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On the recordApril 9, 2019
Again, I would say Republicans are for stopping any kind of action that throttles or blocks even paid prioritization on the internet. We share that common view of net neutrality. But I would remind my colleagues that the legislation before us does not in any way provide any regulatory oversight over where you go when you get off the ISPs, get off that freeway, if you will, into places like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. They are great American companies. But what I hear from my constituents is they are concerned about pay prioritization, the security, the trust, the data, and all of that that the edge providers are a huge part of this ecosystem. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg). {time} 1600
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Greg Walden
Republican · Oregon
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Apr 9, 2019

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