Frank Pallone

Some internet service providers claim they don't oppose net neutrality protections that would stop blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization.

It has been noted, Chairman Wheeler, that you have had the unique experience of leading both the FCC as well as some of the industries that now oppose strong net neutrality.

Today's hearing examines a communications service that is essential to consumers and businesses alike.

Mr. Chairman, until strong open internet protections are enacted, our only hope is the millions of Americans who are fed up and will hold Congress accountable for passing strong net neutrality laws.

The agency falsely claimed a flood of pro-net neutrality comments were a denial of service attack and shortly thereafter it accepted an onslaught of bogus submissions aimed at skewing the FCC's Rulemaking against net neutrality, clearly.

Hindsight tells us that the ISPs were more honest to Wall Street than the FCC and despite enormous tax benefits from the GOP tax scam and the elimination of net neutrality rules, many of the largest ISPs invested less in broadband than in…

But instead of standing with the American people with the FCC's 2015 order, when President Trump came in the Trump FCC eliminated commonsense net neutrality protections under the guise of promoting broadband investment.

Thank you, Chairman Doyle, and I want to thank--first of all, I am glad to see that you're our chair, but I also want to thank you for all that you have done over the years on the subject matter of this subcommittee, but particularly on…

But if you have to weigh it in balance and say that you are separating kids and all the terrible things that result from that, I think you have to be really careful not to separate kids whenever possible.

The harm that is done by separating them is so much worse than if they were kept with the parent.

There's no evidence at anytime a separation from a parent is good for children.

Separating children from their parents should have a very high threshold for being done.

Some in the administration claim the family separation policy is over, the crisis is past, and we should move on.

Today, this committee is finally holding the Trump administration accountable for one of its worst failures.

I have to note that the HHS witness today is not the person we asked to be here.

The committee today is finally holding the Trump administration accountable for one of its worst failures.

If the net effect of this hearing is that we are affirming a bipartisan commitment not to mess with the Affordable Care Act, then I am going to be able to reassure my constituents that their healthcare is safe.

So thank you for having this hearing because I see it as a reassurance to a lot of people I represent that we mean business--that we are going to defend what we have.

I have been continuing to get so many letters from Vermonters who are fearful that this access to healthcare that they have is really in jeopardy.

We should put forward our ideas: on the one hand, Medicare for All, a Government-run single-payer healthcare system that ends employer-sponsored health plans; on the other, a health insurance system that protects patients with preexisting…

In his testimony, Mr. Roy claims that President Trump supports protecting people with preexisting conditions. I think that could not be further from the truth.

The next day he referred to the ruling as, quote, 'great news for America,' and just last week in an interview with The New York Times, President Trump boasted that the Texas lawsuit will terminate the ACA and referred to the ruling as a…

On the day of the Texas district court's ruling, President Trump immediately praised Judge O'Connor's decision to strike down protections for preexisting conditions.

I mean, I think this is so important because, you know, again, Mr. Roy--and he is just reiterating what some of my Republican colleagues say. They just neglect all these other things that are so important for people with preexisting…

Our Tribes need to understand how this plan could impact the Indian Health Service.