Greg Walden

Only by bringing IPbased technology to the Nation's Public Safety Answering Points... can we bring the full promise of modern technology to serve us in times of emergency.

Some states report that they are already NG911 capable and many others are pursuing the transition.

Nearly 13 years after the 9/11 commission reported highlighted grave deficiencies in the first responder communications, the most up to date communications capabilities will finally be at the fingertips of our brave men and women who…

I thank you very much and I thank you for holding this very important hearing as we move forward in our work in this area.

However, while nearly every state collects money from their citizens for 911, some states have taken monies collected for 911 and used it for other purposes.

Today we all carry devices in our pockets that allow us to communicate by voice, by text, by email, and by video.

Yesterday, FirstNet announced that it took the next step in its competitive bidding process.

The stakes could hardly be any higher.

It is time to give them a long-overdue check-up.

So much of our Federal energy policy is designed to address an antiquated marketplace.

The shale revolution made the peak oil theory obsolete.

Over the last decade, the United States has undergone an energy revolution.

The development of self-driving cars could be a solution to this uptick in danger facing the driving public.

Following years of declining traffic fatalities, we have seen tragically a sharp rise in vehicle-related deaths over the past 2 years.

What a difference 5 years makes.

We heard story after story about venture capital drying up, innovation, medical technology companies launching their products overseas.

Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for your work on this and many other issues.

I don't believe I have any other speakers, so I will continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I would be delighted to work with the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Health care sharing ministries are a vital part of our healthcare system. They are a shining example of how communities can come together without government mandates or…

There is no question federal clean-air laws-and state authorities that implement those laws have been tremendously successful since the first major of revisions of the Clean Air Act in 1970.

This bill is about providing sensible tools and relief to state and local authorities so they can more effectively implement air quality standards for the benefit of their communities.

The bill under review this morning provides a promising start to the committee's goal of developing and moving common-sense measures that will reduce the barriers to a more productive U.S. economy--while preserving the public health and…

As Chairman Blackburn has said, broadband is the infrastructure of the 21st century.

High speed Internet access has made communications and commerce easier than ever before and the importance of broadband in America's economy cannot be understated.

Fentanyl essentially represents a third wave in the Nation's ongoing opioid crisis.