On the recordMay 20, 2019
Madam Speaker, the internet is an incredible tool that has shaped the world in the last generation. It allows entrepreneurs in emerging markets to sell their products in global markets. It allows citizens and journalists living under oppressive regimes or in war zones to get information out to the world. This bill will establish that our foreign policy is to help advance these positive developments. I urge its passage. It passed the House in the last Congress, and I hope the other body will take it up soon. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1359. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
