John Thune actually said...

USF is critical for getting service--both phone service to these markets, and then, now, transitioning in to broadband services.

I think we were all delighted after working on it for about three years that the Tribal Law and Order Act finally passed last year.

Maybe if we could get that for the record, but it seems to me that some of the delays could be eliminated if there was some basic pre-screen...

The conditions on many of our Nation's reservations, including in our home State of South Dakota, are not acceptable.