By reinstating the 2015 that applies Section 201 and 202 of the Communications Act that creates a standard to prevent unjust and unreasonable and discriminatory network practices.

We were asked by the public to create basic net neutrality rules and this bill is a start to doing that.

In honor of Women's History Month, I want to recognize Kim Porteous. Kim Porteous is one of many activists ignited by the modern women's movement at the March on Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2017. She is a community organizer who is…

This bill is not just messaging. It will be an opportunity for amendments.

Don't you think the internet deserves its own chapter? I mean, it is so all-encompassing.

In honor of Women's History Month, I want to recognize Rasha Mubarak. Rasha Mubarak is a Palestinian American Muslim community activist and leader who was recently named Ten People Making Orlando a Better Place to Be by the Orlando Weekly…

In honor of Women's History Month, I want to recognize Nicolette Fariello Springer. Nicolette is the sort of woman who does not fit conveniently into a mold. She is a criminologist, college educator, and a doting mother to her two…

I want to personally thank the chairman for reviving FCC authority to fund rural broadband and Lifeline.

In honor of Women's History Month, I want to recognize Melinda Jones Williams. Melinda Jones Williams, a civil rights activist, was born March 14, 1950, in Americus, Georgia. She is currently a resident of Haines City, Florida, with one…

I am from Florida, home of the largest Federal exchange for the ACA in the Nation, with over 1.7 million Floridians.

So, but you would say overall it decreased access?

One of the big reasons that the ACA has been so successful in Florida is because we don't have a lot of folks with access to employer-based health insurance.

I apologize for not being present to vote. I had a family health emergency in Florida to attend. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 100, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 101, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 102, and ``yea'' on…

I think if the companies choose to do that or choose to adopt that approach that would make sense, but I am not sure that mandating it in statute would make any sense. It would certainly hurt innovation.

I believe most Americans have a basic understanding that their personal data is being used, but there are certain expectations of privacy...

So from Florida's perspective, we cannot let this fail, and despite attempts to make it fail it has still thrived for us to still be the largest Federal exchange in the Nation.

So sabotage of the ACA--allow me to count the ways. Let me just go through the top five as I see it: first, eliminating cost-sharing subsidies, that raised rates; second, cutting enrollment period in half; third, cutting marketing dollars…

In honor of Black History Month, I want to recognize Gail Paschall-Brown. Gail Paschall-Brown started her life in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised by her grandparents in rural North Carolina. Now a Floridian, Paschall-Brown is…

In honor of Black History Month, I recognize Lemuel Geathers. Mr. Lemuel Geathers, from the historic Pughsville neighborhood of Winter Haven, Florida, served as the city's first African American Commissioner and Mayor. He was also the…

In honor of Black History Month, I want to recognize Deloris McMillon. Ms. Deloris McMillon is a retired educator and administrator whose career spanned from 1965 to 2003. Her commitment to educating children and community service are…

I do have some hope in the fact that we will have a trillion-dollar infrastructure package that hopefully we will pass out of this Congress with bipartisan support.

One of the primary functions of this Committee is, I have always believed, to make sure to provide justice for so many indigenous peoples throughout the United States and really to right the wrongs as best we can that have happened…

In honor of Black History Month, I recognize Cynthia Downing. Cynthia Downing is a native of Florida; mother of one daughter, Cyntoria; and a recent grandmother of grandson, JaMarcus. She is a graduate of Haines City Senior High. She…

In honor of Black History Month, I recognize Orrett Davis. Orrett Davis is a growth marketer, startup advocate, and technology enthusiast. While continuing to support Orlando's tech community, Mr. Davis currently serves as Director of…

In honor of Black History Month, I recognize George Brooks. Staff Sergeant George Brooks enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1954; 7 years after the USAF had integrated its forces. He was stationed in Biloxi, less than 1 year before Emmett…