"Make no mistake, the bill before us today is a rural broadband bill, and a very important one at that."
"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 sha..."
"U.S. military superiority is built upon intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and the communication of this information to outmaneuver potential adversaries."
"As I've said before, information is power, and history makes clear that countries with the best communications have a competitive advantage."
"Our country's information technology sector is one of the best economic growth engines the world has ever seen."
"What we need is more of an operational and strategic engagement between private sector entities and the expert Government agencies."
"This is something that has become a barrier to many people that are in treatment to get the full access to comprehensive care that they need to be able to fully recover."
"And just as we are doing more at this committee to get our arms around this issue, legislation that we are moving forward with, we expect you all to do more also."
"they feel like they can move forward and do something and they are not fighting with this rule"
"I believe the intent of the Clean Water Act with respect to the definition of the Water of the United States."