It is too easy to focus on the benefits of broadband new media and multitude of cable and satellite TV channels and forget how many people lack access to such opportunities.

For the millions of low-income families without access to broadband alternatives, I don't think so.

In the modern age, broadband access should be added to that list.

As a mother, as a citizen, and a lawmaker, I believe we can and we must do better.

Shamefully, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. has increased while most of the rest of the developed world has actually fallen.

The changes encourage more consolidation and less local and diverse viewpoints.

The way Americans consume media and the variety of content available to them has grown significantly over the past decade.

This is going to give us the information to understand why it is happening and what we need to do to fix it.

Reducing maternal deaths in the United States must be a public health priority.

It is unacceptable. In fact, Iran has a better maternal mortality rate than we do here in the United States.

According to Pew Research Center, only 45 percent of people making less than $30,000 and 50 percent of people 65 and over are home broadband users.

Chairman Pai also proposed to roll back the Lifeline program in a way that could cut phone or internet service for approximately 8.3 million people.