11/13/2013
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"I support the ReConnecting Rural America Act, with the modifications that I noted in my testimony."
"One-third of rural Americans are unable to access broadband of 100 Mbps, and you have got to have speed."
"The benefit of the USDA having greater flexibility coordinating with other Federal agencies, I think the benefit there is USDA's rich history in its commitment to rural America."
"we absolutely have to have an agency. What its scope of engagement is has to be defined by us."