I recently led the majority of my Republican colleagues on this committee requesting NTIA remove these unnecessary requirements from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program or the BEAD Program.

The High Cost Program within the FCC's Universal Service Fund has been critical in delivering broadband services to rural areas.

As a member who represents a rural state, I remain committed to ensuring Americans in all parts of the country have access to communication services comparable in quality and price to those in urban areas.

The bipartisan Principle Universal Service has been a bedrock of our Nation's communications policies for nearly 90 years.

I've recently joined Senators Klobuchar, Moran, and Hickenlooper in reintroducing legislation to require the FCC to update the contribution system.

It looks like a lot of Democratic campaign ads were written last night.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 118 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 117 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 121 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1539 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 113 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 114 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1454 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays…

as I begin, I want to talk about another subject here in a moment, but I also want to react to what the Senator from Illinois said with regard to the debt limit. I think it is important to point out, as folks on the other side and the…

last week, I came to the floor to talk about how the President's economic policies are failing to serve the lower and middle-income Americans he claims are his priority. The President talks about wanting to give American families ``a…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 109 Leg.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Brown…

In fact, key members of the Finance Committee, including Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator John Thune (R-SD), worked together to introduce this important legislation in the Senate.

This legislation sought to simplify, streamline, and standardize prior authorization processes in the MA program.

This legislation sought to simplify, streamline, and standardize prior authorization processes in the MA program.

In fact, key members of the Finance Committee, including Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator John Thune (R-SD), worked together to introduce this important legislation in the Senate.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 54, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 112 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.