Greg Walden

This really helps the folks to allow a county healthcare district and other rural providers to get affordable broadband service.

I have worked over the years with the health center there and the hospital and others on their efforts to build out fiber and get really good connectivity.

All of this shows that Congress can--in fact--roll up its sleeves to get things done.

I'm proud to report the members of this Subcommittee have worked together and have accomplished a lot to expand broadband access in rural America.

Ensuring the solvency of the Relocation Fund is crucial to getting this spectrum to use for broadband, especially in rural areas.

I'm very glad we could work with Ms. Eshoo to finally get it done.

RAY BAUM's Act incorporated several legislative proposals we examined at our hearing in January.

We need to encourage states to find solutions that best suit their needs.

I am pleased that we could work with Ms. Eshoo, who had this great idea, common sense, and we finally got it done.

I will allow subcommittee members to discuss the legislative solutions, but I would like to highlight a couple that positively impact the people of Tennessee and Americans everywhere.

The 340B program has helped provide lifesaving medicines that reduced prices to certain safety net health care providers.

We can all recognize the importance of protecting consumers' personal information, no matter what kind of network they are using for communication.

The outlook for American energy is bright, with plentiful reserves, a highly skilled workforce, pro-growth regulations.

We can do a lot of cleanup of the environment and create great American jobs and develop American energy.

This is big. The shale revolution, now 10 years in the making, has had an enormously positive impact on the economy.

Today, the United States is the world's number-one producer of petroleum and natural gas.

In fact, the U.S. is leading the world in reducing carbon emissions, and by a large margin.

We have taken steps to improve our regulatory policies--we know we have a lot more to do there--and reform our outdated tax code to encourage domestic production.

We have cut our imports by about 75 percent since they peaked in 2005.

Prices for consumers are low and stable.

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Although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from…

Although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman…

I have no further speakers on this matter. Again, I thank my friend, the former chairman of the full committee, Mr. Barton, for his good leadership on this effort, along with other Members on both sides of the aisle. I encourage our…

I claim time in opposition, Mr. Chairman, although I am not opposed to the amendment, and I will yield to my friend from New Jersey in a second, but I do ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there…