Leonard Lance: “I consider this to be an extremely important topic to the future of the Nation.”

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.

New Jersey has become the worst 9-1-1 fee diverter in the country, diverting over one billion dollars to non-9-1-1 related purposes.

I opposed the original legislation in New Jersey because it opened the door to the diversion as we are seeing today.

I commend the Commission and the members of the subcommittee for the good, bipartisan work that has occurred over the past year and a half.