Greg Walden

I think it is intriguing to me and disheartening to me that the Commission is set up in a way that the chairman can propose something...

This just flies in the face of open transparent government, in my opinion, and needs to change.

Would you all join me in wishing Commissioner Clyburn a very joyous and happy birthday today.

I remain concerned about keeping translators and low-power television stations on the air as appropriate under the rules.

I consider the legislation that got us here some of the most important work to have come out of our subcommittee.

I commend the Commission and its staff and the chairman for moving this process along.

The public deserves no less.

We have also been at odds at times on process and policy.

Seeing no other speakers on our side of the aisle, I reserve the balance of my time to close.

Last week marked a major milestone in the IANA transition process as the multi-stakeholder community transmitted its proposal to the U.S. Government for review.

I am relieved to hear that ICANN has committed to these accountability measures regardless of whether the transition progresses or not.

How can ICANN be held accountable for its decisions without NTIA oversight?

Would a new model allow for the capture by any one Government? What are the national security implications?

I look forward to continuing those discussions, as well.

I do hope the Federal Government will figure out a way to help cover some of the local costs.

I commend you for finally getting that done. This is an important movement forward.

This is kind of the frustration that we feel very strongly, as I don't have to tell you in the West.

The BLM was wrong in this case in their initial analysis and I hope you can help correct that.

I am very disappointed that it has taken this long for us to address our first responders' pressing need for upgraded and interoperable communications system.

Now late last year I wrote to the FBI urging the agency to ensure that they engage in a forward-looking procurement of land mobile radios that does not restrict competition to brand name, proprietary features and standards that can only be…

I commend Ms. Swenson, the FirstNet Board and the staff of FirstNet for reaching this milestone--especially given the time lost in FirstNet's early days when controversy hobbled its efforts.

I hope that when we gavel out today we will do so with an understanding of when the FCC will satisfy this statutory duty.

The legislation that created FirstNet was not my preferred approach. I favored construction from the bottom up, not the top down.

I am concerned that the two net neutrality bills we are considering today could undermine important consumer protections.

I introduced a bill with Senator Leahy to instruct the FCC to write rules to ban paid prioritization.