Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of seven bipartisan bills originating out of four of our subcommittees that are direct evidence of a very busy and productive session in the Energy and Commerce Committee. This package includes several measures that protect consumers and set Congress' sights forward to fostering next-generation technological development. We will consider a measure introduced by Full Committee Vice Chairman Blackburn, to enhance penalties for the use of automated ticket scalping software. For too long, consumers have been gouged, as scalpers have used software to buy large numbers of event tickets-- oftentimes preventing consumers from purchasing them at face value and then charging a 1,000 percent markup to resell those same tickets This thoughtful legislation, the BOTS Act, is a targeted measure to prevent this practice and to ensure that consumers have fair access to tickets at reasonable prices. We will also consider a measure authored by Mr. Lance, along with Mr. Kennedy, to ensure that online consumer reviews are no longer subject to gag orders--a practice ultimately affecting consumers as it hinders transparency and accountability in product reviews. Our legislation, the Consumer Review Fairness Act, does what it says and will help put a stop to this bad practice. We will also consider a resolution that makes some important findings with respect to the Internet of Things.…”