Richard Blumenthal actually said...

It's important that the U.S. Government avoid any actions that may send the wrong message to the international community regarding its suppo...

the only thing that's really holding this particular system together at the moment is the consensus.

The global Internet should similarly be free and open, and to that end, the United States has a responsibility to lead by example.

I do believe that the present penalties in the TCPA are inadequate as a deterrent for the bad actors and repeated violators.