Frank Pallone

We need to figure out how to wrest power over information from corporations and return it back to the people.

Our national dialogue is being curated by companies policing content, and the number of websites handling this traffic has consolidated to just a few key players.

The internet is home to some of the most important conversations taking place today.

Unfortunately, forces are at work here in Washington to make this problem worse.

Jeopardizing the national dialogue should concern all of us.

This is simply not acceptable and I look forward to hearing more today about what we can do about it.

I don't have any other speakers at this time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

That's why I introduced the Connected Government Act earlier this year with Congresswoman Robin Kelly.

This Congress, Democrats on this Committee have focused on protecting security, providing economic opportunities, and promoting democracy.

They are acting to senselessly cut the wireless lifeline to 7.3 million Americans.

Let's find a path that promotes broadband deployment while still respecting the public interest.

We owe it to our constituents to help them stay connected.

In my district alone, there are more than 56,000 households that participate in the Lifeline Program.

They are acting to senselessly cut the wireless lifeline to 7.3 million Americans. That's cruel, particularly when some of those Americans live in places that are still recovering from natural disasters.

I urge my colleagues to look past these naysayers. Let's find a path that promotes broadband deployment while still respecting the public interest.

I introduced the Connected Government Act earlier this year with Congresswoman Robin Kelly that was passed by the full House last night.

Faster wireless networks have a potential to do all three.

This Congress, Democrats on this committee have focused on protecting security, providing economic opportunities, and promoting democracy.

I want to thank my colleague from New York, the ranking member of the Rules Committee, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the bill and also to the rule. Just a few weeks ago, we observed the fifth anniversary of…

Do you think that we could do more to protect--could EPA do more to protect public health from exposure to toxic sites after severe weather strikes or, again, this is just simply fixing damage?

Do you agree that more resources for Superfund cleanups would mean fewer contaminated sites vulnerable to extreme weather?

I think we should be doing more to limit the impact of severe weather on Superfund sites.

I don't think we should have to wait for disasters to make our infrastructure more resilient.

Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy caused major damage to my congressional district including Superfund sites and water treatment facilities and we have seen even more of that with the latest hurricanes.

Several of these dangerous sites were damaged during this hurricane season, and we are still struggling to understand the health impacts of that damage.