"I want people to just slow down sometimes and think about the consequences of this."
"I am extremely concerned about how the provisions in this bill would affect rural communities like the one that I represent in south central and southwestern Pennsylvania."
"I agree with you, not including carbon capture in this bill does not make sense."
"Sadly, the direction that this committee is going with the LIFT Act America will only further grow the digital divide and widen the gap between rural and urban America, and not close it."
"So just imagine what that would be over 650,000 vehicles."
"What will happen to those jobs if we can't use gasoline or diesel fuel?"
"When the FCC finally issued its report in 2019, the data showed that there isn't just a digital divide in Indian country, it is a digital canyon."
"The LIFT America Act that we are considering today will help our Nation build back better and deliver much-needed infrastructure improvements for our district."
"This bill will make historic investments to expand internet access to increase economic and telehealth opportunity for Tribal communities."
"opening statement"
"Wouldn't this transition be less stressful if it occurred using free market forces? Wouldn't that be a novel thing in Washington, to use the free market approach."