Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3309. Essentially, this bill guts the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC, by requiring new onerous process requirements which will result in an Agency that's less effective, less agile, and less transparent, the opposite direction, I think, of where we all want to go. As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, I want to thank the chairman for the work that he has done with us. He has always been very respectful, and the process I think has been a good one. Democrats support modernizing the FCC because we want to enable the Agency to operate with increased openness and transparency, as I said. But, unfortunately, the bill doesn't accomplish these goals. Over the past year, our subcommittee has heard from countless industry representatives, administrative law experts, and public interest advocates; but there aren't any public interest advocates that support this bill, which I think in and of itself is instructive.…”