Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Oregon for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this bill that would create a government takeover of the internet. If you look at the bill, first of all, it is always interesting to pay attention to the titles of bills--the Save the Internet Act. Whom do you want to save the internet from? Many would say they want to save it from the heavy hand of government. I have asked my friends on the other side of the aisle to please show me what is so broken about the internet that the Federal Government needs to come in to save it. First of all, if you look at the growth of this great industry, this is one of America's greatest exports. It is one of America's greatest economic drivers. Some of the best jobs in America are created from the technology industry that has boomed and thrived because of the growth of the internet. How has this internet grown? It has grown because there is no heavy hand of the Federal Government slowing it down. If you go back to look, as the internet continued to grow, as applications continued to get developed on all kinds of devices, small handheld devices, the things that people are able to do, the improvements in their daily lives, because of the growth of the internet, the private money that has come in, billions of dollars of private money has come in to help develop this great superhighway.…”