Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1644, the government takeover of the internet act. This is not about net neutrality. If this was about net neutrality, we would be operating under the longstanding bipartisan premise that net neutrality would be achieved without title II. Like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I agree that Congress needed to codify basic internet protection principles, such as no blocking, no throttling, and no paid prioritization. The net neutrality bill I introduced is based directly upon the proposal from former Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, which would prevent internet service providers from engaging in much of the discriminatory behavior the majority is concerned about. It would do so under title I. Both former Republican and Democratic Federal Communications Commission Chairmen have also recognized that net neutrality can be resolved without vastly expanding the FCC's power under title II. It is important to recognize the difference between title I and title II. The internet is currently regulated under title I, which means it is considered an information service. Besides the 2 years the FCC's 2015 order was in effect, the internet has always operated under title I, since its infancy. Chairman Wheeler put the internet under title II rules that classify broadband as a telecommunication service.…”