Ted Cruz

I believe the decision that the FCC made to end that power grab by Washington was the right decision and was consistent with the law.

Personally, I think that's a terrible idea, and, as you know, I've introduced legislation, bipartisan legislation, with Senator Cortez Masto to make clear that the Federal Government cannot nationalize 5G, absent explicit congressional…

I want to commend you for having the courage to do that, because there was a lot of political animus, nastiness, and misinformation.

I think it's critical for us to modernize our rules to assert U.S. leadership in 5G.

I want to thank you for your leadership, in particular, in stepping forward with the Commission and repealing the Obama FCC's net neutrality rules.

U.S. should be leading the world in addressing these big questions.

We got to get them there faster than we get there now, and we got to protect them from being fried in the process by radiation.

We must ensure that our space program continues to lead the world in innovation and exploration.

So this committee is working on a new NASA authorization bill. We passed one last year, the first one that had passed in 7 years, and we are working on yet another one that I hope we will pass this year.

And I want to thank each of the witnesses for being here, for your testimony. I think this hearing was helpful and productive, and your expertise is what made it so.

The James Webb Space Telescope... is meant to revolutionize the world's understanding of planets and star formation.

The search for life is not just a question of casual interest. It is an integral part of NASA's core mission.

Can and should NASA be doing more to utilize commercial partners and utilize private capital as it pertains to the agency's science priorities?

What do you see as the greatest challenges that our nation faces as it pertains to planetary defense from asteroids?

I and many members of the Senate consider that to be a profoundly bad idea.

Governments should not be running the telecommunications network.

I'm not sure why we would nationalize it. It's the wrong direction.

That's why, this week, Senator Cortez Masto and I introduced the E-Frontier Act, which will prohibit the Federal Government from nationalizing our Nation's telecommunications network without explicit authorization from Congress.

Personally, I'm excited that we're seeing some of that investment in Texas already moving forward, with at least three of our cities slated to be among the very first in the country to get 5G.

I have 2 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

Thank you to each of the witnesses for being here, for your testimony.

All of us who are seeing these images of children being pulled away from moms and dads in tears were horrified. This has to stop. Kids need their moms and dads.

My advice to the President would be that we should not move forward and nationalize 5G.

It was concerning this past January when a memo had leaked from the National Security Council which called for nationalizing 5G mobile broadband networks.

The United States is in a global race against China and other countries to be the global leader in deploying the next generation 5G mobile broadband network.