Frank Pallone

I mentioned earlier that, yesterday, I introduced the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters, or SANDy, Act.

Do you think that there are any changes in the law that could help the FCC better enforce against illegal pirate radio stations?

I have heard some concerns that the software you are using to run the auction may not be ready in time.

To be blunt, the FCC's enforcement process has gone off the rails.

I hope the Commission will soon abandon its quest to regulate the over-the-top video market.

It is time for the Commission to change course.

I applaud the work of this subcommittee on breaking down the barriers to broadband infrastructure deployment.

We need to eliminate the need for permits on technology upgrades without negative effects.

There needs to be a national solution, national coordination, and national help to find the funds, perhaps from future auctions.

I wholeheartedly agree. And I think that the FCC should embrace the paradigm he expressed this morning of putting consumers first.

There needs to be certainty in the decisions.

Congress should decide infrastructure policy.

When you look at infrastructure, there are really three goals. How do you provide for clarity, consistency, and completion--the three C's of infrastructure.

I appreciate the fact that the chairman has offered to complete the hearing on December 3.

I urge you to always remain focused on putting consumers first.

I introduced the SANDy Act to make sure people have better access to communications in an emergency.

I have spent the past 3 years making sure that we are better prepared for the next time disaster strikes.

Oversight of all the agencies under our committee's jurisdiction is always a top priority for Democrats.

So that is one of the dangers if you will.

We are also very concerned about this deemed-approved approach. It essentially says if we don't make it decision in time, it is approved.

I hope moving forward that both agencies will work with the committee on the discussion draft circulated today.

It does not make sense to regulate tests differently based on who develops them.

Patients deserve to know that the test results they are relying on to diagnose or treat a condition is accurate.

It is important that, as the committee considers this issue, we have a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of both FDA and CMS's authority in this area.

Congress established CO-OPs to do a number of things that the private market had not done...