And all of the thoughtful proposals and great work from the staff of those of repub progress. The bills to be extended are targeted and promoting innovation, cutting the red tape and advancing Public Safety. To highlight each though i do want to call attention to a couple of resolutions expressing the Guiding Principles on broadband infrastructure that should underpin our efforts first. Any funds for broadband in an infrastructure package should go to underserved areas. Second, as noted, the federal government should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace. It should be competitively and technologically if we adhere to these principles im confident we can avoid the pitfalls. Most Important Congress should be mindful of the significant amounts of private capital to support broadband deployment. Since the passage of the bipartisan 96 act, the private sector has invested roughly 1. 6 trillion in the networks. To classify the competitive broadband market place under title numb
Got a lot to talk about. With 25 bills introduced in time to be a part of todays hearing. I very much appreciate all of the thoughtful proposals and the great work from the staff, both the republican and the democrat side, and i look for to seeing progress as a move to the next few weeks. These legislative initiatives follow the leadership of President Trumps recent efforts on broadband infrastructure. The bills to be examined in this hearing are targeted at promoting the innovation, cutting red tape, and advancing Public Safety. Its impossible in my a lot of time to highlight each bill butt i do want to call attention to a couple of resolutions expressing the Guiding Principles on broadband infrastructure that should underpin our efforts. First, as noted by vice chairman lance, any funds for broadband inan infrastructure package shod go toac unserved areas. Second, as noted by congressman lotta, the federal government should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace. Any fe
I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony and i would like to welcome the second panel of witnesses before the committee. First we have ms. Botts, executive director for agriculture and rule of element, position which she was named in 2013, she has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual sentors i would imagine. She pent ten years working in agriculture at federal level as policy staffer in the house of representatives. She grew up in a farm in kentucky. We see her ms and currently live on a small farm with husband and two children. We look forward to your testimony. General manager, kansas america, he is the general manager of the kansas rural Water Association. His career who has spent five decades has been focused to ensure all of kansas Rural Communities have access to affordable water. Critical
I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony. We welcome the second panel that is with us. Fir, we have mr. Ms. Botts, she is a executive director for the kentucky she was named in 2013, has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and World Development policy issues and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual senators i would imagine. Before returning to kentucky to work for kcard, she spent ten areas working on agriculture ask a policy staffer in the house of on representatives, grew up on a farm in kentucky and received a ms and bs in rural economics in kentucky and lives on a small farm right now, with her husband and two children, welcome to you, maam. We look forward to your testimony. Second witness is mr. Elmer general manager, Water Association and kansas america. He is the general manager of the kansas rural Water Association. His career
Funding level . Problematic changes mr. Pai we have not made any decisions on that score. Were trying to make sure the program works. Mr. Markey you wont make a commitment you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Pai were studying ways to improve mr. Markey ms. Rosenworcel, will you do that . Ms. Rosenworcel it is a successful one and i believe the changes put in place in 2015 have been successful. They have reached schools and students in every state across this country. Mr. Markey mr. Carr, will you commit you wont reduce the funding . Mr. Carr i have an open mind as to what the budget and number should be. Have to make a decision when the record is developed on it. Mr. Markey i havent heard clear commitments and i think thats very troubling to be honest with you. Because this is the democratizing force within our society as each of you made clear you believe that its key for our future. Reducing the fund something not going to help to make sure that every child in our country has access to