Anna Eshoo

I think that, you know, it has been said that, you know, nothing has changed since 1975, we are out of touch with ourselves and markets.

I don't want this to become an auction, selling off the best in bits and pieces where some pay for faster lanes, others can't pay.

I think that we need a light but strengthful legal touch in this because the values are so essential.

Now is not the time, and actually I don't think there should be ever a time, to unravel the values that have really been the hallmarks and the bulwarks of the Internet.

The Internet is a continuum of change. It is accessible, it is open and its innovations continue.

The stakes are very high, and America cannot lose.

I want every day to be essentially the 4th of July for American innovation so that it just keeps bursting.

I have argued, many advocates for net neutrality have argued, that paid prioritization represents a fundamental departure from the Internet as we know it.

I urge you to convene a hearing to examine these issues here.

I hope this is the first of many conversations we have to not only examine ICANN's role, but more broadly, how to expand the availability of broadband, enhance consumer privacy, ensure the security of communication networks, and protect…

You know what happens around here though is that someone or a group makes a statement and then it becomes a fact.

I want to especially recognize Assistant Secretary Strickling for his leadership and vision to ensure that throughout this transition, the Internet remains open to ALL, in capital letters, to ALL.

immigration is the lifeblood of our nation.

As Congresswoman Eshoo pointed out, in 2012, both Houses of Congress unanimously passed resolutions stating that it was the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control…

It is the policy of the United States to preserve and advance the successful multi-stakeholder model that governs the Internet.

I just headed up a resolution condemning Turkey for what it did in shutting all of these platforms down.

I think that that is what we have to keep front and center here.

Last month most members of this subcommittee voted for legislation that permits consumers to unlock their wireless phones.

It is pretty clear who the losers are in all of this. It is consumers who will continue to see rising cable bills.

I think there is a lot more work to be tackled in this area before we can say that we got the public policy right.

I have said before, and I will continue to say, that we work together, not only with me, but with all of my colleagues on this side of the aisle.

We have to protect the public interest in all of this, try to, anyway.

Our video laws are outdated, and in some cases, they are even being abused.

Unfortunately, several of the provisions in the discussion draft do not embody the bipartisan values that have been the cornerstone of previous reauthorizations.

I mean, everyone is entitled to their view, and what they want, and what is going to work well for them.