As part of this year's budget, the Army has submitted a request for approval to enter into a second multiyear procurement contract for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Multiyear contracts (MYCs) provide cost savings because they stabilize contractors and subcontractors over a longer period of time.

Any effort to revise or update the law must keep consumers front and center and is something that we will be watching extremely closely.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I want to ask a parochial question, and it's about the State of Texas wireless broadband network for emergency responders.

I support broadband adoption and digital literacy efforts. It's vital that we make sure that broadband is both widely deployed and adopted in rural and urban communities on a nationwide basis.

I think it has been proven that the licenses that have the fewest strings attached or the ones that are burdened with the least number of restrictions will auction for the most revenue.

I will have to say that Mr. Pryor sitting here was the architect of this law.

I would just ask that you look at that.

I am the co-sponsor with Senator Levin of the bill that would assure that the Harbor Maintenance Tax is used for harbor improvements and keeping us competitive.

Some observers have noted, however, the recent spirit of cooperation among the Commission's Commissioners who unanimously agreed...

I would like to compliment you for the success in getting our Committee's Federal Communication Commission members confirmed.