On the recordMay 21, 2014
The Shimkus amendment would require the Government Accountability Office to look at this agreement, to make sure it is in our national interest. The Shimkus amendment would ask the Government Accountability Office to look at this agreement to ensure that it is in our national interest. That is what this amendment does. The world has significantly changed since our vote of last year, and for anyone to say it has not is not reading the paper. You have got Russia, you have got China, you have got Iran, you have got Turkey--all meddling and trying to usurp and get involved in the World Wide Web. We should not relinquish this unless it is in our national interest. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
