We have to do a better job when we write these bills so as to limit FCC authority, not to expand it.

I offer my amendment. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 67, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert the following: ``(ii) a highway or bridge project carried out on the National…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition so I may comment. The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the…

I want to thank my colleague from southern Oregon. I appreciate his support and that of my other colleagues in the Northwest and the chairman of the committee. I would urge adoption of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance…

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to reach a new and firm agreement before the grace period elapses in January.

The borderless nature of the internet is an important force driving economic success and innovation.

As Chairman Walden said, 75 percent of the value-add there is to traditional industries...

We need investment, so consumers can continue to receive the high-quality, innovative broadband services we have come to rely on in our everyday lives.

Eight months ago, the FCC decided to grab control of the Internet and regulate it like a monopoly utility under Title II.

I still believe that goal is achievable. But I also believe that Title II is the wrong approach and is likely to dampen investment in the Internet.

Eight months ago the FCC decided to grab control of the Internet and regulate it like a monopoly utility under Title II.

The predictable result is litigation in the courts and uncertainty in the marketplace.

I still believe that goal is achievable, but I also still believe that Title II is the wrong approach and is likely to dampen investment in the Internet.

It's clear we have more work to do.

We have an opportunity to work together to optimize the value of underutilized spectrum and upgrade equipment and services used by federal agencies.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Pallone and Representative Clarke for working with us on this bipartisan discussion draft.

The best example of this process is the recent AWS-3 auction, which made 65 MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband and raised more than $44 billion.

If properly conducted, the upcoming broadband incentive auction will successfully free up a wide swath of valuable spectrum for new purposes.

During my time as chairman of this subcommittee, one of the most important topics that we have addressed is spectrum, how to better use it, how to allocate it and how to value it.

I had a very positive discussion with Mr. Lujan during the break, when we went to vote on the House floor and come back, and he and I intend to work closely on this legislation.

We need to pass this bill, Mr. Chairman. It is pro-patient and pro-physical therapist.

Draft legislation authored by Rep. Greg Walden (OR) would make changes to documentation and face-to-face requirements for home health providers under the Medicare program.

I have long said that these rules initially put forward by CMS are imposing crushing burdens on home health agencies rules and impair their ability to provide seniors the home health services that they deserve.

Our Nation has made a promise to seniors who rely on Medicare, and we must keep it, and one way to keep this promise is through home health services.

However, under current documentation requirements associated with a so-called 'face-to-face requirement' have placed significant pressures on the home health care community and the people they serve.