I recognize that the technology industry faces difficult challenges when dealing with repressive governments, but we have a responsibility in the United States--and Congress shares in that responsibility--to ensure that American companies…

This is what made America in its earliest days--Thomas Paine did not have access to the Internet, but his pamphlets were distributed and inspired a lot of people to fight for freedom.

Google supports the commitment of Congress and the administration to provide funds to make sure people who need to access the Internet safely get the right training and tools.

In conclusion, there is no 'silver bullet' for global Internet freedom.

I am pleased that this administration is committed to eliminating trade barriers and boosting U.S. agricultural exports.

the U.S. Government should promote Internet openness as a major plank of our foreign policy.

technology has grown in so many different ways, but it still is the right avenue... to promote dialog and expression and freedom.

the idea is not to impose a one-size-fits-all set of standards on everybody in a very rigid way

You urged us to think about the millions of people around the world looking for a ray of hope each day so that they should continue in their struggle for freedom.

I think the hardest, almost the hardest question is when do you say, 'No, that does not feel to us like a legitimate national security question; you just do not like being criticized'?

I commend you for taking the historic first steps in that direction.

We are very committed to trying to get these cases settled and closing this rather sordid chapter of USDA history.

We recognize the important role they play. We just, again, want to make sure we're using taxpayer dollars wisely.

I suppose after the election that took place 9 months ago, there was the expectation that this so-called Twitter Revolution in Iran would topple the government and change Iran.

We want research that's actually going to move the dial.

I encouraged the President and the administration to fix a dollar amount that would actually be real.

We've made the request, and we're going to continue to work with Congress to make sure that is followed through.

Thank you for stating your clear goal, and I think we are all sensitive to the fact that there are important steps to reach that goal.