I have introduced legislation regarding the opiate issue and infectious diseases and my cosponsors are Congressman Kennedy on the other side of the dais.

I really applaud all the work that's being done in Congress and the attention that's being paid to spectrum at this point.

I certainly believe that the bipartisan, bicameral AIRWAVES Act that I recently introduced with Ranking Member Doyle is a fitting candidate.

I am pleased that we were able to include Mobile Now in the FCC reauthorization we are considering on the floor later today.

Thank you very much, Chairman Blackburn, and thank you to Assistant Secretary Redl for appearing before us today.

I am opposed to such legalization of recreational use.

However, it is important that we recognize that any federal funds for broadband deployment will be finite and are focused on unserved areas of the country.

I commend the chair and the members of the subcommittee on both sides of the aisle on the impressive package of broadband infrastructure bills we are considering today.

Any funds for broadband in an infrastructure package should go to unserved areas.

I am also pleased we are considering the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, which I introduced with Congressman Tonko.

As we consider how best to promote broadband deployment and next generation networks it is important that we remember the successes of private investment in the past and pursue federal policies to help and encourage an emphasis on more…