bill will increase costs for consumers. As a result of appliance efficiency standards in effect today, the average…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 2. Page 2, line 18, strike ``or any substantially similar rule''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules…

Let me say that I am happy to see that the gentleman from Michigan admits that the Department of Energy is not banning gas stoves. I keep saying it, but he did say that they are not banning them, at least not yet, he said. I want to stress…

I listened to my colleague from North Dakota, who I respect a great deal, but he specifically said, and I wrote it down, that this legislation would prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from regulating gas stoves as a hazardous…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed.

Is the gentleman closing or prepared to close? I have no additional speakers at this time. I reserve the balance of my time.

There are many problems with the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. One of the biggest issues, in my opinion, is that this bill not only prevents the Department of Energy from finalizing a commonsense proposed efficiency standard, but it also limits…