Tom Emmer actually said...

"Let's keep in mind that data can also benefit consumers and can empower individuals to own their own data."

"It has never been a cornerstone of my grandfather's Democratic Party to oppose innovation."

"I am glad that after all these years, Congress has finally decided to pay attention to the technology that could again, just like the Internet, upend the way we do everything in our lives."

"Nothing has been more clear on this committee than the blind aversion to change that some of our Members have constantly espoused."