"I am one of the members that pushed our leadership very, very hard to include a significant sum of money to make sure that we really reach people and build broadband out to them because the private sector simply was not doing it; it wasn't profitable to do it, and that is where I think there was a n..."
"So I think that this work is really significant. And there was another generation that made sure that people had telephone service--had telephone service. We take that for granted. And that was the li..."
"And I want America to be number one in broadband. That has been a goal of mine from the very beginning being on this subcommittee."
"At some point it would be interesting to know, of those projects that are taking so long, how many of those are in these very rural districts."
"We were told such haste was necessary to get the economy going and the money would go to 'shovel-ready projects.'"
"I think it is the correct action to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure that these projects are deployed consistent with the recently enacted legislation."
"The Recovery Act allocated $7.2 billion to these programs, dwarfing previous broadband loan and grant programs in size."
"What have we gotten in return for that $2.5 billion? Well the National Broadband Map is one thing; I think that was about $300 million for the map."
"Families in America are really struggling with the cost of energy, whether it is trying to fuel up their vehicle..."
"He seems to think the future of energy is Solyndra."
"The Obama administration is one that I think has a horribly misguided energy policy. It is not 'all of the above.'"