The Department of Energy not only refused to provide transparency to this committee, but they are refusing to be transparent to the American people who deserve every assurance that their tax dollars are not being funneled to China.

We will continue to demand transparency and accountability from the administration to guard against Federal waste of funds through poor investments and further dependence on our adversaries.

Permitting reform is a top priority for this committee.

I look forward to discussing several legislative solutions today to help ensure NTIA is carrying out its mission.

We should all agree that our country must have a stable, secure supply chain for people to power our homes and businesses, fill up our gas tanks, and find opportunities for a better life.

We cannot be energy secure if we are at the mercy of our adversaries.

Just know this committee is committed to that, Republicans and Democrats.

We are still waiting to hear about the accuracy of the newest version of the FCC's broadband data maps.

I was very disappointed to see in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the BEAD Program that it prioritized fiber projects over other technologies like fixed wireless.

I, like many of you, don't think any community should be left out of the digital revolution.

Millions of Americans still lack access to broadband services, despite our Federal Government spending tens of billions of dollars.