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RON JOHNSON. WISCONSIN, CHAIRMAN 
JOHN McCAIN, ARIZONA 
ROB PORTMAN, OHIO 
RAND PAUL. KENTUCKY 
CLAIRE McCASKILL, MISSOURI 
THOMAS R. CARPER DELAWARE 
JON TESTER, MONTANA 
JAMES LANKFORD. OKLAHOMA 
MICHAEL B ENZI, WYOMING 
JOHN HOEVEN. NORTH DAKOTA 
STEVE DAINES, MONTANA 
HEIDI HEITKAMP, NORTH DAKOTA 
GARY C. PETERS, MICHIGAN 
MARGARET WOOD HASSAN. NEW HAMPSHIRE 
KAMALA D. HARRIS, CALIFORNIA <tinitrd ~tatrs ~rnatr 
COMMITTEE ON 
CHRISTOPHER R. HIXON, STAFF DIRECTOR 
MARGARETE DAUM, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 
The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Ms. Vickie Robinson 
Acting CEO and General Counsel 
Universal Service Administrative Company 
700 12th Street NW, Suite 900 
Washington, D.C. 20005 
Dear Chairman Pai and Ms. Robinson: 
WASHINGTON, DC 20510- 6250 
September 15,2017 
Thank you for testifying at the September 14, 2017 hearing of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs titled "FCC's Lifeline Program: A Case Study of 
Government Waste and Mismanagement." Based on the testimony you provided, we believe 
there is a need for the Federal Communications Commission and the Universal Service 
Administrative Company to initiate forensic audits ofthe top 30 Eligible Telecommunication 
Carriers. By taking this immediate action, you will identify actual waste, fraud, and abuse to 
support appropriate enforcement actions and make necessary policy changes to protect taxpayer 
dollars. When deciding how to initiate these audits, whether through third-party auditors or other 
means, we request you take every reasonable step to minimize the cost to taxpayers. 
We ask that you please follow up with the Committee about your actions in this regard as 
soon as possible but no later than 5:00p.m. on October 13, 2017. Please contact us or have your 
staff contact Michael Lueptow with Senator Johnson's staff at (202) 224-4751 or Claudine 
Brenner with Senator McCaskill's staff at (202) 224-2627 with any questions. Thank you for 
your attention to this matter. 
Sincerely, 
~~~,.ro 
Claire McCaskill 
Ranking Member 
The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Ms. Vickie Robinson 
September 15, 2017 
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