Leonard Lance: “I think we should come together and I think that can occur, but that will require Democratic cooperation.”

The AIRWAVES Act includes a rural dividend, setting aside 10 percent of proceeds from future spectrum auctions to deploy wireless in unserved and underserved, often rural areas.

I have introduced the AIRWAVES Act with Ranking Member Doyle which, among other things, would help spur rural broadband deployment by dedicating 10 percent of spectrum auction proceeds under the bill to rural broadband.

It is crucial we protect consumers' sensitive information, no matter the means of communication, and without hampering innovation.

This unacceptable practice leaves counties and localities on the hook for maintaining and upgrading their systems, and this of course endangers public safety.