the fact is it will reduce it.

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

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.

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

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

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?

Do you think that is using taxpayer money wisely?

We are here to help.

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

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?

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.

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?

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

This Saturday is National Adoption Day, a day in which people and organizations from across the Nation come together to bring awareness to a truly admirable cause, and one that has become very close to my heart. Last year, our family was…

It is baffling to me that after 6 years, the Keystone pipeline debate is still going on. We have an opportunity to provide jobs, reduce our dependency on overseas oil, and spur real economic development, yet many would rather play…

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

It is with great pleasure that I stand in front of you today in support of H.R. 5021, the Highway Transportation and Funding Act. We, as a body, stand here all the time and we talk about creating jobs. What we need to do is create an…

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

Well, the EPA came in and they made their own reach of what the U.S. waters are.

When we have a President that openly says that he is for something and completely against something else, there is a problem with that.

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