11/17/2014
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"Today's hearing marks the first time in 28 years that the FCC has appeared before this subcommittee having been reauthorized by Congress."
"We all agree on the importance of bringing the benefits of broadband to all Americans, and this is especially true in rural America."
"Many farms across our great country are not connected to broadband."
"This legislation allows Federal disaster areas to be exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act and the Historical Preservation Act."