Marsha Blackburn

It is imperative that we address data security. It is a timely issue.

I introduced a bill that would create a level and fair privacy playing field by bringing all entities that collect and sell personal data of individuals under the same unified rules.

These multinational corporations now respond to pressures that do not necessarily align with American values, so we need to examine how and why content is being blocked, filtered, or prioritized.

Some of the responses have perhaps been a disappointment from the perspective of free speech.

Although we often refer to the world on the other side of the screen as the virtual world, we are seeing that, when things go wrong, the real-world impacts on our privacy, finances, knowledge base, and even freedom of expression are…

We are seeing the pressure turned up on the tech companies that often serve as the new town squares for our public discourse.

As in any competition, one can either lead, follow, or get out of the way.

I want to welcome our witnesses. So pleased that everyone is here.

I was one of those that joined you in being a vocal opponent of kicking the can on the SGR.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 608 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 607. ____________________

I think one of the things that we know, when you are looking at IPAB, you don't want to give those decisions of how you are going to adjust healthcare for Medicare enrollees to 15 unelected, appointed bureaucrats that really have no…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his work that has just been so consistent on how we meet the needs of our health centers, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and also on the repeal for IPAB. When we talk about IPAB, it is so…

Interoperability has long been a challenge for our state and local authorities, and in the wake of the recent natural disasters they have faced, its importance is as clear as ever.

We must ensure that choice remains a paramount principle as the states and territories proceed with their decisionmaking and their implementation.

There is no room for error when you are facing a disaster and need these communications.

For if you believe, as I do, that the Federal Government has no business intervening in the news, then we must stop the Federal Government from intervening in the news business.

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will now come to order.

It is very important that we fulfill these obligations, because we have given the FCC a critical mission.

I am pleased that we have five members of this Commission, and they have different points of view to bring to the discussion.

We appreciate that all of you are here. As you have heard from everybody, this is work we have been working on for years and trying to figure out how to best get a handle on this issue and end this epidemic.

Now, if this order is adopted, the FCC will belatedly recognize reality and match our rules to the modern marketplace.

I think we should talk about pain on the floor today because, when you talk to physicians and OB/GYNs, they will tell you that, if they are doing work, if they are doing an amniocentesis, then that baby feels pain, that baby responds, that…

We do think that it is important for Congress to do something legislatively to ensure patient access to promising treatments but do it with the appropriate disclosure requirements and the liability protections.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division F (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. Each amount made…

I appreciate the recognition, and I want to begin by commending Chairman Cole, his staff, and the Appropriations Committee for the fine work that they have done. As we are looking at the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill, we…