Markwayne Mullin

I mean, I am a business owner. I understand when we fell. I understand when we make a mistake.

Yet they are hindered constantly by the effect that they can't simply do the work without asking Congress' permission

Statements like that hurt real people.

Why don't you get back with me and give me that information so you can be spun up to it, so the next time that your agency opens its mouth and gives a statement like that, maybe they are informed about what they are saying.

The truth is the $2.9 billion, the cost has to be passed on to somebody, and ultimately, it is going to be all of our constituents that are going to be paying for it.

The fact is it will reduce it.

Spectrum is an important limited resource, and by encouraging federal agencies to make additional spectrum available, we can invest in innovation.

And, in fact, today we have reintroduced together the Federal Spectrum Incentives Act.

I also want to mention my appreciation for working with Doris Matsui and for all of her efforts working with me on the spectrum issues.

I would like to thank all you guys for testifying. It is very important.

If we stop vigorous enforcement, we are going to see things far worse than what we even see right now.

I think part of that is an education problem that, you know, better economics lessons will teach people that...

It is not broken. Why is the Federal Government here to fix something that has been working incredibly well?

How does a $387,000 fine protect the health of somebody when it was a piece of paper?

We are here to help.

Was it a good use of taxpayers' money? $436,000.

Do you think that is using taxpayer money wisely?

It seems odd that there is no criteria at all for us to understand it.

Would it help if Congress or you guys could come up with maybe some criteria that we could look at that could maybe trigger it, rather than just waiting for the next crisis to happen, or, honestly, a public outcry?

Could you maybe help us maybe draw some type of criteria that needs to be laid out so the next time this happens, we could have something to compare it to?

But there was an emergency declared with only 20 confirmed cases in the U.S. There has already been 50 deaths in just my State of Oklahoma.

So I am trying to make a comparison here.

I think it was a big mistake on the part of U.S. Fish and Wildlife at that point, when they listed.

I will also introduce legislation that delists the lesser prairie chicken for a period of about 5 years.

When the Congress specifically put in 'navigable water' in it and now their interpretation is so much broader.