John Thune actually said...

"For those of you who compete head to head with other providers of voice, video, and Internet services, do you feel that you are competing on an even regulatory playing field with your competitors?"

"I guess my concern in all this--and I wish I had voiced it to you yesterday--is that there is not a sufficient avenue for rural voices to be heard in this process when the panel is predominantly from ..."

"The only way that we are going to be able to maintain that level of income is to open new markets and expand the sale of American-made goods and services."

"Let me ask you another question that deals with the E.U.'s recent decision to impose a 10-percent duty on all imports of ethanol from the United States."