mr. bergman. i thought mr.carter asked you a good question and i was very anxious to hear your answer, but i didn't hear it. the most recent annual test found that verizon and at&t's speeds in several cities are comparable or sometimes even slower than the 4g speed and to make matters worse, consumers sometimes have to pay more by upgrading the device through the plan. i do understand there are reasons speeds are not optimal yet relative to 5g, but this process of faster speeds and yes, i did watch the super bowl along with millions of others with one and after another about complete 5g across the country. all that advertising and charging for it while delivering lower speeds, it seems to me like a highly misleading process to make. so my question is simple. why are they paying more for slower speeds and if you could be, you know, condense your answer. >> absolutely. thank you for the question. i'm glad to have the chance to answer it. thank you for saying thank you to a tough question. >> i would highlight a c

mr. bergman, again, anything beyond the press release on the status of the update on francis going to bee have a timeline and updated agreement and we know what they are seeking to address to make this process better as a follow-up, again, we all know that intimately problems surrounding federal agencies the license and so let's go ahead and get the response from you first. >> thank you so if you are absolutely right the coordination that we want them to attempt to certainly we support the legislation ever some of the mou forwarded thank you so critical that all agencies appreciate and recognize the goal that you talked about with the national spectrum strategy that we have both the mti and the fcc leading in the other agencies think about how do we support those goals we identify the concerns really we can plan for them not thank you so is there a better way to incorporate any federal agencies this year spectrum with adjacent spectrum as a pre- auction process and avoid these wonders without that as well what he thinks. >> i think that you have the processes intergovernmental coordinatio

mr. bergman of the state of michigan, i inform the house that mr. bergman will vote no on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mchenry from the great state of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote no are on the bill about hair, h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania rise? ms. scanlon: as the member designated by ms. dean, i inform the house that ms. dean will vote yes on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? -- the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: madam speaker, as the member designated by representative karen bass, i inform the house that representative bass will vote yes on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. van duyne of texas and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. van duyne will v

mr. joyce: i yield to my friend and colleague general jack bergman. mr. berg: a lot of us highlighting the problems with the energy problems. we were here and back again. being here again we are saying the same things,. mr. bergman: facing another completely avoidal crisis. from day one, president biten has put america last. while gas prices are up all over the country in my district, we are seeing some of the highest prices in the entire state of michigan. let's be clear, the administration's approach to energy has been a problem. gas prices have been been going up for months and out of control spending. house republicans have been sounding the alarm over our energy independence. but those legitimate concerns have largely been ignored and we are seeing the consequences the administration's policies. so where is america supposed to turn for oil and gas. instead of promoting and making us more independent, the administration is looking to nations like iran and venezuela walla, how is it go from one bald actor to another. the only way to solve our energy cr