Marsha Blackburn

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

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

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 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 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…

This is an amendment that I propose each and every year because I think this is something that is worthy of discussion. We are facing $21 trillion in debt in this Nation. We have annual deficits that continue to climb. We have to look at…

When you talk about where you are looking for money, it is coming out of the hardworking taxpayers' pocket. And what they say is, ``Do something about the debt,'' because they are the ones who are footing the bill. Now, it is easy for us…

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

What we need is more of an operational and strategic engagement between private sector entities and the expert Government agencies.

Our country's information technology sector is one of the best economic growth engines the world has ever seen.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To make matters worse, many of these decisions are made within the black box of an algorithm.

When Mark Zuckerberg testified earlier this month, every time someone asked about censoring Conservatives, he said that Facebook takes down bad content like terrorism.

Free speech as a value is endangered even here in America and is nonexistent in most of the world.

they want the EPA to kind of get off their back many times when they are manufacturers and when they are farmers

I believe the intent of the Clean Water Act with respect to the definition of the Water of the United States.

they are very grateful that we have had the delay in the WOTUS rule and it is important to them

they feel like they can move forward and do something and they are not fighting with this rule

We need to recognize that the global reach of these companies creates overwhelming pressure against free speech...

What an honor it is to stand here today and to celebrate the bipartisan work that has been done on this legislation and to bring it to this point. Indeed, this is something on which we can all agree: that the creative community, these…