Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"We know the Internet is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity."

"I take it that if you are confirmed, I can get a commitment from you that you look thoroughly at this case very quickly in your ascension to your seats?"

"the Internet which is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity, and people need it to communicate to government and to the people at large."

"This is a major issue for the nearly nine million residents of New Jersey, who are stuck between the media markets of New York and Philadelphia."