Marsha Blackburn

I look forward to hearing more today about the FCC's work to advance public safety before, during, and after emergencies.

Today's hearing marks the first time in 28 years that the FCC has appeared before this subcommittee having been reauthorized by Congress.

I have worked for years on the privacy issue...

This legislation allows Federal disaster areas to be exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act and the Historical Preservation Act.

What we need to do is look at what more is needed to unleash this private capital.

Many farms across our great country are not connected to broadband.

While the percentage of rural Tennesseans still lacking access to high speed internet has decreased from 34% to 23%, we must continue to push.

Extending the reach of broadband in rural Tennessee, and across America, is critical to ensure everyone can participate in the digital economy.

We should acknowledge private investment in rural deployment and ensure that government-based solutions complement private investment instead of competing with it.

You can't have a 21st century economy without a 21st century internet.

Our decision to hold Congressman Blackburn's campaign launch advertisement was a mistake.

The BROWSER Act is a comprehensive, bipartisan privacy bill that will give Americans seamless protection across all their electronic communications.

By enacting Section 222, Congress established a specific statutory structure that acknowledged that consumers share sensitive data when they communicate over the phone.

Over 20 years ago, Congress realized the importance of protecting the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, or CPNI, when consumers used the primary method for instantaneous communication: telephone calls.

As we discuss these important issues today, we need to consider innovation and consumer privacy needs across the entire internet ecosystem so we can arrive at a solution that works for everyone.

But with the level of consensus we have on our vision of NTIA's leadership on rural broadband, that would be a real shame.

That's why we have targeted our discussion draft so squarely at giving NTIA both the authority and resources to get to work.

We know that without Federal involvement, rural areas will continue to be left behind.

Make no mistake, the bill before us today is a rural broadband bill, and a very important one at that.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated…

I thank the gentleman for the amendment. The Tennessee Valley Authority is something that is important to us and to the nearly 10 million Tennessee Valley ratepayers that they serve each and every single day. As the gentleman said…

I thank the Chairman for yielding. And I want to say thank you to you all for being here today.

In today's world, where information literally travels at the speed of light, and new innovations are brought to market at a dizzying pace, it is critically important to leverage robust information sharing about threats and vulnerabilities.

U.S. military superiority is built upon intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and the communication of this information to outmaneuver potential adversaries.