"Now is the time to break down these walls of exclusion of the Digital Era."
"The guiding principles of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act that I have introduced in the House... is to bring existing federal laws requiring communications and video progra..."
"I want to sincerely thank both Representative Ed Markey (D-MA-7) who introduced H.R. 3101 and especially today Senator Pryor and Senator Kerry today for trying to help individuals with sensory disabil..."
"Americans with disabilities should have access to the new telecommunications technologies of the 21st Century as well, and delay is unacceptable."
"I want to congratulate you, Senator Pryor, and Senator Rockefeller, on the leadership which you are showing on this very important issue of affordable, universal access for all Americans to the latest..."
"Our bill aims to require several things, that beginning with the largest firms that control access and entry onto the Internet, they, at minimum, make a good-faith effort at accessibility."
"It is wrong that a soldier blinded in combat can come home and, because of the absence of video devices, not being able to fully access some of what is on the television, including emergency informati..."
"In that debate, we were told that mandating closed captioning on all television sets would cost $20 per TV set. It would crush the industry."
"But, in fact, as they think about old rubber tires and golf balls to be shot down into this leak, we realize that we're really not talking about MIT here. We're really talking about the PGA."
"It is more like 'Project Runway.' They -- they -- they are now taking nylon stockings and beginning to fill them with hair as a way of sopping up the oil out in the Gulf."
"No one has any idea when the -- this leak is going to ultimately be plugged."