Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for the explanation and the purpose of net neutrality. In a way, it is one of the things that, in a very real way, protects the individual--by having access. What is happening with these regulations and many of these executive orders that the President puts out is to remove from the individual protections that they have. I mentioned mountaintop removal in coal country and the protections that the indigent farmer down the stream has for clean water. That protection is gone. You look at the mortgage guarantee. It is a small amount, but it is an additional $500 a year that an individual would have to pay, assuming they had to have a mortgage guarantee. Most low-income people have to have that mortgage guarantee in order to buy a home. It is $500 out of their pockets. So it is the protections that have been in place. There may be others. I am sure that in the gentleman's area he may know of others, if he would like to share with us, but I really thank him for bringing to us his expertise in the area of communications. I know that he has worked in this area before. He represents a part of America and California where this is a very big issue.”